Moroccan athletes participating in the 21st edition of the African Senior Athletics Championships (ASAC) have won medals in different sport disciplines during the competition. On the ladies’ side, Soukaina Zakour and Lamia Lhabz both won medals at the championship that was held from August 1stto the 5thin Asaba (Nigeria) last Friday and Saturday. Zakour won the gold medal in hammer throw with a 68.28m throw from the first try. As for Lhabz, the athlete won a silver medal for finishing
A 28-year-old has been the first Muslim woman to be fined for wearing a full-face veil in public in Denmark, after the ban got implemented in Wednesday, says the BBC. The police noticed the woman when she had a fight with another woman in a shopping center in Copenhagen. She was fined when she refused to remove the veil, said the same source. According to a report issued by the police, one woman was trying to snatch the other’s veil. The new ban indicates that «anyone who wears a
Café Hafa, a mythical place in the city of Tangier, closed its doors Saturday morning, after its owner was accused of building a terrace without obtaining a license from the city council. Local online newspaper Tanja 24 reported the information, indicating that the local authorities in the northern city destructed the part built without a permit. «The authorities demolished the said construction, which prevented customers from going to the cafe», says the same
The Polisario's head Brahim Ghali denounced, Saturday, in Algeria the European Union-Morocco fisheries agreement. «Any agreement concluded without the consent of the Sahrawi people is illegitimate and immoral», he said at an event hosted by M'Hamed Bougara University of Boumerdés. Brahim Boughali also commented on the Court of Justice of the European Union's recent decision, dismissing a complaint by the Front He also took the opportunity to criticize Morocco's support in
Burkinabé international striker Alain Traoré has joined Moroccan club Nahdat Berkane, online sports newspaper Goal said on Friday. Traoré, who was part of Qatari club Al-Markhiya, will play for the Moroccan club for three years. The former Auxerre and Monaco striker passed his medical tests on Thursday and was officially presented by the club on Saturday. In Berkane, he will have great responsibilities because he is supposed to fill the gap left after the departure of
Spanish authorities saved on Saturday, 4th of August, 295 migrants who were trying to reach the southern coast of the Iberian countries, carried in several boats. According to Prensa Latina, the rescued migrants are mostly of sub-Saharan and Maghrebi origins. «Women and children were among the people saved», says the same source, quoting Spanish media. «They were carried in six makeshift boats», added the news agency. According to Salvamento Maritimo, a sea search and
Le Marocain Zakaria Tijarti a remporté la 4e édition du Grand Prix du roi Mohammed VI de Kickboxing, disputée samedi soir à la salle couverte Al Hizam de la ville de Laâyoune. Tijarti s’est adjugé le titre après sa victoire en trois rounds contre son adversaire italien Enderson Bonat. Organisée par la Fédération royale marocaine de kick boxing, muay thaï, savate et disciplines assimilées, sous le haut
Un temps très chaud est attendu jusqu'au lundi 06 août dans plusieurs provinces du royaume avec des températures variant entre 39 et 45°C, annonce la Direction de la météorologie nationale (DMN). Dans un bulletin météorologique spécial, la DMN indique que les températures maximales oscillant, ces dimanche et lundi, entre 43 et 45°C. Elles seront enregistrées à Tata, Assa-Zag, Smara (Est), Sidi Slimane, Sidi
Moroccan male steeplechase runner Sofiane El Bakkali won, Friday, a silver medal at the Senior Athletic Championships, held in Asaba, Nigeria. El Bakkali finished the 3.000-race in 8:28.01, ranked behind World champion Conseslus Kipruto from Kenya and Ethiopian runner Getnet Baybal. On the same day, Soukaina Zakour won a gold medal. Morocco's Rabbi Arafi and Malika Akkaoui won silver and bronze medals respectively, while Smaili Mostafa ended his race, wining a bronze medal behind Botswana's
The embassy of Morocco in Australia is hosting the first festival of Moroccan gastronomy in the Australian capital. The event started on Friday night and will last for ten days, showcasing the Moroccan heritage, says MAP news agency. The festival marks the 19th anniversary of King Mohammed VI coronation. «The flavors of Morocco» was inaugurated by Morocco’s ambassador to Australia, Karim Medrek and the Australian Minister of Multicultural Affairs, Rachel Stephen
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