2026 World Cup : Palestine and Egypt support the Moroccan bid

Egypt and Palestine are added to the list of countries that have showed their support for Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup. The President of the Egyptian Football Federation and member of the FIFA Council Hany Abu Rida has announced that Egypt will back the Moroccan bid, reports Les Lions de L’Atlas. On Thursday, Palestine declared that it is firmly supporting Morocco in its fight to beat the North American joint bid for the organization of the international tournament,

2026 World Cup : A dinner party at the National Assembly to support the Moroccan bid

MP Mustapha Laabid (LREM) announced that the France-Morocco friendship, a group he is heading, will organize at the beginning of May at the National Assembly an evening party to support Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup, reports Atlasinfo. The French Football Federation and the President of the National Assembly, François de Rugy, will participate in the event. «I am organizing in the National Assembly at the beginning of May an evening party to support the Moroccan

Marrakech : Un jeune arrêté dans un cybercafé à cause de ses échanges sur un site terroriste

A Marrakech, des éléments de l’unité mobile de la police de secours ont arrêté, jeudi, un individu de 21 ans. Il a été pris en flagrant délit d’échange de messages sur un site terroriste, dans un cybercafé de la médina, indique un communiqué de la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN). La police de secours a répondu à un

Agadir : A military vehicle crashes a car after driving against traffic

On the highway linking Agadir to Marrakech, a traffic accident occurred in the middle of the day in the rural district of Drarga (3 km away from Agadir). Mohamed Reda Taoujni, an eyewitness, told Yabiladi that a military vehicle that was driven on the wrong lane hit a car on Thursday. According to Taoujni, who posted photos of the accident on his Facebook page, said that «the military vehicle’s driver would probably have fallen asleep while driving which may have caused the

The Austrian government wants to ban schoolgirls from wearing the veil

The Austrian government, formed by the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP, conservative) and the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ, nationalist), announced Wednesday the drafting of a new bill banning schoolgirls from wearing the Islamic veil, said EFE. «Our objective is to fight against the creation of 'parallel societies' in Austria, which includes wearing the (Islamic) veil in nurseries and primary schools,» said Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to Ö1 radio station.

Muslim communities in Spain worried after the Murder of a Moroccan woman

Muslim community representatives in the municipality of Roquetas de Mar (Southern Spain) have expressed their «worries» after the dead body of a Moroccan woman was found on Saturday 31st of March. They demanded «the Spanish authorities to do everything they can» and «investigate the death», of the Moroccan national said online newspaper Ideal. «We want to know who killed her,» they said. The victim, aged 48 years old, was single and

Polisario : Following a heart attack, Ould Salek transferred to a clinic in Spain

Mohamed Salem Ould Salek had a heart attack yesterday afternoon, and has been in a state of coma since then, said a Moroccan media. «As requested by his family, the Polisario’s foreign minister was transferred in a hurry through a plane from Algiers, where he resides, to a clinic in Seville», a source that required anonymity told Yabiladi. This incident, which has not been confirmed yet by the Polisario’s media platforms, comes only twenty-four hours after the death of

Antonio Guterres recommends extension of Minurso's mandate for another year

The UN Secretary-General has sent members of the Security Council his annual report on Western Sahara. The final copy is similar to the preliminary one released on March 29th. In his report Antonio Guterres called members of the Security Council to extend the MINURSO’s mandate for another year, until April the 30th 2019. The Portuguese diplomat emphasized that , «the socio-economic, humanitarian and security consequences of this protracted conflict weigh heavily on

Maroc : Un hélicoptère des FAR s’abîme au sud d'Errachidia

Un hélicoptère des Forces armées royales (FAR) s’est abîmé ce mercredi au cours d’un exercice, dans une zone de manœuvre militaire au sud d’Errachidia, apprend-on auprès d’une source militaire. Les pilotes de l’hélicoptère sont sortis indemnes de cet accident, précise-t-on de même source.

A Moroccan-Belgian woman paid by Tariq Ramadan to keep quiet

A survey conducted jointly by Mediapart and the Belgian online newspaper Le Vif, provided evidence for the story of a Belgian-Moroccan woman who claimed being granted by Islamist scholar Tariq Ramadan a significant amount of money (27 000 euro) to keep quiet. Their story that lasted 5 years can be summed up in one word: «destructive». The woman identified as Majda. B, believes that her relationship with Ramadan was abusive describing him as «destructive