FIFA has fined the Royal Moroccan Football Federation 65,000 Swiss francs (MAD621 593/ $65,650) for misconduct, says Associated Press on Saturday. The football governing body warned Moroccan winger Nordin Amrabat for a comment he made on Video Assistant Referee system (VAR) during the game the Atlas Lions played against Spain (2-2) in Kaliningrad. The fine targeted also six Morocco staff who «forced their way into the pitch after the final whistle»,wrote the American press
Moroccan World Cup footballer Amine Harit has reportedly been involved in a deadly car accident in Marrakech on Friday night, reports Sports Joe. The Marrakech police confirmed that Schalke midfielder was behind the wheel when his car hit a pedestrian and killed him. Reports, however, suggest that Harit's 14-year-old brother was the one driving when the accident occurred, killing a 28-year-old man. Passersby have stopped the 21-year-old international footballer and his brother from fleeing
Moroccan-Belgian footballer Marouane Fellaini, who currently plays for Manchester United, has renewed his contract with the English club, extending it to June 2020, said the United on Friday. The Premier League midfielder has been playing with United since 2013. He made 156 appearances with the club and scored 20 goals. I am pleased to be continuing my journey as a Manchester United player. I made this decision because I am very happy here. Also, I feel like this team, under Jose, still has
The new Khalladi 120MW wind farm was inaugurated on Friday, 29th of June, in Tangier, reports MAP. Conducted by Saudi group ACWA Power and located in the region of Tangier along the ridge of the Jbel Sandouq, the Khalladi farm is expected to produce about 370 gigawatts and will mainly supply huge industrial customers. The farm wind contains 40 turbines installed on 80-meter towers and equipped with three 45-meter blades. The project is funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and
OCP has suspended shipments to Kenya in the wake of a scandal in which one of its vessels carrying a fertilizer cargo is accused of fleeing the Mombasa port.
Pro-Polisario activists demonstrated Thursday, 28th of June, in Laayoune as the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Horst Köhler was in the city on his first visit to Morocco’s southern provinces. In fact, Saharawis, a majority of young people and women, brandished the separatist flag chanting slogans for self-determination. The public forces intervened to disperse the demonstration. In the morning, Köhler met with the region's Wali,
Sentences handed against the accused involved in the Al Hoceima events are first instance verdicts that could be appealed, said minister delegate for relations with parliament and civil society, government spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi. Speaking at a press conference following the weekly cabinet meeting, convened under the chairmanship of head of government Saad Eddine El Othmani, El Khalfi said that the said sentences are first instance verdicts and the convicts could appeal them or use
A study that examined dental fossils found in Oulad Abdou has suggested that Morocco was home to one of the oldest embrithopods, mammals that resemble rhinoceros and are related to elephants and sea cows.
A study conducted by African and European upstream gas company Sound Energy PLC has revealed that the company’s Anoual permit, eastern Morocco, has a «potentially significant oil play», reports Proactive Investors on Friday. The results add to Sound Energy’s recent 5.5 trillion cubic feet of gas discovery. «The AIM-quoted explorer is acquiring and processing further 2D seismic data over the area, which is now being evaluated as a candidate for the planned third
Morocco must think of ways to prevent migrants from entering and not keep them from leaving, said the Kingdom’s migration and border surveillance director Khalid Zerouali. The official believes that building migrant detention facilities in Morocco is a bad idea.