A young Moroccan national named Yassine El Hamzaoui was killed in Kissimmee, a city in central Florida's Osceola County, just south of Orlando, USA. The deceased was shot by stray bullet on Saturday evening when he had just left his place, his mother told MAP news agency. The mother stated that the police are looking for the assailant and promised a USD 10,000 reward to anyone who could help find the him. The 23-year-old victim was buried on Tuesday right after al-Asr prayer in the
The Moroccan and Malaysian governments have signed an agreement granting citizens from both countries the ability to travel freely without visa requirements, the Sundaily reports. According to the same source, the Foreign Affairs secretary-general, Datuk Ramlan Ibrahim and Morocco’s Ambassador to Malaysia Mohammed Reda Benkhaldoun signed a visa abolition agreement that will soon allow official and social visits to each other’s countries without visa for 90 days. «The
Morocco is to open an embassy in Zambia by September 2017, according to Mounia Boucetta, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Zambia Dailymail online newspaper reported. Received on Monday by the Zambian Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Kalaba, Boucetta stated that the embassy will be run by a chargé d’affaires as an interim and will help boost the diplomatic ties between the two African countries. The Zambian Foreign Minister indicated that the opening of this new embassy
L’athlète marocain Mahdi Afri a décroché mardi la médaille d’or du 400 m (T12) des championnats "World Para Athletics" qui se tiennent à Londres du 14 au 23 juillet. Mahdi, qui a offert au Maroc sa troisième médaille d’or dans cette compétition mondiale, a parcouru la distance en 48s 60/100è devançant le Portugais Luis Goncalves (49s 34/100è) et le Turc Oguz Akbulut (50s 19/100è). Le Maroc
Le ministère de la Culture et de la communication organise du 22 au 24 juillet à Taounate la 6-ème édition du Festival national des Arts d'El Aïta Jabalia. Cette édition connaîtra la participation de plusieurs troupes nationales et locales pratiquant cet art populaire authentique qui animeront des soirées artistiques trois jours durant, indique un communiqué du ministère. Outre les troupes populaires provenant des villes de
5 people were killed and 11 severely injured out of 21 others 21 in a road accident on Tuesday around Ek Khenq commune on the national road number 13 linking Errachidia to Meknes. As soon as they were informed of the accident, the local authorities and the Emergency forces mobilized all the logistical means to transport the wounded to Moulay Ali Chrif provincial hospital and provide them with the necessary care. The bodies of the victims were transported to the morgue.
Cinq personnes ont été tuées et 21 autres blessées, dont 11 grièvement, dans un accident de la route survenu mardi au niveau de la commune d'El Kheng sur la route nationale N-13 reliant Errachidia à Meknès. Selon les autorités locales, l’accident s'est produit suite à une collision entre un camion et un autocar en provenance de Fès à destination d’Errachidia. Aussitôt informées de
Trois personnes ont trouvé la mort dans un accident survenu lundi sur la route reliant Rabat à Sala al Jadida au niveau de Technopolis. L'accident a eu lieu lorsqu'un poids lourd est entré en collision avec une voiture, entraînant la mort sur le coup de trois passagers du véhicule léger, ont indiqué les autorités locales. Les corps des victimes ont été évacués à la morgue. Une enquête a
A total of 968,096 Moroccan expatriates returned to Morocco via a number of crossing points since the beginning of the 2017 Marhaba Operation, Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity said in a statement. During the same year, the number of arrivals increased by 5.36% compared to 2016, MAP news agency reported on Monday, noting that 452,559 people have joined Morocco by air and 515,537 by sea. Tangier’s port remains the most used access point with 30% share arrivals. A heavy influx will be
A Moroccan delegation presided by Hammou Ouhelli, Secretary of State for Rural Development, is on a business trip to Ireland in order to visit a number of state bodies, the Independent Ireland reports. According to the same source, the Seceretary of State is accompanied with senior officials from the ONSSA (office national de securité sanitaire et des produits alimentaires) and ADA (Agence pour le developpement agricole). The Moroccan delegation had the chance during this visit to hold