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[ad_1] Badreddine Diani defeated Iran’s Amir Fazli by split decision in the PFL MENA Welterweight semifinals. The Moroccan lost the first round but came back strongly to dominate the next two. Confusion struck when the announcer mistakenly named Fazli as the winner, leaving Diani in tears in his corner. Moments later, the error was corrected, and Diani was declared the rightful victor. The announcement was met with loud cheers and relief from Moroccan fans inside The Arena in Riyadh. Diani will next face Kuwait’s Mohammad Alaqraa, who advanced to the final after beating Egypt’s Ayman Galal by TKO, following a…
[ad_1] Hamli has secured a place in the PFL MENA final after submitting Algeria’s Souhil Tairi with an arm-triangle in the semifinal. The Moroccan, a boxer by background, dominated much of the fight, taking Tairi down and methodically working to lock in the choke. Victory came in the third round, sending Moroccan fans in Riyadh’s Arena into a frenzy, while his parents and sisters watched on from the stands. Hamli will face Iraq’s Mohammad Fahmi in the final on December 5th in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Rabat — Morocco’s National Library in Rabat brought together yesterday a gathering of diplomats, scholars, and civil society representatives to commemorate two significant anniversaries in Azerbaijan’s modern history: the 30th anniversary of its Constitution and the fifth anniversary of its Day of Remembrance. The roundtable, organized in partnership between the National Library of Morocco and the Morocco-Azerbaijan Friendship Association, brought together key figures, including Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Morocco Nazim Samadov, Morocco’s former Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hassan Hami, and Mohammed Faquiri, president of the Morocco-Azerbaijan Friendship Association, alongside other figures. Constitutional foundations and sovereignty Ambassador Samadov referred to the dual…
[ad_1] Morocco and the United States have agreed to set up a joint commission to ensure the air transportation of Moroccan fans during the 2026 World Cup and reinforce coordination between Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc and other airlines in this regard. The decision was made at a meeting held in Montreal on Friday between Morocco’s minister of Transport, Abdessamad Kayouh, and Assistant Administrator in charge of International Operations at the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, Anthony Q. Monreal. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the 42nd Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), reviewed means to step…
[ad_1] Rabat – This evening, police cut short the Moroccan Youth Voice’s protest, originally scheduled to run September 27-28 nationwide, in major cities including Rabat and Casablanca. Dressed all in black, young people gathered near Morocco’s parliament, prepared to raise slogans that call for a better social situation for citizens in terms of basic rights: education and healthcare. However, in Rabat and Casablanca, those calls were cut short. Police holding crowd control shields and batons forced the groups of people to disperse further away, denying them the right to protest. In Rabat, crowds of youth swarmed the streets, chased by…
[ad_1] The Standard & Poors agency has raised Morocco’s sovereign credit rating from ‘BB+/B’ to ‘BBB-/A-3’ with stable outlook thanks to the resilience shown by the country’s economy in the face of consecutive economic shocks, including the one triggered by the instability in global trade because of U.S. trade tariffs. Economic growth prospects are solid, with real GDP growth forecast to average 4% over 2025-2028, said S&P in a statement, noting that growth prospects are, however, vulnerable due to the adverse effects of climate change on agricultural output. “We think that Morocco’s recent economic performance and its outlook are supported…
[ad_1] Rabat – Jane Kim, a jury member at this year’s Marrakech Short Film Festival and a lead at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)’s Creative Labs, Funds & Awards and Mentorship programs, says she came to Morocco eager to see new voices from the region. “I’m very honoured to be a part of the Marrakech Short Film Festival this year, and to watch films from the MENA region,” she told Morocco World News, explaining that TIFF’s involvement is rooted in building long-term relationships with filmmakers and cultural partners who “celebrate artistic excellence and protect the creative freedom of films.” For…
[ad_1] In a country where even teenagers risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean in search of freedom, the recent escape of a former Algerian intelligence chief by boat to Spain has rattled a regime mired in self-inflicted crises. General Abdelkader Haddad, alias “El Djinn”, is no ordinary fugitive. Once head of Algeria’s powerful internal security agency, the DGSI, he is now the most high-profile defector in recent memory, and his flight exposes the expanding cracks within Algeria’s military-led system. Haddad’s escape comes at a time when the regime is increasingly using anti-terrorism laws and fear tactics to silence dissent, criminalize…
[ad_1] Rabat – Morocco has regained investment-grade status from the American ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P), which upgraded the kingdom’s sovereign rating to BBB-/A-3 on Thursday. The move restores a label Morocco lost in 2021 during the pandemic downturn, making it the only African sovereign borrower currently rated investment-grade by S&P. The climb back was gradual. Morocco had long hovered at the edge of investment grade, rated BBB- until 2021, when S&P cut it to BB+. In March 2024, the outlook shifted from stable to positive, a precursor to this week’s upgrade. The decision follows a mission conducted in…
[ad_1] Marrakech – A new report by the Arab Barometer shows that Morocco leads the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in support for parliamentary democracy, with 68% of Moroccans favoring this system – significantly higher than other surveyed countries where democratic support has declined over the past decade. According to the “Political System Preference in the Middle East & North Africa” report authored by Michael Robbins of Princeton University and published this month, Morocco stands out as the country with the strongest preference for a democratic political system in the region. The report, based on the Arab Barometer’s…