Italy : Khalid Chaouki elected as the new president of the Mosque of Rome

Khalid Chaouki, a Moroccan-Italian national, was elected on Tuesday head of the Great Mosque of Rome, the biggest Islamic institution in Italy, reports the Italian online newspaper La Stampa. «Several years after being founded, the Great Mosque of Rome plays an important role in breaking up with past by choosing Khalid Chaouki, a portrait of a second generation of Muslims in Italy,» said the same source. The latter believes that his election will open a new chapter in «Islam

Hundreds of Sahrawis welcomed Horst Kohler on Wednesday

The Polisario Front welcomed Horst Kohler, the Personal Envoy for Western Sahara pointed recently by the UN Secretary-General, on Wednesday morning. Trucks and utility vehicles transported hundreds of Sahrawis to the «Aousserd camp» to receive the UN official. History is repeating itself in the Polisario camps as the same thing happened in March 2016, when Ban Ki-moon, the former personal envoy to Western Sahara visited the region. The former German president is supposed to stay

Le ministère de la Santé appelle à l'encouragement du don d'organes

Le ministère de la Santé a appelé à encourager la culture du don d'organes pour répondre aux besoins croissants des patients, à l'occasion de la célébration, le 17 octobre, de la Journée mondiale de la transplantation d'organes et de tissus humains. Les opérations de transplantation d'organes et de tissus humains ont connu une évolution remarquable au Maroc, a affirmé le ministère de la Santé dans

Le projet de loi de finances 2018 adopté par le conseil du gouvernement

Réuni sous la présidence du chef du gouvernement, Saâdeddine El Othmani, le conseil du gouvernement a adopté le projet de loi de finances (PLF) 2018. Ce dernier table sur une croissance de 3,2% et prévoit de contenir le déficit budgétaire à 3%. «L'adoption du PLF 2018 intervient dans un contexte marqué par une amélioration du niveau du taux de croissance qui a atteint 4,6% en 2017, de la valeur ajoutée des

Salim Bouazzati wins the IEMed Literary contest for his novel «Loaf of bread»

The young Moroccan writer Salim Bouazzati won the first prize of the 2017 edition of the literary competition «A sea of words» launched by the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) and the Anna Lindh Foundation. Salim Bouazzati (22 years old) won for his work «Loaf of bread», which describes the despair of a young emigrant in Melilla, IEMed said on Tuesday in a press release reported by MAP news agency. Bouazzati’s novel was chosen among 225 works that

Littérature : Salim Bouazzati remporte le concours littéraire de l’IEMed et la Fondation Anna Lindh

Le jeune écrivain marocain Salim Bouazzati a remporté le premier prix de l’édition 2017 du concours littéraire «Une mer de mots» de l’Institut européen de la Méditerranée (IEMed) et de la Fondation Anna Lindh. Salim Bouazzati (22 ans) s’est adjugé le premier prix de ce concours littéraire pour son œuvre «Loaf of bread» (Une miche de pain), qui relate le désespoir d’un

Première Design Week à Casablanca du 24 au 30 octobre

La ville de Casablanca se prépare à accueillir, du 24 au 30 octobre, sa première Design Week, qui mobilisera des créateurs de tous bords, ont annoncé, mardi soir, les organisateurs. Cette manifestation, tenue à l'initiative du collectif Houna, a pour vocation de rassembler les différents acteurs du design et de la création à travers une multitude d'événements ouverts au grand public, a indiqué Soukeina Hachem,

Sahara : King Mohammed VI received Horst Kohler on Tuesday

King Mohammed VI received on Tuesday, 17th of October in Rabat, Horst Kohler, the Personal Envoy for Western Sahara appointed recently by the UN Secretary-General, said a statement issued by the Royal Cabinet. The meeting was attended by Fouad Ali El Himma, senior adviser of the sovereign, Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and David Schwake, the special adviser of Kohler, reported the same source. The former German president and politician also met

Morocco to launch the construction of two developmental projects in Madagascar

The construction of two developmental projects by Morocco was launched on Tuesday in Madagascar, according to L’express, a local online newspaper. «After the signing of an agreement in November 2016, the Mohammed VI Foundation, in collaboration with the urban commune of Antsirabe, has launched the construction of a vocational training center and a specialized mother-and-child hospital center in Ambohimanarivo and Verezambola, located at the edge of the RN7,» said the

Citrus production to drop compared to the previous year

Citrus production in Morocco is expected to drop in 2017 compared to the previous year, according to estimates published today by Fresh Plaza, a portal for the fresh produce industry. The platform spoke to a Moroccan company that sells and exports citrus products to teh US, Europe, the Middle East and the rest of Africa.  Speaking to Issam Mounir from the Company Overseas Market, he insisted that «the firm expects to have about 500 tones of this Clementine variety (Bruno