“You used to be able to smoke inside,” Omar Edressi recalls about Cinema Rif, the 86-year-old movie theatre that still stands on Tangier’s Grand Socco. “The first thing that welcomed you when you entered the building was a thick cloud of vapour.” Tickets to the cinema were a lot cheaper…
Morocco slams ECJ ruling that said the people of Western Sahara were not consulted before the 2019 deals were signed. The European Union’s top court has confirmed an earlier ruling cancelling trade deals that allow Morocco to export fish and farm products to the EU from the disputed Western Sahara…
Barcelona, Spain – The morning he turned 18, the Spanish children’s centre that Ilyas* had been sheltering in for two years since he arrived across the border from Morocco unceremoniously kicked him out. He wasn’t even permitted to stay for breakfast. Now that he was an adult, the authorities said;…
Urban musician and DJ Asmae Youness meets traditional Ahwach singers in rural Morocco for a creative musical union. Marrakesh-based musician and DJ Asmae Youness believes music is a language that transcends borders and unites people in unexpected ways. She travels to Touama, a rural village beyond Marrakesh in Morocco, to…
Captain Achraf Hakimi scores as the Atlas Lions put on a dominant performance in front of a partisan crowd in Paris and get close to an Olympic medal. Captain Achraf Hakimi was among the scorers as a dominant Morocco outclassed USA to reach the semifinals of the Olympic men’s football…
Renaissance Berkane awarded a 3-0 win over USM Alger in the CAF African Confederation Cup after Algerian customs confiscated the visiting team’s kits. Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane have been awarded a 3-0 win over hosts USM Alger (USMA) in the first leg of their African Confederation Cup semifinal despite refusing…
Long, cold months have passed since an earthquake levelled Abdallah Oubelaid’s impoverished village in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains. Every day, he or other villagers come to inspect the debris. They hope to find pieces of wood for heating and cooking or even to recover objects of value that have so…
As Ivory Coast came from a goal down to beat Nigeria and complete the most remarkable of sporting redemptions, it also encapsulated not only their own journey but that of a tournament, a continent and a man. The 2-1 victory in the final for the Elephants was a huge achievement…
Goals from Romain Saiss, Azzedine Ounahi and Youssef En-Nesyri see Morocco cruise past 10-man Tanzania. Morocco underlined their status as pre-tournament favourites by beating 10-man Tanzania 3-0 to make a winning start to their Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Group F. The World Cup semifinalists got their campaign under…
Despite rising public anger in Morocco over Israel’s war on Gaza, the normalisation deal between Morocco and Israel will likely hold, analysts have told Al Jazeera. Since early October, Morocco’s streets have seen regular protests, with thousands turning out to protest against Israel’s continuing actions in Gaza. Among them are…
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