After it was criticized by Moroccan billionaire Othman Benjelloun for its $1.1 billion deal with Saham, South African insurance company Sanlam said that it «is confident about the strength and sustainability of its partnership with», the Moroccan firm. In a statement relayed by Fin24, Thursday, Sanlam stressed that it «has been made aware of media reports referring to Mr. Othman Benjelloun’s comments about Sanlam’s acquisition of Saham Finances and other
The Republic of Colombia appointed, Tuesday, 2 April, diplomat and lawyer Maria del Pilar Gomez Valderrama as the country’s Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Morocco. The new ambassador has taken oath before Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez, the Colombian Foreign Affairs Ministry said on its website. Maria del Pilar Gómez Valderrama worked as consul general of Colombia in Brussels. She has worked as a diplomatic official at the Colombian Embassy in the
The US Department of State updated, Tuesday, its travel advisory, warning American citizens against heightened terror threat in Morocco. This update comes almost four months after two Scandinavian tourists were killed in a terror act in the Kingdom.
Earlier this week, two Muslim scholars’ associations slammed the Mohammed VI Institute for the training of Imams for hosting a performance that included a call to prayer and church songs. A similar show was staged in 2016 and in 2012 without being criticized.
Moroccan billionaire and CEO of BMCE Bank of Africa, Othman Benjelloun is not pleased with the $1.1 billion deal South African insurance company Sanlam concluded with the Kingdom’s Saham. Speaking to reporters, Tuesday, Benjelloun slammed the Moroccan insurance company for accepting the acquisition, citing the political positions of Pretoria which he see as «hostile» to Morocco, Bloomberg reports. «We end up with a South African investor, owning a company that was
Police in Spain managed to arrest members of a gang that specialized in motor vehicle theft, Euro Weekly News reported on Wednesday. The network in question is accused of selling the rubbed vehicles in Africa, after shipping them to Morocco. Police arrested eight people and seized 57 vehicles, in addition to tools used to falsify number plates in Paracuellos del Jaram, the same source said. Investigators found out that these vehicles with the same license plate were sent to Morocco through
On Tuesday, Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced that he is leaving office, following weeks of protests. The speaker of Algeria’s upper house is expected to replace the 82-year-old politician as interim leader, amid questions related to his «Moroccan citizenship».
A veiled woman was stabbed, Tuesday, in Anderlecht, a municipality in Belgium. Laila H.G., 32, was attacked by a man who stabbed her, when she was taking her two kids to school, RTBF reports. The spokesperson for the Brussels Prosecutor Denis Goeman said that an investigation was launched. «The attack might have been racist but other things must be considered. You have to be very careful until you have all the elements», he said. The attacker is still on the run, but he was
A Moroccan national who was arrested in Germany and extradited to Portugal appeared in court, Monday, in the Iberian country, where he was accused of terror-related crimes, EFE reports. The suspect is charged with eight counts, including joining an international terrorist organization, forgery for the purpose of terrorism and using fake documents to finance terrorism. During the hearing, the man identified as Abdessalam T. denied all accusations. The same source indicates that the accused
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned on Tuesday, April 02, 2019, Algerian press agency APS reports as quoted by the HuffPost Maghreb. The Algerian president officially notified the head of the Constitutional Council of his decision to end his term as head of state, APS indicates. Earlier today, the army had urged President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to leave office, explaining in a statement that «there is no need to waste any more time». «We believe that there is no longer any
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