On the 7th and 8th of July 1948, less than a month after the formation of the State of Israel, anti-Jewish riots erupted in two Moroccan cities namely Jerada and Oujda leading to the death of 42 Moroccan Jews.
Spain and Portugal have made a step forward in their joint bid for 2030 World Cup bid, without considering Morocco. The two neighboring countries are analyzing the option of jointly biding to organize the international tournament, Reuters reports. «After holding several meetings, the soccer federations of Spain and Portugal can confirm that they are set to begin an in-depth analysis of the possibility of presenting a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup», the countries’
A Moroccan exchange student, who was sent to the Netherlands, left his Amsterdam host family’s house without a trace this week, Dutch newspapers Parool and NRC reported. On Tuesday night, Mohammed E. left the house, jumping out of the window. The 14-year-old teenager was considered a missing person at the beginning. The Moroccan was with a group of 15 students as part of an exchange program in partnership with Amsterdam-based Spinoza High School in Amsterdam. He left on
On June 1, El Salvador elected a new president. Nayib Bukele, 37, has officially taken office as the country’s head of state. His inauguration ceremony was attended by the Polisario’s Secretary General Brahim Ghali. San Salvador has even announced that it is «reassessing» its diplomatic relations with «SADR» and evaluating its decision on the Western Sahara conflict. «The government of El Salvador is currently developing a new policy that aims at
As the world is celebrating the World Ocean Day on June 8, international NGO World Wide Fund released its report on the flood of plastic in the Mediterranean sea countries' waste management.
Pakistani migrants assaulted Moroccans and Algerians at a reception center in Bosnia and herzegovina and prevented them from entering the facility, Italian press agency ANSA wrote on Wednesday. The same source reports that the incident in the Miral migrant reception center, in a town called Velika Kladusa, took place after a fight that involved a hundred of migrants broke out on Tuesday. Several people were injured while others were arrested during the fight, the press agency
South African insurer Sanlam said, Wednesday, that acquiring Moroccan-based Saham Finance last year has bettered the group’s performance, Independent Online (IOL) reported on Thursday. According to a trading statement on the first four months of 2019, Sanlam said that the Moroccan deal allowed it to reach a «10 percent growth in the value of new business written, a 30 percent rise in net fund inflows, and a 9 percent increase net result from financial
On the 19th of October 1957, the Morocco national Football team played against Irak on its first football game as an independent country. The Atlas Lions since then have managed to build a reputation facing strong and experienced teams. To commemorate the Atlas Lions’ first game in 1957 we will stop by the team’s 5 most iconic moments throughout history. Flashback.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected to visit Morocco on Saturday, June 8, Alyaoum 24 and Le360 reported. The two online newspapers say that Le Drian will be received this weekend in the Kingdom by his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita. «The meeting was originally scheduled for April, but Nasser Bourita had to visit Gulf countries to deliver a royal message to the leaders of these countries», well-informed sources told Le360. «The two ministers
Unlike what happened in 2014, Morocco took its time before the Council of Ministers, chaired Tuesday by King Mohammed VI, adopted the fisheries agreement signed with the European Union.