![Spanish Representatives Oppose Morocco’s Joint Bid with Spain and Portugal Spain’ Prime Minister proposed a trio bid with Morocco and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup; but the idea does not appear to be popular with Spanish politicians. The representatives of two Spanish political parties, the People’s Party and the Citizens-Party, have said they do not want Spain to submit a joint candidacy with Portugal and Morocco for the 2030 World Cup. In a meeting organized by the National Federation of Sports Facilities Entrepreneurs (FNEID) in Madrid, the People’s party representative, Vicente Azpitarte dismissively spoke about Spain joining a trio with Morocco and Portugal to organize the World Cup. Azpitarte specifically wondered whether Spain would get any advantages from teaming up with the two countries, t Spanish news outlet Iusport reported on Wednesday. The Citizens-Party representative, Roberto Nunez, agreed with Azpitarte. “We do not intend to organize a World Cup with other countries. Spain has more than enough capacity [to organize the World Cup], it is a country that has already organized a World Cup, and we do not understand that proposal,” Nunez said. The adviser of United Podemos, Oscar Penas, stated that he does not clearly see why “the priority is to organize a World Cup or an Olympiad at this time.” Morocco and Spain cooperate on a number of issues, ranging from security and migration to trade and education. On November 18, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, arrived in Morocco for a first visit since his election to premiership. During his visit, Sanchez proposed to both Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani and King Mohammed VI a joint bid for the 2030 World Cup. “We are launching a joint message, which is that this will be a bid between two continents. The King of Morocco is receptive and we’re going to work on it with Portugal. We are very excited about it,” Sanchez said.](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ABL-Launches-in-Casablanca-Becoming-Africa’s-First-Aircraft-Leaser-180x135.jpeg "ABL Launches in Casablanca, Becoming Africa’s First Aircraft Leaser")
Rabat - As Americans welcomed their 45th president to the white house, the inauguration festivities took on a more serious tone.
Rabat – As Americans welcomed their 45th president to the white house, the inauguration festivities took on a more serious tone.
The shock of a Trump presidency gave vent to more sober and resigned spirits, marches, riots, and the grief of loss.
Eight years after taking the oath of office himself, former President Barack Obama departed Washington with his wife Michelle, leaving the White House and the nation’s leadership in the hands of a man with a very different vision for America.
Feeling wistful, even Obama could not hide his sadness when asked by a reporter if he was feeling nostalgic, “of course,” he said. He wasn’t the only one. Many of his supporters, especially celebrities, took to social media to say goodbye to Barack and Michelle Obama and pay tribute to the president they loved so much.
On an Instagram post, Rihanna shared an older picture of a smiling young Obama, posing for the camera wearing a “Supremes” t-shirt, captioned “worst breakup ever.”
Not to be outdone, many other celebrities paid tribute to the former president.
Beyonce chose a picture of the historic First couple in an intimate embrace, side by side as they’ve always been, a simple “thank you” captioned under the warm image.
Kim Kardashian and her family had the honor of meeting President Obama, and proudly shared several snaps on Instagram with this message of thanks; “Thank you Mr. President. You will be missed!”
Thank you Mr. President. You will be missed!
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Leonardo DiCaprio also got in on the action, sharing an image of Obama standing on a beach. “Thank you @BarackObama for the incredible work you’ve done to protect our planet during your presidency,” the Titanic star wrote. “I look forward to your continued work with the #ObamaFoundation.”
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