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Regragui Appointed Morocco Coach Ahead of World Cup

Former Moroccan international Walid Regragui has been appointed head coach of the national side just three months before the 2022 World Cup, the football federation announced Wednesday. The 46-year-old takes over from Franco-Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic, who was dismissed on August 11 because of "differences of opinion" over preparations for the…

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Moroccan Imam Disappears after Deportation Rule

French authorities have said that imam Hassan Iquioussen has disappeared and most likely fled to Belgium after France's top administrative court on Tuesday gave the green light for his expulsion to Morocco. The imam was accused by the court of hate speech. The case landed before the highest court after…

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Top French court validates deportation of imam accused of hate speech

France's top administrative court has given the green light for imam Hassan Iquioussen, accused of hate speech, to be deported to Morocco. But police have been unable to arrest him.

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France to expel imam for 'virulent anti-Semitic' hate speech

France's top administrative court on Tuesday gave the green light for the expulsion to Morocco of an imam accused of hate speech, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

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Japan Denounces, Rejects Polisario Front’s Participation at TICAD

Japan condemns the participation of the separatist Polisario Front in the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), which was held on August 27 and 28 in the Tunisian capital, Tunis. The Japanese delegation made a statement during the proceedings of the first plenary session of the summit, in…

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Will Arab Disputes Postpone Algeria Summit?

Disputes between Arab countries and differences over the reinstatement of Syria are threatening to postpone the upcoming Arab League summit, scheduled for Algeria in November. Algeria has been preparing to host the 31st summit since 2019. It will be the first in-person summit for Arab leaders since the coronavirus pandemic.

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Morocco Recalls Tunisia Ambassador after Saied Receives Polisario Chief

Morocco recalled its ambassador to Tunisia on Friday after Tunisian President Kais Saied received the head of the Polisario Front movement that is seeking independence for Western Sahara, a territory Morocco regards as its own. Morocco said Tunisia's decision to invite Brahim Ghali to a Japanese development summit for Africa…

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Tunisia hosts Japanese-African economic cooperation meeting

African heads of state, representatives of international organizations and private business leaders are in Tunisia for the eighth iteration of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development

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Tunisia Recalls Ambassador to Rabat for Consultation

Morocco recalled its ambassador to Tunisia on Friday after Tunisian President Kais Saied held talks with the head of the Polisario Front movement Morocco said Tunisia’s decision to invite Brahim Ghali to a Japanese development summit for Africa that Tunis is hosting this weekend was “a grave and unprecedented act…

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TOWIE star Yazmin Oukhellou feeling 'a bit normal' on holiday after horror car crash

Yazmin Oukhellou has been soaking up the sun in Morocco at the five-star Sofitel Marrakech Lounge and Spa hotel as part of her 'healing process' following the death of on-off boyfriend Jake McLean

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Morocco recalls Tunisia ambassador over Western Sahara

Morocco recalled its ambassador to Tunisia for consultations on Friday after Tunisian President Kais Saied received the head of the Western Sahara independence movement, the Polisario Front.

Reuters

Fossils of ‘terrifying’ giant marine reptile Thalassotitan discovered in Morocco

The mosasaur lived at the same time as dinosaurs like the T. Rex and Triceratops

Evening Standard

Urgent shisha smoke warning for holidaymakers heading to popular destinations

Shisha smoking is seen as an important social activity with the most popular resorts in Turkey, Dubai, Egypt and Morocco

Wales Online

Gold Lion Announces LOI with Elcora Advanced Materials to begin Exploration of a Manganese Mining License in Morocco

Vancouver, British Columbia / TheNewswire / August 18, 2022 – Gold Lion Resources Inc. ("Gold Lion" or the "Company") (CSE:GL) (OTC:GLIOF) (FWB:2BC) is pleased to announce the development and exploration of a manganese mine in Morocco by signing a letter of intent dated August 10, 2022 (the "LOI") to acquire…

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Morocco’s King Pardons 588 Convicts

Marking Youth Day, Morocco's King Mohammed VI has granted his pardon to 588 convicts, revealed a statement by the ministry of justice. A total of 15 inmates benefited from pardon over their remaining prison term. Up to 391 prisoners had their prison terms reduced. One inmate had her prison sentences…

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Morocco’s King Urges Partners for 'Unequivocal' Support over W. Sahara

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has called on his country's partners to "clarify" their position over the disputed Western Sahara territory and offer "unequivocal" support. "I would like to send a clear message to the world: the Sahara issue is the prism through which Morocco views its international environment," he said…

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King Mohammed VI Pardons 542 Convicts

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI granted a royal pardon to 542 convicts in commemoration of the Morocco’s Revolution of the King and the People of 1956. The Justice Ministry issued a press release on Friday stating that the list of beneficiaries of the royal pardon includes 433 detainees, 12 of who…

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'I left my son in Sahara with a broken pelvis and kept running - we had a marathon pact'

George Moore was competing in a gruelling marathon in Morocco when he collapsed in agony, only for his father Ian to continue the race according to a pact the pair had made

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Morocco Welcomes Peru's Decision to Withdraw Recognition of SADR

Morocco welcomed on Thursday Peru’s decision to withdraw recognition of the Polisario’s self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). Peru announced the decision after a "recent telephone conversation" between Foreign Minister Miguel Rodriguez Mackay and his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita.

France 24

Moroccan activists work to identify deceased migrants and give them proper burials

Victims of exhaustion, violence or disease, many migrants die each year on their journey to Europe. In Morocco, a country that lies on a common route taken by undocumented migrants to reach Spain, one volunteer organisation is working to identify those who died along the way and give them dignified…

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Morocco Bus Crash Leaves Scores of Victims

A bus crash east of Morocco's economic capital Casablanca on Wednesday left 23 people dead, a health official said, marking one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years. The bus overturned on a bend of a motorway in Khouribga province in the morning, local authorities said, giving an initial…

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Morocco Arrests 4 on Suspicion of Forest Arson

Morrocco's judicial police brigade of the Mdiq-Fnideq prefecture arrested on Monday evening four people on suspicion of deliberately starting a fire and causing property losses in a public forest estate, the National Police (DGSN) said. The suspects are aged between 20 and 30. They were arrested as a result of…

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HCP: Unemployment Rate Among Moroccan Youths is 31.8%

The unemployment rate in Morocco among young individuals aged 15 to 24 years is 31.8%, the High Commission for Planning (HCP) revealed on Friday. This age group represents 5.9 million out of the kingdom’s 36 million total population, of which 16.3% have jobs (962,000) and 7.6% are unemployed (448,000). The…

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Morocco Hosts Second Edition of Taskiwin Festival

The culture department at Morocco’s Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication has organized the second edition of the Taskiwin Festival under the theme “Taskiwin: Cultural Heritage and Majestic Civilization”, on August 12-14, in the city of Taroudant, east of Agadir. The event hosts several shows performed by bands and groups,…

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Drought Tightens Its Grip on Morocco

Mohamed gave up farming because of successive droughts that have hit his previously fertile but isolated village in Morocco and because he just couldn't bear it any longer. "To see villagers rush to public fountains in the morning or to a neighbor to get water makes you want to cry,"…

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