Antonio Guterres appoints Zia Ur Rehman of Pakistan as MINURSO force commander

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Wednesday the appointment of Major General Zia Ur Rehman of Pakistan as Force Commander of the MINURSO. Major General Ur Rehman succeeds Major General Xiaojun Wang of China, whose tour of duty ended on 17 February 2019, the United Nations said in a release, adding that the UN Chief «is grateful to Major General Wang for his exemplary service and contribution to the work of MINURSO.» Major General Ur Rehman

Maroc : Le système de la protection sociale est «incomplet, limité et vulnérable», selon le CESE

Le système de la protection sociale au Maroc reste «incomplet, limité et vulnérable», a estimé mercredi à Rabat le président du Conseil économique, social et environnemental (CESE), Ahmed Reda Chami. Intervenant à l'ouverture de la 4e édition du Forum parlementaire sur la justice sociale, organisé par la Chambre des conseillers, sous le haut patronage du roi Mohammed VI, le président du CESE a relevé

Maroc : Un protocole en faveur des TPME signé à Rabat

La Confédération générale des entreprises du Maroc (CGEM) a signé, mercredi à Rabat, un protocole d’entente visant à consolider et développer le système national de garantie et de financement au profit des très petites, petites et moyennes entreprises (TPME). Le protocole, paraphé par le président de la CGEM, Salaheddine Mezouar, a été signé par le ministre de l’Économie

Morocco signs the Brussels Declaration on Ocean and Climate Change

State Secretary for Sustainable Development Nezha El Ouafi signed on Tuesday, February the 19th, in Brussels, on behalf of Morocco, the Brussels Declaration on Ocean and Climate Change. This declaration, which has been signed be several environment and sustainable development ministers, aims to encourage countries to protect oceans and include national measures related to that. The signing of this declaration took place on the sidelines of the first high-level Conference on Climate Change and

According to Frontex chief, more Moroccans arrive in Europe than Iraqis and Afghans

According to Frontex chief Fabrice Leggeri, Europe faces «no burning crisis» over migrant arrivals. Speaking to reporters in Brussels on Wednesday, Leggeri said that more people are trying to enter Europe through Morocco, reports the Associated Press. «Right now, we are not in the middle of a migration crisis at the external borders but, of course, we do see that there is still a pressure», Fabrice Leggeri said. «[Spain] is in fact, in absolute figures, the route

Jerada : Arrestation d'un individu pour une affaire de sequestration et de meurtre

Les éléments de la police judiciaire de la ville de Jerada ont arrêté, mercredi matin, un individu âgé de 33 ans, aux multiples antécédents judiciaires, pour son implication présumée dans une affaire de séquestration, coups et blessures ayant entraîné la mort d'une personne, indique un communiqué de la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN). Selon les

NBA to launch an African basketball league and Morocco is part of it

The National Basketball Association (NBA), a men's professional basketball league in North America, has announced that it is launching a basketball league in Africa in 2020, reports CNN. Collaborating with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), NBA’s new African basketball league will include 12 teams from the continent, including Morocco, Tunisia, Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa. In a statement made public by the same source, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that «the

Football : Moroccan-Dutch player Oussama Idrissi joins the Atlas Lions

Moroccan-Dutch football Oussama Idrissi has finally made his mind. The winger, who currently plays for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar, has decided to join the Atlas Lions, reports Voetbal International. The latter recalls that the Dutch-born player had to choose between the Netherlands and Morocco. In November, the 22-year-old winger accepted an invitation to take part in Morocco’s training camp, without making a final choice. Now that he has opted for the Moroccan national

Accused of plagiarism, Gad Elmaleh censures CopyComic’s videos on Twitter

French-Moroccan-Canadian comic Gad Elmaleh has allegedly asked Twitter to remove the tweets made public by the anonymous channel that published the videos, accusing him of allegedly copying the routines of American stand-up comedians. On its Twitter account the channel in question, known as CopyComicVideos, posted a message for Gad Elmaleh. Entitled «shocking», CopyComic alleged that Gad Elmaleh ordered «his lawyers to censure the tweets that contained the channel’s

Maroc – Banque mondiale : Le nouveau cadre de partenariat 2019-2024 approuvé

Le Conseil des administrateurs du Groupe de la Banque mondiale a approuvé, mardi, un nouveau cadre de partenariat avec le Maroc, qui permettra de guider le programme d’assistance financière et technique du groupe dans le royaume au cours des six prochaines années. Le cadre de partenariat-pays (CPF) 2019-2024 vise à soutenir l’ambition du Maroc de renforcer son avantage concurrentiel dans l’économie mondiale tout en promouvant une