Morocco took part in the adoption of a resolution ending one of the oldest nuclear cases monitored by the IAEA. The case concerned a secret reactor built in Syria under Bashar al-Assad and destroyed by Israel in 2007.
The Islamic State organization calls for the burning of churches and synagogues during the Easter weekend. This threat specifically targets Morocco, in reaction to Israel’s closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the month of Ramadan.
Morocco is developing an action plan to repatriate its nationals who have fought for the Islamic State in Syria. These individuals, transferred by the United States to Iraq, include fighters, women and many underage children.
The Moroccan coach Nabil Baha has refused to take charge of the Syrian national under-20 team. The Syrian federation, eager to recruit Moroccan staff, also faced a refusal from another coach for the position of sporting director.
Morocco suffered but will see the last four. Dominant but long ineffective against the Syrian goalkeeper, the national team lost Tarik Tissoudali to injury before Walid Azaro delivered the team ten minutes from the end.
The Atlas Lions are fighting for survival in the competition this Thursday against Syria. Having emerged as group leaders after defeating Saudi Arabia, Tarik Sektioui’s men must now eliminate an undefeated opponent to hope to reach the semi-finals.
Morocco is aiming for the semi-finals but Tarik Sektioui refuses any overconfidence. On the eve of the quarter-final against Syria, the coach demands total concentration to avoid the trap against an opponent considered solid and difficult to maneuver.
The attempted departure of a former French soldier sentenced by Moroccan justice to four years in prison in 2016 for Syria ended in failure.
The report of a famous American newspaper highlights the closer collaboration between Algiers and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, using the Polisario Front to undermine not only Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahara, but also to interfere in Syria’s internal affairs.
Despite the fall of Bashar al-Assad, many Syrian refugees in Morocco, particularly in Rabat, refuse to return to their country.
Morocco takes a dim view of Israel’s publication of maps representing a "historical Israel" that includes territories belonging to Arab countries such as Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.
Countries like Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey will benefit from a new Apple feature that comes to compete with Google Street View.