La Banque mondiale (BM) a relevé ses estimations de croissance pour l’économie marocaine à 3,2% en 2018, en hausse de 0,2% par rapport à ses prévisions de juin dernier. Selon le rapport semestriel de la BM «Perspectives pour l’économie mondiale» publié mardi, «une récolte agricole abondante et une conjoncture touristique favorable ont contribué à stimuler la croissance au Maroc (…) en
Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita paid a short visit to Cairo on Tuesday, January 8th, to meet his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Choukri. Four weeks before the next African Union summit, Morocco is relying on the intentions of the strong man in Egypt regarding the Sahara issue. President Abdelfattah al-Sissi is also a member of the troica created by the African Union at the ordinary summit in Nouakchott in July 2018, and whose mission is to keep up with the developments of the file and report that
Le règlement politique de la crise que traverse la Libye depuis des années, est tributaire de la garantie des conditions sécuritaires convenables, a indiqué mardi au Caire, le ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération internationale, Nasser Bourita. S'exprimant lors d’un point de presse à l’issue d'entretiens avec son homologue égyptien, Sameh Choukri, Nasser Bourita a souligné que le
Mina, a Casablanca Foods brand that makes tea, is introducing its organic line of teas in the US, reports New York Times. After selling Harissa condiments and Moroccan sauces, the company is launching Moroccan tea «with toasty overtones; Atay, a traditional blend of mint with Chinese green tea that’s usually served sweetened; and Louiza, or lemon verbena», the same source wrote. The tea comes also in sachets and biodegradable bags that do not have any staples, pins or
Muslims in the USA are organizing cleanups in parks as the shutdown enters third week, the Washington Post reports. Muslim men in Washington, Pennsylvania, Florida, California and Ohio gathered last weekend to pick up litter and empty trash cans in national parks after President Donald Trump announced that the government shutdown, which occurs when Congress fails to pass sufficient appropriation bill to fund federal operation and agencies, could last for months. These Muslim men, who belong
The Vatican has released the official logo of the Pope’s visit to Morocco, reported Vatican News on Monday January the 7th. «Servant of Hope» is the theme of the Pope’s visit to the Kingdom, scheduled for March the 30th and 31st. During his trip to Morocco, Pope Francis will be visiting the cities of Rabat and Casablanca in response to the invitation of King Mohammed VI. The chosen logo was picked from about 50 entries in a competition, the same source added,
Egypt will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), President of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Ahmad Ahmad, announced Tuesday in Dakar. Egypt was preferred to South Africa, the only other nation to submit a bid, at a Caf executive committee meeting. Original host nation Cameroon was stripped of staging the event in November because of slow preparations. Egypt has hosted the tournament four times. The AFCON will be held from June 15 to July 13. Tuesday's announcement
Huit unités de trituration d’olives viennent d’être interdites d’exercer dans la province de Taounate, pour non-respect des normes environnementales en vigueur. Cette mesure concerne des unités dans les communes de Taouante, Tmazgana (Ghafsay), Otabouaban (Tissa), Moulay Bouchta et Mkansa (Kariat Bamhamed) et intervient dans le cadre des efforts visant à lutter contre les effets négatifs de la margine sur l’environnement, selon la
Initially scheduled for Monday, January the 7th, an appeal hearing for Hirak detainees and journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui has been postponed to January the 14th. Mohamed Jelloul, a Hirak activist currently prosecuted, announced at the opening of the session that the rest of the detainees refuse to appear before the judge after they were locked in a glass cage. They started a sit-in in the court before the judge decided to reschedule the hearing. Yesterday’s hearing was marked by the
Morocco’s Central Bureau for Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) dismantled Tuesday, January 8, a three-member terrorist cell, operating in Nador and Driouch, announced the body in a communiqué sent the same day to Yabiladi. BCIJ forces managed to seize, during the raid, electronic devices, white weapons, military suits, firearms and manuscripts, glorifying extremist ideology in addition to sulfur, batteries and electric wires, the same source added. According to the investigation