Football : Badou Zaki à la tête du Difaa d'El Jadida

L'ancienne gloire du football national Badou Zaki a été désigné, dimanche soir, nouvel entraîneur du Difaa d'El Jadida (DHJ), annonce le club phare des Doukkala. L'ancien sélectionneur national, qui remplace le Français Hubert Velud, sera présenté lundi à 16h00, indique une source du DHJ, qui traverse une profonde crise de résultats depuis le début de la saison. Le technicien français n'aura donc

Australie : Les Marocains du Queensland lancent leur propre association

Les Marocains établis dans l'Etat du Queensland se sont donnés rendez-vous, dimanche à Gold Coast (sur la côte est de l'Australie), pour leur projet d’association qui jette les passerelles entre les membres de la communauté dans le deuxième plus grand Etat australien. Dans une ambiance bon enfant, les membres de la communauté, venus en famille de plusieurs villes de l'Etat, parcourant des centaines de kilomètres pour certains, ont

Football : Le hat-trick de Youssef En Nesyri offre la victoire au Leganés contre le Betis

L’international marocain du FC Leganés, Youssef En Nesyri, a signé une très belle performance en inscrivant un hat-trick lors du match ayant opposé dimanche son équipe à celle du Betis Séville pour le compte de la 23ème journée de la Liga espagnole. L’attaquant marocain a marqué les trois buts de la rencontre à la 22ème, 35ème et 66ème minutes, offrant une précieuse victoire

Pope Francis' busy schedule in Morocco

As announced by the Vatican earlier this year, Pope Francis is visiting Morocco in March. In the Kingdom he will have a busy schedule, according to the agenda made public by the Holy See. In Morocco, Pope Francis will hold talks with several officials and he will visit a couple of historic and strategic locations. The Pope is expected to arrive on the 2 pm (Moroccan time) in the international airport of Rabat Salé, where he will be received by senior officials, reports Aciprensa. An

MONUSCO : Two Moroccan officers decorated for precious services rendered

Two officers of the Royal Armed Forces contingent in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) were decorated on Friday in Kinshasa for their precious services rendered to the mission. They are Colonel Mohamed Treha and Commander Rachid Briech, according to a statement by the Moroccan embassy in the DRC, noting that the tribute paid to the two Moroccan officers took place on the occasion of the medal ceremony for the Ghanaian

Morocco did not recall its ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Nasser Bourita says

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Nasser Bourita denied on Saturday reports, suggesting that Morocco has recalled its ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Speaking to Russian press agency Sputnik, Bourita stated that the information, reported by American news agency Associated Press, was «unfounded». For the record, AP reported, citing government officials from both Morocco and Saudi Arabia, that Rabat has ceased military operations with the Saudi-led coalition

Donald Trump's senior advisor Jared Kushner might visit Morocco

Donald Trump's senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner will be touring Arab countries at the end of February to promote peace projects in the region. Accoridng to Israeli media, Kushner is expected to tour Arab countries at the end of February, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Oman and probably Morocco. For the record, the kingdom has not been invited yet to the round-table of the «Strategic Alliance for the Middle East (MESA)», convened by

Alexandre Bissionette, Quebec mosque shooter sentenced to life

Alexandre Bissionette, the Quebec mosque shooter was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday, with no parole for forty years, reports BBC. The accused pleaded guilty to «six counts of attempted murder, including one count for the 35 people who were present in the mosque at the time of the shooting but who were not injured», the same source wrote. On Monday, the government of Quebec awarded several medals at the National Assembly to the victims and heroes of the 2017 City mosque

Paris : Tenue de la XIème Journée de la Création d'Entreprise de Maroc Entrepreneurs

La XIème édition de la Journée de la Création d'Entreprise, rendez-vous économique phare qui clôture annuellement le concours «Tremplin Maroc», s’est ouverte samedi à Paris en présence de nombreux chefs d'entreprises, startuppers et intervenants. Organisée à l'initiative de l’association Maroc Entrepreneurs, sous le thème : «Europe-Méditerranée-Afrique : quel partenariat

Arrested in Morocco, an Iraqi national is accused of financing ISIS

The investigation conducted by the national judicial police brigade into the Iraqi national, arrested on 6 February in Casablanca, revealed his involvement in the collection and subsequent illegal transfer of large amounts of money in foreign currency outside Morocco. The suspect opened several bank accounts in Morocco, in parallel with the creation of fictitious companies and the opening of exchange offices to receive money in exchange for foreign currency, say the national police (DGSN) in a