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• Morocco’s Atlas Lions Begin Training for Crucial 2026 World Cup Qualifier Against Zambia
  31 May 2024, by Sylvanus

  Arriving early, some players from the Moroccan national team trained at the Mohammed VI football complex in Maâmoura (Salé), a few days before the match against Zambia scheduled in June as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifications, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
  On Thursday, it was time to train at the Mohammed VI football complex in Maâmoura. Some of the Atlas Lions summoned by Walid Regragui for Morocco’s next two matches against Zambia and Congo (…)

• Morocco Coach Regragui Faces Tough Selection Dilemma Ahead of World Cup Qualifier
  2 June 2024, by Sylvanus

  Walid Regragui, coach of the Atlas Lions, is facing a real headache, just a few days before the match against Zambia scheduled for June 7 as part of the qualifications for the 2026 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
  Walid Regragui will have a hard time putting Moroccan Olympiacos striker Ayoub El Kaabi and Moroccan Sevilla FC striker on the bench. With 11 goals, the former was named 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League Player of the Season by the (…)

• World Cup Qualifier in Doubt: Morocco-Congo Match Faces Uncertainty
  5 June 2024, by Sylvanus

  Uncertainties hang over the match between Morocco and Congo scheduled for June 11 as part of the qualifications for the 2026 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
  Will the confrontation between Morocco and Congo take place? Recent statements by the Congolese Minister of Youth and Sports raise fears of a forfeit by the Congolese team. Congo has already forfeited the match against Niger. "At first, we had agreed to relocate our matches to the Democratic (…)

• Royal Air Maroc Faces Backlash Over Soaring Summer Ticket Prices to Morocco
  10 June 2024, by Sylvanus

  The national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is facing criticism from Moroccans living in Canada and the United States and Moroccan deputies, due to its excessive fares deemed higher than average as the summer season approaches and the absence of its CEO Abdelhamid Addou at a meeting dedicated to tourist transport in Parliament.
  Airfares between Canada, the United States and Morocco range between 23,000 and 26,000 dirhams (about 2,100 to 2,400 euros) during the summer period, while they do (…)

• Gad Elmaleh Embraces Moroccan Roots, Advocates Religious Diversity in Comedy
  24 June 2024, by Sylvanus

  Moroccan-Canadian comedian Gad Elmaleh fully assumes his dual nationality, without however ruling out the possibility of one day obtaining French nationality.
  "In my halls there are as many kippas as veils. Catholics and Protestants too, even if they are less noticeable! I repeat several times in the show: ’Religion is not your identity.’ It’s important. I don’t want to be defined by my belief or by my belonging to a community. But I note that no one is surprised that a French atheist (…)

• Marrakech Named 7th Best Tourist City Globally, Outranking Berlin and Montreal
  9 July 2024, by Sylvanus

  A Moroccan city is among the ten best tourist cities in the world, ahead of the most famous cities like Berlin (Germany) and Montreal (Canada).
  Marrakech ranks seventh in the ranking of the 10 best tourist cities in the world, established by a British magazine specializing in tourism and travel. It is also the only Arab city featured in this top. The ochre city owes its place to the growing influx of tourists from different regions of the world, the popular character of the old (…)

• Royal Air Maroc Launches Direct Casablanca-Toronto Flights, Expanding North American Service
  3 August 2024, by Said

  Royal Air Maroc continues its expansion in North America. The Moroccan airline has just announced the opening of a new direct line connecting Casablanca to Toronto, starting December 8.
  This new route, which will be added to the existing one between Casablanca and Montreal, responds to a growing demand from Moroccans residing in Canada.
  The flights, operated by Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft known for their comfort, will serve the Casablanca-Toronto route with three weekly rotations: (…)

• Air Canada Pilot Strike Threatens Morocco-Canada Flights
  11 September 2024, by Sylvanus

  Many flights between Morocco and Canada are at risk of being canceled due to an imminent strike by pilots of the airline Air Canada.
  In Canada, the threat of a strike in the aviation sector is looming on the horizon and could lead to the cancellation of flights between Montreal and Casablanca. At the origin, a power struggle that pits Air Canada’s pilots against the company’s management. Its 5,200 pilots are demanding wage increases, in the context of inflation and soaring prices in the (…)

• Quebec Halts Recruitment of Moroccan Nurses, Shifts Focus to Nursing Assistants
  11 September 2024, by Prince

  Moroccan nurses scheduled to attend a job interview on October 26 and 27 in Rabat to work in Quebec have received a message canceling the appointment.
  The note states that the Quebec and Moroccan authorities have recently agreed not to proceed with the recruitment of new Moroccan nurses in order to preserve the Moroccan labor market and health system. According to the message, the authorities of the two countries have also concluded an agreement for the recruitment of nursing assistants. (…)

• Quebec Halts Recruitment of Moroccan Nurses Amid Ethical Concerns
  3 October 2024, by Sylvanus

  Quebec has decided to no longer recruit Moroccan nurses, thus yielding to pressure from the Moroccan government.
  Recruitment is ceasing in all African countries, except Tunisia for ethical reasons, learns Radio-Canada, specifying that Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Morocco are no longer among Quebec’s recruitment destinations. Souriya Otmani, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Canada, expresses her satisfaction: "In acting in this way, it seems to me that Quebec has truly made a (…)