Ghailan or Guyland is a Moroccan warlord who dreamed of building his own emirate in northern Morocco. With his strong men, he won several battles and tried to seize English Tangier before being put to death by Moulay Ismail.
Wydad Athletic Club, also known as WAC Casablanca, announced, Wednesday that five of its players and technical staff have tested positive for the coronavirus. In a Facebook post, the club revealed that «the tests undergone by its members showed five infections». Reassuring its fans, the club stressed that the cases are stable. Other players and members of the club’s technical staff tested positive for the virus on Friday August 14. Their state of health is improving and
The British community in Morocco has raised a total of 114,172 MAD in support of the Kingdom’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The funds will be donated to the Special Fund for the Management of the Covid-19 pandemic, a press release sent Wednesday to Yabiladi read. «As foreign guests living in Morocco, we love our host country and we wanted to do something practical to show our solidarity with the Moroccan people and to express our support for them during this difficult
A new field hospital for patients with the new coronavirus (Covid-19) has been created at the Ben Guerir military base, with a capacity of around 386 beds. According to Alyaoum 24, who cites well-informed sources, this hospital will start receiving coronavirus cases by start of the week. The decision to create this new hospital «comes to free the hospitals of Marrakech, especially as the number of infections in the Marrakech-Safi region, is on the rise», the same source
Cheb Khaled is at the heart of a new controversy. His latest music video features the Moroccan flag alongside those of Lebanon and Algeria. The song is a tribute to the Lebanese people after the deadly blast that took place on August 4 in Beirut. The music video, however, was not that appreciated by Algerians, Observalgérie reports. Indeed, Algerian Internet users called Cheb Khaled a «traitor». Insults that the singer did not ignore. «They shame
1,245 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 44,803. 1,061 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 31,002. 33 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 714. These deaths were recorded in Marrakech (9), Casablanca (5), Fès (4), Tangier (3), Errachidia (2),
A small hospital infrastructure accommodating both suspected cases and other patients, the Ibn Zohr hospital in Marrakech is overwhelmed. The situation is also becoming critical at the Marrakech CHU, where members of the medical staff have been infected with the coronavirus.
Moroccan-Norwegian footballer Omar Elabdellaoui will be loaned to Turkish club Galatasaray on a three-year contract. The 28-year-old is joining Istanbul for another transfer, after playing for Greek club Olympiakos. According to Galatasaray, quoted by Daily Sabah, Elabdellaoui will receive 1.3 million euros for his first year at the club. Before signing with Olympiacos, Elabdellaoui already played for Feyenoord Rotterdam and Eintracht Braunschweig. He was also loaned to Hull
Tens of young people from different backgrounds, including Moroccans, were involved in a series of riots in the Netherlands last week. The riots are believed to be triggered by feelings of exclusion and tenacious stereotypes.
Ahmed Zefzafi announced that his son detained in Ras El Ma prison has started a hunger strike, alongside fellow Hirak detainee Nabil Ahamjik. Both sentenced to twenty years in prison, the two men have been on a hunger strike since Friday, protesting against pressures they say they are subjected to from the prison administration. In a Facebook live, Ahmed Zefzafi said that his son and Ajamjik started the hunger strike after they asked to be transferred to the Selouane prison in