Maroc - Belgique : Entretiens sur les moyens de renforcer la coopération culturelle

Le ministre de la Culture et de la communication, Mohamed Laaraj, et le ministre flamand de la Culture, des médias, de la jeunesse et de Bruxelles, Sven Gatz, ont examiné lundi à Rabat les possibilités offertes pour revigorer et élargir la coopération bilatérale dans le domaine culturel. Au cours de cette entrevue, Sven Gatz a mis en évidence l'intensité des relations de partenariat entre le Maroc et la région flamande de

Les Lions de l'Atlas affronteront l'Argentine le 26 mars prochain en match amical

La sélection nationale marocaine de football affrontera son homologue argentine, le 26 mars prochain au Complexe sportif Moulay Abdellah à Rabat, a annoncé lundi la Fédération royale marocaine de football (FRMF) sur son site officiel. Cette rencontre, qui aura lieu à 20h00, sert de préparation aux Lions de l’Atlas en vue de leur participation à la prochaine Coupe d’Afrique des nations (CAN-2019), prévue en Egypte,

Football : La CAN 2019 reportée d'une semaine

La Confédération africaine de football (CAF) a annoncé le report de l'édition 2019 de la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations (CAN) en Egypte au 21 juin à l'issue d’une réunion du Comité d'urgence de la confédération. «La CAN 2019 se tiendra du 21 juin au 19 juillet, au lieu des dates initialement prévues du 13 juin au 15 juillet», a fait savoir la CAF dans un communiqué publié sur son site web,

OCP and Fertinagro team up to produce enhanced fertilizers in Morocco

OCP, Morocco’s leading exporter of phosphate rock, phosphoric acid and phosphate fertilizers, and Spanish firm Fertinagro announced the creation of a joint venture for the production of enhanced fertilizers, reports Interempresas. The new company will be named OCP-Fertinagro Advanced Solutions, owned by OCP Group and Fertinagro. It will be located in Jorf Lasfar. In a communiqué made public by OCP, the two firms stated that the new joint venture will start operating in 2020 and

Pro-Polisario Sahrawis protest against the repatriation of Hussein Ammadour in Tenerife

Pro-Polisario Sahrawis in the Canary Islands organized, Saturday, a demonstration in front of the sub-commission of the Spanish government, protesting against the repatriation of Sahrawi student Hussein Ben Bachir Ben Brahim Amaadour. These protesters criticized the Spanish authorities for repatriating the «Sahrawi activist and handing him over to the Moroccan police, which was pursuing him to arrest him», wrote SPS. The same source indicated that the pro-Polisario activists are

The Polisario Front seeks support from French communists

The Polisario Front welcomed on Sunday the final communiqué of the 42nd congress of the Mouvement Jeunes communistes de France (MJCF), held this weekend. The latter passed a recommendation that «supports the struggle of Sahrawi people and their right to self-determination». Quoted by the Polisario’s news agency, the final communiqué refers to «Western Sahara as an occupied territory by Morocco», describing it as «Africa’s last

Belgium : Morocco refuses to take back a Moroccan criminal

Belgium is unable to expel a Moroccan criminal after the Kingdom refused to take him back, reports Monday Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. The man in question, Mustapha B., was first sentenced to 17 years in prison for drug trafficking-related offences. Last year, he was sentenced to three year for rape, RTL TV channel says. The man, who is the brother of Samira B., a radicalized woman who was sentenced to 27 years in prison for killing her boyfriend, was also radicalized. The man had to

Hirak : Nasser Zefzafi protests against the quality of medical care in prison

In Ain Sebaa 1 local prison in Casablanca, Hirak figure Nasser Zefzafi, protested on Saturday against the quality of medical care in the facility. In fact, Zefzafi expressed his anger and dissatisfaction after he was taken to the hospital to receive health care for a foot pain he felt. According to a communiqué released by the prison administration, the prisoner asked on Saturday (6.30 p.m.) for medical care for a foot pain he felt, said the penitentiary in a statement, adding that when

Le Marocain Mouad Hajji désigné coordinateur général de l'administration de la CAF

La Confédération africaine de football (CAF) a annoncé dimanche la nomination du Marocain Mouad Hajji au poste de coordinateur général de l'administration au sein de la Confédération. «Le président de la CAF Ahmad Ahmad a désigné Mouad Hajji coordinateur général de l'administration avec pour mission de coordonner toutes les actions de l'administration de la Confédération et d'assurer un

Macky Sall : Special relations were forged between Morocco and Senegal

Senegalese president Macky Sall said, on Saturday in Dakar, that special relations were forged between Morocco and Senegal and that they have continued growing stronger. «Special relations were forged between the Kingdom of Morocco and Senegal, well before our independence and have continued growing stronger», said the Senegalese head of state, at a reception organized at the residence of Sheikh Mohammad Al Madani Tall, a disciple of the Omari Hadra, ahead of the official ceremony