L'ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères, Salaheddine Mezouar a été élu président de la Confédération générale des entreprises du Maroc (CGEM), au terme d'une Assemblée générale élective, tenue mardi à Casablanca. Salaheddine Mezouar, qui formait un binôme avec Fayçal Mekouar, a obtenu 5 173 voix, contre 1 432 voix pour son rival Hakim Marrakchi qui avait comme
Moroccan-Dutch DJ Fadel El Ghoul, known by his stage name R3hab, said in an interview with Quote magazine that he wanted to improve the image of Moroccans living in the Netherlands, reports NU. «Of course things are not easy for Moroccan youth. But I think that there is a message that is too one-sided and above all very negative sent to them», he told the Dutch magazine. R3hab believes that «if a show like RTL Late Night invites [him], there will be a Moroccan like [him],
French company Indra Automobile Recycling announced Tuesday, May 22nd, that it has won a tender, allowing it to recycle cars in Morocco, says AFP. Indra and its partner, Deloitte to «create a plan, collaborating with the Moroccan government». «Winning this tender in Morocco offers us a tremendous opportunity to support a country in the organization of its car recycling sector», said Indra managing director Loïc Bey-Rozet. «This project to pave the way for
The next African Union summit is to take place from the 25th of June to the 2nd of July in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Preparations for the continental event are underway as an AU delegation arrived in Nouakchott to assess the hosting of the summit. The 31st AU summit is of great importance for Morocco. Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat is to present a «detailed report», as he promised in January, on resolution 653 adopted during the AU 29th
The Mauritanian Foreign Minister Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih received, Monday 21st of May, Morocco’s ambassador to Nouakchott Hamid Chabar, reports MAP news agency. The meeting «was an opportunity to review the long-lasting diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the two nations», wrote the same source. Diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries have been
L'Unitaid, un fonds voué à l'extension de l'accès aux médicaments, souhaite accompagner le Maroc dans la mise en œuvre de son plan stratégique pour l'élimination de l'hépatite virale C (HVC), a affirmé lundi son directeur exécutif Lelio Marmora. Le directeur a fait cette déclaration au cours d'une entrevue à Genève avec le ministre de la Santé, Anass Doukkali, qui prend part à la 71e
L'AS Salé a remporté la Coupe du Trône hommes pour la 11è fois de sa carrière, la 5è consécutive, après avoir écrasé le Moghreb de Fès (87-59), dans la nuit de lundi à mardi à la salle couverte Ziaten de Tanger. Les Slawis s'étaient qualifiés pour la finale, en battant le WAC (79-64), alors que le MAS avait pris le dessus sur l'Ittihad de Tanger (75-63). Il s'agit du 11è titre de l'AS
A Moroccan national has told Iraq’s Central Criminal Court that he acted as a recruiter for the terrorist organization ISIS, Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council told Asharq Al-Awsat. The Moroccan suspect revealed that he used to communicate with foreigners, and recruit them through Skype as he was fluent in English, French, Spanish and Arabic, Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council spokesperson Abdulsatar Bayrakdar confirmed. «The suspect occupied several major positions in ISIS, including
Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders said the decision of removing the judges in his appeal against the «fewer Moroccans» conviction is «tremendous», reports the Irish Times. The lawyers in Wilders’ case argued that they «had failed to behave impartially towards him», says the same source. Geert Wilders’ appeal started last Thursday in the Netherlqnds. He told media ahead of the hearing that the ruling «does not interest [me] in
Le nouveau procureur général du roi près la Cour d’appel de Casablanca, Najim Bensami, a été installé, lundi, dans ses fonctions, au cours d’une cérémonie tenue à la grande salle d’audience de cette juridiction. S’exprimant à cette occasion, M. Bensami s’est dit fier de la confiance placée en lui par le roi Mohammed VI, réaffirmant sa détermination à