Football : Rachid Taoussi pourra-t-il sauver l'OCK ?

L'Olympique Club de Khouribga (OCK) a annoncé mercredi la signature d'un contrat avec l'entraîneur Rachid Taoussi d'une durée de trois ans et demi renouvelable. L'annonce a été faite par le président du club, Nizar Souktani, qui a espéré que le successeur de Mohamed Amine Ben Hachem, congédié pour «résultats décevants», puisse sauver la saison du club. Pour sa part, Rachid Taoussi a

Accused of plagiarism, Morocco's Gad Elmaleh banned by a Canadian comedy club

After he was accused of allegedly plagiarizing American and Canadian stand-up comedians by an anonymous Youtube channel, French-Moroccan-Canadian comic Gad Elmaleh is now declared persona non grata by Quebec’s Bordel Comedy Club. After the video shared by CopyComic went viral, the Montreal theater decided to ban the Casablanca-born stand-up comedian from its guest list, reports Paris-based newspaper Courrier International. Gad Elmaleh has already performed at this comedy club, which is

Le Marocain Youssef Aït Bennasser prêté par Monaco à Saint-Etienne

L’international marocain Youssef Aït Bennasser, qui évolue à Monaco (ligue 1 française), a rejoint officiellement Saint-Etienne où il terminera la saison dans le cadre d’un prêt sans option d’achat, rapportent jeudi plusieurs titres de la presse sportive française. Très fier de rejoindre l’@ASSEofficiel ! Hâte de découvrir Geoffroy-Guichard ? Bon courage @AS_Monaco pour le maintien ??

Tanger : Averda remporte le contrat de traitement des déchets de la ville

La compagnie internationale de gestion des déchets, Averda, vient de remporter le contrat de traitement des déchets de la ville de Tanger pour une durée de deux décennies durant laquelle des investissements d’environ un milliard de dirhams sont prévus. La compagnie s’engage à la construction et l’exploitation d’un site «ultra-moderne» comprenant une installation de traitement des déchets, un centre de

Moroccan midfielder Youssef Aït Bennasser loaned to Saint-Etienne club

Moroccan international footballer Youssef Aït Bennasser, who plays for Monaco, has officially been loaned by Saint-Etienne where he will spend the end of this season, report French sports newspapers on Thursday. «I am very happy to join Saint-Etienne, a very big French club. It's a new stage for me», said the player quoted by Goal. His deal with Saint-Etienne is expected to expire in June, 2021. The 22-year-old midfielder played before for other clubs, including Nancy and

Nasser Zefzafi is fine, says Moroccan Human Rights Council amid concerns over his health

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH), an institution for the protection and promotion of human rights in Morocco, announced Thursday that Hirak figure Nasser Zefzafi is fine amid concerns over his health. The good news was announced after CNDH sent a three-member delegation to the Casablanca local prison to check on Zefzafi’s health. The delegation concluded that Zefzafi’s «health condition should not be anything to worry about», wrote the Council in a

Lancement au Maroc de la plateforme en ligne «Madrasa»

La plateforme électronique arabe «Madrasa» qui offre des cours en ligne gratuits aux élèves de différents cycles permettra de redynamiser et de redonner aux sciences techniques la place qu'elles méritent, a indiqué jeudi à Rabat le ministre de l'Éducation nationale, de la formation professionnelle, de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique, Saaid Amzazi. La plateforme «Madrasa»

Berlin warns Germans against traveling near Morocco’s borders with Algeria

The German Foreign Ministry has «strongly» warned its citizens against traveling near Morocco’s borders with Algeria, reports Austrian newspaper quoting the ministry’s website.   «Trips to regions near Morocco’s borders with Algeria and generally beyond paved roads is not recommended», wrote the ministry on January the 31st. This decision doesn’t cover popular tourist destinations, including Zagora, Erfoud and Merzouga. «Despite

Spain : The Canary Islands Parliament refuses of interfere in Morocco’s Hirak

In a plenary session held at the Canary Islands Parliament, held Wednesday, the secretary general and spokesperson for Podemos Canarias, Noemi Santana, denounced the «hypocrisy» of Spanish parliamentary groups which «refuse to condemn human rights violations in the Rif», reports the parliamentary group on its website.   Together with Luis Campos from «Nueva Canarias», a nationalist party in the Canary Islands, the general secretary launched an

Belgium denies political asylum for a Moroccan woman accused of terrorism

The Council for Alien Law Litigation denied political asylum for Moroccan national Malika El Aroud, nicknamed «Jihad’s black widow», reports Belgian newspaper Laatste Nieuws. The woman appealed against the decision, stressing that she might be tortured and illtreated when extradited to Morocco. Held in a center in Bruges (Belgium), El Aroud served an eight-year sentence for financing a terrorist organization in 2002 and for recruiting fighters in the favor of the same