World Championship London 2017 : Soufiane El Bakkali wins silver medal in 3,000 steeplechase

Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali won a silver medal in 3,000m steeplechase at the world athletics championships held in London from the 4th  to the 13th August. El Bakkali finished second with a 8min 14s 49/ 100th, behind the Kenyan Consesus Kipruto who won the world title and a gold medal after having crossed the finish line in 8 min 14s 12 / 100th, the American Evan Jager finished third (8: 15.12) wining a bronze medal. Fifteen Moroccan athletes take part in these world

Mondiaux d'athlétisme de Londres 2017 : Médaille d'argent pour Soufiane El Bakkali au 3000m steeple

L’athlète marocain Soufiane El Bakkali a remporté mardi à Londres la médaille d’argent du 3000m steeple des championnats du monde d'athlétisme qui se tiennent du 04 au 13 août dans la capitale britannique. El Bakkali s’est classé deuxième avec un chrono de 8min 14s 49/100è, derrière le kenyan Consesus Kipruto qui a décroché le titre mondial et la médaille d’or après avoir

BMCE Bank of Africa : An investment seminar dedicated to Moroccans living abroad in Saidia

The city of Saidia will host on Friday 11th of August, a regional investment seminar by BMCE Bank of Africa dedicated to Moroccans residing abroad (MLA). Following the success of the 2015 and 2016 editions, BMCE BOA Group is renewing its program of regional investment seminars at the national level. The bank's objectives are to encourage MLAs to invest in Morocco and to sustain economic and financial ties with their country of origin, explain the promoters of this initiative. The organization

Jbel Irhoud to be classified as an international archaelogical and historical site

Jbel Irhoud, an archeological site located 50 kilometers southeastern the city of Safi, is set to be classified as an international archaeological and historical site, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday quoting local media. The area got famous during the last couple of months for being home to the world’s oldest homosapien fossils. «The ministry is working to classify Jbel Irhoud among the national and world historical sites, given its certain archeological value for the

Even on the internet, Moroccan schools and universities are at the bottom of the ranking

The ranking of Moroccan schools and universities on the internet is disappointing. Webometrics Ranking of World Universities has released its latest ranking in July. Conducted by Cybermetrics Lab, which belongs to the Council of Scientific Research (CSI), the Spanish public research organization has included more than 8,000 universities on the internet. It also used four criteria to evaluate these establishments, namely : visibility (50%), the number of web pages (20%), number of documents

Human Rights Watch : Mahdawi’s arrest «violates his right to peaceful speech»

Following the arrest of the Moroccan Journalist, Hamid Mahdawi, Human Rights Watch, an American-founded international non-governmental organization has issued a report denouncing the charges put against him. Sentenced to three months of prison on the 25th of July 2017, HRW indicated that this «violates his (Hamid Mahdawi) right to peaceful speech». Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa Director at Human Rights Watch declared that «disagreeing with a state policy

Les diplômes de l’Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique désormais reconnus par l’Etat

La Commission nationale de coordination de l'enseignement supérieur (CNCES) a statué en faveur de la reconnaissance par l’Etat des diplômes de l’Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique, lors de sa session du 25 juillet 2017. Selon un communiqué de l'université parvenu lundi à la MAP, les diplômes de l’Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique sont dorénavant admis en équivalence avec des diplômes

Championnat d'Afrique des Nations 2018 : Victoire du Maroc face à la Libye en match amical

La sélection nationale des joueurs locaux s'est largement imposée face à la formation libyenne par 5 à 1, lundi à Tunis en match amical de préparation aux éliminatoires du Championnat d'Afrique des Nations 2018 (CHAN). Les hommes de Jamal Sellami ont ouvert la marque grâce à Abderahim Maqrane (5e minute), avant qu'Achraf Bencharqui ne double la mise à la 48e minute. Mohamed Ounajem a été l'auteur d'un

The family of the Moroccan sailors kidnapped in Nigeria calls the government to intervene

The family of a Moroccan navy merchant, believed to be kidnapped by Nigerian pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, has called the government in a statement to react to the incident that took place a week ago, reports Al Arabiya. According to the same source, the Moroccan online newspaper, Hespress was handed a letter on Monday from the family of one of the two Moroccan sailors allegedly kidnapped. «In the letter the family demanded that the Moroccan authorities intervene through the Foreign

Le Maroc accueillera l'édition 2018 du championnat arabe des clubs de football

Le Maroc abritera l’édition 2018 du championnat arabe des clubs de football, a annoncé l’Union des associations de football arabe (UAFA). «Il a été décidé que le prochain championnat (édition 2018) soit organisé au Maroc», a déclaré le président de l'UAFA, le prince Tourki Ben Khaled Ben Fayçal Al Saoud, à l’issue de la finale de l’édition 2017 de ce championnat,