Morocco’s trade deficit grows by 5 percent, foreign exchange regulator says

Morocco’s trade deficit grew by 5 percent to 67.2 billion dirhams in the first four months of 2019, compared to the same period last year, reports Reuters, quoting Morocco’s foreign exchange regulator. During the same period, the country’s imports rose to 4.7 percent, reaching 167.6 billion dirhams, while exports registered 100.3 billion dirhams moving by 4.5 percent. The Kingdom’s trade balance rose by 5.5 percent to 26 billion dirhams affected by energy

Achraf Hakimi returns from injury ahead of Afcon

After his German club Dortmund said in March that he won’t be able to play for the rest of the season, Moroccan international player Achraf Hakimi has quickly been able to get back on track. The 20-year-old player who suffered a metatarsal break has announced his return, sports newspaper Goal wrote on Monday. Hakimi’s announcement comes as Morocco national football team is preparing for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), to be held this summer in Egypt. The same newspaper

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University partners with UK agricultural research institutions

Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) has partnered with two of the UK’s best agricultural research institutions, namely Rothamsted Research and Cranfield University, to help train researchers, the Scottish Farmer reported. The agreement, meant to strengthen collaboration between Morocco and the UK in education, research and innovation, is backed by Moroccan fertilizers exporter OCP. 20 researchers will be benefiting from this partnership. The first phase of this

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and France to celebrate Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday

While Mali is celebrating Eid al-Fitr Monday, Moroccans will be observing the crescent moon on Tuesday. While many countries rely on moonsighting to determine the end of the holy month, others count on astronomical calculations.

Endangered trees from Morocco find a new home in Scotland

Endangered trees from Morocco have been planted in North Berwick park in Scotland, East Lothian Courier reports. The threatened trees were brought to the area for protection as part of an initiative launched by the East Lothian Council, green-fingered volunteers from North Berwick in Bloom; and the International Conifer Conservation Program (ICCP), which is based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Two information boards were set up in the area to tell the story of the trees and the risks

British private and international schools to open branch campuses in Morocco

After signing an agreement with Morocco, British private and international schools will be opening campuses in the Kingdom, Chronicle reported. Visiting Morocco last week, British secretary of state for International Trade Liam Fox announced that Moroccans will be able to have access to UK’s education. British schools will «provide a number of scholarships for children from low-income backgrounds, and it is hoped will improve opportunities to learn the English language», the

Mohamed Salah helped reduce Islamophobic behaviors in Liverpool, survey finds out

Is Liverpool F.C. forward Mohamed Salah’s success reducing Islamophobic behaviors and attitudes in England ? It is a question that was answered by a group of researchers in a study released in May. Entitled «Can Exposure to Celebrities Reduce Prejudice ? The Effect of Mohamed Salah on Islamophobic Behaviors and Attitudes», the paper found out that after the Muslim player rose to fame the number of Islamophobic behaviors in North West England dropped significantly. The

Moroccan authorities dismantle a terror cell in Tinghir and Errachdia

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

US : Moroccan researcher Khalil Amin receives Global Energy award

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

Deal of the Century : Jared Kushner’s meeting with King Mohammed VI was «productive»

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.