The crew of Egyptian movie «Casablanca» to shoot parts of it in Morocco

Parts of the new Egyptian movie «Casablanca» will be shot in Morocco, says MAP news agency. Directed by Peter Mimi, the film will be mostly produced in the Kingdom. «Casablanca» the movie is starred by Egyptian actor Amir Karara and actress Ghada Adel. Amr Abdel Galil, Dalal Abdel Aziz and Mahmoud El Bazzawy are also taking part in the film. The film, which will be released in cinemas in 2019, will also feature Moroccan actor Mohamed Miftah, who is making his first

Moroccan activists sign a petition against the Egyptian Islamic theologist Omar Abdelkafi

Egyptian Islamic theologian Omar Abdelkafi is expected to host a series of lectures on «culture, literature and religion», Saturday, November the 24th, at the Mohammed V National Theater in Rabat. His visit, however, has been criticized by a number of scholars in the Kingdom. In fact, fifteen people have signed a petition entitled «No to hatred and extremism» against the Egyptian scholar. Berber activist Ahmed Aassid, activist Fouad Abdelmoumni, publisher Bichr

Morocco extradites two Saudi nationals wanted by the Saudi Interpol

The Moroccan authorities extradited on Monday, November the 19th, two Saudi nationals wanted by the Saudi National Central Bureau of Interpol, reports online newspaper Sabq, quoting the Saudi news agency. The two men were handed over to the Saudi authorities over «financial claims», indicated the same source. «One of the suspects fled to Morocco after a court ordered him to refund a sum of SR99,350,000», wrote the Saudi news agency adding that the «second suspect

EP's Committee on Foreign Affairs adopts Morocco-EU agricultural agreement

The European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) adopted, Wednesday in Brussels, by a large majority, the agricultural agreement between Morocco and the European Union. This positive vote reflects the stance of the political groups represented within this important Committee in favor of the adoption by the European Parliament of this agreement, which aims to extend trade preferences to agricultural and fisheries products from the southern provinces of the Kingdom. The agreement

Morocco and Portugal to build an undersea electricity cable

Morocco and Portugal are planning to launch bids to create an undersea electricity cable between the two countries, reports Reuters quoting a Portuguese official. The project is at the heart of a technical and financial feasibility study, expected to be concluded in 2019. «Both governments are strongly committed to this project», Portuguese Secretary of State for Energy Joao Galamba told Reuters during a press conference held Monday in Skhirat. The senior official indicated that

L’accord agricole Maroc-UE adopté par la Commission des affaires étrangères du PE

La Commission des affaires étrangères du Parlement européen (AFET) a adopté, mercredi à Bruxelles, à une large majorité l’accord agricole entre le Maroc et l’Union européenne. Ce vote positif reflète la position des groupes politiques qui sont prononcés au sein de cette importante commission en faveur de l’adoption par le Parlement européen de cet accord. Ce dernier va notamment

L'équipe de tournage du film égyptien «Casablanca» fera escale au Maroc

L'équipe de tournage du film d'action «Casablanca», du réalisateur égyptien Peter Mimi, s'apprête à se déplacer à Casablanca pour y filmer le gros des séquences de cette production cinématographique. Quelques premières prises de vues ont été déjà réalisées en Egypte en attendant de filmer la majorité des séquences à Casablanca, a fait savoir le

Israel to boycott the signing of the UN pact on migration

Israel has decided to boycott the signing of the UN pact on migration, scheduled for the 10th and 11th of December in Marrakesh, announced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. «I instructed the Foreign Ministry to announce that Israel won’t participate [in the Marrakech gathering] and won’t sign the migration pact», Netanyahu told reporters. «We have a duty to protect our borders against illegal infiltrators. That’s what we’ve done,

Morocco launches its second Arianespace Vega satellite Mohammed VI-B

Morocco launched its second satellite Mohammed VI-B on Tuesday, November the 20th, in Kourou, French Guiana, says Space News. The launching operation was conducted by an Arianespace Vega rocket, the world's first commercial launch service provider. Mohammed VI-B satellite was placed in the same orbit as Morocco’s first satellite (Mohammed VI-A) launched a year ago by the same operator. The liftoff took place at 8:42 p.m. and the satellite «separated from the rocket in

Football : Le Maroc bat la Tunisie en match amical

La sélection nationale de football a battu son homologue tunisienne par 1-0 en match amical, disputé mardi au stade olympique de Radès (banlieue de Tunis). L'unique but de la rencontre entre les deux équipes, qui avaient assuré leur qualification pour la CAN 2019 au Cameroun, a été inscrit par Youssef En-Nesyri à la 41e minute. Lors de ce match, Youssef En-Nesyri a profité d'une balle arrêtée mal contrée par