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Moroccan migrants held in Libya to start a hunger strike demanding their repatriation

The Moroccan authorities said on Wednesday that they are working on repatriating a large number of Moroccan migrants who claim to be stuck in Libya after trying to enter Europe clandestinely, reports the Associated Press.   In a video that went viral on the internet, a man who declared he is Moroccan said that around 232 of his fellow countrymen are kept in a migration center in Tripoli. The man complained saying that other migrants of different nationalities were repatriated by

Hervé Renard would like to see Morocco face France at the World Cup

Hervé Renard, the current manager of the Atlas Lions, would like to see Morocco face France in the World Cup. «I came to Morocco get the team qualified for the World Cup (...) By signing in for Morocco, I measured the ups and downs. I think that almost two years ago, we were very far from this level,» said Hervé Renard last night at a press conference held after the victory of Morocco against Côte d'Ivoire (2-0 ). Hervé Renard, le sélectionneur

Morocco's qualification for the World Cup : Celebrations turned violent in Brussels

Celebrations in Brussels, Belgium to mark the qualification of Morocco national football team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia turned violent. Fans clashed with policemen in the city center the police told the Belga press agency, reports AFP. Riot police fired water cannons to control a crowd of about 300 people. Several cars were burned and stores were looted, according to the Belgian police, who announced that 22 policemen were injured. Agression inacceptable ds centre BXL. Le

Morocco is qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

The Morocco national football team is qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The Atlas Lions have successfully defeated the Ivorian Elephants on Saturday 11th of November in Abidjan. Scoring two goals, Morocco has secured a ticket to Russia. Nabil Dirar scored during the the first half time, Mehdi Benatia did the same minutes later. Morocco was topping its group before flying to Ivory Coast. It is the fifth time that the Moroccan national football team gets qualified for the

Morocco voices its concerns regarding the selection of the new Minurso’s head

«After the departure of Kim Bolduc, the United Nations Secretary-General has proposed to appoint Colin Stewart, a Canadian, to head the MINURSO», said a source from the Sahara. «For the moment, Morocco has voiced its concerns regarding the candidate proposed by Antonio Guterres,» adds the same source. It is not surprising; Minurso's new organization chart is led by the Canadian Gilles Brière, the head of support missions to the UN». As for Kim Bolduc, she

Who’s the biggest fan of the national football team ? [Street-interview]

The Moroccan football team will face this Saturday its Ivorian counterpart in Abidjan, a crucial match for Al Mountakhab, which might grant Morocco a ticket to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. On this occasion, Yabiladi went on the streets of Casablanca asking tricky questions about the history of the national football team to know who Al Montakhab’s biggest fan is. Surprisingly even those who claimed that they know everything about the Atlas Lions failed to answer all the questions. These

Brussels : Morocco attends the defense ministers of the international coalition against daesh meeting

Morocco took part, Thursday in Brussels, in the meeting of defense ministers of the international coalition against daesh. The Moroccan delegation sent to the meeting was led by Abdellatif Loudiyi, Minister Delegate in charge of the National Defense Administration. The meeting was chaired by US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and attended by the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. It was also attended by about thirty defense ministers from the countries that are members of the

Sahara : After phosphate and fisheries, the Polisario is denouncing Morocco’s wind farm projects

After accusing Morocco of exploiting the natural resources of Western Sahara, the Polisario is denouncing the Kingdom’s wind farm projects. In a survey issued on Friday by «Western Sahara Resource Watch», a network of organizations and activists close to the Front, the Separatist movement claims that the «Moroccan wind energy projects in the occupied Sahrawi territories are systematically violating the decisions of the European Court of Justice and the United

Gulfsands to close down operations in Morocco

Gulfsands Petroleum PLC, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company incorporated in the United States, announced on Friday that it is no longer perusing Moulay Bouchta Petroleum agreement in Morocco, reports Reuters news agency. The company is planning to immediately sell off the group’s activities in Morocco, stating that this would help it «focus its management and capital resources in Levant region». According to the same source, Gulfsands Petroleum PLC

