«There will be no reception centers in Morocco for migrants,» the Foreign Minister said in an interview with Russia Today. «These kinds of centers undermine human dignity. Morocco rejects that. The kingdom has always opposed these proposals,»he said. For the record, former Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi-Fihri had declined a similar offer once again suggested by Germany, arguing that Rabat receives only its expelled citizens from Europe. The Minister has spoken out about
The Minurso (United Nations Mission for the Organization of a Referendum in Western Sahara) remains a potential target for terrorist groups. «The UN mission yesterday renewed the alert launched on June 2nd to its civilian and military members operating in the zone», says a source in the Sahara. «The message calls the elements of the Minurso mission to remain cautious while on duty, whether in the territory controlled by Morocco or in the other side of the security
The criminal court of first instance in charge of terrorism-related cases pronounced, on Thursday evening, sentences ranging from 5 to 20 years in prison, against 11 defendants. The convicts were linked to terrorism cases. The chamber thus sentenced the main accused to 20 years in prison, and 18 years in prison for two other defendants, 10 years to 5 and five years in prison for the rest. The accused are charged for «organizing a gang and preparing for terrorist acts as part of a
La chambre criminelle de première instance chargée des affaires de terrorisme près l'annexe de la cour d'appel à Salé a prononcé, jeudi soir, des peines allant de 5 à 20 ans de prison ferme à l'encontre de 11 prévenus. Les condamnés étaient liés à des affaires de terrorisme. La chambre a ainsi condamné à 20 ans de prison ferme l'accusé principal, 18 ans de prison ferme deux autres
Air Arabia is launching a new line linking Marrakesh and London Gatwick airports. The air line will be operational starting from November the 1st and aims to promote the city, indicates Zone Bourse. The airline is thus expanding its offer to Britain, «one of the main basins issuing tourists in Europe,» said the same source. Two flights a week will be offered each week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Adel Ali, the chairman of the Air Arabia group, said: «The opening of a
Following the ruling of the South African court regarding the phosphate cargo shipped from Morocco to New Zealand, OCP, the leading state-owned company, has accused the court of «political piracy» for detaining the 54,000 ton shipment for more than 73 days, Stuff.co reports. Speaking to the same source, Mark Wynne, chief executive of Balance Agri-Nutrients, the fertilizer company that was awaiting the phosphate shipment sent by OCP, said that Morocco’s decision was
The government council, held on Thursday, adopted Bill 40-17 on the status of Bank Al Maghrib, presented by the Minister of Economy and Finance. This project is devoted to redesigning the status of Bank Al Maghrib through the expansion of its missions contributing to the prevention of systemic risk and strengthening financial stability and to adapt its instruments of intervention to this mission, The Deputy Minister for Relations with Parliament and Civil Society, government spokesman
Le Conseil de gouvernement, réuni jeudi, a adopté le projet de loi No 40-17 portant statut de Bank Al Maghrib, présenté par le ministre de l'Economie et des Finances. Ce projet consacre la refonte du statut de Bank Al Maghrib à travers l’élargissement de ses missions à la contribution à la prévention du risque systémique et au renforcement de la stabilité financière et d’adapter ses instruments
L'Olympique de Marseille a officialisé le recrutement pour quatre ans de l'international français Adil Rami (Séville FC/ESP) en défense centrale, jeudi, deux jours après le retour du gardien Steve Mandanda. Le joueur avait déjà annoncé lui-même mardi qu'un accord avait été trouvé entre son club espagnol et l'OM. Rami (31 ans, 33 sélections) est la quatrième recrue estivale de l'OM après
An Italian travel agency called King Holidays, based in Milan and Rome, is promoting Morocco as a tourism destination in Milano through a campaign, Engage.it reports. The project comes as collaboration with the National Organization for Tourism in Morocco and the local agency. According to the same source, the compaign is posting pictures of Morocco on public transportation «to promote Morocco as a destination through 'King Holidays there', developed by m & cs , Milan