Maroc : Décès d’un détenu à la prison d'Aïn Sebaa 1 d’une crise d’asthme aiguë

Un détenu, incarcéré à la prison locale d'Aïn Sebaa 1, est décédé, jeudi soir, d'une crise d’asthme aiguë, après son transfert immédiat au service des urgences de l’hôpital Mohammed V de Casablanca, suite à des difficultés respiratoires, a annoncé la Délégation générale à l'Administration pénitentiaire et à la réinsertion

Morocco to launch a new exchange rate regime on Monday

The Ministry of Economy and Finance, after consulting with Bank Al-Maghrib (central bank), has decided to adopt, on Monday, a new exchange rate regime where the parity of the dirham is determined within a band of fluctuation of ± 2.5%, against ± 0.3% currently, compared to a central rate set by the Bank Al-Maghrib on the basis of a currency basket composed of the euro and the US dollar by up to 60% and 40% respectively. Under the new regime, Bank Al-Maghrib will continue to

Le Maroc adoptera dès ce lundi un régime de change plus flexible

Le ministère de l'Economie et des finances a décidé, après avis de Bank Al-Maghrib, d'adopter à partir de lundi prochain un nouveau régime de change où la parité du dirham est déterminée à l’intérieur d’une bande de fluctuation de ±2,5%, contre ±0,3% actuellement, a annoncé, vendredi, le porte-parole du gouvernement Mustapha El Khalfi, à l’issue de la réunion

Morocco hires international strategy consultants to manage its 2026 World Cup bid

Morocco is hiring international strategy consultants to manage its 2026 World Cup bid, reports Associated Press. VERO, a London-based consulting firm, which was in charge of Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid, said that it is intending to «shape the vision of the expanded 48-team tournament in the Kingdom», said the same source. The United States of American, Mexico and Canada were the first nations to announce their wish of hosting the 2026 World Cup, submitting a joint bid on

Interior Minister receives new UNSG special representative and head of Minurso

Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit received on Friday the new special representative of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara and Head of the MINURSO, Colin Stewart. At this meeting, Laftit assured the UNSG special representative of the support of the Moroccan authorities in carrying out his functions, underlining that the Kingdom will continue its support to the MINURSO in fulfilling its mandate. Laftit reiterated Moroccan authorities’ warning against continued provocations and

UN-AU : After Paul Kagamé, Köhler meets Moussa Faki

Horst Köhler’s wish to give the African Union the chance to interfere in the Sahara conflict is becoming more visible these days. The UN Personal Envoy met on Friday, 12th of January, Moussa Faki Mahamat, a Chadian politician and the current Chairperson of the African Union Commission. The meeting comes only a few hours after the UN official held talks with the Rwandan President Paul Kagamé. In a few days, the latter will chair the Conference of Heads of State of the

Italy : Two teenagers are suspected of killing a homeless Moroccan man in December

The Italian police have managed to indentify two teenagers who were behind the death of a homeless Moroccan man near the northern city of Verona, reports Associated Press on Friday. A 13-year-old and a 17-year-old boy have set 64-year-old Ahmed Fdil on fire on December the 13th, said the same source quoting L’Arena di Verona, an Italian daily newspaper. «It was a joke», said the younger boy to teh police insisting that they did not intend to kill the man. Speaking to RAI, an

Guantanamo : Donald Trump sued by eleven detainees who accuse him of being anti-Muslim

On Thursday, 11th of January, eleven prisoners detained at the Guantanamo US military prison, located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base filed a lawsuit against the US President, saying that they are illegally detained because they are Muslim, reports AFP. In their complaint, the prisoners refer to Donald Trump’s tweets and statements, they consider as Islamophobic. They are based on the arguments put forward by the opponents of the presidential decree against immigration, which

The U.S. new travel warning : Morocco is on the lowest advisory level for safety and security risk

The U.S. state department revealed on Wednesday, 10th of January, an updated travel warning system, reports AFP, a Paris-based French weekly newspaper. Featured on the states’ official website, the American government divided countries in the world into four main categories : «Exercise normal precautions, Exercise increased caution, Reconsider travel and Do not travel». Morocco is part of the first list, which is dedicated to the safe countries where U.S. citizens are

Mehdi Benatia voted best Maghreb player in 2017 by France Football magazine

Mehdi Benatia, a Moroccan-French footballer who plays for Italian club Juventus has been voted best Maghreb player in 2017 by France Football, a French weekly magazine containing football news from all over the world, ahead of Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez and the Dutch-Moroccan player Hakim Ziyech.   «Trained at OM (Olympique de Marseille), the Juventus center back made a name in Italy before playing for Bayern de Guardiola. Despite his mid-October knee injury», he performed