Morocco is in the process of launching a $4.6 billion natural gas project

Morocco will soon accept bids for a $4.6 billion natural gas project, reports Bloomberg on Sunday quoting Energy Minister Aziz Rabbah. In an interview in Abu Dhabi, he said that the Kingdom is intending to «process gas for power and provide gas to industry». «This is a project to build an integrated plant to process gas», he said indicating that the bid will be for a group to build the industrial unit as the financial and technical consultants were chosen. The

Toronto : Schoolgirl gets her hijab cutt off

On her way to school, a young girl was assaulted on Friday in Toronto because of her hijab, reports The Guardianaq and La Presse. Khawlah Noman, 11, was approached by an individual in his twenties. The latter cut off the girl's veil using a pair of scissors, according to Toronto police. Je pense de tout cœur à Khawlah Noman, qui a lâchement été attaquée ce matin à Toronto. Le Canada est un pays ouvert et accueillant. Les attaques de ce genre ne

A train crashes into fence in Casa Port railway station

In the afternoon, a train coming from Settat crashed into fence on Saturday at the Casa Port train station in Casablanca. A source at the station told Yabiladi that the passengers were safe and sound. The Moroccan National Railways Office (ONCF), on the other hand, did not explain the reasons behind this accident, but our source told us that it was due to a brake problem, which prevented the train from stopping completely. The fence was hit and the locomotive was damaged. The same source

CHAN Morocco-2018 : Morocco beats Mauritania (4-0)

The Moroccan football team of local players beat its Mauritanian counterpart by 4 to 0, on Saturday at the Mohammed V sports complex of Casablanca, in a game of the first round of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN-Morocco), that will run from Jan. 14 to Feb. 4. Morocco scored its goals thanks to players Ayoub El Kaabi, Ismail El Haddad and Achraf Bencharki. This victory helped the Atlas Lions to rank first, awaiting the second game that will be played by Guinea and Sudan.

CHAN Maroc-2018 : Large victoire du Maroc face à la Mauritanie (4-0)

La sélection marocaine de football des joueurs locaux s'est imposée face à son homologue mauritanienne sur le score de 4 buts à 0, samedi soir en match du premier tour du Championnat d'Afrique des Nations Maroc-2018 (14 janvier-04 février), disputé au Complexe sportif Mohammed V de Casablanca. Les réalisations du Maroc ont été inscrites par Ayoub El Kaabi, auteur d'un doublé (66è et 79è), Ismail El Haddad

The last repatriation operation of Moroccans stuck in Libya is launched

The third and final repatriation operation of Moroccans stranded in Libya was launched Friday evening. It will include 338 people, who will be transported to the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca via two planes by the Libyan airline company Afriqiyah, said in a statement the Ministry in Charge of Moroccans Living Abroad and Migration Affairs. This operation, the third in five months, comes after the repatriation of 200 Moroccans on the eve of Aid Al Adha who were brought to

High planning committe : Morocco's economic growth to slowdown in 2018

In a press conference, HCP chief Ahmed Lahlimi Alami reviewed the main macroeconomic indicators in 2017 and 2018, highlighting some factors that still hamper the potential of the Moroccan economy, and reiterating his recommendations for improving the competitiveness and diversification of the Moroccan economy through reforms, reports MAP news agency. Lahlimi said that the value added of the primary sector will decline by 1.3% in 2018 against a rise of 13.6% in 2017. According to HCP

Dernière opération de rapatriement des Marocains bloqués en Libye

La troisième et dernière opération de rapatriement des marocains bloqués en Libye a été lancée vendredi soir. Elle devra concerner 338 personnes, qui seront acheminées vers l’aéroport international Mohammed V de Casablanca par deux avions de la compagnie libyenne de transport aérien Afriqiyah, a indiqué dans un communiqué le ministère délégué chargé des Marocains

Safi : 30 blessés dans le renversement d'un autocar

Vingt-cinq personnes ont été légèrement blessées et cinq autres grièvement blessées, suite au renversement samedi matin d'un autocar après sa collision avec une voiture légère sur la route nationale n°1 au niveau de la commune rurale Chahda (province de Safi), apprend-on auprès des autorités locales. Les blessés ont été évacués vers l’hôpital provincial

La communauté marocaine en Belgique célèbre le nouvel an amazigh 2968

La communauté marocaine établie en Belgique a célébré, lors d’une manifestation artistique organisée vendredi soir à Bruxelles, le nouvel an amazigh yennayer 2968. Organisée par l'association Marbel, en présence de plusieurs personnalités belges et marocaines, cette manifestation se veut une expression de l'attachement de la communauté marocaine résidant en Belgique à ses racines et constitue une