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Morocco2026 : For Ahmad «Europe must vote for Morocco ..It’s a matter of interests»

In an interview with the French news agency AFP, head of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) believes that «Europe must vote for Morocco». For Ahmad «it’s a matter of interests for Europe», adding that «we, we are saying to Europe, vote for us, we will vote for you next time. It’s clear, it’s democracy». Many are the strong points the Moroccan bid presents, according to the CAF president, no visa, proximity, times zones,

France’s Alexander Levy wins the Hassan II Golf Trophy

French professional golfer Alexander Levy won, Sunday 22nd of April, the Hassan II Trophy, a golf tournament in Morocco hosted by Prince Moulay Rachid. Levy finishes a 2-under 70 defeating by one shot Spanish golfer Alvaro Quiros, said Associated Press. «One off the lead overnight, Levy made two of his four birdies in his first five holes to hit the front and stayed ahead for the rest of the final day at the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam course», said the same day. Levy will leave

Salah Abdeslam sentenced to 20 years in prison for terrorism-related attempted murder

Salah Abdeslam, a Belgium-born French national of Moroccan descent accused of involvement in the attacks in Paris on 13th of November 2015, and Tunisian accomplice Sofian Ayari, were found guilty f the attempted murder of police officers in a shootout in Brussels in March 2016, Monday 23rd of April in Brussels, said FranceInfo. They were both sentenced to 20 years in prison, as requested by the prosecutor’s office in February. On March the 15th, 2016 Belgian and French police

Scott Pruitt attended one meeting on his first day in Morocco, says updated calendar

In an updated version of Scott Pruitt’s Moroccan calendar sent by the Environmental Protection Agency to ABC News, it is indicated that he attended only one meeting on the first day of his trip to Morocco. The document was modified after a first calendar showed earlier this month blacked out sections hiding the rest of the activities the Republican did when in the Kingdom. In fact, the new calendar and which parts of it were hidden previously show the details of a meeting held in

Dubai : Moroccan artist Wiam Dahmani dies from heart attack

Moroccan presenter actress and singer Wiam Dahmani passed away Sunday, 22nd of April, in the United Arab Emirates due to a heart attack, reported multiple media sources. The 34-year-old artist was born on August 22nd, 1983 in Kenitra. She debuted her career as a broadcaster for Dubai TV, she then started acting and singing. Wiam participated to many Bollywood movies and starred in Pakistani ones. The Moroccan national worked for Zee Aflam, an India-based satellite television channel owned by

Morocco's Paralympic champion El Amin Chentouf wins a silver at the London Marathon

The Moroccan Paralympic champion El Amin Chentouf won, Sunday, the silver medal of the 2018 London Marathon. Chentouf, who participated in the vision impaired events T11/12, covered the distance in 2 hours 29 minutes and 05 seconds. The gold medal was claimed by Spanish athlete Also Alberto Suarez (2h 28min 49s), while British Rae Derek won the bronze medal, finishing the race in 2 hours 36 minutes and 13 seconds. The London Marathon is a long-distance running event held in London, UK as

Netflix called to put an end to its collaboration with Gad Elmaleh over a sketch on Asian people

The Asian Decolonisation Collective, an anti-racism body representing people of Asian origin, recently challenged Netflix regarding Gad Elmaleh and Kev Adams' sketch entitled “The Chinese”, according to Asian community-focused online newspaper NextShark. Although the sketch dates back to 2016, its replay on Tuesday, April 17 on the French TV channel W9 brought the controversy back. Through hashtag #GadElmalehOutofNetflix, Netflix has been solicited via Twitter to end its

U.S. Department of States' human rights practices report hails Morocco's efforts

The U.S. Department of State issued on Friday, 20th of April, its 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which include Morocco, recognizing the positive steps the Kingdom took in 2017 to stregthen its respect for human rights, a communiqué sent to Yabiladi by the U.S. Embassy reported. In its annual reports, the U.S. Department of State highlighted the efforts Morocco made last year to eradicate torture, and improve the independence of the judiciary. It also hailed the decline

FIFA to check World Cup hotels and stadiums in a second visit to Morocco

FIFA task force is to pay Morocco a second visit next week after expressing concerns over «hotel capacity and stadiums» set by the the Kingdom's bid for the 2026 World Cup, said AFP. After visiting five cities to evaluate Morocco's ability to meet the needs of such tournament, FIFA experts «noticed some deviations from the initial planned programme», president of Moroccan bid Moulay Hafid Elalamy told the French news agency. FIFA task force «asked questions

