A few hours before the kick-off of the matches between Morocco and Portugal, France and England in the quarter-finals of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the police prefecture is putting in place a security and traffic system in Paris to avoid any disturbances.
The Atlas Lions take on Portugal in the World Cup quarter-finals this Saturday. A match eagerly awaited by Moroccan supporters around the world, including those in Lille , who felt that the Moroccans have already achieved a good run in the competition.
The new coach of the Atlas Lions is the pride of Moroccans, but also of the inhabitants of Corbeil-Essonnes (Île-de-France region). Walid Regragui is carried in triumph by his hometown for having created the surprise in Qatar by qualifying Morocco for the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
Prosecuted for misappropriation of funds for personal purposes through the two associations Maison du savoir and Association fraternelle du quartier Saint-Jacques, the founder of the Al Houda mosque in Grande-Synthe (North of France) faces three years in prison. His sister risks 18 months in prison. The verdict is expected on February 6, 2022.
While Diego El Glaoui savored the historic victory of the Atlas Lions against Spain and their first qualification for the World Cup quarter-finals, his future wife Iris Mittenaera takes the opportunity to tease him.
A year after being recruited by PSG, Achraf Hakimi already wants to return to his former club, Inter Milan. The barbs sent to the Parisian club’s coach were apparently not just a passing anger.
Farid, a Moroccan teenager accused of rape and sexual assault on Julie D., convicted in 2003 and then acquitted, will soon be rehabilitated. His request for rehabilitation is currently being examined before the court of review.
Samir Ziani, a Franco-Moroccan boxer from Villeneuve-sur-Lot, who is not very much into football, has a deep admiration for the Atlas Lions who have "reconciled him with the round ball."
During the celebration of the victory against Spain and the historic qualification of the Atlas Lions in the quarter-finals of the World Cup , Moroccan supporters hoisted a Moroccan flag on the town hall of Amiens. This prompted a reaction from the municipal authorities.
Tried on appeal by the special assize court in Paris, the Moroccan Ayoub El Khazzani, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the Thalys attack, says he is ashamed.
In preparation for the upcoming visit of Emmanuel Macron to Morocco, Catherine Colona, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is expected in Rabat to prepare this official visit of the French president.
The French bank Crédit Agricole SA has sold an initial tranche of 63.7% of its stake (50.9% by HFC and 12.8% by AtlantaSanad) in Crédit du Maroc to the Moroccan group Holmarcom.