Five French ministers are expected to visit Morocco in April. Frank Reister, Minister of Foreign Trade, will be in Morocco on April 4 and 5. In Rabat, he will hold separate talks with Ryad Mezzour, Minister of Industry and Trade, and Mohcine Jazouli, Minister Delegate in charge of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies. The French Minister of Agriculture, Marc Fesneau, will be attending the Agriculture International Forum (SIAM) held in Meknes from April 22 to 28. He already
Turkish household appliances manufacturer Arçelik has announced the acquisition of Whirlpool's operations in the Middle East and North Africa. Through this deal, Arçelik now owns Whirlpool's entities in the United Arab Emirates and Morocco and manages Whirlpool's MDA business operations in the MENA region. «With the integration of Whirlpool’s MENA business, Arçelik achieves another significant milestone in its transformative growth journey, reaffirming its
As requested by the People's Party (PP), the Spanish Prime Minister will appear before the Lower House of Parliament on April 10 to answer questions on his visit to Morocco on February 21. This announcement was made by the spokesman for the Socialist deputies, Patxi Lopez. On February 24th, a group of PP MPs requested clarification from the Prime Minister on the reasons behind his short-notice trip to Rabat. They also wanted to know what issues Pedro Sanchez discussed with King Mohammed VI and
Abdelhak «Appie» Nouri, the former Dutch-Moroccan footballer, turned 27 on Tuesday. In July 2017, Nouri suffered a cardiac arrhythmia attack during a pre-season friendly match. The attack left him with severe and permanent brain damage. «Many people still think he is in a coma, but that's not the case: he is conscious. He isn't his old self, but we are very happy that he is among us», Nouri's brother Abderrahim told NOS, reassuring Nouri's fans. Lieve Abdelhak, 27
According to its annual report on countries that signed the Abraham Accords with Israel, the Abraham Accords Peace Institute said that 2023 was the most productive year for Israel-Morocco relations since resumption of relations.
Fashion Trust Arabia (FTA), an Arab world prize that provides financial and business support to fashion designers in the MENA region, will be moving its annual ceremony from Doha, Qatar, to Marrakech, Morocco, according to a report by fashion-industry trade journal Women's Wear Daily on Tuesday. The decision reflects FTA's «commitment to expanding our reach and fostering cultural exchange within the region», Tania Fares, cofounder of Fashion Trust, told the same
A 39-year-old man who had escaped prison in Austria in July, was arrested in Casablanca, on March 17th, according to Austria's largest newspaper Kronen Zeitung. The German inmate was sentenced to 20 months in prison in December 2022. Held at the Tyrol prison, in Innsbruck, the man was arrested for property crimes. After his disappearance, cross-border cooperation with Germany and Turkey ultimately led investigators to Morocco. There he was arrested by the Moroccan police at Casablanca
The US State Department has pledged to provide financial support for projects aimed at «economic empowerment in the Dakhla and Laayoune regions», the US Embassy in Morocco announced on social media. Proposals are now being accepted for funding of up to $500,000. «Eligible applicants include U.S. or foreign: Non-profit organizations; For-profit organizations; Private institutions of higher education; Public international organizations; and/or Small businesses with function and
Israeli-Moroccan Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto arrived in Morocco earlier this week from the United States and visited the city of Essaouira, where Rabbi Chaim Pinto, who died in 1845, is buried. According to Hebrew media, Rabbi Pinto recited a special prayer «for peace for all Jews around the world and especially for the citizens of Israel who are engaged in a terrible war on the southern and northern borders of the country». He spoke about the historical deliverance of the Jews
One of the first exhibitions of Cuban art at an African museum is being held in Morocco, at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, American news agency Associated Press (AP) reported on Wednesday. The move is part of the museum's efforts to offer visitors a chance to discover foreign artists outside of Europe. «The Moroccan public might know Giacometti, Picasso or impressionists», museum director Abdelaziz El Idrissi told AP. «We've seen them and are looking
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