USA : A teacher suspended after filming herself taking off a student’s hijab

A video that went viral on the internet, this week in the United States, shows a student wearing a hijab and someone taking off her scarf while exposing her hair, reports WSMV on Thursday, an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Nashville, Tennessee. The video, which was uploaded on the social media app Snapchat with the caption «pretty hear», shows other students touching the girl’s hair while she was covering her face. Another video of the same girl emerged

Mauritania and Algeria signed an agreement to create a border crossing

It's official now. The Algerian Interior Minister and his Mauritanian counterpart signed on Wednesday, November 8th, in Nouakchott an agreement to create of a crossing point between Zouirate and Tindouf, reports the Algerian news agency. This project, if implemented, will help boost trade between the two countries, especially if the 800km long road connecting Zouirate to Tindour, would be paved. «The border crossing will have no impact on the smuggling activity carried out between

A Moroccan national expelled from Italy for allegedly financing ISIS fighters

A Moroccan national was expelled from Italy on Tuesday, November 7, for inciting the internal security of the state, reports on Thursday Secolo d’Italia. His deportation order was signed by the Italian Interior Minister, Marco Minniti. The suspect is a «40-year-old Moroccan national living in Pavia», a town and commune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, according to the Interior Minister. He was reported in 2015 after «working to obtain a large sum of money for

Hirak : Two activists sentenced to 20 years in prison

Two Rwandan activists were sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Al Hoceima Court for participating in the social protests that took place in the Rif region, reports EFE news agency. The two defendants were accused of «setting a house and vehicles to fire, injuring police officers and taking part in an unauthorized demonstration», as well as «insulting public officials, destructing public property and carrying weapons», said the same source. The court also

The 10th edition of MEDays Forum launched on Wednesday in Tangier

The 10th edition of MEDays Forum 2017 was launched on Wednesday, 8th of September, in Tangier. Entitled «From defiance to challenges : The era of major upheavals», the forum is supposed to host 150 stakeholders and 3,000 participants from all over the world. This edition will focus on the economic, social and environmental development of Africa and is set to compare it to other regional powers in both the North and South. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the forum, the

2018 World Cup Qualifiers : Morocco national football team arrived in Abidjan [Video]

Morocco national football team arrived on Wednesday night in Abidjan, where it is supposed to face on Saturday its Ivorian counterpart in a decisive match for the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers. On their arrival at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny International Airport, the technical and administrative staffs accompanying the team and the delegation of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation were received by the Ambassador of Morocco to Cote d’Ivoire, Abdelmalek Kettani, and a huge crowd of Moroccan

The International Monetary Fund urges Morocco to accelerate structural reforms

An International Monetary Fund staff team headed by Nicolas Blancher visited Morocco from the 25th to the 7th of November 2017 to conduct discussions with the Moroccan authorities on the 2017 Article IV consultation, as well as on the third review under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) arrangement approved in July 2016, said a statement issued on Tuesday by the international organization. «In recent years, the Moroccan economy has benefited from the continuation of prudent

Sahara : The UN refuses to comment on the royal speech delivered on the 42nd anniversary of Green March

The UN has refused for the moment to comment on the royal speech delivered Monday November the 6th on the 42nd anniversary of the Green March. Yesterday, during his daily press briefing, the Secretary-General spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, refused to answer a question saying «I'm not going to react to the King's speech». A cautious answer that aims at avoiding tension between the two parties after the sovereign’s speech. On the Green March commemoration day, King

Arianespace launched on Tuesday the Mohammed IV Earth observation satellite

Arianespace, a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world’s first commercial launch service provider, has launched on Tuesday, 7th of November, a Moroccan Earth observation satellite to low-Earth orbit on a Vega rocket, reports Space Flight Now, an online space news portal. The launch took place on 8:42 p.m. at the Guiana Space Centre or, more commonly, Centre Spatial Guyanais, a French and European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana. The Mohammed IV