Potash development company Emmerson Plc has completed a Preliminary Economic Assessment on the potential sale of de-icing salt, a by-product from the company’s 100% owned Khemisset potash project, Mining Rewiew Africa reports. The internal study has shown that it is possible to market salt in the US de-icing market, offering interesting prices. It is estimated that Khemisset produces «more than 4.6 Mtpa of high-grade salt as a by-product of its potash operations, and through the
While Morocco’s state-owned sports channel Arriyadia announced, Monday that French coach Hervé Renard resigned, the Royal Moroccan Football Association denied the news in a statement published later in the day. According to the same source, the President of the sports body held «two meetings on Sunday and Monday with Hervé Renard to evaluate the performance of the national team at the Africa Cup of Nations». The federation also revealed that other meetings will
High-ranking investors and politicians from South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho and Nigeria are expected to visit Morocco on July 15th and 16th. The program, initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, includes a series of visits that will target major economic projects in the Kingdom, including Tangier Med prt and the Noor solar plant in Ouerzazate. The African delegation consists of former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, who is a very influential political
A Moroccan national was sentenced by a Spanish court to 11 years in prison for stabbing his friend to death, EFE reports. The 24-year-old man, was found guilty of killing an 18-year-old man in a game room in Cadiz. The stabbing took place on December 27, 2017, when the victim, Yassin B., had an argument with Tarek HH. The latter stabbed Yassin B. in the back and run away. Tarek HH admitted in court that he killed Yassin and apologized to his relatives. After fleeing to Morocco for several
A Moroccan coach was killed, Sunday, by a man in a sports club in Riyadh, Saudi online newspaper Sabq reports. The same source indicates that an investigation was launched by the Saudi authorities after a man stormed the sports club and stabbed the Moroccan coach. The latter succumbed to his wounds before making it to the hospital. Quoting eyewitnesses, Saudi newspaper Okaz reported that the suspect was carrying a knife that he used to kill the Moroccan national. After stabbing the coach, he
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) to host on July 22 a meeting to examine the situation of Moroccan football, the body said in a statement made public Sunday. The meeting will be attended by head of clubs, football coaches, representatives and footballers, the same source said. This meeting comes as the Atlas Lions were sent home by Benin at the Africa Cup of Nations, held currently in Egypt. The Moroccan team played four games, winning three of them and losing the fourth
Morocco's budget deficit reached 21.8 billion dirhams in the first six months of 2019, compared to 20.4 billion dirhams the previous year. According to Reuters, quoting the General Treasury of the Kingdom (TGR), gross tax revenues increased 4.5% to 110 billion dirhams in the first half, against 106 billion dirhams during the same period in 2018. State spending was at 182.5 billion dirhams between January and June 2019, up 15.4 percent from last year. The budget deficit stands at 4.5% in 2019,
The Tindouf camps record a new disappearance, apparently in close connection with the cases of the three activists detained for almost a month. «Hafdhallah Brika, the younger brother of Fadel Brika, was kidnapped last night by armed elements of the Polisario», says Messaoud Ramdan, president of the Saharawi Human Rights Association. His family is expected to issue a statement announcing his kidnapping in the next few hours. On the reasons for this disappearance, another
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on Friday appointed a new personal adviser for himself and Queen Máxima. According to online newspaper Vorsten quoting the Government Information Service, Hassan Outaklla will take office from 15 August. Hassan Outaklla succeeds to Bram Gille, who had been Deputy Secretary General of the King since February. Hassan Outaklla, born in 1983, studied political science at the University of Amsterdam. After graduation, he worked for more
The drummer of Scottish band Franz Ferdinand was unable to play during a festival in Morocco because of a weird accident that occurred in a Casablanca hotel. In Morocco to perform during Jazzablanca (July 2-12), the Grammy-nominated rock band tweeted on July 6, that their drummer, percussionist and back vocalist Paul Thomson was hurt in his finger after an «ugly piece of art» fell on his hand in a Casablanca hotel. We’re sad to say that Paul’s finger was crushed
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