Moroccan-French center back Medhi Benatia was not included in the list of footballers picked by Coach Hervé Renard to face Malawi on September the 8th. But the idea of not having Benatia around, who was the team’s captain, remains questionable. On Thursday, a source close to Benatia told Hesport that he «is angry after found out that he was not part of the squad» that will play against Malawi. «Benatia was surprised to see that he was not featured, especially
Only one week after the Moroccan government announced that it is reinstating compulsory military service, a collective was created on social media to campaign against the decision. Its members want the measure to be «voluntary».
Although South Africa is known for being home to many of Morocco’s opponent, Rabat is trying to overcome that by making a breakthrough in the country.
In 1769, the Portuguese abandoned their Moroccan colony, Mazagao. Years later the inhabitants of the city were sent to Brazil to build their own new Mazagao.
Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will launch as of April 2, 2019, a direct air link between Casablanca and Athens. This new air route will be available three times a week, RAM said in a statement. RAM will use its Boeing 737-700 Dreamliner jets on this route. These aircrafts are configured with 12 business class seats and 102 economy-class seats.
Heavy rains in the Tizi n’Tichka mountainous pass, linking the south-east of Marrakesh to the city of Ouarzazat have made the area inaccessible for vehicles on Tuesday, 28th of August. In a video published online, netizens said they were stuck for more than three hours in the road because of the the severe thunderstorms. For movie director Kamal Hachkar, who was on site, it started raining at around 3pm. According to him, excessing Ouarzazate to take the Tizi
The Morocco football team under 17 years qualified for the finals of the African Cup of Nations (CAN U-17), scheduled in 2019 in Tanzania, after beating, Tuesday at Monastir stadium, its Tunisian counterpart by 1-0, as part of the third and final day of the UNAF tournament. The only goal of the game was scored by Akram Nakkach in the 21st minute. This is Morocco's third victory after their 5-2 win over Algeria and 1-0 over Libya in the first and second days of the tournament. Morocco
Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred was charged with «rape», Tuesday 28th of August, in France. The decision was taken after the 33-year-old star appeared before the prosecutor’s office in Draguignan, says Le Figaro. Now, Lamjarred is accused of raping a French woman, who lodged a complaint against him the weekend in Saint-Tropez. He was arrested on Sunday morning and held in custody at the Saint-Tropez's police station. His custody was extended, Monday, to 24 additional hours.
«The measures taken this year have allowed Moroccans to spend Eid al-Adha in good conditions», said the Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday in a communiqué sent to Yabiladi. According to the same source, the National Office of Food Safety received 3,300 phone calls from the period between Eid al-Adha and Saturday, 25th of August. 900 of the people who called were able to advised and guided, regarding their sacrificed animals. Meanwhile, veterinary services visited 400
After Yabiladi met a Moroccan family that had its sheep meat discolored one day after Eid al-Adha, the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) reacted, giving details on the case. «The two sheep purchased by the family were raised in two separate farmers», said ONSSA on Tuesday after a father told Yabiladi in a video that he bought two sheep with ear tags in Jemaat Guisser (Settat province). ONSSA told Yabiladi that the two farmers have not been the subject of any