The Moroccan political scene witnessed yesterday the dismissal of the Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane. The King’s decision, published through a royal communiqué, came after Benkirane failed to form a government.
The center-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte gained 32 seats in yesterday’s parliamentary elections. The Dutch VVD leader’s victory offered a huge relief to Muslims resident in the Netherlands whilst the far-right candidate Geert wilders contented himself with 19 seats only. Founder and leader of the Party for Freedom, Geert Wilders, was known for his anti-Muslim opinions and the criticism his campaign held against Moroccans and immigrants. Chasing Moroccans and calling some of them
In a communiqué released by the royal cabinet yesterday evening, Abdelilah Benkirane the head of the Justice and Development party was replaced in an attempt to allow another member of his party to form the government. The king’s decision, according to the same source, came after «the absence of signs that suggest an imminent formation» of a government and due to his concerns about «overcoming the current blockage». The royal statement did not say who he
The football Moroccan player, Mehdi Benatia, has announced today through his social media accounts that he will not play for the Moroccan national team in the upcoming international break. Instead, the captain of the Moroccan national team will stay with Juventus. The centre-back 29 year old player has won 42 caps for his country, but will not accept the recent call he received from Hérve Renard; until he is playing more regularly for the Torino’s city team. Benatia who played
Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria basketball national teams will battle tomorrow (Thursday) to earn their trip to FIBA Afro Basket 2017 Final Round in Congo-Brazzaville in August. The three North-African teams will play the first leg in Algeria from March 16-18. The second leg will follow in Tunisia from March 24-26. The first and second will be automatically qualified for the Final round held from the 19th to 30 of August. According to the FIBA.com, the Moroccan team will face his Algerian rival
CMA CGM shipping group has launched a new service between Agadir and Saint Petersburg. It will allow to deliver Moroccan fruits and vegetables to Russia in eight days.
Known as creative and alternative the young Lebanese Rock band Mashrou’ Leila will visit Morocco for a mini-tour in Rabat and Casablanca. The five-member band is scheduled to perform on the 21t of March at the Renaissance cinema in Rabat and on the 22d of the same month at Casablanca Studio des Arts Vivants. Lead by Hamed Sinno, the band’s lead singer, Mashrou’ Leila was formed in 2008 in Beirut, Lebanon as a music workshop at the American University of Beirut. The band made
Sound Energy upstream Gas Company has observed gas shows in the TE-8 well in the Tendrara drill located in the eastern regions of Morocco. The company has told investors that they have encountered gas shows onshore whilst drilling the TE-8 well. The information was published in the company’s website this morning (Wednesday), along with the statement of the company’s general meeting that reveales: “The Company is pleased to confirm the presence of a TAGI sand sequence,
A boulevard full of contradictions, a corner of the metropolitan city where you can find beauty at its finest and misery combined at once. It is Mohammed the fifth Boulevard, an iconic scene that witnessed several historical changes.
The Netherland is witnessing tomorrow Wednesday a big political day during which ,Greet Wilders; the anti-Muslim politician is going to face his half- Moroccan Dutch rival Jesse Klaver. Jesse leader of the Green Left, a new left-wing party, is campaigning for social equality and radical environmental change in the Netherland. The young candidate, as described by The Telegraph newspaper wants his Netherland back, an expressive statement that foreshadows Klaver’s aim to fight anti-Muslim
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