Spain fears that pardoned terror convicts in Morocco try to enter its territory as migrants

The Spanish authorities fear that convicted terror convicts enter its territory as migrants after King Mohammed VI amnestied on August the 20th 428 inmates, says Okdiario. The list includes people who have been sentenced for terror-related crimes and who are «trying to enter Spain illegally», said the same source. The Spanish authorities believe that the current migration flows, the country is dealing with might enable the entry of these convicts. Twenty-two of the pardoned

Fisheries agreement : The Spanish fishing fleet is in a difficult situation, said Luis Planas

The Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fishers, Food and Environment, Luis Planas, said, Wednesday, that the two ministerial decrees meant to grant aids to the fishermen, affected by the expiry of the fisheries agreement signed by Morocco and the European Union, will be «approved soon», reports La Vos de Galicia. «The fleet is currently in a difficult situation as its activities have been stopped», declared Luis Planas in a parliament session held on the 29th of August

Coupe de la CAF : Le Raja se qualifie pour les 1/4 de final

Le Raja de Casablanca s'est qualifié pour les 1/4 de final de la Coupe de la Confédération africaine de football (CAF), en battant à domicile les Ghanéens d'Aduana Stars (6-0), mercredi soir au stade de Mohammed V de Casablanca, au terme de la 6e et dernière journée de la phase des poules de la CAF. Les buts de cette rencontre ont été inscrits par Mouhcine Iajour (3e et 15e), Zakaria Hadraf (30e), Soufiane Rahimi (33e) et Mahmoud

Football : Le Franco-marocain Abdelaziz Barrada s'engage avec Antalyaspor

Le joueur marocain Abdelaziz Berrada a signé officiellement un contrat de deux ans avec le club turc Antalyaspor. Le milieu offensif de 29 ans s'est officiellement engagé avec Antalyaspor jusqu’en juin 2020, a annoncé le club turc. En Turquie, l'ex Lion de l'Atlas va rejoindre d'autres joueurs marocains qui évoluent au championnat turc notamment Khalid Boutayeb, Nabil Dirar, Younes Belhanda et Marouan Da Costa. Né le 19 juin 1989 à Provins

Ajax honors its former player Abdelhak Nouri after waking up from coma

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax has honored its former Moroccan player by naming its «best young player» trophy after Abdelhak Nouri, tweeted Befoot on Wednesday. Nouri who has been in a coma for more than a year, woke up on August the 5th and is able to communicate through sign language, revealed his family last week. L’Ajax a décidé de renommer son trophée du "meilleur jeune" en l’honneur de Nouri, l’appelant désormais le

Moroccan flag carrier RAM launches Casablanca-Athens air route

Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will launch as of April 2, 2019, a direct air link between Casablanca and Athens. This new air route will be available three times a week, RAM said in a statement. RAM will use its Boeing 737-700 Dreamliner jets on this route. These aircrafts are configured with 12 business class seats and 102 economy-class seats.

Canada : A Parti Québécois candidate disqualified for posting Islamophobic comments online

A Parti Québécois candidate has been disqualified by the sovereigntist provincial political party in Quebec, Wednesday 29th of August, for his anti-Islam posts on social media, reports Canadian online newspaper Montreal Gazette. Pierre Marcotte who was chosen as the party’s candidate in Drummond-Bois-Francs published posts on his social media accounts, calling Muslims «pit bulls».   «This person will not be a Parti Québécois candidate;

A Moroccan teenager seeks the help of Spanish police after her parents forced her to get married

A 16-year-old teenager of Moroccan descent sought the help of the police on August 18th in Estepona (Malaga province) after claiming that her parents forced her to marry her cousin in the Kingdom, reports El Pais. The girl says that she told her parents that she refuses to marry the 28-year-old man, but they rushed into arranging the wedding after receiving dowry. Based on police reports, El Pais indicates that the marriage was formalized in Kenitra. «The investigation found out

Morocco : Heavy thunderstorms block the Tizi n’Tichka road

Heavy rains in the Tizi n’Tichka mountainous pass, linking the south-east of Marrakesh to the city of Ouarzazat have made the area inaccessible for vehicles on Tuesday, 28th of August. In a video published online, netizens said they were stuck for more than three hours in the road because of the the severe thunderstorms. For movie director Kamal Hachkar, who was on site, it started raining at around 3pm. According to him, excessing Ouarzazate to take the Tizi

Morocco beats Tunisia and qualifies for 2019 U-17 African Cup of Nations

The Morocco football team under 17 years qualified for the finals of the African Cup of Nations (CAN U-17), scheduled in 2019 in Tanzania, after beating, Tuesday at Monastir stadium, its Tunisian counterpart by 1-0, as part of the third and final day of the UNAF tournament. The only goal of the game was scored by Akram Nakkach in the 21st minute. This is Morocco's third victory after their 5-2 win over Algeria and 1-0 over Libya in the first and second days of the tournament. Morocco