A Bundesliga clash cost a 17-year-old German defender half an incisor. Morocco international Bilal El Khannouss, who caused the collision, later tracked down his opponent on Instagram. Their exchange took an unexpected turn.
A Catalan travel agency is under investigation for alleged fraud. Several customers say they paid for trips that never took place. Others describe disastrous journeys home, with thousands of euros in extra costs.
Morocco remain 64th in the world, but have lost 17.53 points since June. The new rankings published on Tuesday confirm a shift in the African pecking order, two months after the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, held in Morocco, left its mark.
MoroccoNearly 10,000 jobs are estimated to have disappeared from Moroccan call centers since France banned unsolicited telemarketing. Small businesses have borne the brunt of the closures. Large groups have reassigned employees to other roles, sometimes at the cost of new concessions.
FranceAfter arriving in the Jura with her husband and their four children in 2019, Latifa El Atllati faced a difficult start amid the pandemic. Today, the Moroccan-born chef runs “Mélange de saveurs,” a restaurant where she brings together two cuisines that have shaped her life.
MoroccoHe had applied for several jobs, submitted CVs and kept proof of his efforts. But a return trip to Morocco changed the course of his case. In Spain, a court has upheld the refusal of monthly unemployment assistance worth 480 euros.
FranceIn Morocco, OPmobility says its new factory will create more than 100 jobs. In France and Germany, the same auto supplier plans to cut 770 positions. The stark contrast comes from a group that called in January for European rules favoring components made in the Union.
WorldSome years of contributions in Italy, others in Morocco, but they cannot automatically be added together to qualify for an Italian pension. A new circular from Italy’s pension agency clarifies the rights of workers who have worked in several countries. For affected Moroccans, an agreement signed in 1994 is still awaiting entry into force.
SpainTwo dotted-line borders and Google Maps is at the center of a new European battle. A petition is continuing to be examined by the European Parliament in an effort to force the US giant to change how it depicts Sebta and Melilla. The case could lead to sanctions under European digital regulations.
WorldA new protest movement that has emerged in Italy says it studied mobilizations by Moroccan youth. In its first manifesto, published this Tuesday, October 20, the collective names Morocco’s Gen Z among the foreign movements that informed its thinking.
SportHaving scored 23 goals and conceded none, Morocco head into the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations final on an impressive run. The Atlas Lions meet Angola in Rabat this Wednesday, October 21, with a fourth consecutive African title at stake. The match will also be broadcast free of charge.
MoroccoA Belgian ship has opened a direct route between Nanjing and Morocco, via the Cape of Good Hope. The shipment highlights a dependency in Morocco’s industry: despite its vast phosphate reserves, the kingdom must import some raw materials to make fertilizer.
MoroccoShipping giants Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have announced a major overhaul of their routes between Asia and Europe. From November, Tanger Med will welcome a new shipping service linking China and Morocco, but will lose two port calls on other routes.