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• New Brunswick Suspends Atlantic Immigration Program Until 2026, Affecting Moroccan Applicants
  11 April, by Sylvanus

  It will no longer be possible for Moroccans and other nationalities to participate in the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). The government of the Atlantic province of New Brunswick has made an announcement to this effect.
  The government of the Atlantic province of New Brunswick has temporarily suspended the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). This suspension has been in effect since April 4, 2025 and runs until the end of 2025. It follows the reaching of the annual quota of applications (…)

• Morocco Poised to Advance in World Cup, Says African Coach
  22 November 2022, by Prince

  The Central African Republic’s coach, Raoul Savoy, analyzing the chances of the five African teams at the World Cup, believes that Morocco is capable of getting through the first round of the competition.
  In an exclusive interview with Football365, the Hispano-Swiss technician affirms that Morocco has every chance of finishing top of Group F, against Croatia, Belgium and Canada. "Morocco’s first hope is Morocco! It’s a team that doesn’t make much noise, and yet all the planets seem (…)

• Morocco’s Goalkeeper Bounou Cleared to Face Canada After Health Scare
  28 November 2022, by Ginette

  After missing the match against Belgium for health reasons, Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou will be in the lineup against Canada. This is what the doctor of the Moroccan national football team has stated.
  The dizziness that Yassine Bounou experienced on Sunday, November 27, just after the national anthem, is not likely to prevent him from playing against Canada. This is the opinion of Abderrazak Hefti, the team’s doctor. "He had dizziness and I asked the coach to remove him from the (…)

• World Cup: Montreal’s Moroccan Community Buzzes Ahead of Morocco-Canada Match
  30 November 2022, by Sylvanus

  Moroccans in Montreal are eagerly awaiting the match between Morocco and Canada, a team already eliminated from the World Cup.
  The Morocco-Canada match for the 3rd day of the Qatar 2022 World Cup is highly anticipated in Montreal, where there is a large Moroccan community - about 37,360. Some Moroccans living abroad (MREs) intend to storm the cafes and bars of the city, especially "Petit Maghreb", located in a neighborhood north of downtown, to follow the match on Thursday, December 1, (…)

• Morocco’s Star Defender Hakimi in Doubt for Crucial Canada Clash
  1 December 2022, by Ginette

  Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi may not participate in the match pitting Morocco against Canada this Thursday at 4pm. His hasty departure from the training session on Wednesday afternoon is worrying.
  A few words exchanged with coach Walid Regragui and Achraf Hakimi leaves the last training session that took place at the Al-Douhail stadium. Is this a tactical choice or is the player not in very good shape? Many wonder if this is related to the injury sustained by the player during the (…)

• Morocco Unveils Starting Lineup for Crucial World Cup Match Against Canada
  1 December 2022, by Said

  You don’t change a winning team. The coach of the Moroccan national football team, Walid Regragui, has just announced the starting eleven who will face the Canadian team in less than two hours.
  The absence of Selim Amallah is noted, replaced by the ephemeral scorer against the Belgian team, Abdelhamid Sabiri.
  Goalkeeper: Yassine Bounou
  Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Nayef Aguerd, Romain Saiss, Noussair Mazraoui
  Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Azeddine Ounahi
  Forwards: (…)

• Canada Seeks Moroccan Educators to Address Early Childhood Labor Shortage
  18 February 2023, by Sylvanus

  Canada is turning to Morocco to recruit educators in order to address the labor shortage affecting the early childhood sector.
  The Ministry of Immigration, Francization and Integration (MIFI) organized a international recruitment mission (CPE) in Marrakech, in order to fill the labor needs in the early childhood sector. "Our own team is limited to 13 educators, including three who only have a replacement status, but

• Moroccan Diaspora Mobilizes Aid for Earthquake Victims in Al-Haouz
  17 September 2023, by Prince

  Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) are mobilizing to help the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the province of Al-Haouz last week.
  Estimated at more than 5 million, Moroccans around the world are multiplying initiatives to show their solidarity and provide rapid and effective support to the victims after the September 8, 2023 earthquake. In France, where more than 1.5 million MREs reside, a crowdfunding campaign

• Morocco Faces Must-Win World Cup Match Against Canada to Advance
  1 December 2022, by Ginette

  The coach of the Moroccan national football team said on Wednesday at the press conference that Morocco is playing a decisive match this Thursday against Canada. The Atlas Lions want to dribble all the predictions and qualify for the second round of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
  It is with Bilal El Khanouss that Walid Regragui took part in the traditional pre-match press conference. He measures the stakes and knows that this Thursday, Morocco has no right to make a mistake. For the coach, the (…)

• Morocco’s Goalkeeper Bounou Cleared to Play in Crucial World Cup Match Against Canada
  1 December 2022, by Ginette

  Taken by vertigo a few minutes before the match between Morocco and Belgium, the national team goalkeeper is doing well, reassured Walid Regragui during the pre-match press conference.
  "Yassine Bounou is ready for the decisive match against Canada," said coach Walid Regragui. He stressed that already on Monday after the match against Belgium, Bounou was already ready and even received the approval of the national team doctor. "He remains the No. 1, one of the leaders, he is ready for the (…)