Moroccan footballer Yassine Bounou, who currently plays as goalkeeper for Al Hilal, was named the best goalkeeper in the Saudi Pro League for the 2023-2024 season. He had a great season, keeping 15 clean sheets and conceding only 20 goals in 31 appearances with his club. Bounou was also named goalkeeper of the month three times: October 2023, November 2023, and February 2024, according to Al Hilal Saudi Club. ? #AlHilal’s Great Wall “Yassine Bounou” Wins the Best GK in
American multinational computer technology company Oracle plans to open two cloud regions in Morocco to stimulate and support the digital transformation of businesses, universities, investors, and, more generally, the national economy. The project is part of a Memorandum of Understanding signed Wednesday in Marrakech, Morocco, during GITEX 2024, by the Moroccan Ministry of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies, the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform,
General Michael Langley, head of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), arrived in Agadir, Morocco, on Wednesday, May 29th. At the headquarters of the Southern Zone of the Royal Armed Forces, General Langley, accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Rabat, held talks with the Inspector General of the FAR and Commander of the Southern Zone, Major General Mohammed Berrid, according to a statement published by the FAR on social networks. The visit of the AFRICOM chief comes as the military exercise
Following the rejection on Friday, May 24, by the Spanish Supreme Court of its complaint against Polisario leader Brahim Ghali, the Sahrawi Association for the Defense of Human Rights (ASADEH) held a videoconference meeting on Wednesday, May 29. ASADEH plans to appeal the decision. The association's defense intends to file an appeal with the Constitutional Court in Spain in the coming weeks. A favorable verdict from the Constitutional Court could lead the National Court to re-examine the case.
For the first time, Morocco’s National Tourism Office (ONMT) is taking part in the ITB China 2024 trade show in Shanghai, from May 27 to 29, with a delegation of Moroccan operators. Under the theme «Thrive in Transformation, Reach New Heights. Together» this leading trade show in the tourism, travel and hospitality industry brought together over 800 exhibitors from over 80 different countries, according to a press release. During the event, ONMT renewed partnerships with key
Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, announced on Wednesday that it plans to offer cloud computing in Morocco. AWS will offer these services through its AWS Wavelength platform in partnership with telecommunications company Orange. According to Reuters, Orange will be tasked with housing the services in its data centers. The move is driven by the growing demand for secure local data housing from banks, telecoms, and healthcare companies. This partnership will also cover
Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence agency, is accused of pressuring the former ICC chief prosecutor by allegedly using recordings of her Moroccan husband to influence her decision on a war crimes investigation against Israel.
The Italian Foreign Trade Agency (ICE/Ita) is launching an internationalization training course for Moroccan startups focused on innovation, from July 1 to 4 at the Casablanca Technoparc and at the end of October 2024 in Italy. In collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Rabat, this initiative is part of the Lab Innova for Africa program, initiated by ICE in 2019 and involving 275 African companies focused on agribusiness. According to the Ansa news agency, this project is being implemented
Born in Montpellier on June 9, 2004, Khalil Fayad, the Moroccan-French midfielder for Montpellier, announced on his official Instagram account that he has chosen to represent the Moroccan national team. After playing for various French youth teams, Fayad has opted to switch allegiances. «After many months of reflection, I am honored to announce that I am joining the Moroccan national team», Fayad stated. «I will always remember the years I spent with the French national team,
Italy's Division of General Investigations and Special Operations (DIGOS) arrested Moroccan-Italian Elmahdi Halili on Tuesday morning, May 28. Halili is considered the author of the first jihadist propaganda texts in Italian. Arrested in Turin, the 29-year-old is accused of terrorist association and was believed to be an ISIS ideologue in Italy, according to investigators. Halili was arrested twice before, in 2015 and 2018, on charges of terrorism and links to ISIS. He was accused of carrying
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