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CONCACAF’s Saint Lucia federation backs Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup

Unlike expectations, a member of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), the continental governing body for association football in North America, which includes Central America and the Caribbean region, has publically announced that it is supporting the Moroccan bid to host the 2026 World Cup, reports The Inside World Football on Tuesday. St Lucia’s decision was made public by its Development and Sports Minister Edmund Estephane last

A Moroccan man accused of being Abaaoud’s informant is to be tried in Poland

The trial of a Moroccan national believed to be Abdehamid Abaaoud’s alleged informant (the alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks in 2015), was opened Tuesday in Katowice, Poland, said the PAP news agency, relayed by Paris Match. The accused is identified as M. T., a 28-year-old Moroccan man who has been detained in Poland since 2016. The latter is tried for «belonging to a terrorist organization» from December 2014 to September 2016. He faces an eight-year

Spain : A Moroccan woman faces a seven-year sentence for justifying terrorism

A 21-year-old woman has been tried on Tuesday, 3rd of April, after being accused of posting more than 230 photos and videos on social media justifying terrorism, reports the Spanish TV channel Antena 3. The Moroccan national also broadcast texts praising the holy war. She is facing a seven-year sentence. Since 2014, this young woman was objected to «an intense process of religious radicalization,» said the prosecutor, María Antonia Sanz, in the indictment, together

Morocco and Belgium to sign an agreement for the fight against money laundering

Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens (Christian Democrats and Flemings) will sign an agreement with Morocco's authorities on Tuesday (April 3rd) to better cooperation when it comes to the seizure of money related to drug trafficking, reports the Dutch newspapers Het Nieuwsblad and Gazet van Antwerpen, relayed by Le Soir. «Until now, the Moroccan authorities were not ready to collaborate. Since 2013, Belgium has asked more than a hundred times for help in cases related to narcotics and

Morocco : A Belgian Embassy employee murdered by her ex-husband

A woman working for the Belgian embassy in Morocco was stabbed 13 times by her ex-husband in Rabat, reports the Dutch-language Belgian daily newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws on Tuesday. Nicknamed Melanie, the victim who died surrendering to her wounds worked as the assistant to a Belgian magistrate at the embassy. Mother of an 8-year-old boy, from her first marriage, she had remarried another man of Moroccan origin who had lived in Denmark, before divorcing last year. The tragedy occurred

«MINURSO have not observed any movement of military elements», said UN spokesman

The UN has not observed any incursion led by the Polisario armed elements in the buffer zones, said on Monday Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General answering a question on the current crisis in Morocco. «With respect to that situation, our colleagues in MINURSO [United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara] have not observed any movement of military elements in the northeast territory», said Dujarric during a daily press briefing held

Sahara : Washington is not going to draft the resolution

This year, the Trump administration will not draft the resolution on Western Sahara. This decision comes as the United Kingdom, France and Spain are trying to fill the gap. A few weeks before presenting its report before the Security Council, London is trying to impose its will. Nevertheless, Paris and Madrid have other projects. The two countries are allegedly preparing a joint text that they should submit to members of the «Western Sahara Friends» club, which brings together the

Laftit reaffirms the government's support for development programs in Jerada

Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit reaffirmed on Monday the government’s firm commitment to support Jerada province’s development program and to redouble its efforts to honor its commitments, reports MAP news agency. Speaking at a meeting of the Committee of the Interior, local authorities Housing and City Policy at the House of Representatives, Laftit stressed the government’s will to provide answers to the concerns of the country(s representatives concerning the situation

Reconnaissance flights carried out to monitor the Polisario’s movements in the buffer zones

«FAR fighter jets are conducting reconnaissance flights throughout the region to detect new incursions by the Polisario armed elements in the buffer zones, similar to those recorded on March the 29th and April the 1st,» a source close to the file told Yabiladi. Air force planes also have the task of locating possible movements of the civilian population of Tindouf camps, including those of nomads and shepherds, towards certain areas located near the security wall.  With the

