Mario Lemina insisted he didn’t know Lamine Yamal. After FC Barcelona’s 4-1 victory over Galatasaray, the young Spanish international of Moroccan origin responded with humor. But the Gabonese midfielder’s reply took an unexpected turn: his own son adores the Barcelona star.
Born in a village in the Rif and arriving in the Netherlands at the age of ten unable to read or write, Ahmed Marcouch will be honored in Arnhem on Friday, October 16. The Moroccan-born mayor is one of eight recipients of a new award recognizing their contributions to Dutch society.
Morocco has major advantages that could make it a green industrial production hub on Europe’s doorstep. But a European study published on Wednesday, October 14, identifies three obstacles that could hold back its ambitions: financing, energy infrastructure and Brussels’ new trade rules.
MoroccoAdam Benchekroun, a young TikToker, his mother, as well as the content creator nicknamed Moulinex, are appearing before the Tangier justice system as part of three separate cases related to child pornography and the exploitation of minors.
MoroccoThe axe has fallen for importers of Egyptian PVC . After a year of investigation, the Ministry of Industry has confirmed the existence of unfair trade practices that penalize Moroccan producers and recommends the immediate application of heavy definitive customs duties.
MoroccoThe Court of Appeal of Settat sentenced the man who hit the 5-year-old girl Ghaïta to ten months in prison and a fine of 500 dirhams, confirming the judgment handed down at first instance.
MoroccoMorocco would be willing to renounce its claims on the Canary Islands if Spain agreed to recognize the Moroccanness of the Sahara, transfer control of the airspace of this territory to it, accept the delimitation of maritime borders with the archipelago, and allow Morocco to have rights over Mount Tropic.
MoroccoThe former star of The real housewives of Beverly Hills, Brandi Glanville , announced that she was feeling "much better" after suffering from a parasitic infection contracted in Morocco. Her face had been disfigured during a shoot in 2023. She is now embarking on a "fresh start".
MoroccoThe Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in Morocco has reported the controversial stopover of a Danish cargo ship at the port of Tanger Med. The organization claims that the ship took advantage of this stop to unload a military cargo to be redirected to Israel.
SportThe Moroccan under-20 women’s team has succeeded in its entry into the North African Football Union (UNAF) tournament. The Moroccan players largely defeated Algeria with a score of 4 goals to 1, in the match played this Wednesday at the Hammam Sousse stadium in Tunisia.
FranceThe Marseille prosecutor’s office announces progress in a case linking Spain, France and Morocco. Nine suspects have been indicted after an assassination attempt that occurred in Andalusia in 2023, while Félix Bingui, the target of the attack, had been arrested and then extradited from Morocco.
FranceA student, identified as the daughter of the Moroccan vice-consul, was the target of a violent robbery on public transportation in the Île-de-France region. The young woman officially filed a complaint this Wednesday morning with the police, following the assault that occurred on board a RER D train.
SportThe experiment tried by Manuel Pellegrini against Gérone has fallen short, but it has had the merit of clarifying the hierarchy in midfield. By wanting to spare Sofyan Amrabat at the start of the match after the international break, the Betis coach has inadvertently underlined the extreme dependence of his team on the Moroccan international.