The United States is reportedly relying on two African countries to reinforce alliance against Iran. According to Washington-based newspaper The Hill, the US is turning towards Morocco and Sudan as key partners for its plan to counter Tehran. Washington’s plan, which pays much attention to Rabat and Khartoum, is «a larger American and Middle East alliance led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabi», The Hill wrote on Wednesday. According to the same source,
Morocco has climbed up five spots to 25th in the Futsal World Ranking made public by FIFA on Wednesday. Morocco ranks second in Africa behind Egypt 23rd and ahead of Libya, Angola and Mozambique, News Ghana reports. The world ranking is topped by Brazil, Spain and Argentina. Earlier in February, the Moroccan team won the Futsal Africa Cup, held in Laayoune, after beating the Egyptian team.
A Slovak minister is tipped to be the next UN personal envoy to Western Sahara, diplomats told AFP. The nomination comes after Antonio Guterres announced that «a selection process [is] under way» to appoint a new personal envoy to Western Sahara.
Brahim Ghali left the headquarters of the African Union without meeting the main figures of the continental grouping, as did his «Minister of Foreign Affairs», who held no talks with his African supposed «counterparts».
Swissport has launched a dedicated VIP terminal at the Marrakech Menara Airport. The new terminal, opened in February 1, is for VIP flights and executive aviation, Business Airport International reports. The facility also includes a lounge space for 40 passengers, a bar and a media corner. «With the opening of our second Moroccan FBO in this new, state-of-the-art VIP terminal in Marrakech we are further expanding Swissport’s strong position in the north African Executive
After Morocco’s Trade Minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy criticized it, Turkey’s discount retailer BIM said, Wednesday, that most of the goods it sells are produced in Morocco, Reuters reports. «We are sending only around 15% of our products sold in Morocco from Turkey. The rest, 85% are bought from local producers», BIM's chief financial officer Haluk Dortluoglu said. Dortluoglo said that BIM’s stores in the Kingdom employ 3,000 people, mostly Moroccans. He explained
Canadian rapper Drake has sparked relationship rumors, hanging out with Moroccan-Dutch model Imaan Hammam. The two were recently spotted in New York, during the launch of Hammam’s limited-edition ready-to-wear collection with Frame, StepFeed reports. A story on Instagram showed Drake and Imaan taking a photo together at said event. This was not the first time that the two were spotted together. According to the Daily Mail, Drake was spotted leaving Hammam’s apartment after they
The Spanish government has approved an agreement, granting Morocco full ownership of Gran Teatro Cervantes, a theatre, dedicated to Miguel de Cervantes, in Tangier. According to Spanish news agency Europa Press, the theater was donated to the Spanish state in 1928 and is one of the most important cultural buildings in the city. However, since the 1970s, the restoration of the theatre has been delayed due to disputes between the city officials and the Spanish state. Based on said agreement,
Secret documents obtained by the Washington Post revealed that CIA and West German intelligence used an encryption company to spy on 120 countries, including Morocco. The program was one of the longest secret partnerships that showed secret communications to at least four countries, including Israel.
Former Moroccan international Abdeslam Ouaddou, who played for several clubs, will join the technical staff of the Algerian national football team. According to the Algerian Football Federation, the former Moroccan international will join the Greens by the start of their upcoming training camp, scheduled for March. «Abdeslam Ouaddou and Djamel Belmadi (the current manager of the Algerian team) have already played together in Valenciennes (2009-2010) and have collaborated with the Qatari
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