Two people killed in Jerada following the collapse of an abandoned mine 

Two people, aged 33 and 42, died Saturday, 2nd of June, after the partial collapse of a traditional lead gallery in the commune of Sidi Boubker (Jerada province), said the local authorities. The bodies of the victims were recovered from inside the gallery by a group of their companions. According to the same sources, one of the victims, who was still alive, was urgently evacuated to Oujda’s university hospital. The man was placed in the intensive care unit before passing away,

L’Ittihad de Tanger décroche la super coupe de volleyball

L’équipe masculine de l’Ittihad de Tanger a décroché la super coupe de volleyball au titre de la saison 2016-2017, disputée samedi soir à Meknès à la salle couverte Al Massira. Les Tangérois ont battu l’Ittihad sportif par 3 sets à 1 lors d’une partie marquée par une forte concurrence entre les deux équipes. ‘’La ville de Meknès a vécu une fête sportive par

Jerada : Deux morts dans l'effondrement d’une galerie de plomb

Deux personnes, âgées d’environ 33 et 42 ans, sont mortes dimanche suite à l’effondrement partiel d’une galerie traditionnelle de plomb dans la commune de Sidi Boubker, province de Jerada, ont indiqué les autorités locales, soulignant que les corps des victimes ont été extraits de l’intérieur de la galerie par leurs compagnons. Aussitôt informés de cet incident, les autorités locales, les

Wydad's goalkeeper Zouheir Laaroubi joins Saudi club Ohod

Wydad's goalkeeper Zouheir Laaroubi has officially joined the ranks of Saudi Arabian football club based in Medina, Ohod, says Kingfut. The footballer will stay with Ohod Club for one season after he rejected an offer from the Casablanca club to renew his contract. After playing with WAC since July 2015, Laaroubi decided to leave after «losing his spot in the starting line following the Moroccan derby against Raja Casablanca», says the same source adding that Laaroubi was blamed

Twitter «boycotts» the Moroccan Prime Minister's account

After Twitter restricted access to the account of Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani in May, the online news and social networking service has just decided to suspend it. For now, it is unknown if the ban is temporary or permanent. For the record, the series of similar tweets published last month by El Othmani with the hashtag #consumer_first has led to the unexpected measure. Saadeddine El Othmani's personal account, however, is still active.

New York : A six-year old girl's message in a bottle found three years later in Morocco

In August 2015, six-year-old girl Shiloé Khokhar tossed a bottle overboard with a message inside and threw it in the sea when on a vacation with her family in Bermuda. Three years later, the bottle with the letter inside was found in Morocco by a fisherman called Hassan Elbaz, says Newsday. The 62-year-old man discovered the bottle on Plage Blanche, near Guelmim in southern Morocco broke it and gave the letter to his son to read it out. «My father doesn't know how to read»,

2026 World Cup : Moulay Hafid Elalamy positive about the Moroccan bid

Morocco bid chairman Moulay Hafid Elalamy said Saturday, 2nd of June, that he is positive about the Kingdom's chances to host the 2026 World Cup. «Morocco is positioning itself in front of great nations», he told AFP and 2M.ma. «Morocco is now one of the few countries that can comply with FIFA's requirements», he said. «The support the Moroccan bid has managed to get was beyond what we have expected», he concluded. To strengthen our chances, the Kingdom

Rabat : Opération de nettoyage de la plage des Oudayas le 5 juin

Une opération de nettoyage de la plage des Oudayas de Rabat sera organisée le 5 juin à Rabat, à l'initiative de plusieurs ambassades européennes, à l'occasion de la journée mondiale de l’environnement, célébrée cette année sous le thème de «la lutte contre la pollution plastique». Initiée par les ambassades de Norvège, de Finlande, de Suède et le Danemark, en partenariat

Handball : Le Raja d’Agadir fête son premier doublé championnat-Coupe du trône

Les joueurs du Raja d’Agadir de handball ont fêté jeudi 31 mai le premier doublé, championnat et Coupe du Trône, de leur histoire. Sous les applaudissements des supporters, joueurs, entraîneurs et dirigeants ont sillonné le centre-ville à bord du mini-train touristique, exhibant les deux trophées. Ils se sont ensuite arrêtés sur la corniche pour saluer les fans et prendre des photos. Vendredi, le président et les

FIFA Task force validates Morocco's World Cup bid

FIFA Task force has validated Morocco's bid to host the 2026 World Cup, announced Friday former Sports and Youth minister Moncef Belkhayat. The Kingdom will now be able to get to the voting phase scheduled for June 13 in Russia. More than 200 football federations will have to choose between Morocco's bid and the joint one presented by the USA, Canada and Mexico.  For the record, representatives of the two bidding teams attended a meeting on Wednesday in Zurich with the FIFA Task force