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As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches, secondary ticket market data places Morocco among the tournament’s most commercially attractive sides, according to Berlin-based platform Ticombo that was relayed by leseco.ma news outlet. The platform recorded a 677 percent surge in transactions over the two weeks to 3 June, with the average group-stage ticket price settling […]
The New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, an avid soccer fan, has said he expects Morocco to win the FIFA World Cup this year. Mamdani has made this prediction in an interview with the Guardian newspaper. Mamdani, who oversees the municipal government of the United States’ largest city, supports sport as both a matter of […]
Morocco delivered a largely convincing performance in their final World Cup warm-up showcasing attacking fluency and control for long stretches before being held to a 1-1 draw by Norway. The Atlas Lions, semifinalists at the 2022 World Cup, underlined their credentials as one of Africa’s strongest sides and the 7th in FIFA ranking with an […]
Royal Air Maroc has inaugurated its first direct flight linking Casablanca to Los Angeles, marking a significant expansion of its long-haul network and strengthening air connectivity between Africa and the US West Coast. The flight would take 12 hours and is expected to improve access to a region that has historically been underserved by direct […]
British Mirror daily is upbeat about Morocco’s national football team in the FIFA World Cup 2026, saying the Atlas Lions mindset has changed and could go further than 2022 World Cup semi-final. If an African team is to go deep into this World Cup, it would be hard to look past the Atlas Lions as […]
A proposed US bill aiming to list the Polisario militias as a terrorist organization is gaining momentum in Washington, amid growing concerns over the Algeria-backed group’s links with Iran-backed militant networks, according to an opinion piece by George Landrith published in Newsmax. The legislation, introduced in the House of Representatives by Republican Joe Wilson, seeks […]
The representatives of the five nuclear States (USA, Russia, China, UK & France) held lately a confidential meeting in Casablanca within the frame of the continued consultation between the five superpowers on several issues related to global peace and stability. The secret meeting was disclosed by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov in a statement […]
Congressman Marc Veasey (D-Texas) has joined the U.S. lawmakers pushing for labelling the Algeria-backed Polisario armed militias as Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) for their ties with the Iranian regime and its proxies seeking to destabilize North Africa. The “Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act” was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Republican Joe Wilson […]
Multidimensional defense cooperation between Morocco and the USA was reviewed at a meeting held in Rabat Monday between Minister in charge of the National Defense Administration Abdeltif Loudyi, and a delegation of U.S. Congress members, led by Trent Kelly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, under the Armed Services Committee of the […]
Trent Kelly, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, reiterated on Monday in Rabat his support for the autonomy plan presented by Morocco for the final resolution of the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, while expressing his support for United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797. “I strongly support the Moroccan autonomy proposal,” embodied […]