Galatasaray Moroccan midfielder Younès Belhanda broke his jaw when playing against Kasımpaşa (1-0) on Friday night. According to a report Saturday by L'Equipe, the Atlas Lion was hit in a duel with Veysel Sari, from the opposing team, in the final moments of Galatasaray's victory against Kasımpaşa. The Istanbul-based club announced in a statement that doctors have diagnosed «two fractures» in the jaw of the Moroccan athlete. «Our player underwent a successful
Italian authorities in the province of Imperia, have expelled this week a Moroccan man aged 30 and accused of apology of terrorism on social media. According to Italian media Sanremo News and Riviera 24, the Moroccan was accompanied by members of the police headquarters of Imperia and boarded a plane bound for Morocco, in accordance with the expulsion decree issued against him. He was suspected of praising terrorist organization «Islamic State» via Facebook, where he had published
On the night of Friday to Saturday, a young Senegalese called Mouhemad Thiam was stabbed to death, on the way back to his home in the popular district of Errahma, in the suburbs of Casablanca. The 29-year-old man was going home at around 11 pm after visiting a friend, an associative source told Yabiladi. According to said source, Mouhemad Thiam was allegedly stabbed twice including once in the stomach. Four Moroccans were arrested in relation with the crime, including the alleged
She is a former MP from Brussels, a retired politician, a writer and a member of the community, Fatiha Saidi is a woman that inspires many others in both Morocco and Belgium. Living currently in the Kingdom, Saidi is an activist that defends the rights of immigrants and women.
FC Unión Viera, a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas (Canary Islands), announced on Friday that it signed Moroccan-Spanish player Said Ougri. According to the Spanish news agency EFE, the 24-year-old striker, 1.84 meters tall, was noticed after he scored 30 goals with his former team Estrella CF from Sardina del Sur. The new FC Unión Viera striker debuted his career with Spanish club San Fernando, before joining the Moghreb of Tetouan, Morocco, led by former UD Las Palmas
Entitled «Art is not a crime», a communication campaign was launched by PixelHelper founder Oliver Bienkowski to denounce the demolition of his Holocaust memorial by the Ait Ourir authorities. Oliver Bienkowski also addressed a letter to King Mohammed VI, sent to Yabiladi, in which the activist reports several «violations», such as the seizure of a mobile canteen in May 2018 by the authorities. In his letter, the founder of PixelHelper denounces the destruction of the
The US State Department has approved a sale for Morocco to purchase nearly 8,500 ammunition of various types, valued at $ 985 million. Thus, according to The Defense Post and Defense News, quoting a statement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Moroccan authorities ordered 2,401 TOW 2A missiles (BGM-71-4B-RF) and 28 «Fly-to- Buy» missiles. The sale includes «M220A2 TOW Launchers and/or four hundred (400) M41 Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS)
The United States Department of State has declared 12 men, who lead several organizations affiliated with ISIS and Lebanese group Hezbollah, terrorist leaders, following a watchword issued Wednesday by President Donald Trump, reports, Friday, Al Ahdath Al Maghribiya. Washington has updated this decision, which is based on CIA and FBI reports, by adding new names to the global terrorist list. The first person added to the list is Moroccan terrorist Anas El Aboubi, currently in Syria after
Direct flights between the Philippines and Morocco will soon be opened after the Ministry of Transport (DOTr) of this insular state signed an agreement with Moroccan officials. According to the Global Nation media, the Moroccan ministry and officials met at the General Directorate of Civil Aviation in Rabat on 4 and 5 September to seal an Air Services Agreement (ASA). In a statement, the Department of the Philippines said the agreement would pave the way for the respective carriers of the two
A «special envoy» sent by Venezuela’s self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido to Morocco has been attending several meetings with diplomats accredited by Rabat. Yesterday, José Ignacio Guédez met with the representative of the Central African Republic who is also the dean of the African Diplomatic Corps. «This is an important step in achieving the goal of increasing the recognition of the constitutional government of President Juan Guaido in Africa