The Atlas Lions have dominated the game against Namibia’s Brave Warriors, Sunday, in Egypt’s Al Salam stadium. It was only after a series of missed opportunities, that a goal was scored by Namibian striker Itamunua Keimuine, allowing the Moroccan team to win the match.
Algerian rapper Soolking was at the heart of a new controversy after raising the flag of the self-proclaimed «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic» (SADR) during a concert in Bilbao, Spain. The singer was performing his song «Liberté», when he carried the separatist flag. Criticized by his Moroccan fans on social media, the singer felt that he had to explain himself. «I did not know it was the Western Sahara flag, I thought it was that of Palestine»,
On June 25 and 26, Jordan and Egypt will be participating to the Bahrain conference on the economic portion of the US Palestinian-Israeli peace plan, known as the «Deal of the Century». In Cairo, the spokesperson for the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that his country will attend the meeting in Manama, France 24 reported. Egypt will send its Deputy Minister of Finance to Bahrain. On the same day, Amman confirmed that it is also attending the Manama meeting.
She is the first female pianist to win the 2019 Cortot Prize and the Princess Lalla Meryem International Piano Competition. 20-year-old Nour Ayadi is a talented Moroccan student who lives in France. In addition to the many awards she has won, Nour was selected earlier in June to participate in French Academy of music.
The United States is closely examining the situation of religious freedom in Morocco. According to a new report by the US Department of State, the US embassy in Rabat is engaged in meeting «members of religious minority and majority communities throughout the country».
Former vice president for the United States Joe Biden, who is running for president, has refused two donations made by a lobbyist for Morocco and Qatar, California-based daily Mercury News revealed on Friday. Biden’s presidential campaign has «refunded» a total of $2,800 donated by Jay Footlik, who operates as a lobbyist for the Moroccan and Qatari embassies. Quoting a report filed by Footlik’s firm with the Department of Justice, the same source indicates that the
The Polisario is losing ground in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. After Salvador said that it withdrew recognition of the «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic» (SADR) earlier in June, Barbados announced the same thing, Friday June 21. According to a joint communiqué, published by Morocco’s news agency MAP, Barbados withdrew recognition of «SADR» during a visit conducted by the country’s Prime Minister Mia Mottley to Morocco. In the same
According to forecasts revealed by the United Nations, Morocco’s population is expected to decrease in the coming decades. Meanwhile, its population will be getting older.
A Moroccan national was arrested in the city of Hamburg in Germany for threatening, insulting and spitting at two Jews, American press agency Associated Press (AP) reports. German police said the 45-year-old man insulted, Thursday, two Jewish men who were attending a meeting at the city’s hall. The two men called the police, which intervened and arrested the man. When he was confronted by a police officer, the Moroccan national tried to run. He then stopped and spat at the two
French-Moroccan comedian Jamel Debbouze announced Tuesday, June 18, that he will take a break from his career for a couple of years, reports Le Figaro, quoting French radio station RTL. This decision would allow the actor to take a step back and rest, the same source said. «I have given a lot and today I just want to take (…) So I can continue enjoying what I do, I need to take care of myself», Debbouze told the same radio. The actor will stay away from the spotlight
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