U.S Navy to hire contractors for Arabic and Moroccan language and cultural training

The U.S. Department of Navy, Naval Supply System Command, launched on May 5th a «fixed-price contract» in favor of the United States Naval Academy's Office Language Study Abroad program for Arabic and Moroccan language and culture training in Rabat. According to Marketwired, those who are interested in this offer «must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database and have as part of the Registration all current Representations and

Rabat : Mise en circulation de bus écologiques à l'horizon 2018

La ville de Rabat verra, à l’horizon 2018, la mise en circulation de bus hybrides dotés de technologies moins polluantes, a affirmé, samedi, le président du Conseil de la commune de Rabat, Mohamed Sadiki. Intervenant lors d’un colloque sur "Ville intelligente : Quelles opportunités et quelles expériences face aux défis urbains", initié dans le cadre du 11ème Festival du Printemps Agdal-Ryad, M. Sadiki a souligné

Le roi du Maroc et le président français à l’IMA pour une exposition sur l'islam en Afrique

Le roi Mohammed VI et le président français François Hollande ont visité, samedi, l’exposition "Trésors de l’islam en Afrique, de Tombouctou à Zanzibar" qui se tient à l'Institut du monde arabe (IMA) à Paris. A cette occasion, les deux chefs d'Etat accompagnés du président de l’Institut du Monde arabe, Jack Lang ont effectué une tournée à travers les différentes parties de cette

Italy : 10 Moroccans arrested for International drug trafficking

The Police of Bolzano, a city located in Northern Italy, have arrested twelve individuals allegedly involved in an international drugs trafficking network, Rai News reports. Among the defendants were 10 Moroccans and two Italians who reportedly transported «hundreds of kilograms of Hashish from Spain, as well as psychotropic drugs». The network operated in five Italian regions namely Trentino-Alto Adige in the north, Piedmont near the French borders, Lombardy, Vento

Morocco's textile industry is back on track

The Moroccan textile industry is slowely but surely recovering from the crisis that hit the sector a few years ago. According to the Moroccan Association of Textile and Clothing (Amith), the industry has scored positive and progressive numbers for 2016. Zone Bourse reports that the Kingdom collected MAD 34.22 billion last year through the exportation of textile products. One of Morocco's important clients remains Spain with which Morocco had made more than MAD 18.49 billion. Amith has been

Basketball : Mustapha khalfi to retire after FIBA AfroBasket 2017

Mustapha Khalfi the captain of the national basketball team will leave by the end of FIBA Afrobasket 2017, FIBA reports in an article published on its official website. The Moroccan player told FIBA on May the 5th that he is retiring once the championship is over. «This FIBA AfroBasket is likely to be the last one for half of our national team, including me. So I'll fight and do everything in my power in order to finish on a positive note» , Khalfi announced. The 37-year-old guard

Malawi drops its recognition of the «SADR»

Malawi has abandaned its recognition of the Polisario separatist front, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicates in a communiqué sent today to Yabiladi. The decision was announced on Friday 5th of May in Rabat by Malawi's top diplomat, Francis Kasail during a meeting that he had with Nasser Bourita, the same source reports. This is not the first time that the country makes such decision. In September 2008 Joyce Banda  considered the same thing, the statement points out. In March

Tétouan : Arrestation d’un professeur universitaire pour harcèlement sexuel

Les services de la police judiciaire de Tétouan ont arrêté vendredi un professeur de l'enseignement supérieur à l’Université Abdelmalek Essaadi de Tétouan, soupçonné d’être impliqué dans une affaire d’attentat à la pudeur sur des personnes sous son autorité avec contrainte, de trafic d’influence et de harcèlement sexuel. Dans un communiqué, la Direction

Marrakech : Fire contained in the Mamounia hotel

A fire at the Mamounia hotel was contained Friday morning after it broke out because of a fuel tank truck. The tanker was located in an underground area outside the hotel in Marrakech to provide supplies for the hotel, local authorities report.  An employee slightly burned in the fire was transferred to the hospital to receive the necessary care, the same source added. For the record Mamounia is five-star palacial hotel in the old Medina of Marrakech. It is famous for being visited

Marrakech : Incendie maitrisé à l’Hôtel La Mamounia

Les éléments de la protection civile ont réussi, vendredi matin, à maitriser un début d'incendie survenu lors de l’opération d’approvisionnement par un camion-citerne d’un réservoir de carburant sous terrain situé dans un espace externe de l’hôtel La Mamounia à Marrakech, apprend-on auprès des autorités de la Wilaya de la région Marrakech-Safi. Un employé