A man who stormed the Moroccan Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday, smashing windows and hanging a rainbow flag from a window, was arrested, according to police. Quoted by AFP, police stated that they entered the building to apprehend the man, who was armed with a knife and had barricaded himself in a room before the arrest. The motive behind the man's attack was not known, police reported. The arrestee is suspected of breaking and entering the embassy, aggravated vandalism, and causing
Moroccan families in Lebanon, caught in the escalating Israeli strikes, are urgently requesting repatriation as they fear for their lives. Many have fled their homes and are struggling with unsafe conditions, awaiting further instructions from the Moroccan embassy.
TotalEnergies Marketing Maroc reported a corporate net income of 402 million dirhams (MDH) and a consolidated net income of 406 MDH in the first half of 2024, compared to 136 MDH and 96 MDH, respectively, during the same period last year. According to a press release, this growth is attributed to the economic recovery, which drove an increase in sales alongside a drop in prices and the impact of lower inventories. TotalEnergies Marketing Maroc operates a network of 393 service stations.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved €70 million in financing for Morocco’s Bank of Africa. The funding is intended to help the Moroccan lender enhance access to trade across Africa, AfDB announced on Monday. This trade finance facility comprises a €50 million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) and a €20 million Trade Finance Line of Credit (TFLOC), according to Reuters, citing an AfDB statement. The funding from AfDB is expected to boost trade by nearly
A World Bank study warns that climate change could significantly reduce tourist arrivals in Morocco, leading to job losses in the blue tourism sector and impacting related industries.
The Weir Group plc, a Scottish multinational engineering company headquartered in Glasgow, announced on Monday, September 30, that it had secured a £25m contract to provide energy-efficient and sustainable solutions for the next phase of OCP Group’s Benguerir and Louta greenfield phosphate projects in Morocco. In a statement published on its website, the company stated that the contract will support the continued construction of the Louta project and the tripling of production at
Morocco has won the Bia Cous Cous World Championship, a culinary competition that brought together chefs from 10 countries, local media reported. Held in San Vito Lo Capo, a small seaside town in northwestern Sicily, Italy, the competition was produced by the Feedback agency and the Municipality of San Vito Lo Capo. Moroccan chefs Chaoui Hanae, an entrepreneur who opened La Medina in Milan, a bistro specializing in Moroccan cuisine and pastries, and Mourad Dakir, chef and owner of Maison
Moroccan Islamists have condemned the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike carried out by the Israeli army on Friday. In a statement, the PJD referred to the death of «martyr Hassan Nasrallah» as occurring «following a treacherous raid by the Zionist criminal entity in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon». The Lamp Party stated that this «murder» further «confirms the criminal, bloodthirsty, and colonial nature of this
Amid ongoing efforts to search for victims of the Tata floods, the body of one of the bus passengers swept away at the entrance to the city was discovered on Friday in the military zone of the Draa Valley. The victim, identified as a young woman, was laid to rest with funeral prayers held after evening prayers on the same day. This brings the number of bodies recovered to 13, while the search continues for 3 missing individuals. Meanwhile, 13 passengers have been rescued. Local authorities,
The Moroccan League for the Defense of Human Rights (LMDDH), affiliated with the Istiqlal Party, is advising Moroccan craftsmen and entrepreneurs against traveling to Algeria. «From a human rights perspective, Algeria is not a safe country», the NGO states in a press release. The same warning was also issued to «those who wish to visit this country for family reasons. They risk being subjected to arbitrary arrests and unfair trials. Witness the arrests and trials of over 500
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