Galatasaray terminates contract of Moroccan midfielder Younes Belhanda

Turkish club Galatasaray fired Moroccan international Younes Belhanda on Wednesday. A few days before, the footballer publicly criticized the leaders of the Turkish club.  His contract was «unilaterally terminated», according to a press release from Galatasary, which accuses the midfielder of having «damaged the image of the club and the reputations of the club's board members and constituted a persistent violation of the contract and club's internal disciplinary

Covid-19 in Morocco : 453 new infections and 4,080,009 people vaccinated as of Wednesday

453 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 487,286. 4,080,009 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 854,274 people have received the second. 530 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 473,738. 10 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related

Covid-19 : Russian Sputnik V vaccine approved by Morocco

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia's sovereign wealth fund, announced on Wednesday that the Russian vaccine Sputnik V was approved by Morocco. In a press release published on the site dedicated to the vaccine, the fund explained that Sputnik V «has been registered under the emergency use authorization procedure». Morocco has become the 48th country in the world to authorize the use of Sputnik V.?https://t.co/di5YCLicJi — Sputnik V (@sputnikvaccine)

James McIntyre appointed head of future Irish embassy in Morocco

The government of Ireland approved, Tuesday, nominations of new Ambassadors and Consuls General. On the recommendation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney T.D., the Irish government approved the nomination of James McIntyre as the new Irish ambassador to Morocco. The official is currently Director of Ireland, UK and Americas Division, the Irish Foreign Ministry announced in a statement. McIntyre will be Ireland’s ambassador to Morocco,

Peaky Blinders’ creator chooses Morocco for his new drama

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, has started filming a new drama this week in Morocco. According to KFTV, the new series is based on bestselling writer Ben Macintyre’s book «SAS: Rogue Heroes» and will be delivered to BBC One. The series tells the story of the creation of  the Special Forces unit during World War II and stars Connor Swindells, Jac Allen, Soa Boutella and Dominic West. Morocco has been chosen for the scenes taking place in Cairo and the

Morocco's economy less free in 2020, according to the Economic Freedom Index

According to the latest edition of the Economic Freedom Index, the Moroccan economy remains the freest in North Africa, although the Kingdom has lost six places in the ranking compared to last year.

More than two thirds of jihadists arrested in Spain in 2020 are Moroccan

The Spanish government said this week that 62% of the 37 jihadists arrested in 2020 by the security forces were citizens of Moroccan origin. According to Europa Press, the government explained, responding to a question by Vox, that the people in list includes 23 Moroccans, six Spanish national, five Algerians, two Syrians and one from Egypt. The government’s response indicates that four of the 37 people did not have documents that would allow them to be in the Schengen

UNEP : Moroccans threw 3.3 million tonnes of food in the trash in 2019

The food waste index for 2021, published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), reports that 3.3 million tonnes of food in Morocco has ended up in waste in 2019. The report pointed out that the per capita share of Moroccan food waste per year reaches 91 kilograms, which remains the same as in Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia. This waste is however less significant in Libya, where it reaches 76 kilograms. Globally, the report confirmed that approximately 931 million tonnes of

African Union : Is the Algerian president the last defender of the Polisario ?

In Morocco's absence, the Algerian president acted as the Polisario's advocate during the meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council.

Covid-19 : 508 new infections, more than 4 million people vaccinated as of Tuesday

508 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 486,833. 4,017,087people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 717,113 people have received the second. 664 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 473,208. 16 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related deaths