Coupe de la CAF : Trois clubs marocains dans le groupe A

Les clubs marocains du Hassania d'Agadir, de la Renaissance Berkane et du Raja de Casablanca évolueront dans le groupe A de la Coupe de la Confédération africaine de football (CAF), à côté de l'AS Otoho du Congo, au terme du tirage au sort effectué ce lundi au Caire. Seize équipes, dont huit arabes, se sont qualifiées à la phase des groupes de la Coupe de la CAF et ont été réparties en quatre

A Polish lawyer allegedly deported from Morocco for meeting pro-Polisario students

A Polish lawyer was reportedly expelled from Morocco on January the 16th for «having spoken with pro-Polisario students», reports online newspaper Por Un Sahara Libre. On Wednesday the police «broke into the house of a Sahrawi student involved in cultural activism, where layer Justyna Paulina Wrobel was staying», the same source wrote. The student told the Nushatta Foundation that «law enforcement officers who wore plainclothes stormed his house,

Le Maroc perd un avion de chasse Mirage F-1 dans la région de Taounate

En mission d'entrainement, un avion de chasse Mirage F-1 des Forces royales air (FAR) s’est écrasé, dans la journée du 21 janvier 2019, aux environs de 12h30, dans la région de Taounate. Un communiqué de l'Etat-Major Général des FAR, relayé par l'agence MAP, précise que ce crash a été causé par une panne technique.  Le pilote, qui a réussi à s’éjecter de l’avion, est

Moroccan Air Force Mirage F1 crashes, pilot ejects safely

A Moroccan air force Mirage F1, which was on a training flight, crashed Monday in the northern region of Taounate following a technical breakdown, the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces said in a statement. The pilot managed to eject safely, the source added, noting that the plane crashed in an inhabited area and did not cause any collateral damage.

After it was shot in Morocco, producers release «John Wick»’s trailer

After they were spotted in Morocco back in October, the stars of the American franchise movie «John Wick» are in full action in the film’s trailer, released on January the 17th. American Academy Award winner Halle Berry is helping Canadian actor, director, producer, and musician Keanu Reeves escape the bad guys who want to kill him in the franchise’s third installment. In the 2-minute trailer, Reeves is seen running in the streets of New York and then in the Sahara, in

The Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline to face technical and political challenges

The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) is facing new obstacles that might hinder its «delivery date», Nigerian online newspaper the Independent says quoting a recently released report. The latter indicates that the NMGP is exposed to «considerable commercial, technical, legal and financial challenges that make it unlikely to materialize in the shorter medium-term». The Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 2019 could affect the project’s

After being hit by a passer-by, a Moroccan veiled woman wants the police to do their job

On Friday, reports indicated that a 47-year-old Moroccan veiled woman was assaulted in Anderlecht, one of the nineteen municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region. Belgian newspaper La Capital reports that the victim was slightly injured in a racist attack. Interviewed by Almouwatin TV, Fatiha commented on what happened to her urging people to calm down and «let the police do their job». «The suspect has not been identified yet, contrary to rumors», she stressed.

Aminatou Haidar and a number of pro-Polisario activists prevented from entering Tan Tan

Aminatou Haidar and a number of pro-Polisario activists were prevented Saturday, January the 19th, from entering Tan Tan. Trying to leave Laayoune, security services stopped them from heading to the city. The police also banned the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) president from visiting the MINURSO headquarters in the city. Aminatou Haidar was carrying a «letter of protest» on behalf of pro-Polisario NGOs to Colin Stewart to protest against alleged

Marrakech : Phil Wizard remporte la 5e finale mondiale «Undisputed Masters» de breakdance

Le Canadien Phil Wizard a remporté, samedi soir à Marrakech, la Cinquième édition de la finale mondiale «Undisputed Masters» de breakdance. Lors de cette manifestation, organisée les 18 et 19 janvier dans la cité ocre, sous l'égide de la Fédération royale marocaine des sports aérobic, fitness, Hip Hop et disciplines assimilées, en partenariat avec l’Institut français de Marrakech, Phil Wizard

A Moroccan man arrested in Italy for trying to donate old electronic devices

A Moroccan man living in Italy was arrested this week at the Genoa port after he was accused of waste trafficking, reports Italian newspaper Il Dolomiti. The Moroccan man has been trying, since October, to collect used devices that could be fixed and donated from his friends. His plan was to give away these machines to an association in Morocco that helps people with Down syndrome. The Moroccan man has put all these machines in a van and headed to the Genoa port. But once there, the customs