Morocco and EU to launch negotiations Friday for renewing the fisheries agreement

Morocco and the European Union (EU) will start, Friday in Rabat, negotiations for the renewal of the fisheries partnership protocol, said minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Waters and Forests, Aziz Akhannouch. The announcement was made at a meeting held Thursday in Rabat between Morocco and the EU. It took place in the presence of minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, secretary of State for Fisheries, Mbarka Bouaida, and head of the EU

2026 World Cup : Kenya joins the list of African countries to vote for the Moroccan bid

Kenya has openly announced its support for the Moroccan bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, said Business Day on Wednesday quoting Reuters and AFP. «Kenya will be firmly behind Morocco’s bid for the 2026 World Cup, since the whole of Africa is for Morocco», said Football Kenya Federation chief Nick Mwendwa when receiving a Moroccan delegation led by Nigerian former international striker Daniel Amokachi. «We have worked closely with the Moroccan Football Federation

Ceuta : «Mule women» can now use trolleys when carrying goods

It’s good news for Moroccan «mule women» who carry everyday heavy loads across the borders between the Spanish enclave Ceuta and Morocco. In fact, a new initiative is going to allow these women to carry their goods on trolleys, making it easier and more practical for them, reports AFP on Thursday. The new initiative applied by the Ceuta authorities this month came into force following the pressure put by NGOs, which denounced the frequent incidents in the crossing border.

Tanger : Mecachrome investit 1,5 million d'euros pour l'extension de son site

Le leader mondial dans la mécanique de haute précision Mecachrome et l'Electrolyse, spécialiste des procédés de traitement de surfaces, ont procédé, mercredi, à l'inauguration de l'extension du site de MK Aero sur la zone franche de Tanger. Ce projet, qui a duré 3 ans, a permis à Mecachrome de se doter de 5 000 m² supplémentaires et de nouvelles lignes de traitement de surface, indique un communiqué

Morocco’s Walid Azaro is Egypt’s highest-scoring foreigner in a single premier league

Moroccan professional footballer Walid Azaro who currently plays as a forward for Al-Ahly is now the highest-scoring foreigner in a single season of Egypt’s premier league, said Arab News on Wednesday quoting Egyptian sources. The 22-year-old player scored Tuesday his latest goal against the Wadi Degla team reaching in total 18 goals. By this record, the Ait Melloul-native who started his career with Adrar Souss in the third division of the Moroccan league left behind Angolan striker

Quebec mosque shooting : The assailant was targeting Muslims and feminists

While plotting the Quebec mass shooting that killed six people and occurred on the evening of January 29, 2017, at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, Alexander Bissonnette was googling Muslim-related information. Recent revelations suggest that he has also visited the website of feminist groups at the Laval University in Quebec to get information about their upcoming activities, La Tribune reported on Monday. A report revealing details about Bissionnette’s

Une invention marocaine primée au Salon international des inventions de Genève

L’École marocaine des sciences de l'ingénieur (EMSI) a remporté, à travers son laboratoire de recherche, de développement et d'innovation «SMARTiLab», la médaille d’or au Salon international des inventions de Genève, qui s’est tenu du 11 au 17 avril, pour une invention classée dans la catégorie «Protection de l’environnement-Énergies». L’EMSI a été

Repatriating Moroccan migrants in Libya is taking longer than expected

The repatriation of Moroccan nationals in Libya, recently announced by the Moroccan authorities, is taking longer than expected. The Libyan Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency announced that seven Moroccan nationals had returned to the Kingdom in the last two weeks while four did the same on April the 2nd as well as three others last weekend, reports Wednesday Alyaoum24. The repatriated Moroccans stopped at the Tunis airport to take a flight to Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, adds the same

Finland : Moroccan knife attacker said he was «in war against women»

Abderrahman Bouanane, a Moroccan asylum seeker accused of killing two people and injuring 8 others during a stabbing attack on the 18th of August in Finland, told the court that he was «in war against women» when he attacked women in central Turku, said Reuters quoting Finnish media sources. The 22-year-old suspect who is being tried on charges of terror-related murder explained that he had been to a mosque before the attack to record a video talking about the «U.S.-led air

Maroc Telecom porte à 61% sa participation au capital de sa filiale burkinabé

Maroc Telecom a annoncé mardi avoir finalisé l’acquisition de 10% du capital d’Onatel sur la Bourse régionale des valeurs mobilières d’Abidjan, portant ainsi à 61% sa participation au capital de sa filiale burkinabé. Cette transaction, d’un montant de 41 millions d’euros, a été réalisée à un cours de 8 000 francs CFA par action, indique Maroc Telecom dans un