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Yassin Airad, a 21-year-old Moroccan-Dutch fighter, will make his ONE Championship debut on Friday, February 6, stepping onto the world stage at Bangkok's iconic Lumpinee Stadium.
His bout is part of ONE Friday Fights 141, an international (...)
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Morocco, alongside several other nations, is taking part in the large-scale military exercise ORION 2026, led by France and scheduled to run from February 8 to April 30. The exercise aims to strengthen armed forces' readiness to deal with (...)
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On Wednesday, Dutch prosecutors sought a twelve-year prison sentence for Abderrahim El M., a former official at the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV). Originally from Morocco, he is on (...)
The Guinness World Records is filled with numerous individual and group records that have been set in Morocco. These achievements span across cultural, sports, artistic, and heritage fields. Here are some of these records.
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Upon returning to PSV Eindhoven after Morocco's loss in the 2025 AFCON final against Senegal, Ismael Saibari took a moment to address the incident that overshadowed the match: the controversy involving Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy's (...)
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Transavia will launch a temporary direct route between Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Oujda this summer. The airline will operate two weekly flights, on Mondays and Thursdays, from 2 July to 31 August 2026.
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Moroccan international Sofyan Amrabat is set to undergo surgery on his right ankle in the Netherlands later this week, after conservative treatment failed to relieve the pain he has been suffering since an accidental collision with his (...)
Moroccan journalist Nordin Ghouddani turned his passion for football into Mocro Inside, an online talk show that brings together Moroccans in the Netherlands around football, identity, and community, especially during major tournaments. What began (...)
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A 25-year-old man of Moroccan descent was arrested during a border check near Heerlen, a city in the southeast of the Netherlands, after it emerged that he was wanted in Spain in connection with a murder case, according to local media.
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Moroccan community celebrations after Morocco semi-final win in The Hague. / Ph. / District8
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After Morocco's historic qualification for the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, celebrations erupted in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Wednesday (...)
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Two Dutch nationals convicted over the 2017 Café La Crème shooting in Marrakech have again been sentenced to death in Morocco, their lawyer Bob Kaarls told Dutch media on Monday. The pair were accused of carrying out a mistaken hit on a (...)
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The Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) is rolling out the red carpet for travel influencers, tour operators, professional associations, and international journalists, inviting them to experience Morocco, the land of football, during the (...)
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Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced on Monday the cancellation of flights AT850 and AT851, both scheduled for January 5, 2026, to and from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands, due to adverse weather conditions in the region. The (...)
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A measles outbreak that occurred in March at a primary school in Almere has been linked to a family holiday to Morocco, according to the findings of an investigation by the Municipal Health Service (GGD). The outbreak affected 24 pupils at (...)
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A man from Rumst, Belgium, was recently arrested in Morocco under an arrest warrant issued by the Belgian authorities. Glenn S., 39, has been convicted twice for his involvement in drug trafficking. Last year, a court in Antwerp handed him a (...)
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Moroccan international Zakaria Aboukhlal, currently under contract with Torino FC, is close to joining French side FC Nantes on a loan deal with an option to buy, according to French media reports (...)
CAF President Patrice Motsepe has announced a historic shift for the Africa Cup of Nations, moving the tournament to a four-year cycle from 2028, alongside the launch of a new African Nations League. An opportunity, or a risk to the development of (...)
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Morocco has retained its 11th place in the FIFA men's world rankings, according to the December edition released by FIFA on Monday.
With 1,716.34 points, the Atlas Lions are just 0.54 points short of re-entering the Top 10 for the first time (...)
Exterior of the (then) Roman Catholic St. Willibrordus Church. / Ph. (Frans Busselman, City Archives)
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Amsterdam's first Moroccan mosque was established in the basement of a church in the De Pijp neighborhood, opening in September 1974, according (...)
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The Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), set to kick off on December 21, is continuing to break records. Beyond record-breaking ticket sales, this edition has also secured a record 20 media rights partnerships across more than 30 (...)
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The countries from which fans have purchased the most tickets for Africa Cup of Nations matches, set to take place in Morocco in the coming days, were revealed on Tuesday in Rabat by CAF Secretary-General Véron Mosengo-Omba.
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A Dutch school is facing backlash after a classroom assignment involving Moroccans sparked outrage among parents. According to local media, Lentiz | LIFE College in Schiedam, west of the Netherlands, handed out a homework exercise titled (...)
In its 2025 World Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders has ranked Morocco 120th out of 180 countries, marking a modest rise despite ongoing concerns about government control over media. The report highlights significant pressures on (...)
The municipality of Tilburg, in the south of the Netherlands, has decided to permanently stop renting a former football clubhouse to the Moroccan Foundation Tilburg (MAST) after a police raid uncovered weapons, drugs, a shisha room, and even a bed (...)
A 34-year-old Moroccan man was tragically struck by a car while crossing a zebra crossing in Dordrecht, a city in the western Netherlands. The accident, which occurred on Tuesday, December 2, cost Ahmed, who had recently moved to the Netherlands for (...)