La Banque Centrale Populaire s’implante à Madagascar et l’Ile Maurice

Le groupe Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP)  a annoncé, mardi, la signature d'un accord portant sur l’acquisition auprès du groupe français Banque Populaire-Caisse d’Epargne (BPCE), de la Banque des Mascareignes, établissement de crédit basé à l’Ile Maurice, et de sa filiale à Madagascar. Cette opération s’inscrit dans le cadre de la stratégie d’expansion panafricaine du groupe Banque

Spain : A Moroccan national arrested for being an ISIS sympathizer

Spanish police arrested a 31-year-old Moroccan national in the town of Torre-Pacheco (south) on Tuesday for allegedly being an ISIS sympathizer, La Vanguardia newspaper reported on Tuesday. The individual was very active on the internet. Since 2014, he has regularly broadcast, through three different profiles, online content in which he openly supported ISIS, says the daily newspaper El Mundo. He shared videos through which he praises the terrorist group, chants urging people to practice

Morocco-EU fisheries agreement : Negotiations relaunched waiting for the CJEU’s verdict

On Monday, the EU Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries has authorized the European Commission to relaunch negotiations with Morocco with the objective of renewing the 2014 fisheries agreement, which will expire on the 14th of July. Yesterday’s decision comes at a time when the European Court of Justice is expected to pronounce its decision on the 27th of February. Its ruling can either stop the famous agreement or renew it. For the record, Advocate General Melchior

Hirak : Amnesty denounces the conviction of Abdessadek El Bouchtaoui

In a statement published Monday on its official website, Amnesty International, a British-based ONG focused on human rights, denounced the ruling pronounced against Abdessadek El Bouchtaoui, a lawyer and member of the Hirak detainees defense committee in Casablanca. The latter was sentenced on Thursday, 8th of February, to 20 months in prison by the Al Hoceima court of first instance and fined MAD 500 by the same courthouse. El Bouchtaoui is accused of «insulting officials and

Uber suspends its operations in Morocco

Uber Morocco, affiliated to Uber Technologies Inc. a peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, and transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California, with operations in 633 cities worldwide, announced on Monday, 19th of February, that it is suspending its activities in Morocco, said a communiqué sent to Yabiladi. The company said that it first started working in Morocco three years ago and it has tried to find suitable solutions to work with the authorities. But,

Accident ferroviaire de Tanger : Le procureur du roi ordonne l’ouverture d’une enquête judiciaire

Le procureur du roi près le tribunal de première instance (TPI) de Tanger a annoncé que, suite à l’accident tragique qui a fait six morts et 14 blessés de différents degrés, dans la collision entre le véhicule qui les transportait et un train de marchandises à un passage à niveau près de Tanger, le parquet a donné des instructions fermes à la brigade nationale de la police judiciaire pour mener une

Two movie directors represent Morocco at the Berlin International Film Festival

Filmmakers Hicham Lasri and Narjiss Nejjar are representing Morocco at the 68th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, held in the German capital from February the 15th to the 25th, reports MAP news agency. Hicham Lasri’s latest movie, Al Jahilya, questions slavery through six characters. The film sheds light on the evils of the Moroccan society, and which are most of the time generated from injustice (Hogra) and tradition. It also urges to question the way our society is

Accident ferroviaire près de Tanger : Le roi ordonne la création d’une commission conjointe

Suite à l’accident survenu samedi 17 février près de Tanger entre un train de marchandises et un véhicule de transport de personnel, faisant six morts et 14 blessés, le roi Mohammed VI a ordonné la création d’une commission conjointe entre l’Inspection générale de l’administration territoriale au ministère de l’Intérieur et l’Inspection générale du ministère de

A joint committee to investigate the circumstances of the Tangier deadly accident

Following the deadly accident that killed six people and injured 14 others, on Saturday morning at a railway crossing near the Bni Makada district, King Mohammed VI gave his instructions to create a joint committee bringing together the Interior Ministry’s General Inspectorate and the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water. The latter is expected to launch a enquiry to determine the circumstances of the incident and reveal all the parts involved in the tragic crash,

Imams : Italian Home Minister calls for the expansion of partnership between the two countries

Italian Interior Minister, Marco Minniti called on Friday for the extension of the partnership linking Al-Quaraouiyine and Siena universities regarding the training of imams. At a symposium on «Italian Muslims Together for a Solidary Society» initiated by the Islamic and Cultural Center of Rome, Marco Minniti emphasized that the training experience of imams will allow the Muslim community to better interact and integrate into society. Last October, a partnership agreement was