Le skieur marocain Samir Azzimani décroche la qualification pour les JO d'hiver

Le skieur marocain Samir Azzimani a poinçonné, jeudi à Cardrona Valley (Nouvelle Zélande), son ticket de qualification pour les Jeux olympiques d'hiver, prévus du 9 au 22 février 2018 à Pyeongchang en Corée du Sud. C’est la deuxième fois que le champion marocain participe aux JO d’hiver mais dans deux épreuves distinctes, un exploit inédit dans l’histoire du sport mondial. Joint au

Salé : Condamnation de 2 à 3 ans de prison à l’encontre de prévenus condamnés pour terrorisme

La chambre criminelle de première instance chargée des affaires du terrorisme près l'annexe de la Cour d'appel à Salé a prononcé, jeudi, des peines allant de 2 à 3 ans de prison ferme à l'encontre de quatre prévenus condamnés dans des affaires de terrorisme. Deux accusés ont écopé de 3 ans de prison ferme pour «constitution d'une bande en vue de préparer et commettre des actes terroristes,

Spain : A diplomatic source denies the dismissal of the Moroccan consul in Girona

No, the Moroccan consul in Girona has not been dismissed. A source from the Moroccan  Foreign Ministry, told Le Desk, a local online newspaper, in response to the information published by the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial. The latter announced  that «the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed the Consul of Morocco in Girona, Mohamed El Harrak, while he was only appointed on the 28 of December». «The aforementioned sources indicate that he is accused of

The Qatari Embassy in Rabat has no information about dropping Moroccan visa requirement

A source from the Qatari Embassy in Rabat confirmed to Yabiladi today that «it does not have any information regarding dropping visa requirements for Moroccan citizens». For his part, Abdul Samad Nasser, a Moroccan journalist working for the Qatari TV channel Al Jazeera, tweeted saying that offering visa-free entrance to Moroccans was announced mainly by the Moroccan News Agency. He also added that : «However, a source from the Interior Ministry told me that the decision has

Décès de l'homme d'affaires Pierre Bergé, «l'ami du Maroc»

L'homme d'affaires et grand mécène français, Pierre Bergé, est décédé ce vendredi à Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (sud-est de la France) à l'âge de 86 ans, des suites d'une «longue maladie». C’est ce qu’annonce la Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent. «La Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent, Paris et la Fondation Jardin Majorelle, Marrakech ont l'immense tristesse

Thales to inaugurate a 3D metal printing centre in Casablanca

Thales, a French multinational company that builds electrical systems and provides services for the aerospace, said it would inaugurate its industrial Competence Centre in Casablanca, a 3D metal printing plant, Arabian Aerospace reported today. According to the same source, the «plant will become a platform allowing the international requirements of the group and its customers to be met». The Center is part of the Industrial Acceleration Plan 2014-2020 initiated by the government.

A Moroccan couple racially assaulted in Madrid

Several passengers on the Metro in Madrid, Spain defended on Wednesday a Moroccan couple who have been racially assaulted by a man. The incident took place at around 11. 45 at the República Argentina station on Line 6, RadioMadrid reports today. Annoyed and frightened by the man’s insults, several passengers have asked him to leave the metro. In a short video published by the same source, the man urged the Moroccan couple to leave Madrid saying : «We don’t want

Etats-Unis : Nasser Bourita s’est entretenu avec le secrétaire d’Etat américain Rex Tillerson

Le ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la coopération internationale, Nasser Bourita, a eu, jeudi au département d'Etat à Washington, des entretiens avec le secrétaire d’Etat américain, Rex Tillerson. L’entretien a porté sur le partenariat stratégique multiforme entre Rabat et Washington, liés notamment par un accord de libre-échange entré en vigueur en 2006 et un dialogue stratégique

Nasser Bourita has met the American Secretary of State today in Washington

Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has held talks with Rex Tillerson, the USA current Secretary of State today, Thursday the 7th of September, at the Department of State in Washington DC, MAP news agency reports today. The two senior officials have shaken hands in a short video published by the American Department of State on Twitter. Secretary Rex Tillerson greets Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita @statedept in Washington, DC.

The secret album of the Wu Tang Clan produced in Morocco is for sale on eBay

Wu-Tang Clan's «Once Upon a Time in Shaolin» album is for sale on eBay, France TV Info reported on Wednesday. Bought in 2015 by the controversial businessman Martin Shkreli, the album that had been recorded in Marrakech where members of the legendary American hip-hop band spent several months was produced in a single copy in its is stored in a silver box designed by a Moroccan craftsman. Its current owner, Martin Shkreli had bought it for two million dollars at the end of 2015. He