El Othmani annonce la mise en place de commissions provinciales contre la vague de froid

De nombreuses mesures ont été prises en vue de lutter contre les effets de la vague de froid qui sévit actuellement dans plusieurs régions du Royaume, dont la mise en place de commissions provinciales visant à désenclaver les zones affectées, a affirmé, jeudi à Rabat, le chef du gouvernement, Saâdeddine El Othmani. En application du Plan national de lutte contre les effets de la vague de froid, les autorités locales

Reporters Without Borders call for the release of Ali Anouzla

Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an international NGO that promotes and defends freedom of information and press, released on Thursday, 14th of December, a communiqué calling for the release of Ali Anouzla, a journalist whose trial was postponed today. The organizarion also urged the Moroccan judicial authorities to «drop the serious terrorism charges» that are still pending since 2013. «The Moroccan judicial system's conspiracy against Ali Anouzla must

King Mohammed VI is not attending the upcoming ECOWAS summit

King Mohammed VI’s visit to the Nigerian capital, Abuja, has been canceled. Scheduled to the 16th of December, the sovereign is not participating to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), reports Ilaf, a London-based online newspaper. Quoting a diplomatic source, the same source stressed that the king is going instead on a working trip to Guinea Conakry next Monday. The summit was scheduled to be held in the Togolese capital of Lomé in the same period, but the

USA : Scott Pruitt’s work trip to Morocco sparks questions about his expenses

Scott Pruitt, an American Republican politician who is currently serving as the fourteenth Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has just returned from a four-day trip to Morocco, reportes the Associated Press. During his trip to the kingdom, the official held talks with his Moroccan couterparts trying to promote the importing of natural gas.  Arrived in the United States of America on Wednesday, 13th of December, Pruitt stated that the trip «allowed us to

Kénitra : Un détenu décède des suites de complications cardiaques et d'un cancer du poumon

Un détenu est décédé mercredi des suites de complications cardiaques et d'un cancer du poumon, a annoncé l'administration de la prison centrale de Kénitra. Le défunt, qui souffrait d'une maladie cardiaque et d'un cancer du poumon, avait bénéficié d'un suivi médical permanent au sein et en dehors de l'établissement, a affirmé la Délégation générale à l'administration

Essaouira : Un policier ayant provoqué un accident de circulation mortel en garde à vue

A Essaouira, une enquête a été ouverte au sujet d’un fonctionnaire de police, accusé de délit de fuite après avoir provoqué un accident de circulation mortel, indique mercredi dans un communiqué la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN) Le service des accidents de la circulation à Essaouira avait fait le constat, mardi matin, d’un accident impliquant une voiture et un triporteur.

Atlantic Currents 2017 outlines the new challenges for Atlantic Africa

The 4th edition of the Atlantic Currents annual report was published today. It was presented during the opening ceremony of the 6th edition of the Atlantic Dialogues conference, organized in Marrakesh by the think-tank OCP Policy Center which also publishes the report. In 176 pages, this document focuses on the  contemporary issues that block development in Africa. It is «to promote a new geopolitical construction of this region,» said a statement issued by the

Deux morts dans l’effondrement d’un mur à Casablanca (ministère de l'Intérieur)

Dans le quartier Belvédère, au moins deux personnes ont trouvé la mort cet après-midi, dans l’effondrement d’un mur qui a également fait trois blessés, apprend-t-on de source officielle. Deux victimes décédées se trouvaient à bord d’une voiture, sur laquelle le mur extérieur d’une usine de production d’aliments pour volaille s’était effondré. Deux

Two killed and three people injured crashed by a wall that collapsed in Casablanca

At least two were killed and three people were injured after a wall collapsed in Mohammed El Khamili avenue, Casablanca, on Wednesday 13th of December, confirmed a communiqué sent to Yabiladi by the local authorities.  Two people who died were sitting inside their cars parked near the wall. The two injured were transferred to the Mohammed V hospital right away while firefighters worked on pulling the victims stuck inside their cars, a source on site told

Belgium : A station for coaches heading to Morocco is planned in Brussels

An average of fifty buses travel to Morocco from Brussels during the peak season. The absence of a large bus station often leads bus drivers to park in Stalingrad Avenue or in the surrounding streets. Nevertheless, car traffic in these streets is blocked, reports the Belgian regional newspaper LaCapitale, quoted by the Dutch-language media house Bruzz. Minister of Mobility and Public Works of the Brussels Capital Region, Pascal Smet, came up with a solution. Pascal Smet, in