The organizing committee for the African Cup of Nations (Afcon), to be hosted in Egypt this summer, created an online platform for fans to purchase their tickets. When trying to buy a ticket, the website asks you to select the country where you live. Surprisingly, the list of countries includes the «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic» (SADR), which is not a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). This mistake may further affect relations between Morocco and
About 600 people attended, Sunday, a memorial service held to honor Azzam Raguragui, a Moroccan teenager who was stabbed to death earlier in May in a Park in Dundrum, Dublin. The Friends and family of the 18-year-old gathered to remember him at Clonskeagh mosque, the Irish Times reported. The parents of the teenager Abderrahmane Raguaragui and Hajiba Elouaddaf spoke during the service, describing him as a «very compliant son to his father and mother» who
The majority of Americans believe that «Arabic numerals» shouldn’t be taught at school, a survey found out. Conducted to shed light on the bias and prejudice of poll respondents, the survey revealed that fifty-six percent of people who responded say they don’t want these numerals to be included in the curriculum for US students, the Independent reports. Without revealing to their respondents what «Arabic numerals» are, Civic Science, the American research
Rachid Sguini, also known as Rakidd, is known for his amazing drawings. The young French-Moroccan cartoonist has different themes to his drawings that are humorous, light and sometimes sad and ferocious.
Moroccan standup comedian Amine Radi said that he was beaten, Saturday in Casablanca, by a policeman during a Facebook livestream. In a video shared online, Radi said that a policeman stopped him while he was driving his car in the city, calling him a «donkey», breaking his sunglasses, and hitting him in the face. While talking to his phone camera through a Facebook live, the comedian who lives in France was dropped to the ground by the same policeman, who asked him to stop
In a letter addressed to the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Agnes Callamard, lawyers for jailed Moroccan journalist Taoufik Bouachrine said that the phone of their client must be retrieved, AFP reports. The lawyers urged the UN rapporteur, Friday, to try and convince the Moroccan authorities into releasing Bouachrine’s phone, which reportedly contains an «exchange of messages» he had with Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi. «Arbitrarily
According to a study conducted by the Lancet Global Health, Morocco has one of the highest low birthweight rates in Africa. In 2015, 122 514 babies were born with low birth weight in the Kingdom.
The filming crew of the new Hollywood movie 355 is expected to travel to Morocco. According to Hollywood Reporter, the film which will be directed by American-British screenwriter Simon Kingberg is expected to start principal photography in Paris. The movie will be shot in the North African Kingdom and in London. The movie, which tells the story of a group of female spies, will be starred by American actress Jessica Chastain, Kenyan-Mexican Lupita Nyong’o, Chinese star Fan Bingbing and
Moroccan authorities arrested, Thursday, around 50 irregular Sub-Saharan migrants near Al Hoceima’s coast. According to the Spanish news agency EFE, these migrants were planning to reach Spain using a boat. These migrants were arrested at the Boumehdi beach. They were taken to the facilities of the Royal Gondarmerie in Imzouren, the agency said, adding that an investigation has been opened by the authorities following the arrest. For the record, this group of migrants included three
During this week, Morocco international players celebrated winning titles in their clubs. It is the case for Nordin Amrabat, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Mehdi Benatia, Youssef El Arabi, Youness Belhanda, as well as Noussair Mazraoui and Zakaria Labyad.
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