Moroccan-Dutch winger Oussama Idrissi loaned to Ajax Amsterdam

Less than four months after joining Sevilla FC, Dutch-Moroccan footballer Oussama Idrissi is back in the Netherlands until the end of this season. The winger has been loaned to Ajax Amsterdam. #Idrissigns _____✍️Welcome in Amsterdam, Oussama Idrissi! pic.twitter.com/RHuLsMD7Me — AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) February 1, 2021 The announcement was made Monday evening by Ajax who said that the loan agreement will extend until the end of next June, without a purchase option. 'Beste

Moroccan consulate in Montreal temporarily closed due to Covid-19

The Consulate General of Morocco in Montreal is closing its doors until February 11 due to Covid-19. «In order to respect the health protocol in Quebec, the Consulate General will temporarily be closed», a press release revealed on Monday. This closure will allow the facility’s personnel to obtain their Covid-19 results and observe a period of isolation after one of them tested positive for the coronavirus. The consulate will open its doors on February 12 and will maintain

US Chargé d’Affaires congratulates King Mohammed VI on the launch of vaccination campaign

The US chargé d’Affaires David Greene congratulated King Mohammed VI on the launch of the anti-Covid-19 vaccination campaign in a letter sent on Monday. «It is with the highest respect that I extend my warm congratulations on the launch of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaign, the first major country-wide campaign in Africa», the diplomat wrote. بعث القائم بالأعمال الأمريكي ديفيد غرين اليوم رسالة إلى جلالة

Alcohol and drugs : Algerian singer Reda Taliani arrested in Dubai [Exclusive]

After Tunisia in 2017 and Morocco in 2020, famous raï music singer Reda Taliani was arrested on January 20, in a state of intoxication and in possession of drugs in a bar-restaurant in Dubai, UAE, well-informed sources told Yabiladi. The Emirati police intervened following a violent altercation involving the native of El Biar, in Algiers. Reda Taliani left Morocco for a stay in the United Arab Emirates at the end of December 2020. He was expected to shoot a music video and perform

Covid-19 : 281 new infections and 200,081 Moroccans vaccinated so far

281 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 471,438. 200,081 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19. 892 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 450,052. 12 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,287. 6 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region,

Morocco : A Koutoubia painting by Winston Churchill to be sold by Angelina Jolie

A painting by former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill of Moroccan landscape Koutoubia is being sold by Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, Associated Press reported. The painting, which was a gift from Churchill to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt is being sold by Angelina Jolie next month with an estimated price of 1.5 million pounds to 2.5 million pounds ($2.1 million to $3.4 million). The painting shows the mosque at sunset and was completed during the 1939-45

In 2020, Morocco spent $1,4 million on lobbying in the United States

Last year and despite the pandemic, lobbying activities in the United States by foreign countries continued. While Morocco spent almost the same amount as the previous years, those of Algeria and the Polisario Front dropped drastically.

Ceuta and Melilla : The closure of borders with Morocco extended until February 28

The closure of Melilla and Ceuta’s borders with Morocco has been extended until February 28, Spain said on Friday. This closure of the Spanish side joins the one that Morocco has maintained since March 13, 2020, due to the coronavirus crisis, El Estrecho Digital wrote on Saturday. According to the government delegation in Melilla, chaired by Sabrina Moh, the decision was «implemented at midnight, February 1, 2021», according to the «recommendations of the European

Covid-19 : 70 Israelis stranded in Morocco following border closure

About 70 Chareidi Israelis are stranded in Morocco following the closure of the Ben-Gurion Airport last week, the Yeshiva World News reported. These Israelis traveled to Morocco to celebrate the Hiloula of Jewish saint Rabb Its’Hak Abe’hssira, a shrine located near Errachidia. They «had no inkling prior to their flight» and «planned on returning to Israel on Thursday or at the very latest on Saturday», the same source added. The group was forced to find

Sahara : Russia’s ambassador to Algeria accuses «countries» of hindering the appointment of a special envoy

Russia’s ambassador to Algeria Igor Beliaev addressed, Saturday, the Western Sahara issue, accusing «countries», without naming them, of blocking the appointment of a special envoy to Western Sahara.   «We do not understand the reasons behind the delay in appointing an envoy to Western Sahara», he told Algerian newspaper Ennahar. The Polisario Front explicitly accuses France, a permanent member of the Security Council, of opposing the appointment of a