Province de Tata : Les palmiers touchés par le feu seront reconstitués

Le ministère de l'Agriculture, de la pêche maritime, du développement rural et des eaux et forêts a annoncé, lundi, le lancement d'un programme visant la reconstitution des 80 hectares des palmiers touchés par le feu au niveau des oasis Tarmazigh et Aguerd dans la province de Tata. Annoncé lors d'une rencontre que le ministre de l'Agriculture, de la pêche maritime, du développement rural et des eaux et forêts, Aziz Akhannouch a

An Irish vet found guilty for certifying cattle for export to Morocco

An Irish vet who was found guilty for certifying some cattle as fit for export to Morocco when they were not «had his registration cancelled» by a court, reported online newspaper Independent on Monday. An inquiry has been initiated by the Irish Veterinary Council Fitness to Practice Committee to look into the vet's activities, following complaints by the Moroccan authorities in August 2011 over exported beef cattle. The Moroccan authorities indicated that some of the animals

Le réalisateur marocain Abderrahmane Mouline n'est plus

Le réalisateur marocain Abderrahmane Mouline est décédé lundi à l'âge de 75 ans, des suites d'une longue maladie, a appris la MAP auprès de sa famille. Né en 1943 à Rabat, Abderrahmane Mouline appartenait à la toute première promotion des réalisateurs marocains. Le défunt a durant sa carrière réalisé des télé feuilletons, des pièces de théâtre et des

Ceuta : A Spanish trade union urges Pedro Sanchez to create a new border crossing

Spanish trade union the Workers' Commissions (CCOO) has urged Pedro Sanchez’ government to «launch negotiations with Morocco for the opening of a new border crossing» in Ceuta, reported Europa Press on Saturday. CCOO stressed the «urgent and essential» need for the new facility to «get the city’s local economy from a very complicated situation», says the same source. In a letter sent to the Spanish government, Juan Luis Arostegui, the

A 58-year-old Moroccan man cycles from Meknes to Mecca to perform Hajj

Moroccan national Muhammed Rubuhat is performing Hajj this year, cycling thousands of kilometers from Morocco to Mecca, Saudi Arabi. Speaking to Turkish news agency, Anadolu, the 58-year-old man said that he started his journey on April with the objective of reaching the holy place by the pilgrimage season. Rubuhat departed from the city of Meknes and spent more than three months, cycling visiting Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad. He is currently in Sudan’s

Morocco and Algeria partner to supply Tunisia with electricity

Algeria’s leading electricity and gas company Sonelgaz has signed an agreement with Morocco’s National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) and Tunisia’s Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) to supply the latter with electricity, reports Algerian press agency, quoting Sonelgaz’ CEO Mohamed Arkab. The agreement was concluded last Friday in Tunisia and is aiming to supply the country with 200 to 300 Megawatts (MW). Morocco and Algeria will enable Tunisia to

Meeting international Mohammed VI d’athlétisme : Victoire du Marocain Kaazouzi

L’athlète marocain Brahim Kaazouzi s’est imposé dans l’épreuve du 1 500m, vendredi soir à Rabat, pour le compte de la 11e édition du Meeting international Mohammed VI d’athlétisme, neuvième étape de la Ligue de Diamond. Kaazouzi qui semble bien marcher sur la même voie que les légendes marocaines de cette distance après une médaille d’or aux Jeux méditerranéens

L’ONU finalise le Pacte mondial sur la migration pour son adoption à Marrakech

L’Assemblée générale des Nations unies s’est mise d’accord, vendredi à New York, sur le texte final du Pacte mondial pour des migrations sûres, ordonnées et régulières, en vue de son adoption formelle en décembre prochain à Marrakech. Pour me président de l’Assemblée générale, Miroslav Lajcak, «c’est un moment historique», même s’il reste

UN General Assembly agrees on a migration pact to be formally adopted soon in Marrakech

The United Nations General Assembly endorsed, Friday in New York, the final draft of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, reports MAP. The agreement, which will be formally adopted by Member States at an Intergovernmental Conference scheduled for the 10 and 11 December in Marrakech, Morocco, aims to better manage international migration, address its challenges, strengthen migrant rights and contribute to sustainable development. «Today is a historic day for the

Morocco says its decision to impose additional taxes on Tunisian school books is legal

Morocco said its decision to impose additional taxes on Tunisian school books complies with the World Trade Organization laws, says online newspaper Middle East Monitor on Friday. The Kingdom’s response was made public Thursday, 12th of July, by the government spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi in a press briefing held in Rabat. In fact, Tunisia lodged a complaint to the WTO after Rabat decided to impose «additional customs on Tunisian school books», reported the same