Tazmamart survivor Bayazid Bourequat to be buried Thursday in France

The funeral of Bayazid Bourequat, a Moroccan-French national who survived the Tazmamart secret prison, will take place on Thursday, 7th of June, a member of El Manouzi family said on Wednesday. Bayazid-Jacques Bourequat, held for 19 years in prison with his two brothers Midhat-René and Ali-Auguste, will be buried at the cimetière parisien de Thiais at around 2pm according to Banali El Manouzi. The Bourequat brothers, arrested in 1973 to survive the Tazmamart secret

Libya : 14 Moroccan illegal migrants repatriated Tuesday to Morocco

In a Facebook post, the Illegal Immigration Agency, Tripoli branch, announced that 14 illegal migrants from Morocco have been repatriated on Tuesday, 5th of June, to their country via the Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, in Libya. Photos posted by the agency showed the Moroccan nationals getting on a plane that is heading to Tunis–Carthage International Airport and then to Mohammed V airport in Casablanca. According to the Agency, the repatriation process of Morocco

Centrale Danone’s workers urge Moroccans to end the boycott in a sit-in held Tuesday

Centrale Danone’s workers took their anger and worries on Tuesday night to the streets of Rabat, organizing a sit-in after they lost their jobs because of the viral boycott campaign launched by consumers since April, reports Reuters. Almost 2,000 people stood yesterday in front of the parliament with their banners, calling Moroccans to put an end to the boycott that is targeting the French company’s Moroccan subsidiary, mineral water company Oulmes and the country’s leading

Maroc : L’Ambassade de France à Rabat obtient le titre d’Ambassade Verte

L’ambassade de France à Rabat a été déclarée Ambassade verte, en cette Journée mondiale de l'environnement. Une démarche globale et progressive de réduction de l’empreinte environnementale des représentations diplomatiques françaises à l’étranger. La cérémonie a été tenue en présence de l'Ambassadeur de France au Maroc, Jean-François Girault et du

Fqih Bensalah : Neuf personnes arrêtées pour fraude aux examens du BAC

Ce mardi matin, jour où les épreuves du baccalauréat ont débuté, les services de la police judiciaire du district provincial de sûreté de Fqih Besalah ont arrêté,  neuf personnes pour leur implication présumée dans des actes de fraude aux examens du baccalauréat, indique un communiqué de la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN). Les premières investigations

HCP : Morocco’s economy grew by 4.1% in 2017

The High Commission for Planning (HPC) states that the Moroccan economy grew by 4.1% in 2017 compared to 1.1% in 2016, mainly due to the significant increase in agricultural activity. In its briefing note on the provisional national accounts for 2017, the HPC notes that this rise was also driven by household final consumption and foreign demand, within controlled inflation and a reduction in the national economy's financing requirement. In this regard, the HPC points out that the added value

HCP : Croissance de 4,1% du PIB marocain en 2017

L'économie marocaine a enregistré en 2017 une croissance de 4,1% contre 1,1% en 2016, soutenue particulièrement par l'important rebondissement de l’activité agricole, indique le Haut-commissariat au plan (HCP). Cette progression a été tirée également par la consommation finale des ménages et de la demande extérieure dans le contexte d'une inflation maîtrisée et d'un allégement du besoin de

Startup : Le Kluster CFCIM et Orange Maroc signent une convention de partenariat

Orange Maroc et le Kluster CFCIM, programme d'accompagnement pour les startups marocaines et africaines, lancé par la Chambre Française de Commerce et d’industrie du Maroc, ont signé, lundi à Casablanca, une convention de partenariat pour accompagner les startups. Suite à l’appel à candidatures lancé en octobre dernier, le Kluster CFCIM indique avoir reçu plus de 150 dossiers et en avait sélectionné au final 33.

The 2018 Marhaba operation kicks off on Tuesday

The operation of receiving Moroccan expatriates dubbed «Marhaba» starts on Tuesday and runs until 15 September 2018, said the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity. The Foundation, which contributes to the implementation and the organization of this operation, has set up 20 rest areas in Morocco and abroad to respond to the intensity of maritime and air traffic regularly recorded on this occasion, the same source pointed out in a statement. These rest areas are: Tangier

Morocco’s MMA fighter Rizlen Zouak loses to South Africa’s Amanda Lino in an epic fight

Moroccan Judoka and mixed martial artist Rizlen Zouak was defeated Saturday, 26th of May, in front of South African flyweight champion Amanda Lino, in an epic fight held in Durban, South Africa. The 7-minute fight was organized by the Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC), one of the world's leading Mixed Martial Arts organizations available in over 600 million homes worldwide. «I want to be the alpha female in the EFC», said Zouak before her EFC fight, adding that «Amanda