The Qatari Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Abdallah bin Nasser bin Nasse bin Khalifa Al Thani arrived Sunday in Morocco for a working visit during which he will co-chair alongside his Moroccan counterpart, Saadeddine El Othmani the 7th session of the of the High Joint Commission of the Moroccan-Qatari Cooperation. The 6th session of this major Moroccan-Qatari event was held in Doha in March 2016. For the record, the last official mission carried out by Abdelilah Benkirane before his
Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy is working hard to promote Morocco's bid to organize the 2026 World Cup. The chairman of the Moroccan bid committee was seen at Mohammed V airport with the delegation going to Jordan to promote the Moroccan bid at the meeting of the Executive Committee for the Association of Asian Western Nations. Moulay Hafid Elalamy had recently met the presidents of African federations participating in the symposium on
The International Judo Federation Grand Prix is currently taking place in Agadir where Morocco is ranked sixth for the moment, according to the IJF's website. Asmaa Niang won a gold medal on the second day of the competition. The Moroccan judoka won in her first two bouts of the women’s under-70 kilogram, beating the Puerto Rican Maria Perez.The Grand Prix of Agadir will end today, when the five divisions will have competed.
Le Centre (parc) national du patrimoine rupestre, qui a pour mission la documentation, l’étude et la protection de ce patrimoine archéologique enraciné, a réussi à recenser plus de 400 sites répartis sur plusieurs régions au niveau national. Le Centre a procédé également à la supervision des programmes de recherches archéologiques et scientifiques, comme il a contribué à la mise en place des
Le service préfectoral de la police judiciaire de Marrakech a arrêté, vendredi, quatre individus, dont un jeune, sa fiancée et un médecin interne stagiaire au Centre hospitalier universitaire, pour leur implication présumée dans une affaire de mœurs, d'avortement et de complicité. Le 4 mars, les services de sûreté avaient fait le constat d'un fœtus découvert dans un terrain vague au niveau de Mamar Annakhil
Salah Abdeslam, the only member left alive of the commandos that carried out the 13 November attacks in Paris has just spoken for the first time before a French judge in charge of the investigation. According to Agence France Presse and Reuters, the Belgian-Moroccan national «declared that one of the suspects did not help him escape, but refused to discuss his own involvement in the attacks.» This Friday, March 9, Salah Abdeslam was confronted with Ali Oulkadi, a close relative of
The Polisario officially launches a campaign against the exploitation of natural resources in the Sahara, targeting the UN. In a new letter, Brahim Ghali asked Antonio Guterres to denounce the «illegal» activity in the province that could «hinder the UN political process». In his new letter, the head of the Front is calling the Secretary-General of the United Nations to «urge the European Union and its member states to abandon the ongoing negotiations with the
Le braconnage se trouve parmi les facteurs principaux qui menacent la survie du singe Magot, une espèce connue sous le nom de «Macaque de Barbarie» et qui est en voie de disparition au Maroc, avertit le Haut Commissariat aux eaux et forêts et à la lutte contre la désertification (HCEFLCD). Le Moyen-Atlas héberge environ 67% de la population restante du singe Magot dans le monde, ce nombre ayant diminué d’environ 65% sur les trois
Le long-métrage «Hayat» du réalisateur marocain Raouf Sebbahi a remporté le prix de la meilleure première oeuvre du festival international du cinéma de Charm el-Cheikh. Le film Hayat est une sorte de voyage à bord d'un autocar qui part de Tanger à destination d'Agadir. Il narre l'histoire de personnages de différents horizons qui se sont croisés le temps d'un voyage. Le long-métrage a réuni une
The Moroccan national accused of killing two people and wounding 8 others last August in Turku, Finland was found criminally responsible for his actions, reports YLE. The Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare announced Friday that Abderrahman Bouanane is safe and sound and to held accountable for his deeds. The report was delivered on the 6th of March after the southwest Finland District Court ordered psychiatric evaluation last October, following the request of the accused. The