Joseph «Sepp» Blatter, a Swiss football administrator who was president of FIFA from 1998 to 2015, has openly backed Morocco’s 2026 World Cup bid. He tweeted on Thursday that «Morocco would be the logical host! And it is time for Africa again!» He added saying referring to the joint bid presented by the three American nations, namely USA, Canada and Mexico : «co-Hosting rejected by FIFA after 2002». This is not the first time that Blatter
Last night at Hassan Belmehdi hospital in Laayoune, Mohamed El Ayoubi, one of the defendants of the Gdim Izik's group, died. Sentenced to twenty years in prison by the Salé Court of Appeal, the deceased enjoyed freedom of movement and lived at his place. He had a serious illness and had never been incarcerated, unlike other members of the group, apart from Hassan Alia, who lives in Spain. Because of his health condition, Mohamed El Ayoubi could not appear at the court which pronounced a
Scholars at the Grande mosquée de Lyon and Villeurbanne have demanded on Wednesday the «immediate release of the Swiss academic (…) accused of raping» two women, reports Ouest France. Kamel Katbane, rector of the Grand Mosque of Lyon and his the one of Villeurbanne, Azzedine Gaci, insisted that Tariq Ramadan should be released, referring to his medical condition. The two officials issued a joint statement indicating that Ramadan was a «victim of a
Le ministre du Tourisme, du transport aérien, de l'artisanat et de l’économie sociale, Mohamed Sajid, a souligné, mercredi à Fès, la nécessité de créer un réseau interne de transport aérien, en vue de renforcer la connectivité entre les régions et les principales destinations touristiques. Le ministre s’est exprimé lors d’une rencontre de communication avec les opérateurs
Au terme de l’année 2017, la Lyonnaise des eaux de Casablanca (Lydec) a réalisé un résultat net de 200 millions de dirhams (MDH), en progression de 25% par rapport à une année auparavant, selon les indicateurs financiers de la société. Ce résultat ressort en appréciation de 40 MDH comparé au résultat net réalisé en 2016, qui avait été impacté par la charge du
The father of the Ivorian child, who was hidden inside a suitcase in the Ceuta border crossing, was fined to 92 Euros by the city’s court on Tuesday, 20th of February, AFP reports. He can finally reunite with his family after the audience. «Everything is over now, we can start over all together, my wife, my daughter, my son and I in Bilbao», said the father, Ali Ouattara, referring to the industrial port city in northern Spain. 45-year-old Ouattara was convicted after his
Dans la province d’El Jadida, la gendarmerie royale a fait échouer mardi une opération de trafic international de stupéfiant. Elle a ainsi saisi quatre tonnes de chira, rapportent es autorités locales. La même source indique que les enquêteurs ont surpris en flagrant délit, vers 5h00, un camion chargé des drogues en plaquettes, à la plage Lahyalma, dans la commune rurale M’harza Sahel. Il se préparant à
The Melilla Islamic Commission has agreed with the Nador provincial delegation of Islamic Affairs to improve the registration procedures of Imams that operate in 17 mosques in the Spanish enclave, reports Melilla Hoy newspaper. The objective of this agreement is «to promote a moderate religious discourse built on coexistence». In a press release, the Commission said that three agreements were reached during a meeting with the Nador delegation, which tackle issues that impact the
Invited by the political broadcast, Bourdin Direct, aired on BFM TV and RMC, the Vice President of the National Front (FN), Louis Aliot, criticized Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia when speaking about the migration issue. Also a member of the Eastern Pyrenees, Aliot believes that the North African countries above-mentioned are «destroying their youth», while «sending them to France». Based on a parliamentary report published on Tuesday, 21st of February, by the National
Al Hoceima Appeal Court sentenced on Tuesday, 20th of February, six Hirak activists to three and six years in prison for participating in demonstrations in the Rif, judicial sources told EFE. Two of these activists were sentenced to six and five years in prison, while the other four were sentenced to three years in prison. They have been accused of «insulting officials and representatives of the authority while on duty», «insulting and threatening» public bodies. They