Moroccan Islamist jurist Ahmed Raissouni, who also head the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), has lashed out at the United Arab Emirates (UAE), accusing the country of spreading «hatred» and being behind «wars and plots» around the world. In an article published on his website and relayed by the Turkish news agency Anadolu, the Moroccan scholar slammed Abu Dahbi after it announced that it is had decided to withdrew troops from Yemen.
Last year, Moroccan veterinary authorities identified a new strain of the foot and mount disease (FMD) virus, a highly contagious animal disease, using nuclear technologies. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the use of these technologies has helped the Moroccan veterinary authorities launch successful vaccination campaigns in Morocco. The country is «celebrating a year without any case of FMD», IAEA reported. These results were achieved with the help of
It’s a car that went straight out of a Moroccan factory. Citroën, a French automobile manufacturer and part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group since 1976, presented on Thursday its tiny Ami electric car manufactured in its Kenitra plant in Morocco, Reuters reports. The manufacturer will sell the car for 6,900 euros. Voici la nouvelle @citroen Ami 100% électrique. 6900€ ou 19€99/ mois. 70 km d’autonomie, recharge sur une prise domestique. Pas
A group of Moroccans has fallen for an organized gang's scheme that pushed them to invest thousands of dirhams in a «Russian» platform for trading and cryptocurrencies before disappearing.
Danish business conglomerate with activities in the transport, logistics and energy sectors Maersk has decided to temporarily leave the port of Malaga for the Tanger-Med 2 port in Morocco. According to Malaga Hoy, Maersk’s decision comes after the company noticed that ship activities have decreased in Malaga in February. The Danish firm has therefore decided to bring its activities to Tanger-Med 2. «It is mainly due to the cost of transits as the possibility for Maersk to
The Republic of Burundi inaugurated, Friday, a consulate general in Laayoune, bringing the number of diplomatic representations in the city to six in less than three months. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, and his Burundian counterpart Ezechiel Nibigira chaired the inauguration ceremony of this consulate. Since the end of last year, Laayoune has seen the inauguration of several diplomatic representations, including those of the
Morocco’s head of government Saadeddine El Othmani denounced, in speech he delivered Thursday before the members of his government, the spread of rumors about the new coronavirus. «It is absolutely unacceptable. It is necessary to check with the competent authorities before spreading rumors about the virus. We have a national monitoring and control system», he said, stressing that «the Health Ministry remains the only authority entitled to disclose information
Moroccans living in Italy and the Moroccan embassy in Rome have criticized a questionnaire distributed to the students of a high school in Lombardy for its racist and discriminatory content.
Medical device companies in Morocco have re-exported thousands of medical masks to China, after they were imported before the eruption of the coronavirus, Spanish news agency EFE reports. Morocco has two units for manufacturing medical masks, as well as another unit of the Royal Gendarmerie, which cover between 15% and 20% of the local market's needs. The rest is imported exclusively from China, according to data provided by the Moroccan Association of Medical Devices Professionals (AMPDM)
The Saudi capital has been busy receiving diplomatic delegations from several Maghreb countries. While the newly-elected presidents of Mauritania and Algeria headed to the country, King Mohammed VI sent two of his emissaries to the Wahhabi kingdom.