The festival's People's Choice Award, voted by the audience, is a strong indication of films that can eventually be nominated and even win Oscars. Twelve of the last 15 People's Choice winners have received Best Picture Oscar nominations.
Kujur fourth in Under-23 200m event
In Morocco, an important member of the Arab League but where much of the population identifies as Amazigh, there has been some bemusement at the Arab embrace, including jokes that people from other Arab countries should finally accept the Moroccan dialect.
As the game wound on, Morocco fans screamed "Ole, ole, ole!" in unison, drowning out the handful of Portuguese fans and whistling whenever Portugal took possession of the ball.
'China reduced its exports of urea to India gradually.' 'In 2020-2021 we imported 28 lakh tonnes of urea which reduced to 16 lakh tonnes in 2022-2023 and that has now reduced to 1 lakh tonnes in 2024-2025.'
Local television showed images of a fallen mosque minaret with rubble lying on smashed cars.
Captain Mohamed Salah scored for Egypt as they eased to a 2-0 victory over Ethiopia in their 2026 World Cup qualifier on Friday, but 2022 semi-finalists Morocco needed a late winner from Bilal El Khannouss to defeat unfancied Niger.
Theo Hernandez's high hooked finish from a deflected Kylian Mbappe shot put the defending champions ahead and forced Walid Regragui's team to take the initiative, ending the game with more possession than Les Bleus.
Reuters TV footage showed people smashing shop ventures and fights with police. Some fires could also be seen on avenue de Friedland close to the Champs Elysees.
The fans were in full voice during the national anthems and the stadium was bouncing.
Regragui's tactical masterclass sends Portugal packing
The Atlas Lions, who finished fourth in the World Cup in Qatar, were cheered by massive crowds as they rode on an open-top bus.
Morocco gave their players time off for a second successive day on Thursday after the physical exertion of the Spain win.
Morocco change the mood for African football with exploits in Qatar
Retired Ivorian player and Chelsea legend Didier Drogba: "They did it!!!! Well done Morocco for this feat. Long live Africa."
'I am not going to try and set up any particular tactical plan to counter Kylian'
French prosecutors open investigation of PSG's Hakimi, a source tells Reuters.
Morocco are happy to sit back and look to punish opponents on the counter-attack using the speed and skill of Hakim Ziyech
Morocco were happy to allow Spain possession but in the end, were desperately hanging on for the shootout as they battled injury and fatigue and lived dangerously in the closing stages.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup F Group F match played between Morocco and Canada on Thursday.
'I will tell the players to enjoy themselves, as millions in Morocco will be watching'
The French fans will be largely outnumbered by the Morocco supporters
The din of a concerned crowd transformed into a tumultuous racket when Abdelhamid Sabiri's free kick caught out Thibaut Courtois at his near post and captain Romain Saiss added a slight touch to see Morocco into the lead.
Croatia and Morocco will face off in Qatar for a second time after playing out a 0-0 draw in their group opener
Images from the FIFA World Cup Group F match between Belgium and Morocco on Sunday.
India's top 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable finished eighth in the Diamond League Meeting in Keqiao, China, with a time of 8 minutes and 23.85 seconds.
Veteran striker Girelli, 33, replaced 16-year-old midfielder Giulia Dragoni in the 83rd minute and needed only four minutes to make an impact
Having become the first African team into the semis, Morocco now face Croatia in the third-place playoff on Saturday.
Morocco's Bounou felt dizzy but will play against Canada, says team doctor
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco, played at Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday.
Images from the FIFA World Cup Group F match between Morocco and Croatia on Wednesday.
I told my players to take 1,000 penalties, says Spain's Luis Enrique
Images from the FIFA World Cup Quarter-final match between Portugal and Morocco on Saturday.
At the stadium to congratulate her son was Sofiane Boufal's mother. Head Coach Walid Regragui's mother Fatima was there too, raining kisses on her son after the game.
Morocco relied on the usual mixture of North African style, combining committed defence with counter-attacks
A 64-team World Cup in 2030 should not be considered, CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani has said, joining some other confederations in opposing a plan presented by CONMEBOL.
'I'm not worried but we know they beat big teams to get there and we're going to take it seriously. It's not a surprise to see them here anymore. They deserve to be here.'
Fans were flanked by hundreds of police trucks securing the area as they let off fireworks and flares to the sound of honks and cheers.
Images from the FIFA World Cup third place playoff match between Croatia and Morocco on Saturday.
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