Bulgarian diplomat Dimiter Tzantchev has been appointed Head of the European Union Delegation to Morocco. He officially assumed his post on September 1, the Delegation announced in a press release on Tuesday. Tzantchev previously served as the EU’s ambassador to Israel and, earlier, as Bulgaria’s Permanent Representative to the EU in Brussels, where he chaired COREPER II during Bulgaria’s presidency of the EU Council in 2018. Fluent in French, English, Arabic, Hebrew, and
A 31-year-old Moroccan man living in San Pietro in Gu died early Tuesday, September 9, in a car accident in Piazzola sul Brenta, northern Italy. The Audi A3 he was traveling in went off the road around 4:30 a.m. and caught fire. The driver, a 39-year-old Moroccan resident of Carmignano di Brenta, was rescued with non-life-threatening injuries and taken to Cittadella Hospital. Local authorities have seized the vehicle and opened an investigation to determine the cause of the crash, Italian
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and its Moroccan counterpart (MACBI) have urged a boycott of the second edition of the Women’s World Peace Forum, scheduled for September 19–21, 2025, in Essaouira. In a joint statement, the groups described the forum as a «normalization platform» that, in their view, serves to cover up the war in Gaza and divert attention from questions of human rights and international law under the
Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez announced Tuesday that an investigation has been opened after at least five pig heads were discovered outside several mosques in Paris and its metropolitan area. On one of the heads, the word «Macron» had been painted in blue. According to police sources cited by Le Figaro, «the discoveries are ongoing and being made as the mosques open». The incidents involve multiple locations: Marey Street in the 20th arrondissement, the
L'entraîneur marocain et ancien gardien de but de l'équipe nationale, Badou Zaki, actuellement à la tête de l'équipe nationale de football du Niger, a connu une urgence médicale à l'aéroport de Casablanca le samedi 6 septembre. Il s'apprêtait à se rendre à Zanzibar pour le match de qualification pour la Coupe du Monde de la FIFA 2026 opposant la Tanzanie au Niger, a annoncé lundi la Fédération
El entrenador marroquí y exguardameta de la selección nacional, Badou Zaki, quien actualmente dirige al equipo de fútbol nacional de Níger, enfrentó una emergencia médica en el aeropuerto de Casablanca el pasado sábado 6 de septiembre. Zaki se preparaba para viajar a Zanzíbar para el partido de clasificación para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026 entre Tanzania y Níger, informó el lunes la Federación Nigerina de
La fintech singapourienne Thunes a lancé un service de paiement instantané au Maroc, permettant des transferts immédiats en dirhams vers des comptes bancaires locaux. Cette nouveauté survient dans un contexte de croissance des flux monétaires transfrontaliers vers le Maroc, a indiqué la société dans un communiqué de presse publié mardi. En s'intégrant directement au système bancaire marocain, Thunes promet des
La fintech de Singapur, Thunes, ha introducido un nuevo servicio de pago instantáneo en Marruecos, permitiendo la transferencia inmediata de fondos en dirhams a cuentas bancarias locales. Este lanzamiento se produce en un momento de creciente flujo de dinero transfronterizo hacia Marruecos, según señaló la empresa en un comunicado de prensa emitido el martes. Al conectarse directamente con el sistema bancario marroquí, Thunes asegura que sus transferencias
Moroccan coach and former goalkeeper Badou Zaki, who currently manages the Niger national football team, suffered a health scare at Casablanca airport on Saturday, September 6, as he was preparing to travel to Zanzibar for the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier between Tanzania and Niger, Niger’s Football Federation (FENIFOOT) announced Monday in a communique. He was immediately admitted to Mohammed VI University Hospital in Casablanca, where he received treatment and is now recovering and
Singapore-based fintech Thunes has launched real-time payment services in Morocco, enabling instant transfers in dirhams directly to Moroccan bank accounts. The rollout comes amid growing cross-border money flows into Morocco, the company said in a press release on Tuesday. By connecting directly to the country’s banking system, Thunes says it can offer faster, cheaper, and more transparent transfers than traditional systems. «As the demand for seamless, real-time cross-border