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Israeli Chief of Staff Holds Talks with Moroccan Officials in Rabat

Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi kicked off Tuesday a three-day visit to Morocco, in the first trip by an Israeli military commander to the north African nation. Kohavi’s visit is aimed at bolstering bilateral military and security cooperation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

African football chiefs urged to expand women's Cup of Nations within four years

A tactics brains trust on Tuesday called on African football supremos to expand the women's Cup of Nations tournament from 12 to 16 teams within four years to help the development of players and teams.

Radio France Internationale

Moroccan court sentences 33 migrants to jail over crossing

Nearly three dozen migrants were sentenced to jail time in Morocco on Tuesday for attempting to scale a border wall last month separating the north African country from the Spanish enclave of Melilla

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Morocco vs South Africa as women's football enters a new era

This weekend’s Women’s African Football Championship (Wafcon) final between Morocco and South Africa in Morocco marks a new era. With it women’s football in Africa has reached a second phase of its development.

The Conversation

Superstars Sadio Mané and Mo Salah eclipse African football at home

Senegal’s Sadio Mané and Egypt’s Mo Salah are among 10 players nominated for the African Footballer of the Year prize at this year’s Caf Awards held by the Confederation of African Football in Rabat, Morocco.

The Conversation

Scots mum's memory loss and confusion after holiday turned out to be chronic illness triggered by heat

Weeks after returning to Scotland from Morocco, Linda Hoskins was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Daily Record

Wildfires in Spain, Morocco produce record-breaking carbon emissions

Wildfires in Spain and Morocco have produced more carbon emissions in June and July this year than in the same period of any year since 2003, the European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said.

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West Lothian mum's confusion turned out to be chronic illness triggered by heat

The condition can be triggered by heat and the mum has had to take extra measures to prepare for the scorching temperatures that cause her health to deteriorate.

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Spot of bother at Cup of Nations: the penalty taker's fear of the referee

In 1970, the Austrian writer Peter Handke published a psychological thriller cum crime novel Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter (The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty) which was turned into a film of the same name by the rising German arthouse director Wim Wenders.

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Morocco see off Nigeria on penalties to reach first final at Cup of Nations

Nigeria were reduced to nine players as they imploded on Monday night during a pulsating Cup of Nations semi-final defeat against Morocco in Rabat. Despite their self-inflicted wounds, the nine held on for the best part of an hour to force a penalty shoot-out after the match finished 1-1.

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Holy Woman's fleshy, feminist spiritual pilgrimage is a warning against religious coercive control

Louise Omer is on a global, but highly personal quest: from Australia to Ireland, Mexico, Sweden, Bulgaria and Istanbul. From Istanbul to Scotland, Italy, Germany, Morocco. And finally, to the cool waters of Džbán Lake in the Czech Republic.

The Conversation

Top Israeli general, in first Morocco visit, to explore defence deals

The chief of Israel's armed forces will visit Morocco on Monday in the highest-profile military engagement between the countries, which upgraded ties in 2020 under a U.S. diplomatic drive.

Reuters

Morocco boss Pedros tells Cup of Nations team to emulate Nigeria's winning ways

Morocco boss Reynald Pedros urged his players to reach the Cup of Nations final to enhance their legend after becoming the first team from the country to qualify for the World Cup.

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Israel's Army Commander to Visit Morocco Next Week

Israeli army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi will visit Morocco next week, in the first trip by an Israeli military commander to the north African nation, said Israeli media. On Friday, the army said Kohavi would make a three-day visit to an Arab nation, but it didn’t specify…

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More Firefighters, Soldiers Sent to Tackle Morocco's Forest Blazes

Morocco on Saturday mobilized more firefighters and soldiers to tackle forest blazes burning for four days in the remote wooded regions in the north of the kingdom, local officials told AFP. Half of the 4,660 hectares (11,500 acres) affected by the fires were in Larache province, where the biggest blaze…

Radio France Internationale

Ousted Cup of Nations quarter-finalists vie for one more roll of World Cup dice

The four losing quarter-finalists at the women's Africa Cup of Nations will play on Sunday in Morocco for their World Cup futures.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moroccan Soldiers, Firefighters Battle Fires in the North

Firefighters and the military struggled on Friday to contain three wildfires in northern Morocco that has killed at least one person as hundreds of residents evacuated their homes because of flames that ravaged large swaths of pine forests. Efforts to extinguish the blazes have been hampered by high temperatures and…

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Thousands evacuated as heat causes wildfires in Europe and north Africa

Portugal declares ‘state of contingency’ as France, Spain and Morocco also battle fires, while record heat hits China

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Morocco travel rules: What are the latest restrictions for holidaymakers?

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Morocco: Melilla Migrants Likely Died of 'Suffocation'

At least 23 migrants who died last month in a mass attempt to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco likely "suffocated", Morocco's state-backed CNDH rights group said on Wednesday. The death toll after around 2,000 people, many from Sudan, stormed the frontier on June 24 was the worst…

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Twin peaks: Morocco advance to women's Cup of Nations semi-final and World Cup

Morocco boss Reynald Pedros fulfilled his brief on Wednesday night as his team moved into the semi-final at the Africa Cup of Nations and qualfiedi for the 2023 World Cup.

The Independent UK

Moroccan report: Stampede at fault for migrant border deaths

Morocco’s state-affiliated human rights council has depicted last month’s attempt by hundreds of migrants to storm the border between the North African kingdom and the Spanish enclave of Melilla as “unprecedented in nature, tactics used and scope.”

Radio France Internationale

Five go in search of World Cup adventure at Africa Cup of Nations

Rabat’s nothing like it used to be, the locals say. And a couple of years from now, they’ll doubtless be offering similar views. For some it will be a lament. For others an opportunity, especially those wafting around the landscaped lather of projects such as Le Carrousel along the Atlantic…

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Officials train for perfect games at Cup of Nations to stake World Cup claim

Sweat drenched but beaming following a 90-minute early morning workout, Carine Atezambong Fomo enthused about her next assignment at the women’s Africa Cup of Nations – assistant referee at Wednesday’s quarter-final between Morocco and Botswana at the Prince Moulay Abdallah Stadium in Rabat.

Radio France Internationale

Morocco and Botswana battle for firsts at Africa Cup of Nations

Morocco boss Reynald Pedros urged his players on Tuesday to look beyond the glory of qualification for next year’s World Cup and focus on claiming a first women’s Africa Cup of Nations trophy.

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