The funeral of Mohamed Ait Saïd, a peacekeeper from the Minusca, who died in the Central African Republic in an armed group attack, took place on Thursday in Ouarzazate. After Al Asr prayer the funeral procession moved to the Tigmi El Jadid cemetery where the body of the deceased was buried. His funeral was attended by members his family, friends and relatives, as well as several senior military and civilian figures. Similarly, the funeral of Master Corporal Zaid Kabouz, also killed in
Les obsèques du sergent-chef Mohamed Ait Saïd, militaire du contingent des FAR de la Minusca, décédé en Centrafrique dans une attaque perpétrée par un groupe armé, ont eu lieu jeudi à Ouarzazate. Après les prières d’Al Asr et du mort à la mosquée Al Atiq de Ouarzazate, le cortège funèbre s’est ébranlé vers le cimetière Tigmi El Jadid, où la
Royal Air Maroc has set a new traffic record last weekend (29th and 30th of July 2017), the company said in a statement. 57,739 passengers flew with the company on 517 flights (round trip) during these two days. This influx has set an exceptional record at Mohammed V airport, where nearly 42,726 people took 350 flights of the Royal Air Maroc round trip. The Casablanca hub accounted for 74% of the company’s traffic. «This achievement was made possible by the arrangements put by the
Wärtsilä group, a Finnish corporation which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets, is to source a 22MW base load power plant to Morocco following «an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract», reports the company today. The Moroccan state which will made use of the new engines has insisted on a specific evaluation principle for the plant which will guarantee «a levelized cost of energy
A Moroccan national put the bar where he used to work on fire after being fired on Wednesday night in Milan, Italy. Several Italian media outlets have reported the story today indicating that he worked in the bar located in Ferrara as a manager. According to Il Giorno, the Moroccan employee was kicked off as he refused to pay «the beers he drunk». After 11 pm, the bar’s owner argued with the employee who was fired later. Eye witnesses told the same source that the man came
The House of Representatives unanimously approved 17 international bilateral and multilateral conventions with Arab countries, Africa and China. Regionally, MPs approved four conventions linked to the Arab Free Trade Area (AFTA), which is related to the Agadir Agreement (May 2011). Launched by King Mohammed VI, this agreement aims at creating a free trade zone between Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, said on Wednesday the delegate minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,
Les obsèques du Caporal-Chef Hicham Amahrit, né à Sefrou en 1981, ont eu lieu jeudi dans sa ville natale. Le militaire du contingent des FAR de la Mission Multidimensionnelle de Stabilisation des Nations-Unies en Centrafrique (MINUSCA), est décédé le 25 juillet dans une attaque, alors qu’il était en mission d’escorte de camions citernes pour le ravitaillement de la ville de Bangassou en eau au titre d’une action
The 15th edition of Maroc in Mode and the 14th edition of Maroc Sourcing trade events will be held in Marrakech from the 26th to the 27th of October 2017. 175 exhibitors from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Spain, Germany, France, Portugal and China will participate to the two shows to showcase their products, designs and abilities. According to Drapersonline, a magazine interested in fashion and retail news, the festival is going to be «divided into sectors such as fast fashion, denim,
Bank Al Yousr, fruit de la coopération entre le Groupe Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) et Guidance Financial Group, expert international de la finance participative, démarre son activité jeudi à Casablanca, a annoncé la BCP. L'ouverture de cette banque participative, dont le siège se situe à Casablanca, intervient après l'obtention de son agrément et la publication, le 20 juillet 2017, des avis de conformité relatifs au
Two police officers were wounded on Wednesday 2nd of August after clashing with African immigrants who attempted to cross the borders illegally, Middle East Monitor report today. Clashes broke off between the police and African migrants at the coast of Hawara near the city of Tangier. According to the same source, which quotes the Turkish news agency Anadolu, «immigrants threw stones at the police officers when they surrounded them, injuring two officers». «The