Experts from the Allied Joint Force Command Naples, a NATO military command based in Italy, flew to Morocco, later in March, where they held training on Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED). According to the NATO command, the training took place at l’Unité de Secours et de Sauvetage du Génie Militaire in Morocco, Kenitra, Oct. 23-27, 2023. «The training focused on NATO C-IED processes and procedures with practical and focused C-IED case studies and scenarios at
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair operated its first domestic flight on Sunday, linking Marrakech to Tetouan. Quoting data from FlightRadar24, 2M reports the flight took off in the Marrakech Menara Airport at 9.28 A.M. and arrived at Tetouan's Sania Ramel Airport at 10.23 A.M. In December 2023, Ryanair announced it had been greenlighted to operate domestic flights in Morocco. The company is launching 11 domestic routes that will connect nine Moroccan cities: Agadir, Errachidia, Essaouira, Fez,
Greenpeace has ranked Morocco among the most air polluting countries in Africa, blaming the Jorf Lasfar coal-fired power plant and the Mohammedia coal-oil power plant.
A memorandum of understanding signed by Morocco and Italy on March 28 in Palermo (Sicily), will enable Moroccan nationals to undergo vocational training to work in the country. The deal was approved by Sicilian and Moroccan trade union groups, who are offering seasonal jobs in Sicily for the beneficiaries. The Italian news agency Ansa reported that the agreement was signed by the Association of Foreign Workers of Sicily, the Human Solidarity Consortium, and the General Union of Moroccan
Addressing concerns expressed by the Canary Islands government about Morocco's naval military exercises near the Spanish archipelago, the Spanish Foreign Ministry confirmed that they are happening «well outside the Spanish territorial sea». Spanish media, quoting Foreign Ministry sources, reported that Minister José Manuel Alvarez conveyed this to Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo, who ended the conversation satisfied with the explanations and details provided to him
Casablanca's oldest slum, Carrieres centrales, will be converted to the city's largest park, state-owned TV channel 2M reported on Sunday. The announcement was made by Councilor Karim El-Klaybi, the first VP of the Ain Sebaa district, who said that the local development company Casablanca Baia has received approval for the Grand Park project. The company will be designing and studying plans to turn the 33-hectare land into a hub that includes green areas, recreational facilities, and cultural
The Palestinian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Mustafa, received a phone call from the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, on Sunday March 31, reports the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The head of Moroccan diplomacy congratulated Mr. Mustafa on his appointment by the Palestinian President to form the new government, while also «wishing him success in his new role as Foreign Minister. He also wished the new government success in its mission to
In an interview with local media Saturday, Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune addressed the Sahara issue. He reiterated that it is a «decolonization issue» and insisted on involving the Arab League in the regional dispute. «There is no Arab League resolution recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara», he argued. For the record, King Hassan II recommended that this issue be kept off the agendas of Arab summits, arguing that the pan-Arab organization had
In an interview with Algerian media on Saturday, president Abdelmadjid Tebboune addressed the Algerian-initiated project for a Maghreb grouping excluding Morocco. The Kingdom featured prominently in the passages devoted to this project launched on March 3 in Algiers. «Our western neighbors wish to join the West African Development Organization (ECOWAS), and they are free to do so», stressed President Tebboune to justify sidelining Rabat. Indeed, in 2017, Morocco applied to
A native of Casablanca, Kaoutar El Frayji grew up in Italy, where her passion for languages led her to have an international career from an early age, interacting with global issues related to international and sustainable development. Today, as a consultant, she is one of more than 250 young Moroccans, from Morocco and abroad, committed to address the challenges related to climate change.