Salah Abdeslam, the Belgium-born French national of Moroccan descent who is accused of involvement in the attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015, has recently sent a letter to his cousin, breaking finally the silence. According to L’Express, Abdeslam’s letter has revealed how obsessed with Islam he is. On the 19th of July, the alleged terrorist wrote a two-page letter to his cousin from his cell, where he mentioned Allah 17 times in 31 lines. «How many of us have passed away
Morocco and France have strengthened cooperation in the financial and transportation fields, by signing on Wednesday in Rabat, five conventions on financing the extension of the tram lines in Rabat-Salé and Casablanca, transport and risk management. These conventions were signed as the French Prime Minister, Édouard Philippe, is on a working visit to Morocco to co-chair alongside his counterpart, Saâdeddine El Othmani, the 13th edition of the Morocco-France
A new «initiative for change» has been launched by former «ministers» in the Tindouf camps. With bare faces, the Polisario ex-officials announced the creation of their new movement.
Abdellah Chakroun, a leading figure in the fields of theatre and journalism in Morocco, died on Thursday 16th of November in Casablanca at 91, reports MAP news agency quoting the deceased’s family. He will be buried on the same day at Arrahma cemetery in Casablanca after the prayer of Al-Asr.
A partnership agreement, on training and scientific research in the museum field, was signed Thursday in Rabat, as part of the official visit to Morocco of the French delegation, led by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. Signed by the French Minister of Culture and Communication, Françoise Nyssen, the President of the National Museums Foundation, Mehdi Qotbi, the Director of the French Institute of Morocco, Jean-Marc Berthon and the head of the National Heritage Institute, Philippe
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has called the Court of Arbitration for Sport, an international quasi-judicial body established to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration, to grant Munir El Haddadi a go-ahead to change his allegiance in international football from Spain to Morocco, reports EMC Sport. Playing previously at the Alavés club owned by Barca, the Spanish striker and son of Moroccan parents has represented La Roja in an official match, which prevents
After weeks of silence, the European Union has clarified its position regarding the participation of the Polisario Front to the AU-EU summit. In a reassuring statement, Brussels declared that the European Union still does not recognize the self-proclaimed «SADR».
Morocco has scored 45 points out of 100, dropping in the scale compared to the previous editions of the same report. Located ahead of Lebanon and behind Ukraine, the Kingdom is still part of the «partially free» category.
Last March in Dakar, Morocco protested against the presence of a Polisario delegation at a meeting organized by the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the AU. Would it be interesting for Morocco to adopt the same position in Abidjan ? Details.
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