Seven years after winning €691,522 in cash and prizes on TF1’s “Les 12 Coups de midi,” Paul El Kharrat has revealed how he used his fortune. The 27-year-old, whose father is a former Moroccan track-and-field champion, has invested in property, among other things.
Morocco features prominently in the November issue of the Algerian army’s magazine, El Djeich. Amid accusations of sabotage, drug trafficking and references to Western Sahara, the publication repeatedly mentions the Kingdom while warning of external threats.
In Morocco, occupants of some state-owned homes can become their owners. An order signed on October 26 by Fouzi Lekjaa, Minister of Economy and Finance, and published in the Official Bulletin on November 9, gives the director of the State Domains authority to approve these sales.
MoroccoAfter weeks of searching, part of the body of the husband of Moroccan singer Rym Fikri , who disappeared in February, was reportedly found on Monday by divers in the Bouregreg River.
SpainThe Spanish Constitutional Court has granted protection to Ali Aarrass, a Belgian-Moroccan who claims to have suffered torture and inhuman and degrading treatment in Morocco after being extradited by Spain.
MoroccoThe lifeless body of a Moroccan was found during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday in a house in Ihadaden, in the province of Nador. The victim, around 40 years old, is believed to have committed suicide by hanging. Shortly afterwards, a second lifeless body was discovered.
SportThe Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) is said to have succeeded in convincing the Genk midfielder, Anouar Ait El Hadj, to join the den of the Atlas Lions.
MoroccoIn El Mansouria, a housing cooperative led by an elected member of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) is at the heart of a real estate scandal, after accusations of "misappropriation of funds", "breach of trust" and "fraud". The gendarmerie services of Bouznika are conducting an investigation to shed light on this case.
SportNîmes Olympique has fired Frédéric Bompard and replaced him with former Moroccan international Adil Hermach, 37, whose mission is to prevent the club from dropping to National 2. A homecoming for the former midfielder and captain of RC Lens.
MoroccoThe court of first instance in Mohammedia, near Casablanca, on Monday sentenced Abderrahmane Zankad, a member of Al Adl Wal Ihssane, to five years in prison for "offense against the king" after denouncing normalization with Israel and the war between the Hebrew state and the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas on Facebook.
MoroccoIn a short time, the Egyptian group Kazyon, specialized in the small distribution format of consumer products, is accelerating its activities in Morocco to the point of shaking up its direct competitor, the Turkish BIM Stores.
FranceQuestioned on Tuesday by a journalist about France’s recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné, stated that this issue "will be settled" between the leaders of the two countries.
MoroccoBad news for the Hit Radio host Mohamed Bousfiha, alias Momo , accused of having intentionally disclosed false information on the air. The criminal chamber of the court of first instance of Aïn Sebaa sentenced him to four months in prison.