Hirak : A Belgian-Moroccan national to stand trial in Nador

A Belgian-Moroccan national is to appear in court Thursday, 14th of June, in Nador for participating to Hirak rif, an uprising that took place in northern Morocco, reports EFE. The man is facing serious accusations such as undermining Morocco’s national security. The 36-year-old man was arrested last week by the Moroccan police at the border crossing located between the Spanish enclave Melilla and Nador. His lawyer, Mbarek Bouyerek, told EFE that his client will be tried for violating

2026 World Cup : Guinea and Lebanon deny having voted for the North American bid

In a surprising account, president of the Guinean football federation Antonio Souaré said that he did not vote for the North American bid, Wednesday 13th of June, in a FIFA congress held in Russia, reports Football 365. «I did not vote for the United bid», Souaré told French-speaking magazine Jeune Afrique. The official who was chosen as an ambassador for the Moroccan candidacy added : «There must be a mistake, perhaps a technical one». Antonio

2018 World Cup : SNRT acquires the broadcasting rights for 22 international sports events

Morocco public broadcaster Société nationale de radiodiffusion et de télévision (SNRT) has acquired the broadcasting rights for 22 international sports events held at the 2018 World Cup, said Arryadia TV Wednesday on twitter. The initiative comes as the state-owned television network concluded an agreement with beInSPORTS North Africa and the Middle East, a group of sports channels based in Doha that holds the rights to broadcast the competition in the

Russia 2018 : King Mohammed VI calls Renard and Benattia to encourage the Atlas Lions

King Mohammed VI held on Wednesday a phone conversation with the coach of the national football team Hervé Renard and team captain Mehdi Benattia, said a statement issued by the Royal Office. During this phone call, the King conveyed his and all the Moroccan people's wishes of full success for the national football team members and supervisors, ahead of Russia World Cup, it said. The sovereign reiterated on this occasion to the national team his full support and encouragements in this

Jerada : Octroi de licences d'exploitation de charbon à cinq sociétés et une coopérative

Des licences d'exploitation de charbon, délivrées par le ministère de l'Energie, des mines et du développement durable, ont été octroyées, mardi à Jerada, au profit de cinq sociétés et d'une coopérative. L'opération d'octroi des licences d'exploitation de charbon a été supervisée par le gouverneur de la province de Jerada, Mabrouk Tabet et le directeur des mines au ministère de

Aïd El Fitr : Trafic routier dense prévu jeudi et dimanche prévient ADM

La Société Nationale des Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM), appelle l'ensemble de ses clients-usagers, à l'occasion d'Aïd El Fitr, à organiser au préalable leur voyage, et à se renseigner sur l’état du trafic afin de gérer au mieux l'effervescence constatée dans les gares routières à la veille des célébrations religieuses. Dans un communiqué parvenu, mercredi à la MAP, l'ADM, informe que

Russia 2018 : Le roi Mohammed VI a appelé Renard et Benatia pour encourager l'équipe nationale

Le roi Mohammed VI a eu ce mercredi un entretien téléphonique avec le sélectionneur de l’équipe nationale de football, Hervé Renard, ainsi qu’avec le capitaine d’équipe, Mehdi Benatia, indique un communiqué du Cabinet royal. Au cours de cet entretien, le souverain a transmis à tous les membres et encadrants de l’équipe nationale de football ses vœux de pleins succès ainsi que ceux de

Morocco to honor its promises even after losing the right to host the 2026 World Cup

The projects presented by the 2026 World Cup Committee to host the international tournament will be fulfilled, said Morocco bid Chairman Moulay Hafid Elalamy Wednesday in Moscow. According to a communiqué issued after FIFA revealed the voting results, the Kingdom is planning to honor its promises. «We have managed this candidacy in a spirit of fair play and we will continue on our path with the same spirit», said Elalamy. On the other hand, Moroccan Royal Football

2018 World Cup : The Spanish coach sacked two days before La Roja's opening game

The Spanish Football Federation has decided to sack Julien Lopetegui the manager of La Roja, a few days before its first World Cup match, reports France Football. The decision was announced, Tuesday, in a press conference, where the president of the federation said that Lopetegui will join Real Madrid as a coach. Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish federation, said he was «informed five minutes before Real issued a press release. We cannot accept that». He explained that

African Union and the Sahara : PJD MPs submit a written question to Nasser Bourita

Two weeks before the African Union 31st summit, hosted by Mauritania, MPs from the Justice and Development Party (PJD) submitted a written question to Nasser Bourita, referring to the measures the Foreign Minister intends to take to defend the Moroccan Sahara at the meeting. The MPs have urged Bourita to reveal the strategy his department is following to make the African Union adopt a more balanced stance on the territorial dispute. They have also warned against the report the Chairperson of