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Palestine envoy welcomes Morocco’s support for Palestinian cause
Rabat: Palestinian Ambassador to Morocco Jamal Choubki has welcomed Morocco’s support for the Palestinian cause and for establishing an independent Palestinian state. Choubki made the remarks after King Mohammed VI reaffirmed Morocco’s…
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Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina becomes first player to wear headscarf at World Cup
Moroccan defender, Nouhaila Benzina has made history on Sunday, July 30, by becoming the first-ever player to wear a headscarf at a FIFA Women’s World Cup during their 1-0 win over South Korea. For…
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Fever pitch excitement as Morocco becomes first team from Arab nations in FIFA Women’s World Cup
The Lionesses of the Atlas Mountains have set out to hunt down their prey. Will they succeed or will their prey manage to escape their clutches? The Lionesses being referred to are the…
- Middle East
Morocco, Israel ink MoU to strengthen cooperation in health sector
Rabat: Morocco and Israel have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in the health sector. The MoU was signed between Moroccan Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb and the Israeli…
- Sports
Achraf Hakimi’s divorce: Wife seeks half fortune, discovers he owns nothing, say reports
Footballer Achraf Hakimi’s world is rocked as his wife, Hiba Abouk, filed for divorce and demanded half of his property, several media reports stated. However, in a surprising turn of events, the…
- Middle East
Morocco to join Spain and Portugal’s 2030 World Cup bid: report
Madrid: Spain and Portugal will look to strengthen their candidacy to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup finals by adding Morocco to their bid, according to reports. Spanish sports paper Diario AS…
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Moroccan football team receives hero’s welcome on return home
Rabat: Thousands of Moroccans in the capital, Rabat, received their country’s football team, which achieved historic results in the World Cup Qatar 2022, while the country’s king presented medals to the players.…
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FIFA World Cup: Morocco protest to FIFA over refereeing in semifinal against France
Rabat: The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has protested to FIFA over the performance of the Mexican referee, Cesar Arturo Ramos Palazuelos, during Wednesday’s World Cup semifinal against France. The FRMF said…
- Middle East
FIFA WC 2022: Moroccan players prostrated after their defeat
Doha: A photo of Moroccan football players offering the Sajdah Al Shukr (prostration of gratitude) went viral after their defeat in a World Cup 2022 semi-final match against France 2-0 on Wednesday. The Moroccan players…
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France beats Morocco to reach World Cup final against Argentina
Doha: The French national team qualified for the final of the World Cup Qatar 2022 after defeating its Moroccan counterpart with two unanswered goals in the match that brought them together on Wednesday,…
- Middle East
FIFA WC: Israeli cops crackdown on Palestinians celebrating Morocco’s win
The Israeli police on December 10 cracked down on Palestinians for celebrating Morocco’s win over Portugal in the ongoing FIFA World Cup. it is to be noted that Morocco defeated Portugal 1-0…
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FIFA World Cup: Moroccan unity the key to best World Cup defense since Italy in 2006
Doha: Morocco are the revelation of the Qatar World Cup, becoming the first African side ever to reach the semifinals of the World Cup thanks to performances brimming with passion and defensive…
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FIFA World Cup: Semifinalists show that possession is not everything in Qatar 2022
Doha: They are numbers that would make a football ‘purist’ such as Pep Guardiola break out into a cold sweat, or have former Spain coach, Luis Enrique trembling in his bed, but…
- Middle East
‘No voice is louder than Morocco’s voice in World Cup’: Sheikh Mohammed
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE, and ruler of Dubai, on Saturday, congratulated the historic victory achieved by the Moroccan national team over…
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FIFA WC: Morocco stun Portugal 1-0, first African nation to qualify for semis
Al Thumama: Morocco scripted history on Saturday to become the first African nation to qualify for the last four of the World Cup after defeating Portugal 1-0 in the quarterfinal. The African…
