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• Moroccan Midfielder Boufal Tops La Liga Dribbling Stats, Outpacing Messi
  24 May 2019, by Kamal

  With 144 dribbles, the Moroccan player of Celta Vigo, Sofiane Boufal, was elected best dribbler of the Spanish liga, surpassing the star of Barça Lionel Messi, author of 133 dribbles.
  The 25-year-old midfielder, famous for his famous dribbles, was however only able to score three goals during the 2018/19 season. He was loaned to Celta Vigo by the English club Southampton.
  Convinced of the Moroccan’s performances, the Spanish club said it was ready to recruit Boufal permanently, and (…)

• Moroccan Woman Offers Free Shelter and Support to Cancer Patients in Rabat
  11 June 2019, by Marcel

  Khadija El Qorti is a Moroccan woman whose generosity is manifested by her assistance to women with cancer.
  Reception, accommodation, catering, transportation and psychological support. This is what the Moroccan Khadija El Qorti provides for people with cancer. She does this through the "Jannat Association for the Reception of Destitute Women with Cancer". She created it in 2009. This year is also the beginning of this charitable action.
  At the age of 73, she is originally from Zagora (…)

• Belgian Volunteers Pave Road in Remote Moroccan Village, Improving Access
  5 August 2019, by Kamal

  About ten young Belgian women volunteered to pave a steep road in the city of Taroudant. Sacrificing their summer vacation for a humanitarian action, the young volunteers have attracted the sympathy of the inhabitants and Internet users online.
  The initiative of the Belgian nationals has been highly appreciated by the inhabitants and on social networks. They did not fail to praise this generous humanitarian action allowing the opening up of an isolated village in the Taroudant region. (…)

• Flash Floods in Morocco Kill 11, Spark Criticism Over Lack of Safety Measures
  29 August 2019, by Kamal

  At least seven deaths were recorded in the Taroudant region yesterday, Wednesday, August 28, after heavy rains. The local authorities are now being criticized for not having taken the necessary measures.
  The heavy rainfall with a stormy character, which had coincided with the end of a football match, caused at least eleven deaths and several missing persons. Material damage was also recorded in several localities.
  Videos posted on social media showed a horrible scene of a building (…)

• Morocco Held to 1-1 Draw by Burkina Faso in Halilhodzic’s Debut as Coach
  7 September 2019, by Said

  No victory, on Friday September 6 evening, for Vahid Halilhodzic’s first match at the head of the Moroccan national team. The Atlas Lions had to settle for a draw against the Burkina Faso team.
  1-1, this is the final score of this match which took place at the Grand Stade de Marrakech, where the Moroccan players now have their habits. The match allowed the new coach to rotate his squad in order to find the right combination of players.
  The two goals of the match were scored in the (…)

• Galatasaray’s Younes Belhanda Undergoes Surgery After Double Jaw Fracture
  16 September 2019, by Kamal, Sylvanus

  Atlas Lion, Younes Belhanda, was the victim of a double jaw fracture on Friday, September 13, during the match between Galatasaray and Kasimpasa. However, the duration of his unavailability is not mentioned in the team’s medical report.
  The attacking midfielder of Galatasaray was seriously shaken during a clash with Veysel Sari, in the final minutes of the match which was won by Belhanda’s teammates.
  "Our player had a successful operation in the early hours of the morning, in the (…)

• Moroccan Lawmaker Pushes for Penal Code Reform on Personal Freedoms
  9 October 2019, by Ginette

  The debate on individual freedoms continues to stir up the news in Morocco. After human rights activists and feminists, it is the turn of Omar Balafrej, Deputy of the Federation of the Democratic Left, to defend on 2M the need to reform the Penal Code, more precisely the articles criminalizing abortion, extramarital sexual relations, adultery and homosexuality.
  Last Sunday, in the "Confidences de presse" program on 2M, the Deputy stated that he had tabled amendments as a parliamentarian (…)

• Massive Fire Engulfs 50 Stores in Moroccan Market Near Agadir
  22 November 2019, by Kamal

  About fifty stores were ravaged by a spectacular fire that broke out in a souk located in inezgane, about ten kilometers from Agadir.
  According to the statements of the President of the Municipal Council of Inezgane, the fire broke out on Thursday morning. The origin of this blaze, which caused significant material damage, is currently unknown.
  This is not the first incident of its kind in this market, which covers an area of 3 hectares and houses nearly 1,400 businesses.
  In 2018, (…)

• Viral Video Sparks Outrage: Child’s Reaction to Black Doll Ignites Racism Debate
  29 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  As she was opening her Christmas gift, an American girl discovered, frightened, a small black doll. The publication of the video of this scene has aroused the indignation of Internet users.
  In this video posted on Snapchat, the girl’s mother says in a hilarious tone: "it’s a very cute doll". The reactions of the child and her mother quickly inflamed the web, reports 7sur7.
  "It was clearly meant to be a joke, which is even worse than the scene itself," wrote a woman on Twitter. For (…)

• Moroccan Man Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault on Child in Istanbul Metro
  4 February 2020, by Kamal

  A Moroccan national was beaten by a crowd of passengers on board an Istanbul metro, before being handed over to Turkish security services. He is said to have committed sexual acts on a minor.
  Pursued for sexual harassment of a minor, the individual, whose identity has not been revealed, was apprehended by the Turkish police as he got off the metro.
  The 11-year-old girl was sitting in front of her mother when the Moroccan national began to pass his hand over the body of his victim, (…)