An Italian travel agency called King Holidays, based in Milan and Rome, is promoting Morocco as a tourism destination in Milano through a campaign, Engage.it reports. The project comes as collaboration with the National Organization for Tourism in Morocco and the local agency. According to the same source, the compaign is posting pictures of Morocco on public transportation «to promote Morocco as a destination through 'King Holidays there', developed by m & cs , Milan
At the end of its 18th national congress in Rome, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori, CISL) has just elected a young Italian-Moroccan member of its national council. According to the Edv, an Italian online newspaper, Hajar Dakiri was elected through the vote of the regional delegates of the second Italian trade union confederation, which has more than 4 million members. The young student is now a member of the ICFTU local branch
By deciding to take the case of the «Cherry Blossom» ship to a different level, the South African court has made a highly political decision and committed a serious abuse of power, OCP said on Thursday in a statement reported by MAP news agency, denouncing what the company called a «serious political interference». «Not only does it (the court) assume jurisdiction to act which contradicts the basic principles of international law but, moreover, its decision
Six new cement plants will be created in Africa by a coalition of LafargeHolcim and SNI, under their joint subsidiary LafargeHolcim Maroc Afrique (LHMA), and for a total capacity of 3 million tons, the subsidiary said in a communique issued byt the company. The decision to develop the six cement plants was made following a strategic study 6 months ago. The study has identified the considerable growth opportunities not yet covered by ongoing projects, both in the countries where the subsidiary
En décidant de renvoyer l'affaire du navire «Cherry Blossom» au fond, la cour sudafricaine rend une décision éminemment politique et commet un grave abus de pouvoir, estime ce jeudi le Groupe OCP dans un communiqué relayé par la MAP, où il dénonce notamment «une grave ingérence politique». «Non seulement elle (la cour) s’arroge une compétence à statuer qui contrevient aux principes
Poet, artist, politician and human rights activist, Ali Idrissi Kaitouni died on Wednesday in Casablanca at the age of 58 after suffering from cancer, reports Al Aoual on Thursday. Born in Fes on November the 17th 1985, the artist belong to a family of activists who fought for the independence of the Kingdom which marked his entire career, the same source recalls. The deceased participated in several plays and even organized an exhibition in the late 70's before leaving Morocco to Spain
The video that went viral on the internet showing the body of Hirak leader Nasser Zefzafi and which was seen as humiliating and degrading was shot at the National Judicial Police Brigade (BNPJ). This is what Zefzafi has told his lawyers. Reported on Wednesday by Alyaoum 24, Rachid Belali stated that he visited Nasser Zefzafi on Tuesday. The detainee of the Hirak allegedly told him that the video, published by an online newspaper close to the security services and immediately deleted, was
The cult festival L’Boulvard is back on track from September the 15th to the 24th for its 17th edition, reports La Dépêche.ma. The event could not be held in 2016 due to lack of funding, when its official sponsor had not renewed its contract. «The organization is finalizing the partnership agreements with the sponsors of this edition, which will cost about MAD5 million,» said the same source. The venue of the festival has not yet been disclosed. The organizers
Une pléiade d'artistes marocains et de représentants de médias nationaux sont arrivés mercredi à Al Hoceima, dans le cadre de la campagne de communication dédiée à cette destination méditerranéenne qui sera lancée le 15 juillet. Il s’agit de la deuxième action en l’espace de dix jours, organisée par l’Office national marocain du tourisme (ONMT) dans le cadre des efforts visant la
Le Centre marocain de conjoncture vient de publier une lettre mensuelle où plusieurs questions d’actualité, aussi bien nationale qu’internationale sont abordées. Il s’agit en effet d’une édition spéciale s’articulant autour de divers axes tel que la «croissance mondiale et demande adressée au Maroc», «la Loi de finances 2017», la «performance du secteur industriel : Écosystèmes