Two Moroccan athletes win the 2017 Media Maraton Cordoba

Moroccan athletes Moussaab Hadout and Nazha Machrouch won the 33rd edition of the 2017 Media Maraton in Cordoba, held on Sunday with record participation of 8,300 athletes, Spanish media reported on Monday. Moussaab Hadout arrived first (01h 03min 54sec), ahead of the Spanish athlete of Guinean descent, Alhassane Bangoura (01h 06min 47sec) and another Moroccan national, Abdelfatah Dalal Jirari (01h 06min 49sec). On the other hand, the Moroccan athlete Nadha Machrouh finished first in 1:15:35,

Spain : Two Moroccan nationals arrested over terror links

Two Moroccan nationals were arrested earlier this morning during an operation carried out by the Mossos d'Esquadra, the Catalan police, in Sant Pere de Ribes, a municipality in the province of Barcelona, says the newspaper La Vanguardia. The two men are suspected of belonging to a terrorist cell linked to ISIS. This operation is connected to an investigation initiated several months ago against individuals who promoted terrorism on social media, tweeted the Catalan police. «Several

USA : A Moroccan woman and her son detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement

A rally was held on Thursday, 23rd of November, in Boston, Massachusetts to demand the release of Siham Byah, a Moroccan national living in the USA since 1999, and her son detained for 10 days by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Siham, mother of an 8-year-old American citizen was put into custody at the beginning of the current month and is to be deported back to Morocco, reports BUnews service. 50 people gathered in front of the JFK Federal building for the second time after 200

Moroccan citrus exports to decline due to rainfall shortage

The excessively hot weather of Morocco is expected to lead to a sharp drop in the volumes of citrus produced in the kingdom throughout the years, reports Fresh Fruit portal. The main exporter of citrus is expected to decline by 15 to 20%, from 2.3 million tons last year to about 2 million tons, according to a statement issued by Agri Morocco. For about four months, temperature in Morocco has been unusually high, creating drought conditions and reducing fruit size. The eastern region and

A Moroccan national denounces the police brutality in Melilla

A young Moroccan man has denounced the behavior of two police officers in Melilla for having repeatedly assaulted him; reports the Spanish TV channel Antena 3. A CCTV camera on the borders shows how one of the two agents hit a driver through the window of his car. The young man, who delivers goods, tried to avoid the blows by moving on the other seat of the car without leaving it. The policeman then extracted him from the car and searched him. After the policeman hit the young man on the

King Mohammed VI is to attend the 5th AU-EU summit in Abidjan

King Mohammed VI arrived on Sunday afternoon in Abidjan, the royal cabinet announced in a statement. The king is supposed to participate to the 5th African Union- European Union summit scheduled for the 29 and 30 of November in the Ivorian economic capital, the same source added. The participation of the sovereign in this international meeting definitely puts an end to the speculations that surrounded Morocco’s presence at the summit. This decision goes hand in hand with Morocco’s

Le Marocain Mohamed Kadmiri élu à la tête de la Confédération africaine de surf

Le président de la Fédération royale marocaine de surf, Mohamed Kadmiri, a été élu président de la confédération africaine de la discipline, au cours de l'assemblée générale constitutive tenue samedi à Rabat. Par la même occasion, le Sud-Africain Johny Bakker a été élu premier vice-président et le Sénégalais Omar Sye deuxième vice-président

Tarfaya : 12 blessés dans le renversement de l’autocar transportant l’équipe féminine de football de Safi

Douze membres de l’équipe féminine de football de l’Olympique de Safi ont été blessées, samedi, suite au renversement de l’autocar qui transportait leur équipe au niveau de la commune de Tah, dans la province de Tarfaya, a-t-on appris de source hospitalière. Les blessées, dont trois atteintes à la tête, ont été évacuées vers l’hôpital Moulay El-Hassan Belmehdi à

ONCF : Des travaux prévus lors de ce week-end entre Casablanca-Marrakech et Casablanca-Kénitra

Des travaux auront lieu les 25 et 26 novembre sur les axes ferroviaires Casablanca-Marrakech et Casablanca-Kénitra, indique vendredi l'Office national des chemins de fer (ONCF).  En ce qui concerne les travaux entre Casablanca et Marrakech, ils portent sur la rectification du tracé à la sortie de la gare de Settat. L’objectif est de préparer le doublement et la mise en service de la deuxième voie entre Sidi Bou Othman et Sidi Ghanem (à 6

CAN de Basketball en fauteuil roulant : Le Maroc remporte le titre après sa victoire sur l'Algerie

La sélection nationale marocaine de basket en fauteuil roulant a remporté le Championnat africain des nations de cette discipline qui s'est disputé en Afrique du Sud du 16 au 24 novembre, après sa victoire sur son homologue algérienne par 63 contre 32, lors de la finale jouée vendredi à Durban. Dans une déclaration à la MAP, le directeur technique national de la Fédération Royale marocaine des sports pour personnes