Calls to boycott the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled to be held in Morocco, resurfaced on Thursday evening during a Finance Committee session in the House of Representatives dedicated to reviewing the 2026 Finance Bill. Responding to questions from MPs, the Minister Delegate for the Budget and President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, pointed to Algeria, «Morocco’s competitor in organizing this sporting event», as the source of
The Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal in Rabat has sentenced a man in his twenties to life imprisonment for the premeditated murder of his elderly mother. His younger brother, who had been charged with complicity and failure to report a crime, was acquitted after being released on bail, according to the newspaper Al-Akhbar. The case dates back to April of last year, when the body of a woman in her seventies was discovered inside a well in the Sidi Al-Ghandour area near Khemisset under
On Wednesday, a premature baby born at just 26 weeks of pregnancy was airlifted from Errachidia to Rabat aboard a medically equipped ambulance plane to receive specialized care in a neonatal intensive care unit. According to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the emergency transfer was ordered after doctors classified the mother’s case as a high-risk pregnancy, requiring the infant’s immediate admission to Rabat’s university hospital. The ministry added that the
The Consulate General of Morocco in Brussels organized a ceremony on Thursday to honor Moroccan U20 internationals Ali Maamar and Anas Tajaouart, who were crowned world champions at the U20 World Cup in Chile. The event was held in the presence of national team coach Mohamed Ouahbi, young players from RSC Anderlecht, where both Maamar and Tajaouart play, and many members of the Moroccan community in Belgium. The ceremony celebrated the two players’ remarkable journeys, highlighting
Ten young creative filmmakers from across the Mediterranean pitched their film projects to an international jury on Wednesday as part of the Tétouan Workshops program. Dedicated to supporting fiction and documentary feature film projects, these workshops, now in their third edition, are organized alongside the 30th Tétouan Mediterranean Film Festival (FCMT). Designed as one of the festival’s flagship initiatives, the program aims to foster cinematic creation by offering a
Les appels au boycott de la Coupe d’Afrique des nations (CAN 2025) prévue au Maroc se sont invités, ce jeudi soir, au débat de la Commission des finances de la Chambre des représentants, consacrée à l’examen du projet de loi de finances 2026. En réponse aux questions de députés, le ministre délégué chargé du Budget et président de la Fédération royale marocaine de
A couple lost their lives in a traffic accident on Thursday on the road linking Tangier and Tetouan. According to local sources, a truck loaded with construction materials overturned onto a small car traveling in the same direction, completely crushing the vehicle under its heavy load. Emergency teams rushed to the scene and used heavy machinery to lift the truck and clear the debris in an attempt to reach the victims, who sadly died at the scene. The bodies were transferred to the morgue,
تم أول أمس الأربعاء نقل رضيع خديج، ولد في الأسبوع السادس والعشرين من الحمل، على متن طائرة إسعاف طبية مجهزة من الرشيدية إلى الرباط، لتلقي رعاية متخصصة داخل وحدة العناية المركزة لحديثي الولادة. وجاء هذا التدخل العاجل، بحسب وزارة الصحة والحماية الاجتماعية، بعد تصنيف حالة
لقي زوجان مصرعهما، أمس الخميس، في حادث سير وقع على الطريق الرابطة بين طنجة وتطوان، بالقرب من منطقة حكامة. وحسب مصادر محلية، فإن شاحنة كبيرة محملة بمواد البناء انقلبت فوق سيارة خفيفة، كانت تسير في الاتجاه نفسه، ما أدى إلى طمر السيارة بالكامل تحت الحمولة الثقيلة. وباشرت فرق
أصدرت غرفة الجنايات الابتدائية بمحكمة الاستئناف بالرباط حكما بالسجن المؤبد في حق شاب في العشرينات من عمره، بعد إدانته بتهمة القتل العمد مع سبق الإصرار والترصد في حق والدته المسنة. كما برأت المحكمة شقيقه الأصغر من التهم المنسوبة إليه، بعد متابعته في حالة سراح بتهمة