Benatia’s decision to temporarily quit playing for the Moroccan national team was very controversial. The 29 year old captain’s choice has upset his fans and followers. As media sources reported, members of the Royal Moroccan Federation are also unsatisfied with Benatia. Herve Renard, currently manager of the Moroccan team, defended yesterday 28th of March Benatia in a declaration to Arryadia tv channel. Renard called during his statement the audience to «show
Transavia airways, the Dutch low-cost airline will launch an 8th line on the 26th of October 2017 linking Paris to Dakhla. According to Air Journal, the airline company will operate from the Sahraouian city. A 737-800 aircraft will link Dakhla to Paris-orly providing 189 places every Thursday. “The launching of this new service in fall 2017 confirms our desire to make people discover the unknown places and offer our clients trips that are first and foremost experiences”, said
Ahmed Ahmed the new president of the Confederation of African Football declared on Tuesday 28th of March during a press conference held in Marrakech that Morocco is capable of hosting the 2026 World cup. «We are convinced that Morocco could organize this competition just as was done by South Africa in 2010,» said Ahmed in a press conference during his visit to Morocco. The CAF chief was invited by Faouzi Lakjaa president of the Royal Moroccan Federation of Football. In this
The Minister of Interior presided on Tuesday 28th of March a meeting at the administrative headquarters of Al Hoceima city to investigate the circumstances surrounding the events the city witnessed on Sunday. The meeting was an opportunity to analyze the current situation of the region and discuss its promotion and development strategies. Minister Mohammed Hassad announced during the meeting the dismissal of the city’s governor Mohammed Al Azhar. He also appointed Mohammed
The two Lebanese singers namely Majda El Roumi and Yasmine Hamdan will perform in the 23d edition of the Fez Festival of sacred World Music. Hosted between the 12th and the 20th of May the annual festival receives this year a number of musicians and singers from all over the world. They will all gather to celebrate music and praise the authenticity of the imperial city. Majda El Roumi who is familiar with the Moroccan audience due to her performance two years ago in Mawazine, is
The group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Maikanti Kacalla Baru declared that the Memorandum of understanding signed between Morocco and Nigeria has created 50,000 jobs and has added 1.3 million tonnes of fertilizers in the Nigerian agricultural sector.
Saadeddine El Othmani revealed on Saturday 25th of March the list of parties that will take part to the new governing coalition. The Socialist Union of Popular Forces party has made it to the list, thing that pushed many militants from the party to express their dissatisfaction and anger. Leaders of the Islamist party, since then, were forced to call for the unity of the party.
After a few months of delay, the Airbus A380 of Emirates Airlines will launch its first trip finally linking Casablanca to Dubai. The Moroccan Airport Authority did not give the green light to the Emirati group in last November due to some technical issues and infrastructure constraints related to Mohammed V airport. Emirates, voted World’s Best Airline in the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards, will offer a daily round trip to and from Casablanca. Casablanca, as a result, will be the
The Secretary General of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Hicham El Amrani has announced his resignation on Sunday the 26th of March. The 38 year-old who served for 6 years as the Secretary General of the continental body, declared yesterday in a resignation letter that he was leaving his position. El Amrani wrote in a letter sent to all federations across Africa : «It is with great regret that I hereby inform you that I am leaving today my position of CAF
Emir of Qatar, Cheikh Tamim Ben Hamad Al-Thani received on Sunday in Doha the Moroccan Foreign Affairs and Cooperation minister Salaheddine Mezouar. The minister’s visit is occupied with the task of delivering a message on behalf of the King Mohammed VI. The royal message stresses on the bilateral relations between the sister countries and aims to promote them further. On the other hand, Mezouar who arrived to the Qatari capital on Friday the 24th of March was also able to meet his