Fes to host the 10th edition of the Sufi Culture Festival in October

From October the 14th to 21st, 2017, the city of Fes will host the 10th edition of the Festival of Sufi culture, organizers said on Monday in a. the edition is entitled «Sufism to meet the wisdom of the world : the road to Sufism from Morocco to India». «Many speakers, brotherhoods and artists from Morocco and from different countries of the world will come to testify to the richness of this living heritage of literary, poetic, artistic and spiritual Sufism,» the

Maroc : Décès d’un enfant à cause d'un praticien exerçant illégalement la médecine dentaire

L'Ordre national des médecins dentistes a condamné, lundi, le décès d'un enfant à cause d'un praticien exerçant illégalement la médecine dentaire, appelant à la nécessité de lutter contre ces intrus. L’Ordre a dénoncé, dans un communiqué, ces pratiques ayant coûté récemment la vie à un enfant de 12 ans suite à de graves complications, notamment une

Sound Energy to collaborate with AFG for the commercialization of gas

Sound Energy PLC, said on Monday that the Morocco-focused gas junior has received an offer from investors. The London-based Mediterranean exploration and production company that the funding proposal «comes from Advisory and Finance Group Investment Bank (AFG), a Moroccan financial institution that funds Oil and Gas Investment Fund (OGIF), Sound’s partner, and soon-to-be major shareholder», indicates the company. The funding might provide US$ 60 to 100 million to construct a

Football : Munir El Haddadi to join Alavés

The football player, Munir El Haddadi, has left FC Barcelona to join Departivo Alavés. The right winger is member of the Spanish club since Friday, the daily newspaper L’Equipe said. The Spanish player of Moroccan origin was loaned to the club of Valencia with an option of purchase during the last season. Yet the Spanish club did not take advantage of this opportunity. The 22-year-old striker had many contenders in recent months, as our colleagues from Huffpost Morocco have

Professor Driss Guerraoui is now a member of Lisbon Academy of Sciences

Professor Driss Guerraoui was elected a member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, becoming the first Moroccan to join this prestigious institution, founded on 24 December 1779 during the reign of Mary 1 of Portugal. The Academy of Sciences is a scholarly society dedicated to the advancement of science and learning, with the goal of promoting academic progress and prosperity in Portugal.  It includes the fields of the exact sciences such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, medicine and

El Jadida : Arrestation d’un individu soupçonné de parricide

Les services provinciales de la police judiciaire d'El Jadida ont procédé, dimanche soir, à l’arrestation d’un individu de 26 ans pour son implication présumée dans une affaire de coups et blessures ayant entrainé la mort de son père âgé de 60 ans et qui était professeur universitaire. Selon un communiqué de la Direction générale de la sureté nationale (DGSN), les services de

Le professeur Driss Guerraoui élu membre de l'Académie des Sciences du Portugal

Le Professeur Driss Guerraoui a été élu membre de l’Académie des sciences de Lisbonne, devenant ainsi le premier Marocain à intégrer cette institution prestigieuse, créée le 24 décembre 1779 sous le règne de Marie 1ere de Portugal. L’Académie des sciences du Portugal comprend deux catégories académiques, la catégorie des sciences qui inclut les domaines des sciences exactes comme les

Morocco-Japan : Attijariwafa Bank joins Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited for Africa

Attijariwafa Bank and Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited, a direct branch of the Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the end of July, Attijariwafa Bank said on Monday. Through the Memorandum signed by Boubker Jai, Managing Director of Attijariwafa Bank and Bin Hafa, CEO of Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited, both parties agreed to develop a long-term partnership for large-scale operations in Africa. The memorandum aims at promoting cooperation

Sweden puts on hold plans of building a youth care center in Morocco

The project of building care homes for Moroccan youths whose asylum applications have been rejected by Sweden has not seen any progress, Chinese news agency Xenhua reports today. Sweden’s plan is meant to help Moroccan asylum seekers return to their country with the help of Germany. According to the same source, last February both Sweden and Germany declared that they would collaborate to construct youth centers in Morocco for migrants deported from the two countries. Unfortunately

Two Moroccan twins awarded in Canada for their graduation projects

Two Moroccan students named Ibtissam and Ikram Benzian, twin siters, have won two prizes for their graduation projects in electrical engineering at Polytechnique Montreal, an engineering school affiliated with the Université in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Middle East Monitor reports. According to the same source, Ibtissam «won the first prize for two separate projects that she accomplished in electrical engineering courses» and her twin sister Ikram was «ranked third