In a document published by the US Department of State, the US Consulate General in Casablanca provides a detailed assessment of the investment climate in Morocco. The report concludes that insufficient skilled labor and bureaucracy slow Morocco's improvements in the business environment.
On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump launched a campaign against four Democratic congresswomen, urging them to return to their countries. However, three of these politicians were born in the United States. «'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe (...) now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to
In August 2017, Brahim Ghali was invited to the inauguration ceremony of President Paul Kagame. Since then, Rwanda has distanded itself from the Polisario, moving closer to Morocco. In an attempt to resume relationship with Rwanda, the Front sent an envoy to Kagame.
Former U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson claimed, in an appendix added to the latest edition of his 2006 book «The Dream of Rome», that the Muslim world is «literally centuries behind» the West, the Guardian reports. Johnson’s essay has stirred controversy in the UK, especially among the Muslim community. His words were seen as «disconcerting and problematic» by Tell MAMA, a project that records and measures anti-Muslim incidents in the
53% of Moroccan interviewees think corruption increased in the last 12 months in Morocco. 41% of these respondents think that most parliamentarians are «corrupt».
A man suspected of stabbing a Moroccan coach at a Riyadh sports club in Saudi Arabia, was arrested Monday, Saudi press agency SPA reports, quoting a police spokesperson. The same source said that the suspect is a 30-year-old man, who had a knife on him upon his arrest. For the record, the Moroccan coach was killed, Sunday, by a man in a sports club in Riyadh, Saudi online newspaper Sabq reports. The same source indicates that an investigation was launched by the
Potash development company Emmerson Plc has completed a Preliminary Economic Assessment on the potential sale of de-icing salt, a by-product from the company’s 100% owned Khemisset potash project, Mining Rewiew Africa reports. The internal study has shown that it is possible to market salt in the US de-icing market, offering interesting prices. It is estimated that Khemisset produces «more than 4.6 Mtpa of high-grade salt as a by-product of its potash operations, and through the
While Morocco’s state-owned sports channel Arriyadia announced, Monday that French coach Hervé Renard resigned, the Royal Moroccan Football Association denied the news in a statement published later in the day. According to the same source, the President of the sports body held «two meetings on Sunday and Monday with Hervé Renard to evaluate the performance of the national team at the Africa Cup of Nations». The federation also revealed that other meetings will
High-ranking investors and politicians from South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho and Nigeria are expected to visit Morocco on July 15th and 16th. The program, initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, includes a series of visits that will target major economic projects in the Kingdom, including Tangier Med prt and the Noor solar plant in Ouerzazate. The African delegation consists of former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, who is a very influential political
A Moroccan national was sentenced by a Spanish court to 11 years in prison for stabbing his friend to death, EFE reports. The 24-year-old man, was found guilty of killing an 18-year-old man in a game room in Cadiz. The stabbing took place on December 27, 2017, when the victim, Yassin B., had an argument with Tarek HH. The latter stabbed Yassin B. in the back and run away. Tarek HH admitted in court that he killed Yassin and apologized to his relatives. After fleeing to Morocco for several