Morocco defeats Portugal 6–3 to win International Futsal Tournament

Morocco's national futsal team clinched the international tournament organized by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) after defeating Portugal in the final held on Sunday at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Maâmoura (near Salé). Hicham Dguig's men secured a 6-3 victory. The goals for the Atlas Lions were scored by Ismail Amazzal, who netted a hat-trick, along with Soufiane Charraoui, Othman Idrissi, and Anass Dahani.

Algeria expels twelve French agents, Paris threatens immediate retaliation

Algeria has ordered twelve officials from the French embassy to leave its territory within forty-eight hours, AFP reports. The decision follows the arrest in France of an Algerian consular agent suspected of involvement in the April 2024 kidnapping of Algerian influencer Amir Boukhors on French soil. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned the move as «unrelated to the ongoing judicial process» and warned of an immediate response should the expulsions be upheld.

Futsal : Le Maroc bat le Portugal et remporte le tournoi international amical de la FRMF

L’équipe du Maroc A de futsal a remporté le tournoi international organisé par la Fédération royale marocaine de football (FRMF), après sa victoire contre l’équipe portugaise, en finale jouée dimanche au Complexe Mohammed VI de football à Maâmoura (près de Salé). Les hommes de Hicham Dguig se sont imposés par 6 buts à 3. Les buts des Lions de l'Atlas ont été inscrits par

Spain foils ring smuggling up to 2,500 Moroccans through Romania

Spanish police dismantled a human smuggling ring on Sunday that facilitated the irregular migration of up to 2,500 Moroccans through Romania, AFP reports. The operation resulted in the arrest of four suspects in the southeastern province of Murcia. The suspects are accused of belonging to a criminal organization and facilitating illegal immigration, according to a statement by the Guardia Civil. The network's modus operandi involved transporting Moroccan nationals by plane to Romania, from

L’Algérie expulse douze agents français, Paris menace de riposte immédiate

L’Algérie a sommé douze agents de l’ambassade de France de quitter son territoire sous quarante-huit heures, informe l'AFP. Cette décision survient peu après l’arrestation en France d’un agent consulaire algérien, soupçonné d’avoir participé à l’enlèvement, fin avril 2024, de l’influenceur algérien Amir Boukhors, sur le sol français. Le ministre français des

Syria : New evidence of Polisario militants fighting alongside Bashar al-Assad’s forces

The Washington Post has revealed new evidence of collusion between Iran and the Polisario Front. In a report focused on the security landscape in Syria following the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, the American daily claims that Iran has worked to establish «a large network of proxy groups to defend its interests. Iran, for example, has trained fighters from the Polisario Front, a group based in Algeria». According to the report, «hundreds of Polisario members are

Mohammed VI Football Academy triumphs at U15 Mondial de la Saint-Pierre in France

The team from the Mohammed VI Football Academy clinched the title at the 48th edition of the Mondial de la Saint-Pierre in Nantes on Saturday—an international tournament for the under-15 (U15) category—by defeating French club USSA Vertou 4-2 in the final. The competition, held from April 9 to 12, brought together 24 boys’ teams from around the world, divided into four groups. The Moroccan team was placed in Group D alongside AS Monaco, Beerschot (Belgium), USSA Vertou,

Thousands rally in Rabat for Palestine, call for end to normalization

Thousands of Moroccans took to the streets of Rabat today in a massive march in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Despite heavy rain pouring over the capital, demonstrators from across the country raised slogans supporting Palestinian resistance and denouncing international complicity with Israel. Waving Palestinian flags and holding portraits of iconic resistance figures—many of them wearing keffiyehs—the crowd also chanted calls for an end to official normalization with the

Oman backs Morocco's sovereignty and autonomy plan for Sahara

The Sultanate of Oman reaffirmed its unwavering support for «the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over its entire national territory» on Sunday, April 13. The statement was issued in a joint communiqué published in Muscat following the 7th session of the Moroccan-Omani Joint Commission, co-chaired by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Omani counterpart, Badr Bin Hamad Bin Hamoud Al Busaidi. Oman also described Morocco’s

Football : L'Académie Mohammed VI remporte le Mondial U15 [vidéo]

L’équipe de l’Académie Mohammed VI de football a décroché, samedi à Nantes, le titre de la 48è édition du Mondial de la Saint-Pierre, un tournoi international réservé à la catégorie des moins de 15 ans (U15), en battant en finale son homologue du club français de l’USSA Vertou par 4 buts à 2. Cette compétition, qui s’est déroulée du 9 au 12 avril, a