Jerada : Sentences ranging from one month to one year in prison for 7 accused

The Oujda Court of First Instance on Friday handed suspended sentences ranging from four months to one year in prison against seven accused sued as part of Jerada events. Two accused were sentenced to one year suspended sentence in prison, while a four-month suspended sentence was given to five defendants in addition to a fine of 500 dirhams for each of them. The court also sentenced all the suspects involved in this case to pay a symbolic dirham to the plaintiff. The defendants were sued in

Morocco and USA sign three MoUs related to energy, business and finance

Three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) related to energy efficiency, trade promotion and financing of innovative projects were signed between Moroccan and American partners at the 4th Morocco-U.S. Trade Forum, held Thursday in Washington. The first agreement, signed by the Moroccan Energy Efficiency Agency (AMEE) and the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (IGSD), provides for strengthening research cooperation links for the development of air conditioning systems using

FIFA task force expresses admiration for quality of Moroccan bid

Members of the FIFA Task Force, on an inspection visit to Morocco, expressed their admiration for the quality of Morocco's bid to host the 2026 World Cup, chairman of the national candidacy committee Moulay Hafid Elalamy said on Friday in Casablanca. They also noted the exceptional involvement of the entire Moroccan State and its high-level officials, Elalamy stressed during a press briefing at the end of the Task Force's visit (April 16-19). Similarly, they felt «the passion of the

El Othmani and Dutch Foreign minister to encourage partnership between economic actors

Head of government Saad Eddine El Othmani met, on Friday in Rabat, with Dutch Foreign minister Stef Blok, who is on a working visit to Morocco. A statement by the head of government's office said that during the meeting, which was an opportunity to review various aspects of bilateral relations, El Othmani and Blok commended the friendly links between the two countries. On this occasion, the two officials stressed the need to strengthen Moroccan-Dutch cooperation in the various areas,

Rabat : King Mohammed VI appoints new ambassadors

King Mohammed VI received, on Friday at Rabat Royal Palace, several new ambassadors in the diplomatic missions of the Kingdom, to whom the sovereign handed their appointment dahirs. They are : Mustapha Mansouri, ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aziz Mekouar, ambassador to the People's Republic of China and Mongolia, Hamid Chabar, ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Karima Benyaich, ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, Faouz El Achabi, ambassador to Ukraine and

Brussels riots : A Moroccan-Belgian rapper releases a song after being acquitted

A Belgian court has sentenced, Friday, five young people, involved in the riots that took place November 2017 in Brussels after Morocco was qualified to the Russia 2018 World Cup, to forced labor. Moroccan rapper Benlabel, who was one of these young people, was finally acquitted. He had written on his Facebook account the day before the game : «Tomorrow we will burn everything». He argued that it was a metaphor he used referring to the match and Moroccan team, said La

SDX Energy’s new discovery in Morocco is larger than expected

British oil company SDX Energy Inc. announced today in a statement the discovery of natural gas at its LNB-1 exploration well located in the Lalla Mimouna permit onshore Morocco, reports Proactive Investors. The LNB-1 well was drilled to a total depth of 1,861 meters. Gas shows in this section contained heavier hydrocarbon components, indicating the presence of a thermogenic hydrocarbon source rock. «We are very excited about the results of this exploration well. It was a higher risk

U.S.-Morocco Strategic Energy Working Group hosted in Washington

Hosted by the U.S. Department of State, the second edition of the U.S.-Morocco Strategic Energy Working Group meeting was held Thursday, 19th of April, in Washington D.C., reported a communiqué sent Friday to Yabiladi. The meeting co-chaired by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Diplomacy Sandra Oudkirk and Director General Amina Benkhadra, National Bureau of Petroleum and Mines for Morocco was attended by officials from the Department of Commerce and members of the Moroccan

Bir Lahlou and Tifariti do not fall within the buffer strip, says UN spokesperson

In his daily press briefing held Thursday, 19th of April, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric stated that «first, I can say that neither Bir Lahlou nor Tifariti fall within the buffer strip». «Nevertheless, a MINURSO map clearly shows that teams are installed in both territories which makes them de facto under the responsibility of the mission», a well informed source told Yabiladi. Stéphane Dujarric has already