Morocco's bodyboarder Brahim Iddouch ranked second in Australia

Moroccan bodyboader Brahim Iddouch was ranked second in the Kiama bodyboard King Pro, a World Championship, held in Sydney, Australia. The Tamraght native scored 12 points behind Australian Dave Wincheste (13.25 points) and ahead of South African Wesley Foscher, who was ranked third in the competition with 11 points. Speaking to MAP news agency, Iddouch said he was very happy and satisfied with his performance. «My goal now is to score more points in the competition's next stage

OCP and Rwanda sign a major fertilizer deal

Announced in 2016, the agreement set to build a plant in Rwanda by Morocco's Office Cherifieb des Phosphates (OCP) was finally signed and approved, Wednesday, reports the New Times. The joint agreement was signed by OCP, which will hold a majority 57.4 per cent stake in the new company dubbed Rwanda Fertilizer Company, Rwanda's Agro Processing Trust Corporation (APTC) (30%) and the Rwandan government (12.6%). «The trio will jointly set up a soil fertilizer blending firm in the country

The Vatican says its position on the Sahara «has not changed», denouncing political exploitation

After the Polisario Front published a photos on its media platforms, showing Pope Francis with Sahrawi children, Wednesday, the Vatican's official representation in Morocco issued a communiqué, relayed by MAP press agency on Saturday, denouncing political exploitation. «The Holy See's position on the Sahara conflict has not changed», said the same statement, referring to the picture that was used in a political way. «The weekly audiences that the Holy Father gives to

Maroc : Le ministère de la santé va poursuivre la famille d’une patiente

Le ministère de la Santé a condamné, vendredi, les agressions répétées contre les professionnels de la santé, dont la dernière en date s'est produite dans l'hôpital Mohammed V à El Jadida, jeudi soir. En effet, trois membres de la famille de la patiente F.K (16 ans), se sont attaqués au service des urgences de l'établissement hospitalier où elle a été admise inconsciente, indique le

Philippines van bomber believed to be a Moroccan IS terrorist

Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines, Delfin Lorenzana announced on Thursday, August 9th that the suicide bombing that took place in Basilan island might have been the carried out by a Moroccan terrorist, and a member of the Islamist group Abbou Sayyaf, reported online newspaper Philippines Life Style on Friday. Shortly after the attack, photos of the alleged perpetrator were shared on social media. His features matched the descriptions made by eyewitnesses. The same

USAID Career Center' summer camp receives 3,500 young Moroccans

After its 2017 first edition, USAID Career Center hosted the second edition of its summer camp from the 2nd to the 31st of July. In a communiqué sent Friday to Yabiladi, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) stated that 3,500 young university students and vocational trainees attended the summer camp. Attendees benefited from «orientation workshops, soft skills trainings, conferences, competitions and meetings with professionals», says the same

Soluna’s Blockchain wind farm in Dakhla will not make cryptocurrency transactions in Morocco

Blockchain company Soluna’s wind farm in Dakhla will «not make cryptocurrency transactions in Morocco where financial authorities have warned against the use of cryptocurrencies», the firm’s chief executive John Belizaire told Reuters Friday in an interview.   The project was announced in July by Brookstone Partners, a New York-headquartered firm that backs through its Morocco subsidiary, Platinum Power, Soluna to build a 900-megawatt wind farm

Spanish officials want to link Melilla and Ceuta to Morocco by sea

One month after Morocco announced that it is unilaterally suspending commercial customs at the Beni-Ensar border crossing in Melilla, the secretary general of the Spanish People’s Party in the enclave, Miguel Marin, referred to a possible sea link between Morocco and city. The idea is to link Melilla to Morocco by ferry instead of using land borders. This proposal includes also tourists, says Melilla Hoy. Miguel Marin, who is also head of Melilla’s port authority, stressed

Belgium : An Ecolo candidate slammed for a photo he took at the Moroccan embassy

Ecolo candidate Lahoussine Fadel, who is running for the Belgian local elections in Molenbeek, was criticized for taking a picture with Secretary of State for Asylum, Migration and Administrative Simplification Theo Francken. The photo was surprising, especially as the politician has slammed on several occasions the Ecolo party which is based on green politics. Belgian media platforms reported that after receiving harsh comments, the photo has been deleted. The same source adds that

Casablanca : Enquête judiciaire à l'encontre de deux policiers soupçonnés de corruption

Une enquête judiciaire a été diligentée jeudi à l'encontre de deux fonctionnaires de police, un officier de paix et un brigadier-chef, pour leur implication présumée dans une affaire de corruption, indique la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN). Dans un communiqué, la DGSN précise que les services de sûreté de Casablanca ont pris au sérieux une vidéo relayée