L'administration de la prison locale Ain Sebaâ 1 a démenti les informations relayées par des sites électroniques et sur les réseaux sociaux, selon lesquelles Nasser Zefzafi aurait été victime d'un AVC ayant conduit à une paralysie partielle. Un communiqué de la Délégation générale à l'administration pénitentiaire et à la réinsertion (DGAPR) explique que le détenu
The People’s Party (PP), Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and Ciudadanos rejected on Monday, January the 28th, a request submitted by left-wing party Podemos. The latter urged the Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Marlaska to appear before MPs at the parliament and answer questions on the extradition of Sahrawi student Hussein Ben Bashir Ben Brahim Amaadour, reports Europa Press. Amaadour was handed over Thursday, January 17th, to the Moroccan authorities following his
The Morocco-EU fisheries agreement, officially signed on January the 15th in Rabat, will be examined in a plenary session at the European Parliament on February the 13th, Fisheries Minister Aziz Akhannouch revealed in a weekly session at the House of Representatives. The Minister urged MPs to continue their efforts to win another battle in Strasbourg, especially as MEPs voted in favor of the association agreement between Rabat and Brussels. Akhannouch responded, Monday, to six questions
Moroccan defender Mehdi Benatia has joined Qatar's Al Duhail after two and a half seasons with Juventus, the Italian club announced. Benatia has made an €8 million move to the Qatari club Al-Duhail, the source added in a statement. The fee may increase a further €2m, the club added. Benatia helped the Italian team to win two Italian league titles and two Coppa Italias.
Le Consulat général du Maroc à Tunis a organisé, le week-end dernier à Gafsa (450 km au Sud de Tunis), un consulat mobile destiné à faciliter les démarches administratives pour les Marocains installés dans cette wilaya. Dans une déclaration à la MAP, le Consul général du Maroc à Tunis, M. Ali Benaissa, a indiqué que cette opération s'inscrit dans le cadre de la politique de
Le Marocain Nizar Berdai vient d'être élu au Parlement de la Jeunesse au Québec, province francophone du Canada, pour devenir l'un des rares membres de la communauté arabo-musulmane à se frayer un chemin en politique. Âgé de 21 ans, M. Berdai s'est installé au Canada en 2015 afin de faire des études universitaires en finance et en sciences politiques, après avoir décroché un baccalauréat dans sa ville
Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer Badr Hari had tested positive by the anti-doping authority, reports Dutch sports platform NU Sport. According to the same source, the heavyweight kickboxer used banned substances during his fight against Dutch kickboxer Hedsy Gerges, who had also tested positive. The two men are not the only ones to use banned substances as Croatian Super Heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer Mladen Brestovac is in the same situation. The three athletes might face suspension, including
The Muslim Executive of Belgium has «strongly condemned the assault of a Muslim woman in Anderlecht (Brussels)», said a statement sent Tuesday to Yabiladi. Showing support for the woman, the executive indicates that although «the attack was not racist», it has «created stir in the Muslim community in Belgium». For the record, the 47-year-old Moroccan woman was assaulted on December 30th, 2018. The incident was revealed thanks to a CCTV clip that went viral
Raja Casablanca have sacked Spanish coach Juan Carlos Garrido, the Moroccan team announced Monday. The decision was taken following «several major technical malfunctions recorded recently, which have impacted the cohesion and performance of the team», CAF Confederation Cup trophy-holders explained in a statement. Garrido will be temporarily replaced by his assistant Youssef Safri. On Saturday, Raja was defeated (0-2) in Rabat by Tunisia's Etoile Sportive in the first leg of the
La mise en place de centres culturels de proximité figure parmi les priorités de l’étape actuelle pour le département de la Culture, a assuré, lundi à Rabat, le ministre de la Culture et de la communication, Mohamed Laaraj. Répondant à une question orale sur «le manque d’infrastructures culturelles dans plusieurs villes marocaines», présentée par le groupe Justice et développement à la