50 boats to participate in the Morocco Yacht Rally to raise money for the Red Cross

More than 50 boats will be heading south, Friday August 23, to take part in the Morocco Yacht Rally in aid of the Red Cross, Gibraltar's public service broadcaster GBC reports. The participating yachts will have to sail from Gibraltar to the Tanja Marina Bay in the city of Tangier. The participants are from «Gibraltar, Spain, Portugal, Morocco and the United States», the same source said. The Morocco Yacht Rally is held to raise funds for the Red Cross. For this year, the

Algeria’s interim President names a new ambassador to Morocco

Algeria’s interim President Abdelkader Bensalah appointed, Thursday, a new ambassador to Morocco, Algerian daily Echorouk reports. The diplomat Abdelaziz Benali Cherif will replace Ahmed Benyamina, who acted as the country’s ambassador to Rabat for almost nine years, according to Huffpost Maghreb. For the record, Benali Cherif served before as the spokesperson for the Algerian Foreign Ministry. The new appointment comes as Bensalah named, Thursday, several new ambassadors to

Moroccan international player Sofyan Amrabat loaned to Italy’s Hellas Verona

After it was reported that he rejected the Italian club’s offer, Belgian club Bruges announced, Thursday, that the Moroccan international midfielder Sofyan Amrabat was loaned to Hellas Verona for one season, MAP reports. Hellas Verona will have the option signing the Moroccan player, said the Belgian club. Born in Blaricum on August 21, 1996 to Moroccan parents from Ben Tayeb, Sofyan grew up in Huizen and started playing football at an early age with his big brother Nordin. In 2013, he

Polisario vs. Morocco : Brahim Ghali refuses to call his war statements «threats»

After he previously announced that his movement may declare war against Morocco, the Polisario leader Brahim Ghali said this week that his statements were «not war threats». Interviewed, Tuesday, by United States-based public Arabic-language satellite TV channel Al Hurra, Ghali stressed that «Sahrawis do not want to start war», but would opt for it «if needed». Quoted by the Front’s news agency SPS, he stressed that the «failure» of

The Trump administration wants to detain migrant families indefinitely

On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced that it wants to allow the indefinite detention of undocumented families that enter the United States, removing the agreement that «sets a 20-day limit for holding children» CNN reports. The US Department of Homeland Security wants, through this decision, to ignore a 1997 court decision, called «Flores settlement», which forces authorities to release minor migrants after 20 days. With this measure, the US

Alarming Greenpeace report ranks Morocco among the top 25 SO2 emitter countries

According to the recent report of Greenpeace on SO2 emission hotspots, Morocco is among the top 25 SO2 emitter countries. The report spots three major SO2 emitters in Morocco, located in Mohammedia, Jorf Lasfar and Safi.

The Dutch junior team summons Mohammed Ihattaren after he was named in Morocco's squad

After he was summoned by the Atlas Lions’ new manager Vahid Halilhodzic, the Moroccan international Mohammed Ihattaren has received an offer from the Dutch junior team. The list, published in the team’s official website, includes the name of the 17-year-old striker born in Utrecht. A few days ago, Mohammed Ihattaren said that he bears both the Moroccan and Dutch citizenships but he had not yet decided which jersey he wants to wear. «What I want is to play football and make a

A famous Argentinian singer says his wallet was stolen by two Maghrebian men in Barcelona

Argentinian singer Chano Moreno Charpentier, also known as Chano, was robbed, Wednesday, in Spain by two young men from the Maghreb. According to local newspaper El Caso, the singer was in Rambla del Raval with his girlfriend when he was robbed. The two men snitched his wallet, which contained his credit cards and passport. The latter was found near some bushes in the Rambla del Raval, the same source added. Chano gave two versions of the story to the police, El Caso indicates, adding that

Polisario publishes a letter on The Wall Street Journal, responding to its article on the Sahara

After American newspaper the Wall Street Journal published an article, quoting the position of some US officials on the Western Sahara dispute, the Polisario decided to reply, relying on its representative in Australia and New Zealand.

A Moroccan did not sexually abuse a hitchhiker he is suspected of killing, forensic report finds

According to the findings of a legal doctor, German hitchhiker, who was allegedly killed by a Moroccan truck driver, was not sexually abused, German weekly Der Spiegel reports. A forensic report delivered during the trial suggested that no sperm traces were found on the body of the student. An autopsy report from Spain, where the body of Sophia L. was found, had the same conclusion. The murdered student left her house on Leipzig, last year, to visit her parents in Amberg, Germany. She was