Three Moroccan associations have disapproved of US senior advisor Jared Kushner’s visit to the Kingdom, citing the Deal of the Century and the Palestinian cause. The three pro-Palestine NGOs will be holding a sit-in Friday in Rabat to denounce the plan orchestrated by the US.
The Journey of Shihab al-Din Ahmad al-Hajari is a valuable account of modern Europe. The Andalusian Muslim sent as en envoy by Saadian sultan Moulay Zaydan, travelled to the Netherlands where he met distinguished scholars and described the beauty, the people and the traditions of the Dutch nation in the 16th century.
After working for 10 months in difficult conditions, the House of Councilors has decided to dissolve a parliamentary committee set up to inquire into Jerada's closed mines. The body was expected to reveal the details of a 21-year-old agreement.
Three Moroccan associations called, Tuesday, for a sit-in in front of parliament to protest against the United States' Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. The National Action Group for Palestine, the Moroccan Association for the Support of the Palestinian Struggle and the Moroccan Commission for the Support of the Nation’s Issues, affiliated to Islamist association Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane, said in a joint communiqué that their sit-in is scheduled for Friday at around 10 pm. The three
British global aviation business Helispeed has signed a 12-month agreement with Morocco’s Heliconia Aero Solutions to provide the company with qualified helicopter pilots. In a press release, relayed by Vertical magazine, Helispeed announced that this agreement will allow the Moroccan firm to choose from its database of over 800 highly-trained and vetted pilots. The Moroccan company, headquartered in Marrakech, will be relying on its Helispeed-provided pilots in Morocco, Mauritania
Senior Advisor to US President Donald Trump Jared Kushner was received, Tuesday, at the royal residence in Salé by King Mohammed VI. The sovereign, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, offered an Iftar in honor of Kushner who is visiting the Kingdom alongside Trump’s special envoy for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt and special Iran envoy Brian Hook. During this meeting, King Mohammed VI and Kushner held talks on «strengthening the long-standing,
Moroccan mining firm Managem announced Tuesday that it managed to get back its gold cargo seized by Sudanese authorities earlier in May, Reuters said. The 241 kg of gold were seized by the Sudanese Rapid Forces from a plane that arrived in Khartoum on May 8. The Sudanese authorities suspected that the cargo would have been smuggled. Quoted by the British press agency, Managem said that it had completed all administrative formalities as part of a regular delivery. In a statement,
Donald Trump’s senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner is currently visiting Morocco to seek support for the US Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. This visit comes as Bahrain is expected to host in June an international conference on the economic portion of the plan.
In a series of events, the Polisario Front has been insisting on the idea of being the only «legitimate representative of Saharwis». To back its stand, the Front relies on a non-binding resolution, adopted by the UN General Assembly in the 1970s.
Morocco’s 150 MW Noor III CSP tower, the third part of the Ouarzazate Solar Power Station, has exceeded performance targets on output and storage integration in the first months of operation, Senior Consultant at CSP engineering group Empresarios Agrupados (EA) Xavier Lara told New Energy Update. Quoting experts, New Energy Update reports that Noor III’s strong performance will «reduce reliability concerns for CSP tower with storage and lower the cost of capital for future