Moroccan women’s basketball team play their Israeli counterparts for the first time. Friendly game takes place in a gymnasium in Sale, near Rabat. Ties between the two countries will normalise after normalisation of diplomatic ties. The Moroccan women’s basketball team hosted their Israeli counterparts for the first time on Wednesday in a quiet slice of … Read more
The Lady Of Heaven, a controversial British film, is banned in Morocco due to its “blatant distortion of recognized facts in Islamic history.” It has the depiction of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter Lady Fatimah. Raed UK theatre chain Cineworld has already cancelled screenings of the film. The Lady Of Heaven, a controversial British film, is … Read more
The European Union has warned Algeria against “discriminatory treatment”. “would lead to a discriminatory treatment of an EU member state”: Josep. Spain’s move was widely seen as a victory for Morocco. The European Union warned Algeria on Friday against “discriminatory treatment” of Spain after it suspended a cooperation agreement over disputed Western Sahara. Algeria’s diplomatic … Read more
Nigeria recalls Victor Osimhen to their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers squad. The striker was absent from the squad for the recent trip to the United States. Adebayo Adeleye and Sani Faisal are the only two players from local leagues named. Nigeria has recalled called back striker Victor Osimhen from Napoli for 2023 Africa Cup … Read more
Israel signed its first-ever free trade agreement with an Arab country United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. The agreement is the latest step in a US-brokered effort to normalise relations between Israel and the Arab world, which has pushed to isolate Israel for decades over its occupation of Palestinian land. The UAE was the first Gulf … Read more
Egypt, according to Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, supports Morocco’s territorial integrity and is dedicated to finding an international solution to the Western Sahara issue. Following a round of negotiations in Rabat, he issued a joint statement with his Moroccan colleague, Nasser Bourita. He said that Egypt’s position was “in support of the territorial integrity of … Read more
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi during a brief visit to Tehran on Sunday, Iranian state television said. “Assad has left Iran for Damascus after meeting separately with the supreme leader” and the president, the report said. Iran is a major ally of Assad, backing him alongside Russia in Syria’s … Read more
Following a months-long dispute, Morocco and Spain agreed to boost cooperation on irregular migration on Friday, according to a joint statement. “Faced with the shared challenges leading from the action of migrant trafficking networks and the unstable regional environment, the two parties decided to strengthen their coordination and information exchange mechanisms,” a joint statement said. … Read more
As his nine miracle babies celebrate their first birthday, the father of a world-record brood of nonuplets has spoken about his experience raising them. Last year, Kader Arby, 36, and his Mali-born wife Halima Cisse, 27, set a new world record when Halima went to Casablanca, Morocco, to give birth to nine children at the … Read more
Morocco’s king pardoned 29 prisoners imprisoned for “terrorism or extremism” offences as a gesture commemorating the conclusion of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the justice ministry announced. According to a statement released late Sunday by the justice ministry, the 29 detainees were pardoned “after having publicly acknowledged their loyalty to the sanctity of the … Read more
As a combatant for the Islamic State group who left his native Morocco to join what he felt was a holy fight in Syria, Mohsin says he saw all the horrors of war. “A terrifying experience,” he says. Now a prisoner, the 38-year-old claims he is no longer the fanatic he was then, enraged with … Read more
Ghanaians Richard Ofori and Kwame Peprah performed key roles as South African club Orlando Pirates reached the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals on Sunday with a penalty shootout victory over Tanzanian site visitors Simba. Pirates received a stoppage-ridden area-very last 2d leg 1-zero in Soweto way to a headed intention from ahead Peprah, with TV replays … Read more
Soaring fuel prices in Morocco have re-ignited a debate over the tension between business and politics, with billionaire petrol entrepreneur Aziz Akhannouch, who is also the prime minister, at the centre. Last week, for the first time since the crisis in Ukraine caused a global spike in petroleum prices, Akhannouch had to explain to parliament … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Algeria on Wednesday, a Moscow ally and big gas producer under pressure to increase shipments to Europe after prices surged after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On his first visit to the North African country as the top US diplomat, Blinken landed at Boumediene Airport and proceeded to … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s Covid-19 tests came positive on Monday, after his meeting with US Secretary of the State Antony Blinken. Bennett, who met Blinken in Jerusalem on Sunday on the sidelines of a “historic summit” of Israeli and Arab diplomats, “is feeling well and will continue his schedule as planned from his home,” a statement … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,287,599 as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 250,422 and 10,555,195 patients have recovered from the disease … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,146,001 on Wednesday evening, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the overall death toll of the continent stands at 247,783. A total of 10,311,143 patients across … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – A total of 11,135,316 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Africa as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 247,553, while 10,296,875 patients have recovered from the … Read more
STOCKHOLM – Swedish authorities are pushing back against reports that social services are “kidnapping” Muslim children, blaming “disinformation campaign” of viral films that instil fear in immigrant families. In late 2021, videos of genuine interventions by child welfare agencies showing sobbing children being removed from anguished parents began to circulate on Arabic-language social media sites. … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – A total of 11,041,815 COVID-19 cases were reported in Africa as of Monday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 244,440, and 10,159,813 patients have recovered from the disease … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,031,215 as of Sunday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 244,282 and 10,139,776 patients have recovered from the disease so far, said the agency. Read more: Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass … Read more
RABAT – A total of 5,063,107 people in Morocco have received a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines, the country’s Ministry of Health said Friday. So far, 24,700,686 people in the North African country have received one dose, while 23,134,894 have been fully vaccinated with two doses. Morocco launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on Jan. 28, … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 11,001,034 as of Friday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The death toll across the continent has reached 243,497 and 10,126,527 patients have recovered from the disease so far, said the healthcare agency of the African … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – Up to 10,933,814 COVID-19 cases were reported in Africa as of Monday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the death toll across the continent stands at 241,723 and some 9,969,966 patients have recovered from the disease so … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 10,809,836 as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 239,615 and some 9,791,949 patients have recovered from the … Read more
Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah have helped Liverpool conquer England and Europe, now both crave Africa Cup of Nations winners’ medals. Both sharpshooters will be in quarter-finals action on Sunday in Cameroon with Mane-inspired Senegal tackling surprise packets Equatorial Guinea while Salah and his Egypt teammates confront Morocco. Mane says he would “swap all the … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 10,609,112 as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) said the death toll across the continent stands at 237,197 and some 9,534,559 patients have recovered from the … Read more
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 10,327,787 cases as of Sunday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) said the death toll across the continent stands at 234,267 with 9,224,148 recoveries … Read more
