Rabat – Morocco is set to welcome yet another Hollywood production. American actor, singer, and filmmaker, Johnny Depp, will soon fly to the kingdom with British actors Robert Pattinson and Mark Rylance to shoot “Waiting for the Barbarians,” produced by Colombian filmmaker Ciro Guerra. “We hope to start shooting at the end of the year […]
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Rabat – The long-awaited list of the players who will compete in the 2018 World Cup has finally been made public. On Thursday, Hervé Renard, coach of Morocco’s national team, revealed the names of 26 international Moroccan players, including three reservists, who will participate in a training camp planned for May 24 in Rabat, said […]
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Rabat – Saad Abid continues his journey supporting the 2026 Morocco World Cup bid. After travelling to numerous cities to meet superstars like Eto’o, Iniesta, Messi, Gad Elmaleh, and RedOne, the online personality and his deflated balloon landed in Los Angeles, to meet Swedish football legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic. “I’m really happy to have met the […]
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Rabat – Morocco has been awarded “Best Dressed Embassy” at the 10th DC Embassy Chef Challenge, which features top chefs from diplomatic representations in Washington, D.C. At the competition Thursday, Morocco was represented by Chef Faiçal Zahraoui, from the Embassy of Morocco in Washington, which received the “Best Dressed Embassy” Trophy. The prize rewards the […]
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Rabat – It’s time to kick sexism out of advertising, and Mio’s strong commercial campaign is doing just that. For Ramadan, the Moroccan detergent brand has released a television ad with a powerful message about gender equality. Through the ad, produced by the agency Rapp, Mio illustrates how domestic tasks can be shared by men […]
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Rabat- Accompanied by a delegation of ministers, Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani has begun a formal visit to Seoul on Monday at the invitation of South Korean Prime Minister, Lee Nak-yeon, to solidify bilateral relations between the two countries. Minister of Finance and Economy Mohamed Boussaid; Minister of Education, Vocational Training, and Scientific Research […]
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By Karen Duarte Rabat – Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan signed several cooperation agreements on Tuesday in a meeting in Abu Dhabi. The two officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding a standardization and conformity assessment between Morocco’s Ministry of Industry, Trade, […]
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Rabat – After announcing his retirement from soccer at the end of the season with his club AS Nancy-Lorraine, Youssouf Hadji is seriously thinking about continuing his football career off the field, and he is not excluding the possibility of returning to his homeland, Morocco. Three weeks ago, the former Atlas Lion publicly announced his […]
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The backlash against Adidas continues. Rabat – When it comes to outfits, Moroccans are hard to please. After Adidas revealed the second version of the official jersey of Morocco’s national team for the 2018 World Cup, social media users were quick to comment about the new outfit, which (once again) does not appeal to the […]
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Rabat – Pope Francis may come to Morocco for the first time on an official visit in the next few months, the Italian honorary consul, Vincenzo Abbinante, announced to the Italian news outlet, Turiweb. In a statement, Abbinante said that Morocco has begun preparations for the visit in collaboration with the Vatican. He added that […]
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Rabat – The Atlas Lions did not score in their first pre-World Cup game against Ukraine (0-0) on Thursday night in Geneva. Two weeks before the kick-off of the World Cup in Russia, Hervé Renard’s team failed to score against the Ukrainian team, despite their cohesive play and thefew opportunities created by Hakim Ziyech and […]
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Rabat – Al-Ahly is claiming USD 6 million in the liberation clause to set Walid Azaro free. The Moroccan international player has expressed his wish to leave after a year with the Egyptian club. Now courted by Wydad, will Azaro come back to Morocco? According to Al Akhbar, Al-Ahly has agreed to release its favorite […]
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Rabat – Hervé Renard is not worried about the Atlas Lions. The national team will face their three opponents in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup with great motivation while being aware of their qualities, said national coach Hervé Renard Thursday night. At a press briefing after the friendly game between Morocco and […]
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Rabat – Morocco beat Slovakia (2-1) Monday in Geneva in a World Cup warm-up. After their draw against Ukraine (0-0) last Thursday in their first pre-World Cup game, the national team has raised the bar, scoring double against Slovakia (2-1), Monday night in Geneva, Switzerland. For the second pre-World Cup game, the national team made […]
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Rabat – The national football team won a place, ranking 41st in the International Football Federation (FIFA) ranking of June 2018, published on Thursday. Qualifying for the final phase of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Atlas Lions are fourth in Africa with 686 points behind Tunisia, 21st (910); Senegal, 27th (838); and Congo, […]
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Rabat – The Kingdom is receiving another prestigious distinction. Morocco has been named in the top five of the best countries in the world for excellent service by TripAdvisor’s most recent awards. The Kingdom’s ranking follows Greece (4), UK (3), Ireland (2), and Iceland (1), and comes ahead of France (6), the Netherlands (7), Italy […]
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Rabat – Morocco has made a lot of progress to maintain peace. The Kingdom is one of the most peaceful countries in North Africa and the Middle East, according to the Global Peace Index 2018. Morocco has moved up 4 places since 2017 and 19 places since 2016. With a score of 1,979, Morocco ranks […]
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Rabat – The coach of Togo’s national football team, Claude Le Roy, has high hopes for the African teams competing in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, especially for Morocco and Senegal. The coach of Togo since April 2016, Claude Le Roy is an important voice in African football. The 70-year-old French technician—who once coached […]
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Rabat – The High Council of Ulemas estimated the cash value of Zakat Al Fitr, the charity that every Muslim has to pay at the end of Ramadan, at MAD 13 per person this year. This amount was set taking into consideration the general interest of Moroccan Muslims, the statement said. While the amount of […]
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Rabat – Lartiste wants the world to know that he is supporting his home country Morocco in the upcoming World Cup. Invited to sing on the set of the French show “Chanson de l’année 2018” (Song of the Year 2018), the Moroccan rapper surprised everyone by wearing a pro-Moroccan t-shirt, supporting the Atlas Lions for […]
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