FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he was feeling sad that African teams couldn’t make to the 2018 World Cup knock-out stages, reports BBC on Wednesday. «The World Cup is for the whole world and the African teams were very, very close at the end», replied Infantino when asked about what he felt when the continent left the international Tournament earlier than expected. «An Asian (team) made it - an African not - but I think they will be ready soon for the next
Morocco and the United Kingdom will hold their first session of the Strategic Dialogue on Thursday in London, chaired by minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, and his counterpart, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Boris Johnson. The Moroccan delegation will also include Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mounia Boucetta, and Secretary of State for Investment, Othmane El Firdaous, as well as other senior officials from various
Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy Moulay Hafid Elalamy inaugurated on Wednesday, 4th of July, in Casablanca two new aeronautical plants, says MAP. The first plant is an STTS aircraft painting facility, a SATYS French subsidiary and the second one is a logistics platform for the Société fronco-marocaine de logistique aéronautique (SFML), based in Nouaceur. Speaking during the inauguration, Elalamy said that the two facilities are part of the
Le ministre de l'Industrie, de l’investissement, du commerce et de l’économie numérique, Moulay Hafid Elalamy a procédé mercredi à Casablanca, à l’inauguration de deux nouvelles usines aéronautiques. Il s’agit d'un atelier de peinture de STTS, filiale du groupe industriel français SATYS et d'une plateforme logistique de la société franco-marocaine de logistique aéronautique (SFML),
Moroccan-Spanish World Cup player Achraf Hakimi is to join German club Borussia Dortmund (BVB) in a loan contract, reports German online newspaper Aachener Nachrichten. The 19-year-old right-back will be lent for two years to the German club and would later return to his current club Real Madrid. The financial details of the loan have not been revealed, indicates the same source, adding that the Real Madrid and BVB are still to confirm the deal. The Madrid-born player has been playing for the
Rabat hosts from the 3rd to the 5th of July another round of negotiations to conclude a new fisheries agreement with the European Union. Ten days before the expiry of the current treaty, to be invalid on July 14th, the series of talks are closely followed by Spanish fishers. The Spanish government is also keeping an eye on the negotiations taking place in the Kingdom this week. In fact, Secretary-General of the Spanish Fisheries Ministry Alicia Villauriz affirmed on Tuesday, 3rd of July, that
Up to date, more than thirty churches are still operating in Morocco. The number seems chocking as it has been steadily declining for decades. In fact, many churches and cathedrals in the Kingdom have been transformed into cultural centers, hotels and mosques. Spanish news agency EFE tackled the issue, putting the blame on a regulatory vacuum. Indeed, Morocco has never set a framework for justice to protect sacred places. «The Catholic church had no legal status in Morocco, from the day
The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has published a communiqué on the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Horst Köhler’s latest visit to the Sahara. The statement, which Yabiladi has a copy of it, mentions the meetings the UN official held with representatives and local authorities from Laayoune and Dakhla, as well as some economic decision makers. Unexpectedly, the document skipped the two meetings Köhler held
Moroccan World Cup footballer Amine Harit who was involved in a fatal car accident in Marrakech was handed down his passport and driving license, says German online newspaper NRZ. The Schalke midfielder can leave the country whenever he wants and he no longer needs to accompany his lawyer for court hearings. On Monday, Harit’s hearing was postponed to a later date «leaving way for negotiations with the victim’s parents for a settlement». It is possible for Harit
National Express, a British multinational public transport company, has announced that its Moroccan and Spanish subsidiaries won a 1billion euro contract to manage bus services in the North African Kingdom, says Reuters. The contract will cover 61 routes and is expected to last for 15 years, said the National Express on Wednesday 4th of July. Within a year, the British company will run the service through its unit ALSA and with the help of CityBus. «We have been steadily growing