The Morocco national football team, qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, is to play against Serbia on March the 23rd in Turin, Italy and will face Uzbekistan in Casablanca on the 27th of the same month, reports the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Wednesday, on its official website. The Federation is using the two friendlies to help the Atlas Lions get ready for their opening game with Iran on the 15th of June in St Petersburg, Russia, said the BBC sports. The two teams are both part of
Morocco’s ambassador to the United States, Lalla Joumala Alaoui, and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, chaired on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., a ceremony celebrating the Kingdom of Morocco, its culture, traditions and history. Speaking on this occasion, the Moroccan diplomat expressed her pleasure «at taking part, alongside the Moroccan community working in the IMF and the World Bank, in this event which celebrates our rich Moroccan
A few hours before the trial of journalist Taoufik Bouachrine, his alleged victims managed to get the support of a number of human rights associations. The Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) praised in a statement the «courage» and «boldness» of these women, «knowing that beforehand these kinds of acts were not revealed to the public». The NGO, close to the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) party, denounced strongly the hate campaign
Des dégâts ont été enregistrés sur la route nationale n° 13 entre Ouezzane et Chefchaouen, suite aux fortes précipitations, indique mercredi un communiqué du ministère de l'Equipement, du transport, de la logistique et de l'eau. La pluviométrie enregistrée à la province d'Ouezzane a atteint un record de 150 mm durant les six derniers jours, ce qui a provoqué la surélévation d’Oued
L’Écosystème Renault-Maroc enregistre des avancées remarquables et il est sur la bonne voie pour réaliser les objectifs qui lui sont assignés à horizon 2023, a souligné, mercredi à Casablanca, le ministre de l’Industrie, de l’investissement, du commerce et de l’économie numérique, Moulay Hafid Elalamy. Lors d’un point de presse dédié à la présentation du bilan
The Malian Prime Minister, Soumyelou Boubeye Maïga, has arrived in Morocco Thursday for a work visit, an official source from Bamako told MAP news agency. During the two-day visit, Maïga and the Moroccan Prime Minister, Saadeddine El Othmani, will discuss ways and means to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries, find solutions for security and peace issues, and fight against terrorism, climate change and migration, said a statement issued by the Malian
Le Premier ministre malien, Soumyelou Boubeye Maïga, effectuera à partir de jeudi une visite d’amitié et de travail au Maroc, apprend-on mercredi de source officielle à Bamako. Au cours de cette visite de deux jours, M. Maïga et le chef de gouvernement marocain, M. Saâdeddine El Othmani, exploreront les voies et moyens susceptibles de renforcer la fructueuse coopération bilatérale entre les deux pays et échangeront sur les
La scène artistique a perdu l’un de ses grands piliers, l’un des pionniers de la musique et de la chanson marocaines en la personne du célèbre violoniste et compositeur Jilali Belmahdi qui est décédé, mardi, à l’âge de 84 ans, après une longue lutte contre la maladie. Le défunt a légué à la postérité de nombreuses œuvres d’art qui ont enrichi la scène
Polish prosecutors have accused a Moroccan national for being a member of ISIS, reports Associated Press. The man identified as Mourad T. was operating in Poland and other European Union countries as well as Serbia and Turkey before his arrest in September 2016, said the prosecutor’s office on Wednesday. The Polish authorities believe that the Moroccan man had collaborated with Abdelhamid Abbaoud, an ISIS fighter known as the leader of the November 2015 Paris attacks. According to the
Aziz Akhannouch, Minister of Agriculture, Sea Fishery, Rural Development, Water Bodies & Forests is the richest man in Morocco, according to the 2018 Forbes ranking «The World’s Billionaires». With $ 2.2 billion real time net worth, the businessman is ranked 1103th in the world and 12th in Africa. Akhannouch was able to top the national list after his fortune prospered throughout the year. According to Forbes the Minister went from $ 1.4 billion in March 2014 to over