After the meeting in Abidjan, the South African foreign minister is in Rabat

The South African Minister of Foreign Affairs is in Morocco. Nkoana Mashabane is taking part in Rabat in the Ministerial Conference for an African Agenda on Migration, Bourita said the role of Morocco and South Africa remains pivotal regarding issues related to peace, development and migration. Speaking to MAP news agency, Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, follow the important and historic meeting which took place late November in Abidjan, on the

Las Vegas : Nine Moroccan startups participate to the International Consumer Electronics Show

Morocco is participating for the first time in the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), to be held from the 9th to the 12th of January in Las Vegas, Nevada, says the Foundation MAScIR (Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation & Reserarch) in a statement sent Tuesday to Yabiladi. Two prototypes developed by the Foundation's researchers will be presented at the CES : the first one is a LAB ON CARD developed by the Center for Medical Biotechnology, which has succeeded in

SDX Energy expected to put one of its recent wells into production

SDX Energy, a British oil company operating in both Egypt and Morocco, announced on Tuesday, 9th of January, that its KSR-16 well, located at the Sebou project onshore Morocco, has been put into production, reports Proactive Investors. According to the same source, the well’s production rate is estimated at 8.43mln cubic feet of gas per day, considered as the company’s best results of the three recent new wells at the project. SDX is planning after this achievement to drill at the

Yasin Ben El-Mhanni allegedly bullied by Newcastle’s coach

Yasin Ben El-Mhanni, an English professional footballer of Moroccan descent who plays as a winger for Newcastle United, has claimed that he was bullied by Peter Beardsley, the current manager of the British club. According to Press Association, a multimedia news agency operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Ben El-Mhanni has lodged a complaint against Beardsley. As reported by the Dailymail, Beardsley has allegedly made racist comments to one of his players during a trip to Go Ape, an

Visa to launch contactless payment cards in Morocco

Moroccans can now use contactless visa cards to pay for their purchases, reports Verdict, an online newspaper based in London covering global business issues with speed, accuracy and intelligence. The technology is finally going to be introduced in Morocco allowing consumers in the North African Kingdom to process transactions in an easy and smart way. Speaking to the same source, Sami Romdhane, general manager of Visa international Morocco indicated that «contactless technology is

Fortes averses de pluies avec rafales de vent prévues du mardi à mercredi

De fortes averses de pluies, accompagnées de rafales de vent par endroits, seront enregistrées ce mardi et mercredi dans plusieurs régions du royaume, annonce la Direction de la météorologie nationale (DMN). Dans un bulletin spécial, la DMN précise que de fortes averses de pluies de 25 à 50 mm, accompagnées de rafales de vent de 60 à 80 km/h par endroits, seront enregistrées du mardi à 22h00 au mercredi

Vinci signs a 284 million-euro contract to build a hydroelectric plant in Morocco

Vinci, a French concessions and constructions company founded in 1899 as Société Générale d’Entreprises, has signed a 284 million-euro ($341 million) contract for the construction of a hydroelectric plant in Morocco, the company announced on Tuesday, 9th of January, reports Fox business. This agreement goes hand in hand with the Kingdom’s plan to develop renewable energy. The French company, headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, is intending to start a joint

Morocco and Malawi to strengthen bilateral cooperation in agricuture

Secretary of state for Rural Development, Water and Forests Hamou Ouhelli held, Monday, talks with Malawian minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Emmanuel Fabiano, on means to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture. Ouhelli told MAP said that this meeting, which is part of South-South cooperation in accordance with the African vision of King Mohammed VI, was an opportunity to examine ways to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture, adding that at

FEPEX : Morocco is Spain’s main supplier of fruits and vegetables in 2017

Morocco consolidated its position as Spain's main supplier of fruits and vegetables in 2017, with exports worth 462.3 million Euros until last October, said the Spanish Federation of Associations of Producers and Exporters of Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers and Live Plants (FEPEX). These imports from Morocco increase by 36% over the same period of 2016, FEPEX said in a statement, noting that the Kingdom continues to strengthen, year after year, its position as Spain's main foreign supplier of

Le Maroc reste le premier fournisseur de l'Espagne en fruits et légumes

Le Maroc a consolidé en 2017 sa position de premier fournisseur du marché espagnol en fruits et légumes, avec des exportations d’une valeur de 462,3 millions d’euros jusqu’à octobre dernier, a indiqué la Fédération espagnole des associations de producteurs exportateurs de fruits, légumes, fleurs et plantes vivantes (FEPEX). Ces importations depuis le Maroc sont en hausse de 36% par rapport à la même