Joachim Low, a former football player who is currently the head coach of the Germany national team, which he led to victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup in Russia, has declared that the Moroccan team is stronger than Nigeria’s. As reported by the football online platform, Brila, while speaking on his team’s chances and options in the World Cup 2018 in Russia,Low commented on African teams that would perform well in the international
The Court of Cassation, a high instance court in France, issued a ruling on Wednesday, 22nd of November, confirming that a private company can ban its employees who have a direct contact with costumers from wearing religious symbols, reports Les Echos newspaper. The issue was decided when it comes to public sector, including privates companies. For the record, an employee who used to work for Baby Loup nursery had been dismissed in 2008 because she wore a headscarf while the rules
The Criminal Chamber of Al Hoceima Court of Appeal acquitted a 14-year-old teenager, named Abderrahman Azri, who is considered one of the youngest Hirak detainees, according to the Spanish online newspaper El Diario Vasco. Azri participated to a Hirak demonstration. The minor was accused of «participating in the organization of an unauthorized protest» and «holding public rallies without permission». Abderrahman Azri was arrested last August while attending
Morocco’s national football team has advanced in the latest FIFA ranking. Positioned 40th in the world, the Atlas Lions managed to climb 8 places in the list. Beating the Ivorian team in Abidjan at the beginning of the month and being qualified for the 2018 World Cup to be hosted in Russia has certainly been behind Morocco’s ranking. Regionally, the national team was ranked fifth in Africa, followed by Senegal (23rd), Tunisia (27th), Egypt (31st) and the Democratic Republic of
As planned, the Security Council held a meeting last night in a closed session on the Western Sahara conflict. Horst Kohler, the Personal Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Western Sahara presented during the meeting, his first remarks following his latest trip to the region in October. The briefing of the German official is «an important contribution to give a new boost, and a new spirit to advance in the political process», said Sebastiano Cardi, Permanent
A 37-year-old Moroccan national who lives in San Colombano al Lambro, a municipality near Milan, was expelled for terrorist threats, according to the Italian newspaper Affairitaliani. The decree was signed by the Italian Interior Minister, Marco Minniti. The man is described as a follower of the terrorist organization «Islamic State» (Daesh). He lived with his brother, his sister-in-law, and their three children who ran butchery. As for him, he owned a small construction
The International Athletics Federation (IAAF) confirmed on November 15 the suspension of five Moroccan athletes for anti-doping rule violations, Le Matin said yesterday. They are Amine El Manaoui, Abdelmajid El Hissouf, Abdelhadi Falil, Abdellah Tagharrafet and Nader Belhanbel. The IAAF suspects that Nader Belhanbel, a Moroccan athlete competing primarily in the 800 metres, attempted to use prohibited substance. Last July, his name was added to the list of Russian hackers Fancy Bears who had
Mehdi Benatia, a Moroccan footballer who plays for Italian club Juventus, and for the Morocco national team, as a centre back announced on Monday, 20th of November, on his Facebook page that he is starting a charity foundation bearing his name to help needy people. The player stated the reasons that motivated him to open this foundation. He said that he is aware of the fact that he had the chance to grow up in a good health which made him achieve what he is now. «I wonder how I
Morocco's Exchange Office has announced on Monday, 20 of November, the ban of virtual money transactions, said the financial institution in a statement. Virtual currency transactions violate the exchange regulations and is punishable by the law, warns the Exchange Office. The office is urging natural and legal persons that make use of digital money in their transactions to comply with the foreign exchange regulations and carry out their financial transactions through authorized
President Donald Trump nominated on Tuesday, 21st of November, David T. Fischer, an American businessman, Chairman and CEO of The Suburban Collection company, to be ambassador of the U.S. in Morocco, said the White House in a statement. «Mr. Fischer provides philanthropy to many charities and has joined the boards of numerous academic, cultural, and social welfare institutions and foundations. He has been a Member of the Judicial Tenure Commission in Detroit since 2012. Mr. Fischer
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