Morocco’s national team participating to the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships has been victorious defeating the American team (29-26), Cote d’Ivoire, the host country (42-28) and losing to South Korea (50-83) and China (17-37). The national team was represented by Oumaima Al Bouchti, Nada Laarej, Soukaina Al Aouni, Chaimae Karim and Ouiam Dislam. China has topped the ranking while South Korea finished second.
Morocco has strongly denounced the recent decision announced by the US and which consists of recognizing Al-Quds as a capital for Israel and opening an embassy in the holy city, said on Tuesday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Such a decision contradicts international law and more particularly the two resolutions 2253 and 2254 of 1967 issued by the United Nations General Assembly. It is also against the conventions concluded between the two parties,
L’exposition picturale et photographique itinérante de l’artiste franco-marocaine Nissrine Seffar, commémorant les 80 ans du bombardement de Guernica (1937-Nord de l’Espagne) et du célèbre tableau de Pablo Picasso inspiré de cette tragédie, fera escale à la Fondation des trois cultures de la Méditerranée à Séville du 13 décembre au 30 janvier 2018. Cette exposition, intitulée "Guernica,
Le Maroc exprime sa profonde inquiétude et sa vive condamnation de la décision des Etats-Unis de reconnaître Al-Qods comme capitale d’Israël et de transférer son ambassade à cette ville sainte, indique mardi le ministère des Affaires étrangères et de la coopération internationale (MAECI). Une telle initiative s’inscrit en contradiction flagrante avec la légalité internationale et plus
Four groups of councilors (WFP, Istiqlal, MP and PJD) have questioned the government this afternoon on the conditions of Moroccan migrants detained in Libya. In the absence of the Minister responsible for Moroccans Residing Abroad and migration, who is in Tunisia, Mustapha El Khalfi answered the questions asked by the MPs. The Minister of Relations with the Parliament, spokesman for the government recalled that for the department of Abdelkrim Benatiq this file is a
La chambre criminelle de première instance chargée des crimes financiers près la cour d'appel de Rabat a condamné, lundi soir, l'ancien directeur général de l’Agence nationale de l’assurance maladie (ANAM), Hazim Jilali à 10 mois de prison ferme, et l'ancien journaliste de la première chaîne de la télévision nationale, Mustapha Labied à 6 mois de prison ferme pour leur implication dans une affaire de
La chambre criminelle près la cour d'appel de Rabat chargée des crimes financiers a condamné, lundi, un ancien président de la commune de Marchouch, relevant de la province de Khémisset, à 6 mois de prison ferme pour corruption, assortis d'une amende de 500 dirhams. L’ancien président de la commune de Marchouch était poursuivi pour corruption pour avoir demandé des sommes d’argent pour l’accomplissement
The hearing of Hirak members at the Casablanca Court of Appeal has just resumed as Nasser Zefzafi joined the courtroom, reports Medias 24. The leading Hirak figure was «urgently» transferred to Ibn Rochd hospital on Tuesday morning, 5th of December. A source at the hospital told Medias 24 that the doctor diagnosed Zefzafi with hypoglycemia, simply referred to as low blood pressure. This was confirmed by Zefzafi himself in court. He explained that the doctor had said he was
The Spanish and Moroccan police arrested four people, on Tuesday morning, over terror links, EFE news agency reports. The arrests took place in the outskirts of Madrid, Figueras (Catalan province of Girona) and in Tangier. The four people present a significant threat on the security of the Spanish state, inciting to carry out terror attacks, indicated Spanish resources. According to the Spanish Interior Ministry, the person arrested in Tangier is a dangerous and known member of the terrorist
The United States Supreme Court has ruled on Monday, 4th of December, that a ban ordered by Donald Trump on travelers from a number of Muslim countries, known as the travel ban, could be imposed, report AFP and Reuters news agencies. Signed on December 24, the ban prohibits nationals from six countries whose population is predominantly of Muslim faith from entering the United States : Chad, Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Somalia. It also bans Venezuelan government officials from