La sélection marocaine olympique de football (moins de 21 ans) a lourdement chuté face à son homologue italienne sur un score de 4 à 0, mardi soir à Ferrare (Italie) en match amical. Les réalisations de l'équipe adverse ont été inscrites par Vittori Pazigini (25e), Patrick Catron (38e), Federico Bonazzoli (86e) et Luca Vido (94e). Cette rencontre s'inscrit dans le cadre des préparatifs des nationaux pour les prochaines
SDX Energy, a British oil company operating in both Egypt and Morocco, announced on Wednesday October the 11th that it discovered natural gas at a development well located near the Sebou permit in Morocco, of which it holds a 75% interest, reports the firm today. The KSR-14 development well was dug to a total depth of 1830 meters, initial results exceeded pre-drilling estimate that work is underway to further assess the potential of the well. SDX believes that the well would be productive in
The Rabat Court of First Instance sentenced on Tuesday, Malika Mezzane, an Amazigh poet, to two months in jail for threatening to slaughter Arabs, her lawyer, Mohamed Almo told EFE news agency. He explained that Mezzane, 57, was arrested on September the 17th and was charged for «threats and discrimination». «We will appeal against the sentence with the hope that she will be found innocent», Almo told the same source. For the record, the Amazigh poet posted
Morocco is rejoiced with a 3-1 friendly win over South Korean in Biel, Switzerland, L’equipe reported on Tuesday. Oussama Tannane, an international football player who currently plays for La Liga club UD Las Palmas, managed to score twice for the Atlas Lions. Ismail El Haddad, a Moroccan footballer currently playing for Botola side Wydad Casablanca as a winger, added a third in the second half. Meanwhile, Tottenham forward, Son Heung-min scored for South Korea. The Moroccan national
Raila Odinga, a Kenyan politician who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013, has withdrawn from the re-run of the presidential elections, Al Jazeera reports today. The decision seen as unpredictable came following the September 1st ruling pronounced by the Supreme Court which annulled the August presidential poll. «Odinga and his National Super Alliance (NASA) had pledged not to take part in the vote re-run unless reforms were made to the Independent
On the World Day against the Death Penalty, the Moroccan Coalition against the Death Penalty (CMCPM) called for the abolishment of death penalty in Morocco, the NGO said on Tuesday. In a communiqué sent to Yabiladi, the CMCPM believes that this is a new opportunity to «warn decision-makers against the consequences of death Penalty». The communiqué describes it as a «cruel, degrading punishment that hurts the human dignity». The coalition recalls
Le ministre belge des Affaires étrangères, Didier Reynders a été interpellé au Parlement suite à la déclaration du secrétaire d’Etat à l’Asile et à la migration, Théo Francken sur les droits de l’homme au Maroc. Dans une question adressée à Didier Reynders, la députée fédérale belge Gwenaëlle Grovonius a souligné que la déclaration de
The Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders was questioned at the Belgian Federal Parliament following a statement made by the Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, Theo Francken on human rights in Morocco. In a question addressed to Didier Reynders, Belgian MP Gwenaëlle Grovonius stressed that the declaration of Theo Francken «is not the first controversial statement he makes against Morocco and its nationals that add value to the Belgian society». She argued saying
Le flux des investissements directs étrangers (IDE) au Maroc se sont chiffrés à 18,1 milliards de dirhams (MMDH) durant les huit premiers mois de 2017, contre 13,9 MMDH un an auparavant, soit une hausse de 29,8%, selon l'Office des changes. Cette progression provient de la baisse des dépenses de 55,3% à 3,5 MMDH, associée à la stabilisation des recettes (21,6 MMDH contre 21,8 MMDH à fin août 2016), explique l'Office des changes dans
The headquarters of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) denounced on Tuesday the harassment of some lawyers who are members of the defense committee of the Hirak detainees. In a communiqué sent to Yabiladi, the NGO voiced its concerns regarding the issue discussed during one of its meetings on September the 30th. While congratulating these lawyers for «their valuable efforts to enforce law and justice and ensure that the conditions and standards of a fair trial are