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The Atlas Lion Ismail Saibari, who scored Morocco’s first goal during 2026 World Cup Group against Brazil, will join Bayern Munich under €55 million transfer agreement reached between his Dutch PSV Eindhoven club and the German champions. According to press reports, the 25-year Moroccan attacking midfielder will undergo medical tests in the United States and […]
Norwegian paint maker Jotun plans to invest around 100 million dirhams ($10 million) in a new manufacturing plant in Morocco’s Casablanca-Settat region, the industry ministry said. The project follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding last week between Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour and Jotun Morocco, a local subsidiary of the Scandinavian group. […]
Morocco lent its weight to a group of football federations from Cape Verde, Curaçao, Uzbekistan, Congo and Haiti, which jointly criticised UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin over remarks on the expansion of the FIFA World Cup, saying his comments downplayed the significance of participation for smaller nations. In a statement issued on Sunday, the five federations […]
A delegation from Morocco’s Conseil Supérieur de l’Éducation, de la Formation et de la Recherche Scientifique conducted a working visit to Paris last week as part of the institution’s ongoing partnership with France’s Conseil d’Évaluation de l’École. The visit marked a new stage in the institutional relationship between the two bodies, focusing on consolidating past […]
Eighteen-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi is courted by several Premier League European clubs such as Arsenal, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain. They are chasing the Lille starlet following his breakout season in France and the World Cup 2026. According to press reports, Bouaddi is one of the most highly rated young players in Ligue 1. Lille are demanding […]
Morocco, the first African team ever to reach the semi-finals in 2022, have earned their deserved 1-1 draw against Brazil in their opening World Cup match played Saturday at the New York New Jersey Stadium. The Atlas Lions opened the score in the 21st minute when Ismael Saibari lifted the ball over the Alisson Becker […]
The Spanish Civil Guard announced on Saturday the seizure of nearly 4.8 tons of hashish during an operation conducted in coordination with the Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar. The operation was triggered following the detection of a “go-fast” semi-rigid boat navigating at high speed and suspected of carrying a […]
King Mohammed VI has been represented at the funeral of Bernadette Chirac by his sister Princess Lalla Meryem. Upon her arrival at the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde where the funeral service was held on Friday, Princess Lalla Meriem was greeted by Claude Chirac, daughter of the deceased, before taking her seat inside the church alongside France’s […]
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has secured up to €250 million in financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to modernize the country’s drinking water infrastructure and improve system performance under its 2025–2030 investment plan. The loan will support projects that cut water losses, enhance energy efficiency and strengthen […]
The European Union and its Member State diplomatic missions in Libya expressed on June 11 support for the conclusions of the UN-facilitated Structured Dialogue process, describing the outcome as the product of a “Libyan-led and Libyan-owned” initiative. The EU urged all Libyan stakeholders to engage constructively with the recommendations, stressing that their implementation is essential […]