Le rappeur d’origine marocaine French Montana s’est dit, mardi à Rabat, heureux d’être retourné au Maroc pour se produire sur la scène OLM Souissi devant un large public rassemblant petits et grands, à l’occasion du festival Mawazine-Rythmes du Monde (22-30 juin). S’exprimant lors d’une conférence de presse tenue deux jours après son passage sur scène, le rappeur, de son vrai nom Karim Kharbouch, a
Le Sénat français a adopté, mardi, en première lecture, une version remodelée du projet de loi controversé sur l’asile et l’immigration qui, dans sa mouture originale, avait déjà été voté en avril dernier, au terme de débats parfois enflammés, par l’Assemblée nationale française. Le texte, dont l’examen a été entamé il y a une semaine, a
A 45-year-old Moroccan national was arrested, Monday, in Italy. He was driving a car with a Lithuanian license plate before being stopped by the police in Naples, reports Italian media Napoli Today. According to the same source, the Moroccan national’s fingerprints revealed that he was the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the Moroccan authorities in 2002. «Although he carried a fake ID, the police have discovered that he is the subject of an international arrest warrant
Video Assistant Referee, known to football lovers as VAR, has made headlines during the 2018 World Cup, held currently in Russia, raising questions about the technology's efficiency. However, way before the start of FIFA's international tournament, the football assistant referee adopted to review decisions made by the head referee through video footage, has faced a wave of criticism. When asked about the technology in a press conference, former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said in May
Le numéro 2 national Amine Ahouda du tennis s'est qualifié, mardi, pour les huitièmes de finale des Jeux méditerranéens Tarragone 2018 (22 juin-1er juillet), après sa victoire écrasante face au Kosovar Burim Bytyqi en deux petits sets (6-0, 6-2). Après cette victoire, le jeune marocain, âgé de 20 ans, s'est dit très content d'avoir réalisé cette victoire en si peu de temps. «Tennistiquement parlant
While the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Horst Köhler is currently touring the region, the Polisario Front is taking advantage of this trip, relying on separatists in the Sahara. In a message made public by Futuro Sahara, a pro-Polisario online newspaper, the separatist movement urged Sahrawis in «M'Hamid El Ghizlane, Lagouira» on Tuesday to participate in «peaceful demonstrations». These protests will take place
On Twitter, Moroccan social media users have launched a campaign, boycotting sports radio station Radio Mars. #مقاطعون_لراديو_المرقة https://t.co/c0oyz3TX4l — العقيد يونس الكتباني (@ToToPoStOoOo) 25 juin 2018 Blocking the station’s official account on Twitter, internet users are accusing the media of spreading fake news related to the Morocco national football team and the French coach Hervé Renard, who currently manages the Atlas
UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Horst Köhler arrived Monday, 25th of June, in Mauritania. He met first with President Mohamed Ould Albdelaziz and then with Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh. The diplomat is expected to head later to the Tindouf camps for another round of negotiations with the Polisario leadership. Before visiting Mauritania, Köhler was in Algiers on the 23rd and 24th of June, where he met with Algerian Foreign
After a tough game against the Spanish team, French coach Hervé Renard, who manages currently the Atlas Lions, said he was proud of his squad’s performance at the 2018 World Cup, held in Russia, reported MAP. «The team is leaving the competition with pride and we will be remembered for a long time especially because we have not lost to one of the world's best teams», he said, adding that the Atlas Lions «looked less experienced in the first
In Kaliningrad to cheer for the Atlas Lions, Moroccan-American national Yassine Omairy was arrested, Monday, in Russia for wearing a t-shirt with the caption «Shame on you FIFA». Through a series of posts, Omairy who was in the city to watch Morocco's last World Cup game this year against Spain, explained that he was asked by a FIFA representative to remove his t-shirt. In a video posted on his Facebook account and shared on social media, Yassine Omairy was trying to explain to