Khadija’s Journey, a Moroccan documentary screened at the Arab House in Madrid

After winning an award in 2017, Moroccan director Tarik El Idrissi’s third Documentary «Khadija’s Journey» is going to be screened tonight in Madrid, at the Arab House. The screening comes to commemorate the World Refugee Day and will be followed by a colloquium held by Tarik El Idrissi and Ana Liria Franch, former representative of UNHCR in Spain. The documentary sheds light on Khadija Al Mourabit’s journey. She was born in Amsterdam and her parents are from the

Moussa Faki visits the Polisario in the Rabouni camp

Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat arrived Tuesday night in Tindouf. Once in Algeria, he headed to the Rabouni camp where he met the Polisario’s «Foreign Minister» Mohamed Salem Ould Salek. The Chadian diplomat is expected to hold talks with the Front’s leader Brahim Ghali. Faki’s trip to the Polisario has been announced several months ago. His visit comes as he will present, on July the 1st and 2nd at the African Union summit in

Rising oil prices to affect Morocco’s public finances, according to Abdellatif Jouahri

Morocco is going to be affected by trade disputes between the U.S. and Europe, says Reuters on Tuesday quoting the Kingdom’s central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri. According to Jouahri, trade disputes between the two poles are expected to slow growth in Europe and that can harm Morocco’s economy. To put it in other words, the rising prices of oil will influence public finances in the North Kingdom, Jouahri told reporters.

France : Le boxeur marocain Ahmed El Mousaoui affrontera le Russe Evchenko

Le boxeur professionnel marocain Ahmed El Mousaoui disputera, samedi à Paris, un combat international, dans la catégorie des welters (66,7 kg), face au Russe Alexey Evchenko. Ahmed El Mousaoui (28 victoires, 3 défaites, 1 nul) fera ainsi face au champion de Russie (16V, 10D, 1N), également double champion d’Europe et ancien challenger mondial des titre WBA & WBO et IBF. Cette confrontation intervient après une victoire d’Ahmed El

Equitation : La Marocaine Zineb Briouil confirme son statut d’étoile montante

Zineb Briouil, jeune lauréate de 20 ans de l’Ecole des Cavaliers d’Entraînement des Courses de Chevaux de Rabat, a remporté le Championnat du Monde des Apprentis Jockeys en raflant le Prix Longines Future Stars, dimanche dernier à l’hippodrome de Chantilly à Paris (France). Il s’agit d’une véritable consécration pour la jeune sportive, qui a pu décrocher son titre lors de ce championnat ouvert aux jeunes

Russia 2018 : Contre le Portugal, Hervé Renard mise sur la préparation psychologique

La sélection marocaine doit être psychologiquement prête, mercredi, dans son match décisif face aux portugais pour le compte de la deuxième journée du groupe B participant à la Coupe du monde, a indiqué l’entraineur Hervé Renard. L’équipe doit être psychologiquement prête, mais surtout parée à combattre et à croire en elle, a-t-il relevé, ajoutant que la décision

Central Bank : Inflation expected to reach 2.4% in 2018, back to 1.4% in 2019

Inflation is expected to reach 2.4 percent in 2018, before returning to 1.4 percent in 2019, while core inflation, which measures the fundamental price trend, would remain subdued, reaching about 1.1 percent in 2018 and 1.6 percent in 2019, central bank «Bank Al-Maghrib» said. «Inflation has markedly accelerated over the first four months of the year. This change reflects the impact of the review of the CPI basket structure last March by the High Commission for Planning as

French Montana launches a campaign against Trump’s immigration policy

Moroccan-American hip hop artist Karim Kharbouch, known by his stage name French Montana, has launched a campaign with American television channel MTV to help undocumented immigrants attend college in the US. In a video published June the 15th, French Montana invited three undocumented immigrants to his place for dinner, where they shared their struggle. The initiative comes as in 2017 President Donald Trump put an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an American

Pedro Sanchez breaks with Spain’s tradition and goes to Paris on his first state visit

The new Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, is breaking with Spain’s tradition by heading to Paris on his first state visit, he announced in an interview conducted by TVE. Indeed, Pedro Sanchez officially declared yesterday that he will not visit Morocco, as the tradition dictates. He announced that Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani was the first foreign head of government he phoned after his inauguration. Since 1983, when Spain was headed by Felipe Conzalez

Invited by Vladimir Putin, Joseph Blatter to attend the Morocco vs. Portugal match

Former FIFA president Joseph Blatter will attend, Wednesday 20th of June, the Portugal vs. Morocco match, says his spokesperson on Monday, quoted by Marca. Invited by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Blatter is expected to fly Tuesday to Moscow, says the same source. The disgraced man has been banned from being part of football-related activities for six years after he was «investigated by Swiss prosecutors for alleged corruption during his 17-year reign at the head of FIFA»,