After a tough game against the Spanish team, French coach Hervé Renard, who manages currently the Atlas Lions, said he was proud of his squad’s performance at the 2018 World Cup, held in Russia, reported MAP. «The team is leaving the competition with pride and we will be remembered for a long time especially because we have not lost to one of the world's best teams», he said, adding that the Atlas Lions «looked less experienced in the first
In Kaliningrad to cheer for the Atlas Lions, Moroccan-American national Yassine Omairy was arrested, Monday, in Russia for wearing a t-shirt with the caption «Shame on you FIFA». Through a series of posts, Omairy who was in the city to watch Morocco's last World Cup game this year against Spain, explained that he was asked by a FIFA representative to remove his t-shirt. In a video posted on his Facebook account and shared on social media, Yassine Omairy was trying to explain to
Sophia Loesch, a 28-year-old German student, who went missing for more than a week, was found dead in Spain, reports TPI News. Investigators believe that a 41-year-old Moroccan suspect raped her and killed her. Identified on Saturday, June the 23rd, the body of the missing woman was discovered Friday in Asparrena, a municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. She had to go to Bavaria where her friends were waiting for her. The suspect, who was
Morocco’s ambassador to Nouakchott Hamid Chabar was received Monday, 25th of June, by Mauritania’s Foreign Minister, Ismail Ould Cheikh, says the Mauritanian press agency (AMI). The meeting comes just a few days after the Moroccan diplomat was granted an audience with President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz. Appointed on June the 11th, Ould Cheikh has been meeting with representatives of foreign countries in Mauritania. Before receiving the Moroccan ambassador, he held talks with his
A Moroccan national, who entered the Canary Islands illegally, was arrested on the 19th of June for allegedly inciting hatred against Jews on social media, reports Europa Press. The 32-year-old man is accused of spreading hate speech mainly on Facebook and Youtube targeting the Jewish community in Spain through messages and posts. According to the same source, the suspect, who has not been tried yet, had been under investigation since 2017.
Les deux perles de l’athlétisme marocain, Soufiane El Bakkali et Abdelati Iguider, figurent en tête d’affiche du 11e Meeting international Mohammed VI d’athlétisme, qui se déroulera le 13 juillet à Rabat, avec la participation de plusieurs champions du monde. Sur le 3 000 m steeple, El Bakkali, étoile montante de l’athlétisme national et révélation des Jeux olympiques 2016 à Rio de Janeiro, promet une
Moroccan international player Youssef Ait Bennasser had to leave his teammates in Russia, heading to France because of a knee injury, announced Sunday French coach Hervé Renard. Wounded while training the day before the team’s last World Cup match, the Moroccan midfielder has undergone a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and can no longer play. He left the Atlas Lions at the request of his club, AS Monaco, «for further examinations», said Hervé Renard during a
According to retired footballer Fernando Hierro, who currently manages Spain football national team, the Atlas Lions shouldn’t be taken for granted, says Belfast Telegraph on Sunday. «We know it is going to be a tough match, always when you play against teams who are eliminated you don’t know what they are going to do – it could be a big surprise», said Hierro in a pre-match press conference. Spain is to face the Moroccan team Monday after a 3-3 draw with
L'international marocain Youssef Ait Bennasser, blessé au genou, a quitté ses coéquipiers pour se rendre en France pour des examens plus poussés, a annoncé, dimanche à Kaliningrad, le sélectionneur des Lions de l’Atlas Hervé Renard. Blessé à l’entraînement avant la veille du dernier match, le milieu de terrain marocain a subi une imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM) et ne peut plus jouer.
On Tuesday, June 26th, Rabat will host a political directors’ level meeting with key members of the Defeat ISIS Coalition, focusing on the terrorist organization’s threats in Africa. «This meeting will be an opportunity for Coalition partners to discuss next steps to ensure ISIS is dealt an enduring defeat in Iraq and Syria and ways to accelerate our collective approach to defeat ISIS’s global ambitions», said the U.S. State