A seminar will be held, on Tuesday in Rabat, for the official launching of the Morocco-European Union (EU) twinning program, aimed at supporting Morocco's energy sector. The 24-month twinning project (2018-2020), funded by the EU to the tune of 1,150,000 Euros, is part of the implementation of the program "Making a success of Advanced Status between Morocco and the EU," said a statement from the ministry of Energy, Mining and Sustainable Development. The project is also part of the process of
A Moroccan national, suspected of being a drug trafficker, has been arrested in Mijas (southern Spain), after the French authorities issued a red notice against him, reports Diario Sur. The 36-year-old man is one of the leaders of a drug trafficking network operating in Morocco, France and the Netherlands. The criminal organization was carrying cannabis resin in vans across the three countries, said the same source. Living in Mijas, the Moroccan national was arrested by an agent from the same
A Moroccan national was expelled Saturday, 5th of May, from Italy for being «radicalized» and for «reasons related to the state’s security», reports Corriere di Bologna. Accused of undermining national security, the man who is in an irregular situation was wanted by the police. He was under surveillance by the Italian counter-terrorism services. The radicalized will be repatriated to Morocco. It is the 40th operation initiated by the Italian
L’adhésion du Maroc au parlement panafricain (PAP, basé en Afrique du Sud) a été officialisée à l’ouverture de la sixième session ordinaire de l’institution législative panafricaine, lundi à Midrand, près de Johannesburg. Ainsi, cinq parlementaires représentant le Parti Justice et Développement (PJD), le Parti Authenticité et Modernité (PAM), l’Union Constitutionnelle (UC),
Norwegian mineral sector innovative project investment company Element has signed a LOI with French listed gold producer Auplata SA to acquire in a joint venture OSEAD Maroc Mining, reports Reuters. Through their agreement, the two mining firms will obtain 100% of all the outstanding shares in OSEAD. The latter owns 37% of the shares of Compagnie Minière de Touissit (CMT) the second largest private mining operator in Morocco, which mines primarily lead and silver with
North Africa focused oil and gas company SDX Energy Inc. announced in a press release Monday, 7th of May, that a conventional natural gas discovery has been made at its LMS-1 exploration well on the Lalla Mimouna permit in Morocco. «The well encountered 16.4 meters of net conventional gas pay sands which had an average porosity of 32% in an over-pressured section», says the British company. The LMS-1 well was drilled to 1158 meters depth and showed the presence of liquid
Un total de 7.642 femmes prennent part, dimanche, au concours d'accès à la profession d'adoul ouvert aux femmes pour la première fois, dans le sillage de la décision royale d’ouvrir devant la femme cette profession. Le nombre des candidats retenus pour ce concours s'élève à 18.948, dont 40 pc sont des femmes, a indiqué un communiqué du ministère de la Justice, précisant que les épreuves du concours sont
After openly supporting the Moroccan bid on April 16 for the 2026 World Cup, the South African Football Association (SAFA) is backing up. Without having expressed its support for the US joint bid, the South African Football Association said Thursday in a communiqué that it had received the two presentations and that «it was made clear to both delegations that these presentations would be taken to SAFA NEC who will give the mandate to the delegates going to the FIFA Congress in
During the Friday prayer, a man with two knives has broken into the Hassan mosque in Rabat, reports Telquel. The prayer was broadcasted by national TV channel Al Oula, showing the frightening scene when the man interrupted the sermon. A communiqué issued today by the General Directorate of National Security confirms the arrest, stating that the 29-year-old man with apparent signs of mental disorder has forced his way into the mosque holding two knives. Incident à la
The Moroccan, Tunisian, and Saudi football national teams will fly to Switzerland to start the trainings for the 2018 World Cup, says the Swiss press agency ATS. The Atlas Lions will stay for a week in Crans-Montana in Valais (southern Switzerland), from May the 27th to June the 6th. They will play two friendlies in Geneva, against Ukraine on May 31st and Slovakia on June the 4th. The Eagles of Carthage will be based in Verbier from May 29th to June 4th and will also play in Geneva against