Covid-19: World Athletics backs El Guerrouj’s initiative, sets up athletes’ support fund

World Athletics launched on Tuesday, upon the initiative of Moroccan former athletics star Hicham El Guerrouj, a $500,000 fund to support professional athletes experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. The fund, set up in partnership with the International Athletics Foundation (IAF), will be used to assist athletes who have lost most of their […]

Earthquake: King Mohammed VI expresses thanks to the rescue teams from Qatar, Spain, the UAE, the UK

King Mohammed VI has sent messages of thanks and gratitude to the leaders of the British, Qatari, Emirati, and Spanish rescue teams who have assisted with search and rescue efforts in the regions affected by the September 8 earthquake that struck Morocco. In separate messages to National Coordinator of the British International Search and Rescue […]

Republic of kabylie wants an embassy in Laayoune or Rabat

Head of the republic of Kabylia, Ferhat Mhenni, reiterated his call on Moroccan authorities to open an embassy in Rabat or Laayoune and commended Morocco’s actions in the Sahara. In an interview with Moroccan magazine, L’observateur, Mhenni denounced what he described as a pitiless Algerian colonialism in the restive Kabylie region. He said the people […]