FIFA U-20 World Cup: Moroccan Atlas Cubs make history and cruise to the final after overcoming France in a thrilling penalty shootout

The Moroccan national under-20 football team has achieved a historic and unprecedented feat by qualifying for the final of the FIFA U-20 World Cup being held in Chile, in an epic and tense semifinal. Actually this came after a thrilling and hard-fought victory over France in a penalty shootout, following a 1–1 draw at the […]

Al-Mourabitoun denies shifting allegiance to IS

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, co-founder of the al-Mourabitoun Islamist group, has denied reports that the extremist group has shifted its allegiance to the Islamic State from al-Qaeda. The information was relayed by Mauritania’s Alakhbar news website that has often received messages from the Sahara desert based jihadist group. An audio message posted on Alakhbar’s website last week […]

Morocco: Over 140,000 students migrated from private to public schools

During this school year, 140,250 students moved from private to public schools compared to 52,000 last year, Moroccan Education Minister said. This exodus is partly triggered by the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on households’ revenue as well as the low quality of private school teaching. Minister Said Amzazi said that 68 private schools had […]