Moroccan-Spanish World Cup player Achraf Hakimi is to join German club Borussia Dortmund (BVB) in a loan contract, reports German online newspaper Aachener Nachrichten. The 19-year-old right-back will be lent for two years to the German club and would later return to his current club Real Madrid. The financial details of the loan have not been revealed, indicates the same source, adding that the Real Madrid and BVB are still to confirm the deal. The Madrid-born player has been playing for the
Rabat hosts from the 3rd to the 5th of July another round of negotiations to conclude a new fisheries agreement with the European Union. Ten days before the expiry of the current treaty, to be invalid on July 14th, the series of talks are closely followed by Spanish fishers. The Spanish government is also keeping an eye on the negotiations taking place in the Kingdom this week. In fact, Secretary-General of the Spanish Fisheries Ministry Alicia Villauriz affirmed on Tuesday, 3rd of July, that
Up to date, more than thirty churches are still operating in Morocco. The number seems chocking as it has been steadily declining for decades. In fact, many churches and cathedrals in the Kingdom have been transformed into cultural centers, hotels and mosques. Spanish news agency EFE tackled the issue, putting the blame on a regulatory vacuum. Indeed, Morocco has never set a framework for justice to protect sacred places. «The Catholic church had no legal status in Morocco, from the day
The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has published a communiqué on the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Horst Köhler’s latest visit to the Sahara. The statement, which Yabiladi has a copy of it, mentions the meetings the UN official held with representatives and local authorities from Laayoune and Dakhla, as well as some economic decision makers. Unexpectedly, the document skipped the two meetings Köhler held
Moroccan World Cup footballer Amine Harit who was involved in a fatal car accident in Marrakech was handed down his passport and driving license, says German online newspaper NRZ. The Schalke midfielder can leave the country whenever he wants and he no longer needs to accompany his lawyer for court hearings. On Monday, Harit’s hearing was postponed to a later date «leaving way for negotiations with the victim’s parents for a settlement». It is possible for Harit
National Express, a British multinational public transport company, has announced that its Moroccan and Spanish subsidiaries won a 1billion euro contract to manage bus services in the North African Kingdom, says Reuters. The contract will cover 61 routes and is expected to last for 15 years, said the National Express on Wednesday 4th of July. Within a year, the British company will run the service through its unit ALSA and with the help of CityBus. «We have been steadily growing
Russian automotive conglomerate GAZ and Africa Motors have collaborated to sell GAZelle NEXT chassis for the creation of 100 types of vehicles in Morocco, announced the two firms on Tuesday 3nd of June. The new chassis are equipped with a «2.8-litre diesel engine and offered with a single-row or double-cab», says the same source. «Together with our partner, Africa Motors, we took the first step - we've signed a distribution agreement and launched sales of GAZelle NEXT
Moroccan designer Noureddine Amir is taking part for the first time in the Paris Fashion Week, reports fashion online magazine Emirates Woman on Tuesday. Amir will be representing Morocco because he is the first national to make it to the prestigious fashion event. He was selected by the Chambre Syndicate de La Haute Couture to present his 2018 fall collection. The Marrakech-based designer studied at the Esmod fashion school and his creations were exhibited at the Museum of Fashion in
Speaking to media on Tuesday, 3rd of July, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita stated that the Netherlands should not intervene in Rabat’s «internal affairs», reports Turkish press agency Anadolu. The minister’s reaction comes as the Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Block brought Hirak protests and the sentences handed down to detainees that led the movement in the Rif region to the parliament. He has even warned Dutch-Moroccan citizens against entering
The Al Hoceima first instance court postponed on Monday, 2nd of July, the hearing of eight Hirak activists to the 8th of July, says Arabic-language newspaper Alyaoum 24 on Tuesday. The detainees were arrested in a series of protests that took place recently in the region. They were arrested while protesting against the heavy sentences handed down by the Casablanca Appeal Court, last week, to 53 Hirak detainees. According to the same source, protesters were accused of participating to an
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