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Fifa World Cup 2022: Belgium crash out; Morocco, Croatia march to last 16

Fifa World Cup 2022 Highlights: Belgium, full of club football stars failed to translate that energy at the national level and crashed out of the World Cup in group stage after 0-0 draw with Croatia

10 arrested in Brussels amid unrest after Belgium-Morocco World Cup match

At least ten people were detained in Brussels, where riots erupted after Morocco beat Belgium 2-0 at the World Cup in Qatar

Brussels sees riots after Morocco beats Belgium at Fifa World Cup

Police had to seal off parts of the centre of Brussels, deploy water cannons and fire tear gas to disperse crowds following violence during and after Morocco's 2-0 upset win over Belgium at the World Cup. Dozens of rioters set steps on fire and pelted cars with bricks. Police moved in after one person suffered facial injuries, said Brussels police spokeswoman Ilse Van de Keere. Brussels mayor Philippe Close urged soccer fans to stay away from the city center and said authorities were doing their utmost to keep order in the streets. Even subway and tram traffic had to be interrupted on police orders. Morocco's victory was a major upset at the World Cup and was enthusiastically celebrated by fans with Moroccan immigrant roots in many Belgian cities. It was not immediately clear how many people were detained during the disturbances.

Gautam Adani to target Europe with huge Morocco clean energy project

The project, which would be Adani's largest clean power development outside India, could be as large as 10 gigawatts, according to one of the people

Morocco, Saudi Arabia vow to strengthen bilateral trade cooperation

Morocco and Saudi Arabia have pledged to boost trade and economic cooperation at a bilateral economic forum held in Casablanca, the commercial hub city of Morocco

As kharif season sets in, India eyes long-term fertiliser contracts

Set to sign long-term contracts with Morocco and Latin American countries to ensure steady flow

Morocco says has identified 3 suspected cases of viral monkeypox

Morocco has announced that it has identified three suspected cases of the viral disease monkeypox.

OPEC Fund to finance $ 14.3 million for Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline

Moroccan Ministry of Finance stated on Friday, the agreement was signed by the Moroccan Finance and Economy Minister, Nadia Fettah and the General Director of the OPEC Fund, Abdulhamid Alkhalifa

Covid-19: Morocco halts all incoming air travel from around the world

Morocco has been in the forefront of vaccinations in Africa, and kept its borders closed for months in 2020 because of the pandemic

Morocco suspends air traffic with France, Spain over coronavirus surge

Morocco is suspending flights to France and Spain due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, the kingdom's government said in a statement on Monday

Rajesh Vaishnaw appointed India's next Ambassador to Morocco: MEA

Diplomat Rajesh Vaishnaw has been appointed India's next Ambassador to Morocco, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. Vaishnaw, a 1996-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently the High Commissioner of India to Malta. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the MEA said in a brief statement. The appointment comes at a time when India-Morocco ties are witnessing an upswing.

FIFA clears Munir El Haddadi to change allegiance from Spain to Morocco

After two lost appeals at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Munir El Haddadi was cleared Friday to represent Morocco in international soccer

Morocco starts vaccinating drive for medics en masse against coronavirus

Morocco aims to get 66 million doses of the two vaccines, covering about 80% of its 35 million population

Morocco approves use of AstraZeneca-Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine

Morocco has approved the emergency use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, jointly developed with the UK's Oxford University

Will open a consulate in disputed Western Sahara, process has begun: US

The State Department has said the United States will open a consulate in Western Sahara following President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Morocco's sovereignty over the disputed region

Morocco becomes 4th Arab nation this year to ties relations with Israel

US President Donald Trump announced that Morocco agreed to begin normalising relations with Israel, becoming the fourth Arab state this year to join the Abraham Accords

US, Morocco sign 10-year agreement to strengthen military cooperation

Esper met with Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita upon his arrival Friday

Morocco's football league will resume from July 24 after Covid-19 break

Training sessions for teams in all categories will begin next week with safety measures taken into account

India, Morocco sign pact to help each other in criminal matters, says govt

The pact will strengthen bilateral cooperation with Morocco and enhance effectiveness and provide a broad legal framework for prevention, investigation and prosecution of crimes

Islamist Benkirane tasked to form new Morocco government

Benkirane's Islamist Justice and Development Party took 125 seats out of 395 in Friday's polls