In a conference held, Saturday, in Algeria, the Polisario denounced Morocco’s rejection of the African Union participation in the Western Sahara process. This rejection comes after the body announced that a presidential troika is the only party allowed to address the conflict.
One month before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations, Mauritania has been accused of plagiarism. While the country presented on Monday, May 20, the new jersey for its national football team, it was accused of copying British Nike designer Craig Ward, So Foot magazine said. «Linked to Moroccan equipment manufacturer Ab Sport, it seems that the Mauritanian football association had not realized that the typeface used to write the names and numbers of players was not entirely
While on the show «L'Expresso» Sunday morning on beIN Sports, 35-year old Marouane Chamakh, without a club since his departure from Cardiff City in 2016, announced that he was retiring from the field, to embrace another career as a coach or a consultant. «It's been two years since I really quit football. It was intentional. Officially, I did not say that I was retiring. I am not into social networks. I really wanted to quit football and get closer to my family. Today, I can
Polisario leader Brahim Ghali attended, Saturday, the swearing-in ceremony of President Cyril Ramaphosa and listened to his speech next to hundreds of guests. Brahim Ghali arrived in Johannesburg on Friday, May 24, to take part to these festivities. At the airport of the country's economic capital, he was received by the Director of African and Middle East Affairs at the South African Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ghali flew to South Africa on an Algerian presidential plane. The Polisario's
The Polisario does not believe the «health reasons», as communicated by the UN, behind Horst Kohler’s resignation. «There are other reasons», said M'Hamed Khaddad in statements to the agency Sputnik relayed by SPS. «Since his appointment, the former personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General has faced obstacles in the accomplishment of his duties with the European Union and the UN. France has always hindered the action and the work of Mr. Kohler»,
Spain has urged again the European Union to support Morocco in its fight against irregular migration networks. Two senior officials from the Spanish Interior Ministry forwarded this request to the Deputy Director-General for Migration in the European Commission Simon Mordue during his visit to Madrid on May 10, El Pais reveals. The daily reports that Spanish officials have demanded that Brussels grant a «fund», on an annual basis, to Morocco. This request joins an
Born and raised in Amsterdam, Nadia Bouras is a Moroccan-Dutch historian who is interested in debunking myths on Moroccan migration in the Netherlands. The researcher is currently working on a book and a documentary on Amsterdam’s first Arab school.
Moroccan-Norwegian dancer Mona Berntsen who wore a Palestinian flag while dancing during Madonna’s Eurovision performance said that she was interrogated for more than an hour by the airport security in Israel, Metro reports. In a message she published on her Instagram and deleted later, the 29-year-old dancer said that leaving Israel after the Eurovision performance was so «intense», recalling that she was questioned at the airport. «Thank you Madonna for having me as
Morocco is one of the countries that could be impacted by the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), a United States federal law that imposed sanctions on Iran, North Korea, and Russia, especially when it comes to weapons. According to Spanish newspaper Defensa, the Kingdom was recently interested in buying Russia’s S-400 missile system, an anti-aircraft weapon system developed in the 1990s by Russia's Almaz Central Design Bureau as an upgrade of the
Last week, students from Marrakech French school Victor Hugo took to the streets to denounce a sexual harassment case. This week, the parent of a student filed a complaint against the school’s headmaster, who as soon as he got suspended left for France, sources told Yabiladi.