El seleccionador de los Países Bajos, Ronald Koeman, anunció su renuncia tras la eliminación de su equipo en los dieciseisavos de final del Mundial 2026 a manos de Marruecos. «Anoche decidí poner fin a mi etapa al frente de la selección neerlandesa. Todos teníamos la ambición de hacer historia en este Mundial, pero no fue posible. Nadie está más decepcionado que yo. Como seleccionador, asumo la máxima
After Morocco eliminated the Netherlands on penalties to reach the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, three Dutch players who missed in the shootout were subjected to racist and discriminatory abuse on social media. Following the 1-1 draw and Morocco's 3-2 penalty shootout victory, Justin Kluivert, Quinten Timber and Crysencio Summerville were inundated with hateful messages online, prompting them to disable comments on their social media accounts. According to NL Times, the Dutch
Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman has resigned following his side's Round of 32 elimination to Morocco at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. «Last night I took the decision to end my stint as head coach of the Dutch national team. We all shared the dream of making history at this World Cup, but we fell short. No one is more disappointed by that than I am. As head coach, the responsibility ultimately rests with me,» Koeman wrote on Instagram on Tuesday. The 63-year-old, who returned for a
Just weeks before the upcoming elections, the rift between the Justice and Spirituality movement and the Justice and Development Party has resurfaced, driven by their diverging positions on political participation and their differing assessments of the party’s experience leading the government.
Morocco's dramatic penalty shootout victory over the Netherlands was accompanied by several record-breaking performances from the Atlas Lions, according to data from Opta, the leading football statistics and analytics provider. Midfielder Neil El Aynaoui completed 134 passes, the second-highest total by any player at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Only Argentina's Leandro Paredes has recorded more in a single match, with 153 against Jordan. Captain Achraf Hakimi also reached a milestone. His 30
During the second week of Operation Marhaba 2026, there was a noticeable uptick in crossings between Spain and Morocco, with both passenger and vehicle traffic surpassing last year's figures. Notably, the Almería-Nador route emerged as a key maritime link, overtaking the Tarifa-Tangier Ville route in terms of passenger numbers for the first time. The Spanish Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Emergencies revealed that the Almería-Nador line accounted for 9.3% of total
Thirteen individuals were arrested by Dutch police in The Hague following riots and violent incidents targeting security forces after Morocco's penalty-shootout win over the Netherlands, which secured their place in the next round of the 2026 World Cup. According to police, several fans threw stones and fireworks at officers, and powerful pyrotechnics were set off during celebrations in the Schilderswijk district. Later, motorcycle officers were also targeted with various objects, while some
U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the temporary suspension of certain anti-dumping and countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco for up to eight months, following disruptions to global fertilizer supplies caused by the conflict involving Iran. The decision, announced by the White House on Monday, comes as U.S. farmers face fertilizer shortages after the conflict in the Middle East disrupted supply chains and reduced exports from major producing countries. The
MMI Ammunition, a prominent Moroccan company in the defense sector, is a supplier of ammunition to several NATO member armies. Situated in Casablanca's MidParc industrial zone, the company also operates a production facility in the Sidi Yahya free zone, where it primarily manufactures 30x173 mm ammunition. In December 2021, Morocco inaugurated a military base in Sidi Yahya, equipped with air-defense systems, some sourced from China. The ammunition produced by MMI Ammunition meets NATO's
The PJD has reacted to the verdicts handed down last Thursday, which sentenced two former PAM officials, Saïd Naciri and Abdenbi Bioui, to 10 and 12 years in prison respectively for their involvement in the so-called «Escobar of the Sahara» case. In a statement, the Islamist party's general secretariat said that «the real culprit in this case is a party model built on strengthening dubious electoral machines, with no connection to politics and lacking the political and