The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) announced Monday, June 3, that it has dismantled a terrorist cell linked to ISIS in Tinghir and Errachidia. In a communiqué relayed by MAP, BCIJ said that the members of the cell «were plotting a terrorist attack in the Kingdom». Arrestation des membres d'une cellule terroriste affiliée à «#Daech», dans les villes d'Errachidia et Tinghir, qui étaient en train de préparer des
Moroccan researcher Khalil Amin has received the award «Global Energy» for 2019 for his «contribution to the development of technologies that provide new opportunities in energy development», Free News reported on Thursday. Khalil Amin shared the prize with Danish professor Frede Blaabjerg, who received the award in the category «Alternative Energy». Morocco’s Khalil Amin is one of the world’s most cited researcher in publications on
Jared Kushner’s visit to Morocco was seen as «positive and productive». The senior White House advisor flew to the Kingdom to drum up support for the US peace plan, which was slammed PJD and other Moroccan associations.
On Saturday June 1, 2019, a silk flag that belonged to Moroccan military leader Mohammed Abdelkrim El Khattabi was auctioned in Caen, a commune in France. According to Ouest France, the flag was sold for €40,000. Military objects and German propaganda posters from the Second World War ear were also part of the public sale, attended by only a few people. El Khattabi’s silk flag attracted many buyers during the auction. Tow buyers, including a 48-year-old Moroccan living in Rennes,
Throughout his career, Abderrahim Rochdi maintained a good connection with Morocco, through his family and business. Today, he exports goods, through the company he founded with his friends, to the Kingdom and the rest of the continent.
Two years ago, Morocco warned Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates against the Iranian threat. At the time, Rabat’s forewarning was ignored by the leaders of these Arab states. In Mecca, the final statement of the Arab League summit’s final statement proved Morocco right.
Casablanca’s Wydad Athletic Club lost to Tunisia’s Esperance after VAR was unable to judge equalizer. The tricky situation will be at the heart of a Confederation of African Football emergency meeting next week.
Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister Josep Borrell is expected to Visit Rabat, Monday, June 3, EFE says. Borrell will be holding talks in the capital with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita. He will also be participating in an international meeting on ties between the Kingdom and the European Union. The Spanish Minister is expected to attend a meeting with the officials from Spanish consulates in Morocco, the Spanish news agency said. Josep Borrell’s last visit to Morocco took place in
Morocco’s main telecommunication firm Maroc Telecom announced, Friday, that it has taken «note of a letter sent by the Minister of Economy and Finance regarding the government’s intention of selling 8 percent of its ownership stake in Maroc Telecom in the coming weeks». The government is planning to cede blocks of shares to undisclosed investors and make a public offer of sale on the Casablanca stock exchange, said Maroc Telecom in a communiqué sent to
Adagio City Aparthotel, a joint venture and a major hotel company offering rooms with cooking facilities, has opened its first North Africa property in Casablanca, the firm announced on its website last week. Adagio’s Moroccan facility has now 96 apartments, two gyms, a roof, a restaurant, a swimming pool and four meeting rooms that can host up to 200 people, the company said. For the record, Adagio City Aparthotel is a joint venture created in 2007 by AccorHotels and