Coach Hervé Renard is not leaving the Atlas Lions for another African team

French coach Hervé Renard, who currently manages the Morocco national football team, confirmed once again that he is not leaving the Atlas Lions for another African squad. In a communiqué he tweeted, Tuesday 17th of July, the World Cup manager shut rumors, suggesting that his days in Morocco will reach an end soon. «Some people talk about my future in the media to sow the troubles in the Moroccan spirit [sic]», wrote Renard. Mise au point...

Oujda : Vernissage de l'exposition collective de trois artistes marocains résidant à l'étranger

L'exposition de trois artistes-peintres marocains résidant à l'étranger (MRE), a été inaugurée, lundi soir à la Galerie Moulay El Hassan à Oujda, permettant au public d’admirer des toiles évoquant la thématique de l’immigration et l’attachement au pays d’origine. Organisée par la Fondation Hassan II pour les Marocains résidant à l’étranger, cette exposition,

Rabat : Un policier se suicide à l’aide de son arme de service

Un fonctionnaire de police, de grade gardien de la paix, exerçant au commissariat de police de l’aéroport de Rabat-Salé, a mis fin à ses jours en faisant usage de son arme de service, mardi matin à son domicile au quartier El Menzeh, à Rabat, a indiqué la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN) dans un communiqué. Le service préfectoral de la police judiciaire a entamé les

Morocco’s trade deficit grows by 7.8 during the first semester of 2018

Morocco’s trade deficit has grown by 7.8 percent, reaching 100.832 billion dirhams in the first semester of 2018 compared with the same period last year, reports Reuters Monday quoting the Moroccan foreign exchange regulator. Imports grew by 9.9%, rising to 240.974 billion dirhams and exports increased by 11.4%, reaching 140.142 billion dirhams in the first half of 2018, says the same source. Equipment imports rose to 59.181 billion dirhams during the same period. Consumer goods grew to

A Moroccan national convicted in Italy for murdering a 52-year-old woman

A 30-year-old Moroccan national told the Italian authorities that he murdered a 52-year-old Italian woman in Peraso, a town on Italy’s Adriatic coast, reported Italian news agency ANSA on Monday. The man allegedly beat the victim, Sabrina Malipiero, before stabbing her with a knife in the throat. The murder took place in her home, said the same source, quoting the Italian police. The Moroccan man was convicted for aggravated murder.    

Province de Tata : Les palmiers touchés par le feu seront reconstitués

Le ministère de l'Agriculture, de la pêche maritime, du développement rural et des eaux et forêts a annoncé, lundi, le lancement d'un programme visant la reconstitution des 80 hectares des palmiers touchés par le feu au niveau des oasis Tarmazigh et Aguerd dans la province de Tata. Annoncé lors d'une rencontre que le ministre de l'Agriculture, de la pêche maritime, du développement rural et des eaux et forêts, Aziz Akhannouch a

An Irish vet found guilty for certifying cattle for export to Morocco

An Irish vet who was found guilty for certifying some cattle as fit for export to Morocco when they were not «had his registration cancelled» by a court, reported online newspaper Independent on Monday. An inquiry has been initiated by the Irish Veterinary Council Fitness to Practice Committee to look into the vet's activities, following complaints by the Moroccan authorities in August 2011 over exported beef cattle. The Moroccan authorities indicated that some of the animals

Le réalisateur marocain Abderrahmane Mouline n'est plus

Le réalisateur marocain Abderrahmane Mouline est décédé lundi à l'âge de 75 ans, des suites d'une longue maladie, a appris la MAP auprès de sa famille. Né en 1943 à Rabat, Abderrahmane Mouline appartenait à la toute première promotion des réalisateurs marocains. Le défunt a durant sa carrière réalisé des télé feuilletons, des pièces de théâtre et des

Ceuta : A Spanish trade union urges Pedro Sanchez to create a new border crossing

Spanish trade union the Workers' Commissions (CCOO) has urged Pedro Sanchez’ government to «launch negotiations with Morocco for the opening of a new border crossing» in Ceuta, reported Europa Press on Saturday. CCOO stressed the «urgent and essential» need for the new facility to «get the city’s local economy from a very complicated situation», says the same source. In a letter sent to the Spanish government, Juan Luis Arostegui, the

A 58-year-old Moroccan man cycles from Meknes to Mecca to perform Hajj

Moroccan national Muhammed Rubuhat is performing Hajj this year, cycling thousands of kilometers from Morocco to Mecca, Saudi Arabi. Speaking to Turkish news agency, Anadolu, the 58-year-old man said that he started his journey on April with the objective of reaching the holy place by the pilgrimage season. Rubuhat departed from the city of Meknes and spent more than three months, cycling visiting Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad. He is currently in Sudan’s