ONU : Sept Casques bleus marocains honorés à titre posthume à New York

Sept soldats marocains seront parmi les Casques bleus qui seront honorés à titre posthume, vendredi prochain au siège de l'ONU à New York, par la médaille Dag Hammarskjöld, présentée par le Secrétaire général de cette organisation internationale, Antonio Guterres, lors d’une cérémonie marquant la Journée Internationale des Casques bleus des Nations-Unies. Il s’agit du Lieutenant Hicham

Casablanca : «Ftour Pluriel» pour rassembler des représentants des trois religions monothéistes

«Ftour Pluriel», une cérémonie de rupture du jeûne regroupant des représentants des trois religions monothéistes et d'éminentes personnalités de divers horizons, a été organisé, jeudi soir à Casablanca. Le but de cet événement est de véhiculer un message de paix, de fraternité et de tolérance. Cette soirée haute en couleurs et en saveurs, initiée pour la

The Casablanca Grand stadium to be completed in March 2025

Morocco’s bid committee announced, Wednesday, that the construction of the Casablanca Grand Stadium to be completed by March 2025. In a Tweet made public on May the 23rd, the committee confirmed the information, stating that the new stadium will be a dream coming true for the Atlas Lions. #في_الطريق_إلى_كأس_العالم2026 ?? #الملاعب ?ستنتهي الأشغال تهيئة ملعب #الدار_البيضاء الكبير وسيتم تسليمه في سنة 2025.

Muslim inmates fed pork in the United States

Muslim inmates held in a prison in Anchorage, Alaska claim having been fed pork in Ramadan, says local media quoted by the French Press Agency. The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, revealed the case, denouncing the «cruel and unusual punishment». Judicial authorities in Alaska ordered prison guards on Thursday (May 24th) to provide them with «adequate meals». For its part, the association said it had

2026 World Cup : Liberia’s George Weah to vote against Morocco in June

The Liberian Football Association (LFA) announced that it is voting for the North American joint bid, competing against Morocco, says the BBC on Thursday. LFA’s president Musa Bility said that the decision was taken after he held talks with Liberian President George Weah, who was also a international footballer, and the government, says the same source. «Bility said the long-running traditional relationship between Liberia and the United States, the many Liberians living in the US

Presented Thursday, Morocco World Cup jersey highly criticized by social media users

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) officially presented on Thursday, 24th of May, the Atlas Lions’ World Cup jersey. The release was confirmed through the Twitter account of the National team, which published photos of the Adidas designed jersey. Voilà les maillots dévoilés du #MAROCإليكم القميص الرسمي للمنتخب الوطني pic.twitter.com/rZMee9w1Vr — Maroc (@EnMaroc) 24 mai 2018 On social media, however, a wave of

Espagne : Un couple marocain mort dans l’explosion d’un dépôt illégal de matériel de pyrotechnie

Un homme et son épouse, tous les deux de nationalité marocaine, ont trouvé la mort suite à l’explosion mercredi d’un dépôt illégal de matériel de pyrotechnie dans la localité de Tui, dans la province de Pontevedra (nord-ouest de l’Espagne), a-t-on appris jeudi auprès du Consulat général du Maroc à Bilbao. Le couple marocain vivait dans une maison jouxtant un dépôt

Spain : Over 250,000 Moroccans affiliated to Social Security

Some 250,782 Moroccans were affiliated to social security in Spain by the end of April, according to official figures. Moroccans rank first among foreign non-EU workers affiliated to social security in Spain, followed by the Chinese (101,109 people) and Ecuadorans (70,915), the Spanish ministry of Labor and Social Security said Tuesday in a release. The number of foreigners who are affiliated to social security reached in the same period 1,930,622. The number of Moroccans living legally in

FIFA says Morocco has the best defensive record when qualifying for the Russia World Cup

According to a ranking published by FIFA, Morocco national football team had the best defensive record in qualifying across the 32 teams that reached Russia.   «They conceded just once in their eight matches, in a 1-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea in Africa’s second round back in November 2015», wrote football’s governing body. «This meant they went the entire third round group stage - nine hours of football – without conceding», says

Morocco inaugurates a diplomatic complex in Abu Dhabi

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita presided, Tuesday, in Abu Dhabi the inauguration ceremony of a Moroccan diplomatic complex. The event was attended by Emirati Minister of State Zaki Nussaibah, Mohamed Ait Ouali, Morocco’s ambassador to Abu Dhabi, members of the Diplomatic Corps in the United Arab Emirates, embassy officials and members of the Moroccan community. Speaking on the occasion, Bourita said : «We are proud of the brotherly and