Munir Haddadi might soon join the Moroccan national team

Munir Haddadi, a Spanish professional football player of Moroccan descent who plays as forward for Valencia CF on loan from FC Barcelona, is accepted to be part of the Moroccan national team. According to a senior official at the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the footballer will join the Atlas lions starting from next August, Kooora.com reports. The same source indicates that the lawyer of Munir, have received a positive response from the FIFA regarding the player’s request to

Adventures in Wonderland : An exhibition that portrays Morocco’s scenery

Rafiee Ghani, a Malaysian visual artist has drawn inspiration from Morocco’s landscape for his recent exhibition entitled «Adventures in Wonderland». According to Star2.com, Ghani’s new exposition «is a visual diary of the wonderful places he visited while on a month-long solo trip to Morocco in 2012». The artist’s love for the North African region has pushed him to define through his art the beauty and uniqueness of the Kingdom. «You drive in

Maroc : 12 morts et 39 blessés après le renversement d'un autocar près de Khénifra

Douze personnes ont été tuées et 39 autres blessées à divers degrés, suite à un accident de la circulation survenu lundi matin sur la route reliant Fès à Marrakech via Khénifra, indique-t-on auprès des autorités locales. L'accident a eu lieu sur la route nationale numéro 8 au niveau de la collectivité territoriale Ait Ishaq (province de Khénifra), suite au renversement d’un autocar de

L’opération Marhaba 2017 officiellement lancée

Sous la présidence effective du roi Mohammed VI, l’opération d’accueil des Marocains résidant à l’étranger, Marhaba 2017 débute ce lundi 5 juin 2017 et se poursuivra jusqu'au 15 septembre 2017, a annoncé dimanche la Fondation Mohammed V pour la solidarité. Dans un communiqué, la Fondation indique avoir réactivé ses 17 espaces d’accueil pour accompagner l’intensité du trafic

The Netherlands : Dutch-Moroccans protest to support the Rif region

On Sunday 4th of July, Dutch-Moroccans gathered in Schouwburgplein, a plaza situated in the heart of the city of Rotterdam, to support the protests taking place in Al Hoceima city and to denounce the «rights violations and injustices in the Moroccan Rif region and for the release of political prisoners», the Netherlands Times reports. Bouchra Banhammou from the organizing committee of Mohcine Fikri Nederland, told NU.nl that around 2 thousand people from the Netherlands and abroad

A Women’s protest restrained in Al Hoceima

Authorities have restrained a women’s demonstration in the city of Al Hoceima on Saturday night, Reuters news agency reports. Protesting against corruption, the ladies were forced to leave a park while others were banned from joining them. «Police encircled hundreds of female protesters (…) as the women chanted «freedom, dignity and social justice». Female police officers and riot police pushed the leader of the protest, Nawal Ben Aissa, a prominent member of

La CEDEAO donne son accord de principe pour l’adhésion du Maroc

La Conférence de la Communauté économique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) a donné, dimanche à Monrovia, son accord de principe à la demande d’adhésion du Maroc à ce groupement régional. Elle a également décidé d’inviter le roi Mohammed VI à la prochaine session ordinaire de la CEDEAO, lit-on dans le communiqué final sanctionnant les travaux du 51ème sommet

London : 7 people killed in two terrorist attacks

7 people were killed and at least 48 injured in two terrorist attacks in London, the BBC reports. Around 10 pm on Saturday the 3rd of June, a man in van ran over pedestrians on London's Bridge, meanwhile, three men stabbed civilians next to Borough Market, London's most renowned food and drink market located next to London's Bridge. The same source indicates that the attackers were shot dead by the police. The later said that they were wearing «fake bomb vests. One of those hurt is a

Bahrain shuts down a local newspaper over Al Hociema's Hirak

The Bahraini Ministry of Information Affairs shut down «AlWassat», an Arabic-language daily newspaper in Manama, after it published an article about Hirak in Al Hociema, the Bahraini news agency reports. AlWassat was suspended on the 4th of June until «further notice». le gouvernement du Bahrein suspend le journal Alwasat suite a la publication d'une chronique sur le #Hirak. #Marochttps://t.co/cVZxA387Ze — imad stitou (@StitouImad) June 4, 2017 The same source

Hirak Rif : 20 individuals presented before the investigating judge in Casablanca

In a communiqué issued by the king's prosecutor in Casablanca and reported by Yabiladi this morning, 20 individuals were presented before the investigating judge. The statement sets out the charges against these persons and announces the temporary release under judicial supervision and control of one of them the 19 persons left, were placed under temporary detention because of «the events that produced in Al Hociema city on the 26th of May». The group of people was heard by