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On Sunday, July 7, 2019, more than 9,000 people rushed to the large swimming pool in Rabat. The site was a great success but also experienced some glitches for its first Sunday of opening.
In its 2018 Report on Education, Training and Scientific Research, the High Commission for Planning (HCP) has provided surprising data on education in Morocco. More than a third of the population is illiterate while 70% of university graduates are unemployed.
A call for tenders will be launched in September for the rehabilitation and management of two emblematic cultural sites in Tangier. The Plaza de Toros and the Cervantes Theater, two places belonging to the Spanish heritage, will be the subject of a rehabilitation worth 13 million dirhams.
An investigation was opened this Sunday, July 7, 2019, by the Prefectural Service of the Judicial Police of Casablanca, in order to determine the circumstances of the use of his service weapon by a Chief Police Inspector. He had shot at four young people in an act of self-defense, killing a boy and a girl.
Two days after the elimination of the "Atlas Lions" in the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, several rumors announce Hervé Renard leaving Morocco for a new challenge.
Adil El Omari , host of a show on the airwaves of Radio Mars, famous for his often misogynistic remarks, was suspended from his duties for three days. He had made sexist and virulent remarks against a radio listener.
A Palestinian national, residing in the city of Mohammedia, was apprehended by the services of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), for his alleged involvement in the trafficking of Bitcoins, for the benefit of terrorist organizations.
The Director of the Urban Agency, Khalid Ouaya, was arrested in the act of corruption, as he was about to receive a bribe of 500,000 dirhams from a real estate developer in the city. The operation was carried out by the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ).
In the outskirts of Barcelona, three minors of Moroccan origin were about to steal a valuable watch from a Mexican tourist. Trying to prevent them, the security guard of the "Decathlon" store was stabbed, requiring his hospitalization.
Passengers missed their connection to Egypt, following the postponement of a flight from Agadir to Casablanca. Initially scheduled at 9:45 p.m., the flight was postponed by two hours by Royal Air Maroc , without taking the precaution of notifying the passengers.
The strike by baggage handlers at Mohammed V Airport has just ended, following a social pact signed on Tuesday, July 2, between the various stakeholders, on the initiative of the Ministry of the Interior. The baggage handlers finally prevailed, after eight weeks of strike and negotiations.
The coach of the "Atlas Lions", Hervé Renard, said that the Benin team would not be an easy opponent and that he knew the team and its coach, Michel Dussuyer, very well. The players should remain focused and very serious during this round of 16 match.