Wilders wants to postpone his appeal for discriminating against Moroccans

Dutch politician, founder and leader of the Party for Freedom Geerts Wilders wants to postpone the appeal in his hate speech trial against Moroccans until the Dutch Public Prosecutor decides what to do with the discrimination charges against D66 leader Alexander Pechtold over comments he made about Russians, reports NLTimes. Wilders and his lawyer sent a postponement request to the Court of Appeal in The Hague on March the 1st, insisting that the charges against Pechtold are based on the same

Algeria supports Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup amid a diplomatic crisis

Algeria announced Sunday, 1st of April, that it is officially supporting Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup, reports Middle East Monitor quoting the Anadolu news agency. The neighboring country made its decision public through its Minister of Youth and Sports El-Hadi Wali Ali. The latter told Al-Nahar TV channel that : «President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s decree about Algeria’s support for Morocco to host the 2026 World Cup is being implemented with

Ait Bennasser struggling to be fit for the Atlas Lions' World Cup squad despite injury

Because of an injury, Moroccan footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for SM Caen on loan from Monaco Youssef Ait Bennasser has only eight days to convince Atlas Lions’ manager Hervé Renard to include him in his World Cup squad, reports the BBC. The 21-year-old player got wounded during a game he played with the French team last month. «Youssef will be out for five weeks and should be ready for the Monaco match (6 May),» said Caen coach Patrice Garande. Ait

Morocco condemns Israeli occupation’s use of live fire against Palestinians

The Kingdom of Morocco, whose Sovereign chairs the Al Quds Committee, strongly condemns Friday's shooting by Israeli occupying forces against unarmed Palestinians who participated in peaceful protests on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, said the ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The Kingdom denounces the use of excessive force by the Israeli occupying forces in defiance of the peaceful nature of the demonstrations and stresses that the situation in

Nasser Bourita : Morocco will not allow any change in the legal status of Guerguarat

Morocco will not allow any change in the legal and historical status of the Guerguarat buffer zone, which is an integral part of the national territory, said, Sunday in Rabat minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita. The UN's reaction to polisario provocations in the Guerguarat region was not strong enough to deter the separatists, Bourita told the press after the joint meeting of the Committee of Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Islamic Affairs and Moroccans

Product of the year awards Morocco's most innovative products

33 companies were awarded, Friday 30th of March, by the «Product of the Year Morocco», a consumer voted award for product innovation established in 1987 in France to guide consumers to the best products in the market, and to reward manufacturers for quality and innovation, said a communiqué issued by the award's organizers. The event held in Casablanca is the first edition to take part in Morocco examining products that are sold in the Kingdom's market. To name the best ones

Marrakesh : «Jarjeer» a refuge for donkeys created by an English woman

Settled in Morocco for more than 6 years, retired British lawyer Sue Machin has rescued more than 50 donkeys, hosting them in a shelter she has set up in the Marrakech region. Her story begins with the adoption of Tommy, the first donkey from Marrakech. She welcomed the animal on her property in the village of Oumnass, about 25 km away from Marrakech. Gradually «the family» got bigger: «Tommy was horribly hard to handle, and a friend recommended that we bring him a female

Argentina wants to conclude a free trade agreement with Morocco

Argentina wants to conclude a free trade agreement with Morocco to strengthen trade relations between the two countries, Argentina's Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie said on Friday in Rabat. In a statement to MAP following a meeting with Secretary of State for Fisheries Mbarka Bouaida, the Argentinean official highlighted Morocco's important potential in the field of fisheries, stressing the need to reinforce cooperation in this sector. Hailing bilateral relations between Morocco and Argentina,

Mauritania gives its version of the story after expelling a French-Moroccan journalist

French-Moroccan photojournalist Seif Kousmate «is not a journalist, he has not entered with this title and he has no proof he is one», said Mohamed Lemine Ould Cheikh, spokesman for the Mauritanian government in a press conference held Thursday. In addition to that, the person in charge stressed that the journalist «did not have an authorization» to conduct an investigation on the Mauritanian soil. According to him, Kousmat «entered the country as a tourist, then