A British aviation business to provide Morocco with helicopter pilots

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

King Mohammed VI receives Donald Trump’s senior advisor Jared Kushner

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,

Morocco's Managem retrieves gold seized by Sudanese authorities

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 visits Morocco to seek support for the «Deal of century»

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.

The Polisario insists on its «legitimacy» as a representative of Sahrawis

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 Noor III CSP tower exceeds performance targets, experts say

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

Dubai : A Moroccan nurse accuses her manager of «sexually harassing» her

A Moroccan nurse, who worked at a clinic in Dubai, has accused her manager of «sexually harassing» her, Khaleej Times reports. The 23-year-old Moroccan nurse said that when she went to her manager’s office to claim her unpaid salary she was assaulted. The woman told the court of First Instance in Dubai that «when [she] raised the matter with him, he suddenly got nervous. He came close to [her] from behind his desk». She told the public prosecution

European elections : Two candidates of Moroccan descent become MEPs

On Monday, several European countries unveiled vote results after the European Elections took place on Sunday, May 27. In France, far-right party National Rally, headed by Marine Le Pen, topped vote in EU elections, securing 23 seats. Europe Ecology-the Greens, won 13 seats behind the coalition led by La République En Marche! (23 seats). Moroccan candidate Mounir Satouri from Europe Ecology-the Greens became a Member of the European Parliament. Born in 1975 in Morocco, the

Afcon : Hervé Renard unveils Morocco’s preliminary squad

French coach Hervé Renard who currently manages Morocco’s national football team unveiled, Monday, the team squad he selected for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, expected to take place between 21 June and 19 July in Egypt. The preliminary list included Zamalek striker Khaled Boutaieb and Saudi Arabian top goal scorer Abderrazak Hamdallah, who helped his team Al Nasr win the league title. Renard’s squad includes goalkeepers Munir Mohamedi, Yassine Bounou, Ahmed Reda

Spain’s local elections : Muslim parties win big in Melilla and lose ground in Ceuta

Parties representing the Muslim community in both Melilla and Ceuta achieved different results following Spanish local elections' vote, held Sunday. In Melilla, Mustafa Aberchan’s Coalicion por Melilla (CpM) won eight seats in a 25-seat assembly. The party’s chances to preside a local government are real but depend on forming a coalition with the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) and Ciudadanos. Socialists got four councilors while the center-right formation got