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• Undefeated Moroccan Boxer Mohamed Rabii Secures 10th Straight Win in Germany
  18 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  Moroccan Mohamed Rabii has just won his tenth consecutive victory. He defeated his Mexican challenger on Saturday in Halle, Germany.
  At 26 years old, the former Moroccan world champion, Mohamed Rabii, has won again, this time against his Mexican challenger, Jesus Gurrola, after a unanimous decision by the judges.
  By gaining the advantage over Jesus Gurrola, the Moroccan boxer wins the tenth consecutive victory of his professional boxing career, since 2017.

• Morocco and Mexico Forge Tourism Partnership to Boost Economic Opportunities
  20 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  Morocco and Mexico are committed to deepening bilateral cooperation in the field of tourism promotion, in order to enhance their potential and encourage project holders in the sector. This was during a meeting held on February 13, 2020, at the Mexican Senate, between the Moroccan ambassador to Mexico, Abdelfattah Lebbar, and senators and tourism officials in Mexico.
  The two parties have established a work plan to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the tourism sector, given the huge (…)

• Moroccan Tourist Faces 10-Year Sentence for Mexico City Art Museum Graffiti
  6 March 2021, by Prince

  A young Moroccan was arrested in Mexico for drawing graffiti on the facade of the Palace of Fine Arts in the capital. He faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
  The legal department of the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office against the 21-year-old Moroccan. In addition to the 10-year sentence he faces, he could pay a fine, the amount of which will be determined based on the damage caused to the property.
  In (…)

• Spanish Police Arrest Two for High-Tech Cheating on Driver’s License Exam
  13 November 2021, by Prince

  The Civil Guard of Guadalajara, near Madrid, arrested two Moroccans who were communicating with people outside using technological equipment during the theoretical driving license exam.
  The two individuals, aged 46 and 29, appeared suspicious to the inspecting agents during the theoretical driving license exam category B, reports the armed institute in a press release.
  In order not to disrupt the smooth running of the exam, the agents waited until the end of it before proceeding with (…)

• Colombian Sailors Allege Abuse in Moroccan Custody After Arrest in Rabat
  21 December 2021, by Prince

  Harold Barona, a Colombian from the municipality of Puerto Escondido, and his compatriots Nelson and Jair, were arrested by the Moroccan police upon their arrival in Rabat. Since then, they have been detained and "mistreated without reason," they claim.
  Barona has been working for several years on a cargo ship to other countries. After several days of sea travel, he and his companions arrive in Rabat and settle in an apartment. From there, they were arrested and "forcibly" taken away by (…)

• Mexican Textile Industry Shifts to Moroccan Yarn Amid China Supply Challenges
  19 May 2022, by Prince

  Moroccan yarn is in high demand by entrepreneurs in the Mexican textile sector, specialized in the manufacture of sweaters, who are facing a shortage of yarn due to the situation in China, their main producer.
  The Mexican textile sector is facing a shortage of yarn due to the relatively long time (5 months) it takes to transport containers of this raw material from China, and also due to the rise in prices in countries like Portugal and Turkey, said Hermez Alejandro Villafuerte Juárez, (…)

• Mexican Actress Detained in Morocco for Speeding, Later Released
  31 May 2022, by Prince

  Mexican actress Mariana Echeverria revealed on her Instagram account that she and her husband were arrested by the police and then released during their stay in Morocco.
  Mariana Echeverria recently posted on her Instagram account videos and photos of her stay in Morocco, noting that she and her husband, Oscar Jiménez, were arrested in the kingdom and then released a few hours later, according to Futbol.
  The 37-year-old Mexican actress recounted to her more than 2 million followers on (…)

• Award-Winning Chef Richard Sandoval to Open First African Restaurant in Marrakech
  25 June 2022, by Sylvanus

  Richard Sandoval, a globally renowned Mexican-born restaurateur and multiple award winner, is expanding his international footprint by opening a restaurant in Marrakech, and another in Athens (Greece). This is his first foray into the African and Greek hotel markets.
  Toro Toro, Sandoval’s main pan-Latin steakhouse concept, will soon open in Marrakech this summer. Toro Toro Marrakech is inspired by Latin traditions and the art of wood-fired cooking. The restaurant offers wood-fired grilled (…)

• Spanish Man Arrested for Impersonating Moroccan in Driver’s License Exam Fraud
  23 October 2022, by Prince

  The Civil Guard of Guadalajara (Castilla-La Mancha) has arrested a Spaniard accused of having usurped the identity of a Moroccan in the written part of the driving license exam. The latter was also arrested.
  The 37-year-old Spaniard was arrested after agents from the Traffic Analysis and Investigation Group (GIAT) found, during the identity document check of the exam candidates, that the national identity card presented by the latter bore the photo of another person.
  In order not to (…)

• Belgian-Moroccan Teen Sarah Chaari Clinches World Taekwondo Title in -62 kg Category
  16 November 2022, by Sylvanus

  At 17 years old, the Belgian-Moroccan Sarah Chaari, world number 7, was crowned world taekwondo champion on Tuesday, in Guadalajara (Mexico), in the -62 kg final against the Greek Sarvanaki, 18, world number 18.
  After five fights in which she defeated the American Dillon Faith in the round of 16, the German Anna-lena Froemming in the quarterfinals, the Chinese Lijun Zhou in the quarterfinals, the British Aaliyah Powell in the semi-finals, and the Greek Theopoula Sarvanaki in the final, (…)