The members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Clubs Committee unanimously declared on Wednesday that Union Sportive de la Medina d'Alger (USMA) had forfeited the second leg of the CAF Cup semi-finals against Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB). This means official victory for the Moroccan team (0-3), which was due to face the Algerian team on April 28. In addition, the Clubs Committee decided to transfer the case to the CAF Disciplinary Committee, to study possible sanctions
The American Legation in Tangier has joined the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual list of the eleven most endangered historic sites in America. This inclusion was celebrated, Wednesday, in Washington D.C., according to a press release sent to Yabiladi by Morocco's embassy in the United States. The ceremony, held at the State Department, was attended by the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma and Moroccan Ambassador to the United States
Agadir will host a consultative meeting on Thursday, May 2nd, around 5 pm, between concerned parties of the Amazigh movement with the aim of establishing the «Support Assembly of the Kabyle People», according to a press release sent to Yabiladi. In Agadir, the «Moroccan Committee to Support the Independence of the Kabyle State» was established on April 20th. On that same day, the president of the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylia (MAK), Ferhat Mehenni,
The Moroccan Embassy in Kenya strongly opposes the spread of a video on social media showing alleged Moroccan police officers assaulting a passenger from the Sahel region at an airport. Serious accusations were made against Morocco and a call to boycott Royal Air Maroc accompanied the video posted by Mike Sonko, the former governor of Nairobi. The video went viral on X, reaching approximately 320,000 views by Wednesday evening. To stop the spread of these unfounded accusations that harm the
Appointed by Saadi sultan Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir, Jawdar ben Abdellah was Morocco’s first full ambassador to England. He met King Charles I in 1637 to conclude an agreement in favor of the dying dynasty.
Moroccan-French entrepreneur Faouzi El Annajah, founder of the NamX HUV, announced that the prototype of the car will be presented in Paris between May 22 and 25. «The NamX HUV prototype with V8 Hydrogen Engine Technology version will be presented to the public for the first time at VivaTech in Paris, with the famous Capsule Distribution System», Najah said. «The entire NamX team looks forward to meeting you and discussing about this new era for the automobile and hydrogen
During its first half, the government's Ministry of Tourism, Artisanal Industry, Social Economy and Solidarity (MTSIS) achieved significant progress across several sectors.
In the African qualifiers for the FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup, Morocco will face Algeria in a matchup on May 10th at Berkane Municipal Stadium (8:00 PM). The return leg follows on May 17th at Salem Mabrouki Stadium in Algeria, according to a press release from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMR). The U-17 World Cup itself will be held in the Dominican Republic from October 16th to November 3rd, 2024. This match takes place amidst heightened political and sporting tensions, with
The Malian army announced they had killed Abu Hudhayfah, known as Hugo, who is considered one of the leaders of the Islamic State organization in the Greater Sahara, during an operation carried out on Sunday in the Indelimane area (Talatai, Gao). This Sahrawi from the city of Laayoune had joined the group of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, who was killed in 2021 by the French army in Mali. Both were members of the Polisario Front, where they learned how to handle weapons and explosives in the
In the 1700s, American statesman Thomas Jefferson purchased a copy of the Quran. Historical records suggest that the third President of the US bought the book as a law student while others say he studied it to better understand his Muslim enemies in North Africa.