The Moroccan authorities flatly rejected the statements made by Amnesty International (AI) about the trial of the Al-Hoceima events' detainees for «lack of objectivity and impartiality». The Moroccan authorities expressed their categorical rejection of statements by the organization of Amnesty International in its report that lacks objectivity and impartiality as dictated by international standards, said on Monday the Inter-ministerial Delegation for Human Rights in a
Moroccan celebrities, including radio host Mohamed Boussfiha known as Momo, singer Mohamed Reda and members of rap group Achkayen visited Imlil last week. The initiative was launched to «deny rumors suggesting that the tourism sector has been negatively affected» after the terror killings that took place in Imlil two weeks ago, the Hit Radio host Momo told Alyaoum 24. The bodies of the two Scandinavian tourists were found Monday, December the 17th, near Imlil. «The region
Morocco's net international reserves amounted to 228.2 billion dirhams until December 21, 2018, recording a 4.6% year-on-year decrease, Morocco's central bank (Bank Al-Maghrib) said. During the week of December 20-26, Bank Al-Maghrib injected 65.3 billion dirhams. As for the interbank rate, it has remained at 2.27%, the source added in a press release. During the same period, the Dirham appreciated by 0.12% against the Euro and by 0.06% against the Dollar.
Moroccan researchers Aicha Ammour and Mohamed Zbiri won two prizes at the ninth edition of the Sharjah Award for Plastic Art's Critical Research. Aicha Ammour was awarded for her research «The relationship between visual arts and other artistic expressions : Interactive study of several Arab models», reported Sunday Le Matin. Mohamed Zbidi was also awarded for his work «Art and Society : Visual Arts and the Arab landscape». Speaking to media, Aicha
La croissance économique nationale a ralenti au troisième trimestre 2018, se situant à 3% au lieu de 3,9% durant la même période un an auparavant, selon le Haut-commissariat au plan (HCP). Cette croissance a été tirée par la demande intérieure dans le contexte d'une hausse encore maitrisée de l’inflation et d’un net accroissement du besoin de financement de l’économie nationale, précise le HCP
From his cell in the Oukacha local prison in Casablanca, Hirak figure Nasser Zefzafi called for the organization of a march to support Riffian women in Brussels on February the 16th, reports Dalil Rif quoting Zefzafi’s father. The march is expected to show support for women in the region. Speaking to his father, Nasser Zefzafi said that «women in the Rif suffered from the Hirak movement, shame and ignorance». He also acknowledged that women were subjected to
On Sunday, December the 30th, authorities in Midlet arrested an individual with alleged ties to the murder of a young woman in Oued Ifrane, a small town between Ifrane and Azrou. The arrest came after the decapitated body of a 24-year-old woman was found on Friday. The arrestee's family said that he disappeared after the tragedy. According to an authorized source quoted by Hespress, the 33-year-old suspect, who is from Ait Fdouli village, was arrested after local officials realized that he
Fifteen people with alleged ties with the murder of two foreign tourists near Marrakech on December 17 have been brought this Sunday before the investigating judge in charge of terrorism cases, the Attorney General at Rabat’s Appeal Court has announced. The Prosecutor’s Office has asked the judge to investigate them for terrorist acts, including the crimes of forming a gang to prepare and carry out terrorist schemes, deliberately putting the life of people in danger, inciting
Dans un communiqué, le procureur général du roi près la Cour d’appel de Rabat a annoncé avoir présenté, ce dimanche, au juge d’instruction chargé des affaires du terrorisme, 15 personnes soupçonnées de liens avec l’assassinat, le 17 décembre courant, de deux touristes étrangères dans la commune d’Imlil, près de Marrakech. Le parquet a demandé au juge
Le ministère de la Culture et de la Communication - département de la Culture - a procédé en 2018 à l'inscription et au classement d'un grand nombre de monuments historiques sur la liste du patrimoine culturel national. Dans un communiqué, il indique avoir reçu et traité, au titre de l'année 2018, les dossiers et demandes de classement et d'inscription de plusieurs monuments historiques sur la liste du patrimoine national. Ainsi,