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  • Morocco Falls to Cape Verde in African Handball Championship Semifinal
    17 July 2022, by Ginette

    The Atlas Lions lost to Cape Verde (23-19) in the semi-final of the 2022 African Handball Nations Cup, on Saturday in Cairo.
    The Moroccan handball team is leaving the African Nations Championship (CAN) on the verge of the final. It was slowed down by Cape Verde, which dominated the match from start to finish, thus seizing its chance to qualify for the first time in its history for an African handball championship final.
    Morocco will play the third-place classification match against the (…)

  • Moroccan Passenger Dies After Medical Emergency on Turkish Airlines Flight to Cairo
    11 November 2019, by Kamal

    Victim of a malaise on board a Turkish Airlines plane, a Moroccan national died on Sunday, November 10 in a hospital in Egypt.
    Hospitalized since October 31, the man had a serious health problem while returning to Morocco on a flight from Medina, according to a statement from the Moroccan Consulate in Cairo.
    The Turkish Airlines aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Cairo International Airport to allow him to be hospitalized.
    Remaining in intensive care and in a coma, (…)

  • Arab League Rejects US-Israeli Middle East Peace Plan
    3 February 2020, by Sylvanus

    The Council of the Arab League condemned, on Saturday in Cairo, the Arab rejection of the American-Israeli "deal of the century".
    This unilateral plan does not respond to the fundamental rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people. It is at odds with the international peace frameworks and relevant United Nations resolutions, as well as Washington’s call to respect international references for a just, lasting and comprehensive peace approach, the Council of the Arab League said in a (…)

  • Morocco Clinches 18 Medals at Inaugural Pan-African Special Olympics Games
    5 February 2020, by Bladi.net

    The curtain fell on the Pan-African Special Olympics Games on January 30 in Cairo, Egypt. Morocco won 18 medals, across all competitions.
    The harvest was good for the Kingdom. Its representatives on Egyptian soil defended themselves, each in their discipline, to win 18 medals, including six gold, during these first Pan-African Special Olympics Games which took place from January 23 to 30.
    Morocco, during this competition, which saw the participation of 800 athletes representing 42 (…)

  • Pioneering Moroccan Theater Artist Abdeladim Chennaoui Dies at 85
    12 July 2020, by Sylvanus

    Moroccan artist Abdeladim Chennaoui died on Friday, July 10 in Casablanca, following a long illness. He was 85 years old.
    The Moroccan Union of Theater, Cinema and Television Workers issued a statement to honor the memory of the illustrious deceased. "It is with great sorrow that the members of the national executive office of the union and its regional and provincial branches have learned of the death of the artist Abdeladim Chennaoui," writes the union.
    The late artist is one of the (…)

  • Morocco U20 Team Dominates Tajikistan 6-1 in Arab Cup Opener
    21 June 2021, by Armel

    The Atlas Cubs have bared their claws at the start of the 7th edition of the Arab Cup of Nations (U20) being played in Egypt. For their first match on Sunday, Morocco crushed Tajikistan 6-1.
    Dominant, the Moroccans displayed their strength and know-how from the first minutes of the match. Omar Sadiq opened the scoring in the 18th minute

  • Al-Azhar Condemns Macron’s Speech on Islam as ’Racist’ and ’False’
    5 October 2020, by Ginette

    Emmanuel Macron’s speech against Islamist separatism did not receive a favorable response from members of the Sunni Islamic institution Al-Azhar. They denounce a speech tinged with racism and that makes serious accusations against Islam.
    The grievances of the Al-Azhar Islamic Research Center based in Cairo on the speech of Emmanuel Macron were published in a statement released on Saturday evening. The center "strongly rejects the statements of French President Emmanuel Macron" which it (…)

  • Morocco Suffers Last-Minute Heartbreak in World Handball Championship Opener Against Algeria
    14 January 2021, by Ginette

    The Moroccan national handball team lost, Thursday, January 14, to the Algerian selection with a score of (23-24). It was the first match of the Atlas Lions counting for the first day of the World Handball Championship organized in Egypt.
    A difficult defeat to digest for the Moroccans, who, according to the statistics, largely dominated the match. They had left the field at halftime with a 7-point difference thanks to the performance of Moroccan goalkeeper Yassin El-Idrissi, who was able (…)

  • Egypt Arranges Special Flights to Repatriate Citizens Stranded in Morocco
    10 March 2021, by Sylvanus

    Egypt has decided to organize the repatriation of its nationals stranded in Morocco following the suspension of air links between the two countries. "Three exceptional flights (Casablanca/Cairo)" have thus been scheduled.
    On its Facebook page, the Egyptian embassy in Rabat specified that these three exceptional flights will be operated on March 12, 17 and 19. Concerned by these flights are Egyptians stranded in Morocco, their families and non-Egyptians traveling to Cairo or other (…)

  • 44 Nations Vie for Spots in 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers
    12 May 2021, by Ginette

    It was in Egypt, at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), that the draw for the qualifiers for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations "Total, Morocco 2022" took place on Monday, May 10.
    44 countries are participating in this qualifying round which will take place in two rounds. Morocco, which is hosting this competition, is automatically qualified for the final phase.
    According to the draw for the first round, the following matches will take place:
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