There is no utility in renewing the IMF aid, according to Boussaid

Morocco is not renewing its $3.47 billion Precautionary and liquidity Line provided by the International Monetary Fund, said Mohamed Boussaid Minister of Finance, during a conference held in Marrakech. The above-mentioned program known as PLL, is designed to flexibly meet the liquidity needs of member countries with sound economic fundamentals but with some limited remaining vulnerabilities which preclude them from using the Flexible Credit Line(FCL). Morocco has benefited from this

The teenager killed in Amsterdam to be laid to rest in Morocco the end of this week

The 17-year-old Moroccan-Dutch boy, killed on Friday in a shooting at an Amsterdam community center will be laid to rest in Morocco at the end of this week, Abdou Menebhi, a man close to the family told RTL Nieuws as reported by NL Times. «The family is very sad, angry and feels powerless», he told the same source. Meanwhile, minister delegate for Moroccans Living Abroad and Migration Affairs, Abdelkrim Benatiq, contacted the deceased's father by phone to offer him the

Rabat : Un ex-policier écope d'un an de prison ferme pour tentative de viol

La Chambre pénale de première instance près la cour d’appel à Rabat a prononcé, lundi, une peine d'un an de prison ferme et d'une autre année avec sursis à l'encontre d'un ex-policier pour «coups, blessures et tentative de viol». La Brigade nationale de la police judiciaire (BNPJ) avait déféré, le 6 octobre dernier, devant le parquet près la même cour, le policier (H.M.) suspendu de ses

Tour International des Zibans : Abdallah Hida wins the tournament

Moroccan cyclist, Abdallah Hida won on Monday the international cycling tournament organized in Zibans (a region in Algeria). Eritrea’s Kifel Abel arrived second, followed by Frenchman Deriaux Florian, reports MAP news agency. The orange cycling jersey was granted to the Algerian competitor Youcef Rekiki. Meanwhile, the Moroccan team, composed of Mohamed Nizar Sayel, Othman l Afi, Hicham Benouza, Abdeadim El Moutaouakil, Abdellah Hida and Badr Ifred, was ranked first in the

Abdallah Hida remporte le tournoi international cycliste des Zibans

Le cycliste marocain Abdallah Hida a remporté hier le tournoi international cycliste des Zibans (centre-nord de l’Algérie), au terme de la quatrième et ultime étape. L’Erythréen Kifel Abel a pu avoir la seconde place au classement général, suivi par le Français Deriaux Florian. Le maillot orange du meilleur cycliste algérien a été décerné à Youcef Rekiki. Au classement par

Spain : Journalists and an NGO denounce the lack of witnesses in Western Sahara

Several journalists and the Association of Friends of the Saharawi People (AAPS) denounced yesterday in Palma (autonomous city), the fact that «Morocco does not want witnesses in Western Sahara in a round table entitled, reports Europa Press. Journalist Ahmed Attanji commented on each of the most recent cases, including the recent expulsion of a British investigator for trying to inform about the socio-economic situation in Western Sahara. Ahmed Attanji mentioned, among other things, the

King Mohammed VI wants to create a migration observatory and a Special Envoy post for Africa

One year after joining the African Union, King Mohammed VI suggested in a letter read by Prime Minister, Saadeddine El Othmani, during the organization’s 30th summit the creation of an African migration observatory and a post of an AU Special Envoy for migration.

Maroc : Temps froid avec chutes de neige du lundi au mercredi sur plusieurs régions

Un temps froid et des chutes de neige seront enregistrés dans plusieurs régions du Maroc, du lundi au mercredi, annonce la Direction de la météorologie nationale (DMN) dans un bulletin spécial. Un temps froid, avec des températures variant de -05 à 01°C et 02 à 07°C concernera, du lundi 29 au mercredi 31 janvier, les provinces d’Ifrane, Khenifra, Sefrou, Taza, Boulmane, Figuig, Taourirt, Midelt, Beni Mellal, Azilal,

A young Moroccan mountaineer has made it to Africa's highest peak

Samia Haimoura is a 23-year-old Moroccan national who has successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro (5895m) in Tanzania, becoming the youngest Moroccan mountaineer to make it to Africa's highest peak, reports a communisué sent on Monday to Yabiladi. The Al Akhawayn University graduate's journey was done in several stages and lasted for seven days. Passionate about extreme sports, the young woman was sponsored by Al Akhawayn University, and accompanied by a team of porters, cooks and

15 Moroccan migrants including two minors rescued near Ceuta

The Spanish Maritime Rescue Services have rescued on the night of Saturday to Sunday, 15 Moroccan migrants, including two minors, who were trying to enter Spain using a makeshift boat, reports EFE. The Algeciras Maritime Rescue Center contacted Tarifa’s office after receiving a phone call alerting them about a boat located in the Strait of Giblarta’s waters, and which was stuck because of the bad weather conditions, adds the Spanish news agency. The rescue services managed to