Morocco has managed to better its performance according to the Good Country Index moving from 73rd in 2016 to 44th in 2017 among 163 nations. The report issued annually shows also how the kingdom managed to top the ranking in the North African region.
The 8th PJD Congress was unsurprisingly concluded. Saadeddine El Othmani was elected Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party with 1006 votes against 912 for Driss Azami. After leading the party between 2004 and 2008, El Othmani took over the helm of the Islamist party preceding Benkiran’s 9-year-long term. Abdelilah Benkirane congratulated his successor for his victory, which El Othmani owes essentially to the support of the Reform and Unity movement. The latter rejected
SDX Energy, a British oil company operating in both Egypt and Morocco, announced on Monday, 11th December, that it made a new gas discovery in the Sebou permit onshore. According to Proactive Investors, «the well, which was drilled down to 1,896 metres, has encountered some 14.2 metres of net conventional natural gas pay in the Hoot formation». The company also indicated that the new well is expected in 30 days to be connected to the closest production infrastructure. Meanwhile it
The Belgian-Moroccan kick-boxer Jamal Ben Saddik lost to his Dutch opponent Rico Verhoeven on Saturday at the Rotterdam's Palais des sports, reports the Dutch channel Rijnmond. The latter successfully defended his world title in the heavyweight category, taking revenge on the Belgian-Moroccan athlete, who had beaten him six years ago. Last May, Rico Verhoeven defeated the Dutch-Moroccan boxer Ismael Lazaar in the Dutch Glory 41 tournament in Den Bosh, The Netherlands. In December 2016, he
Professor Jamal Eddine Naji was elected on Friday, December 8, to chair the Orbicom International Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communications, by the 300 members of this international non-governmental organization, meeting in general assembly. This UN network was created in 1997 at the initiative of UNESCO and the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM), where it sits. It has nearly 40 Chairs and over 270 Associate Members, spread across 72 countries, including academics, researchers, media
Moroccans living in Ringsted, a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand, are at the heart of a success story, practicing Martial Arts which is for them an affective tool to integrate in the Scandinavian country. These Moroccans who are originally from the southern provinces of the kingdom, have distiguished themselves by playing Muai Thai, K1, Kickboxing and full-contact. «Out of nine athletes that have participated to the latest championship played on the 2nd of December
Des Marocains établis dans la ville danoise de Ringsted (environ 65 km au sud de Copenhague) semblent en train d’écrire une véritable success-story, où la pratique des arts martiaux est plus qu’un sport, un véritable levier d’intégration. Ces Marocains de diverses générations, originaires pour la plupart des provinces du Sud du Royaume, se sont illustrés par leurs prouesses dans des combats aussi variés que
La première partie des archives de l’Instance équité et réconciliation (IER) a été remise, samedi à Rabat, aux archives du Maroc. Elle contient 17 362 dossiers de l’IER classés dans 1 239 boîtes spéciales d’archivage et de conservation. Cette initiative s'inscrit dans le cadre du chantier d’archivage des dossiers de la justice transitionnelle, lancé en février dernier. L'objectif est de
Les joueurs du Wydad de Casablanca (WAC) ont signé un grand match devant les Mexicains du FC Pachuca, dans le cadre de la Coupe du monde des clubs qui se tient aux Émirats arabes unis, a affirmé leur entraîneur Houcine Ammouta. Le Wydad de Casablanca, champion d'Afrique en titre, a été éliminé après sa défaite (0-1), samedi, face au FC Pachuca du Mexique en match comptant pour le deuxième tour, disputé au Stade
La Direction de la météorologie nationale (DMN) annonce des pluies fortes qui seront accompagnées par des rafales de vents forts variant entre 55 et 80 km/h, lundi dans plusieurs provinces du Maroc. Des pluies fortes allant de 35 à 60 mm sont prévues lundi de 09h00 à 15h00 dans les provinces de Tanger, Fahs-Anjra, M'diq-Fnideq, Larache, Chefchaouen, Ouezzane, Kénitra, Sidi Kacem et Sidi Slimane, indique dimanche la DMN dans un Bulletin