80% of the jobs provided by Phosboucraa are granted to Sahrawis, says Aziz Rabbah

During a weekly session held at the House of Councilors, Tuesday in Rabat, Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development Aziz Rabbah said that 80% of the job opportunities provided by phosphate company Phosboucraa are granted to Sahrawis. Responding to a question asked by a Sarhawi elected member of the Istiqlal party, Rabah stressed that the phosphate extracted from the Sahara accounts for only 2% of OCP’s production. For the record, members of the Sahrawi

Le Maroc vise un taux de couverture médicale de 90% à l'horizon 2021

Le Maroc table sur un taux de couverture médicale de 90% à l'horizon 2021, contre un taux de 63% aujourd'hui, a annoncé mardi à Genève le ministre de la Santé, Anass Doukkali. S'exprimant devant la 71ème Assemblée mondiale de la santé, Anass Doukkali a souligné que le royaume s'engage à mobiliser les ressources financières et humaines nécessaires à travers des solutions novatrices avec les divers

Salaheddine Mezouar elected head of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises

Former Foreign Minister, Salaheddine Mezouar, was elected on Tuesday President of General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) at an elective General Assembly held in Casablanca. Mezouar, who paired with Fayçal Mekouar, got 5,173 votes against 1,432 for his rival Hakim Marrakchi who has Assia Benhida as fellow candidate, at the end of the secret ballot. The new CGEM head will assume a 3-year mandate, renewable once, and succeeds Miriem Bensaleh Cheqroun, first woman to lead the

CGEM : Salaheddine Mezouar élu à la tête du patronat

L'ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères, Salaheddine Mezouar a été élu président de la Confédération générale des entreprises du Maroc (CGEM), au terme d'une Assemblée générale élective, tenue mardi à Casablanca. Salaheddine Mezouar, qui formait un binôme avec Fayçal Mekouar, a obtenu 5 173 voix, contre 1 432 voix pour son rival Hakim Marrakchi qui avait comme

DJ R3hab wants to improve the image of Moroccans in the Netherlands

Moroccan-Dutch DJ Fadel El Ghoul, known by his stage name R3hab, said in an interview with Quote magazine that he wanted to improve the image of Moroccans living in the Netherlands, reports NU. «Of course things are not easy for Moroccan youth. But I think that there is a message that is too one-sided and above all very negative sent to them», he told the Dutch magazine. R3hab believes that «if a show like RTL Late Night invites [him], there will be a Moroccan like [him],

A French car recycling company to start operating in Morocco

French company Indra Automobile Recycling announced Tuesday, May 22nd, that it has won a tender, allowing it to recycle cars in Morocco, says AFP. Indra and its partner, Deloitte to «create a plan, collaborating with the Moroccan government». «Winning this tender in Morocco offers us a tremendous opportunity to support a country in the organization of its car recycling sector», said Indra managing director Loïc Bey-Rozet. «This project to pave the way for

The next African Union summit scheduled for June 25 to July 2 in Nouakchott

The next African Union summit is to take place from the 25th of June to the 2nd of July in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Preparations for the continental event are underway as an AU delegation arrived in Nouakchott to assess the hosting of the summit. The 31st AU summit is of great importance for Morocco. Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat is to present a «detailed report», as he promised in January, on resolution 653 adopted during the AU 29th

Morocco’s ambassador to Nouakchott finally received by Mauritanian Foreign Minister

The Mauritanian Foreign Minister Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih received, Monday 21st of May, Morocco’s ambassador to Nouakchott Hamid Chabar, reports MAP news agency. The meeting «was an opportunity to review the long-lasting diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the two nations», wrote the same source. Diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries have been

L'Unitaid prêt à accompagner le Maroc dans sa stratégie pour éliminer l'hépatite C

L'Unitaid, un fonds voué à l'extension de l'accès aux médicaments, souhaite accompagner le Maroc dans la mise en œuvre de son plan stratégique pour l'élimination de l'hépatite virale C (HVC), a affirmé lundi son directeur exécutif Lelio Marmora. Le directeur a fait cette déclaration au cours d'une entrevue à Genève avec le ministre de la Santé, Anass Doukkali, qui prend part à la 71e

Coupe du Trône de basket-ball : L’AS Salé remporte sa 11è victoire

L'AS Salé a remporté la Coupe du Trône hommes pour la 11è fois de sa carrière, la 5è consécutive, après avoir écrasé le Moghreb de Fès (87-59), dans la nuit de lundi à mardi à la salle couverte Ziaten de Tanger. Les Slawis s'étaient qualifiés pour la finale, en battant le WAC (79-64), alors que le MAS avait pris le dessus sur l'Ittihad de Tanger (75-63). Il s'agit du 11è titre de l'AS