The International Energy Agency publishes an in-depth review of Morocco’s energy policies

Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization International Energy Agency (IEA) published, Tuesday, its in-depth review of Morocco’s energy policies, the agency said a press release. Presented in Rabat by the International Energy Agency’s Executive Director Fatih Birol, the new review welcomed the Kingdom’s efforts to «boost renewable investment, provide access to electricity, and phase out of subsidies for fossil fuel consumption». Despite the

80% of Moroccans say they pray daily, a Pew Research Center survey reveals

In Morocco, 80% of adults say they pray every day. According to a survey conducted by Pew Research Center, prayer rates around the world are related to wealth.

French Montana’s Ramadan-inspired look at the Met Gala becomes a meme

Moroccan-American rapper, singer and songwriter Karim Kharbouch, known by his stage name French Montana, attended Monday the Met Gala 2019, celebrating the first night of Ramadan, Step Feed reports. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, French Montana appeared on the red carpet, wearing an Arab-inspired look. The 34-year-old singer wore a long «Arabic dress» and a Kufiya, a traditional Middle Eastern headdress. French Montana in the house ?? he’ll

After sacking its technical director, Morocco's football federation eyes Lyon's Bruno Genesio

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation is interested in signing Bruno Genesio, the coach of Olympique Lyonnais. Citing well-informed sources, football online newspaper Goal revealed that the Atlas Lions consider Genesio for the «federation’s vacant technical director role». After sacking its former technical director Nasser Larguet, the Moroccan federation is reportedly looking into ways of replacing him with the 52-year-old coach. Quoting Ca Me Dit Sport, Goal reports that

A terror cell funded Moroccan and Spanish jihadists through VAT food fraud

A Spanish terror cell was making money out of tax fraud on chicken, cheese, and chocolate sold in Denmark, to send Moroccan and Spanish fighters to Syria, French news agency AFP reported, quoting an investigation conducted by non-profit European newsroom Correctiv. According to the same source, this cell managed to raise €8 million, to financially support its activities since 2005. In fact, the cell in question recruited 24 Moroccan fighters and sent them to Syria, Mali and Libya to fight

In 2018, Morocco imported around 78,000 tons of Chinese tea

About one fifth of China’s total tea exports in 2018 were sent to Morocco, the South China Morning Post reported, quoting the China Tea Marketing Association. The association revealed that out of the 364,742 tons of tea China exported last year, 77,562 tons were imported by the Kingdom, thanks to the Chinese government’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In addition to imports, Jinli Tea, a Chinese firm headquartered in the Hubei provincial city of Lichuan, is one of the first

Cristiano Ronaldo visits the building site of his new hotel in Marrakech

Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is currently in Marrakech with his partner Georgina Rodriguez and their son Cristiano Jr. On social media, the family posted photos of their visit to the building site of their new Marrakech hotel Pestana CR7. The Juventus forward has also announced that the opening of the hotel to take place in 2020, after it was initially scheduled for 2019, said José Roquettes from Portuguese company Pestana. This new hotel is located at the heart of the

Industry Minister defends Bombardier as it puts its Moroccan plant up for sale

Last week, Bombardier announced that it is selling its Morocco plant, consolidating its aerospace business into a single unit. Monday, in a press conference held in Casablanca, Moroccan Industry Minister revealed that the company will be supplied by the unit in teh Kingdom after sale.

Moussa Faki and Antonio Guterres meet at the UN without addressing the Western Sahara issue

On Monday, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat attended the Third African Union-United Nations Annual Conference, at the United Nations headquarters in New York. During this meeting, peace, security, sustainable development and climate change were among the topics discussed by Faki Mahamat and Guterres. In a joint communiqué, made public on the same day, the UN Secretary-General and the AU Chairperson

Moroccans are among the 70,000 tourists from Muslim countries that visited Israel in 2018

According to data made public by the Israel’s Administration of Border Crossings, Population and Immigration, a record number of visitors, form Muslim countries that have no diplomatic ties with Israel, traveled to Tel Aviv in 2018.