Morocco’s trade deficit grew by 8 percent to 204 billion dirhams, reports Reuters Tuesday quoting foreign exchange regulator. The percentage is bigger than the one registered last year, the same source said, adding that imports reached 9.3 percent (478.7 billion dirhams) while exports generated 274.2 billion dirhams. Energy import bill rose by 18.4 percent to 82.3 billion dirhams and exports in the automotive sector generated 60 billion dirhams. Phosphate sales, on the other hand, grew
The Central Bureau for Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) dismantled a terrorist cell composed of 13 people on Wednesday, including two former prisoners, aged between 22 and 44. The cell was operating in Kelaa Sraghna (a town near Marrakech), Salé, Casablanca and Mohammedia. According to a communiqué released by the Interior Ministry, authorities seized electronic devices, knives, balaclavas, books advocating extremist ideology, a manuscript pledging allegiance to ISIS and a
Le roi Mohammed VI a procédé mardi à l’inauguration du projet d’extension, de réaménagement et de modernisation du Terminal 1 de l’aéroport international Mohammed V de Casablanca, ayant mobilisé des investissements de l’ordre de 1,585 milliard de dirhams. Le souverain a, à cette occasion, lancé la mise en service du nouveau Centre de contrôle régional (CCR) de la sécurité de la
King Mohammed VI inaugurated, on Tuesday, the extension, redevelopment and modernization project for the Terminal 1 of Casablanca Mohammed V Airport worth 1.585 billion dirhams. The sovereign launched the entry into operational use of the new center for regional control (CCR) of Agadir air navigation safety, as well as the new air terminals of the airports of Guelmim, Zagora, and Errachidia Moulay Ali Cherif, carried out by the National Office of Airports (ONDA) for 647.73 million
Le flux des investissements directs étrangers (IDE) au Maroc s’est établi à 33,5 milliards de dirhams (MMDH) en 2018, en nette hausse de 28,6% par rapport à 2017, fait savoir l’Office des changes. Ce résultat s’explique par la hausse des recettes (+11,6 MMDH) plus importante que celle des dépenses (+4,1 MMDH), explique l’Office des changes dans une note sur ses indicateurs préliminaires des échanges
Le Bureau central d'investigations judiciaires, relevant de la Direction générale de la surveillance du territoire national, a démantelé mercredi une cellule terroriste composée de 13 éléments, dont deux ex-détenus, âgés de 22 à 44 ans, actifs dans les villes de Kelâa des Sraghna, Salé, Casablanca et Mohammedia, et ce dans le cadre de la lutte contre les menaces terroristes liées à
The Spanish civil guard announced on Tuesday the arrest in Getafe, in the suburbs of Madrid, of a person of Moroccan origin over suspicion of committing the offense of spreading terrorist propaganda and internet self-indoctrination. The investigation on this individual started early 2018, after the Spanish security services detected on social networks the presence of a person which checked terrorist groups-linked content, notably ISIS, said the same source in a statement. Aged 28, this
Les éléments de la sûreté nationale à l'aéroport international Mohammed V de Casablanca ont arrêté, mardi, un ressortissant franco-algérien, objet d'un mandat d'arrêt international émis par les autorités judiciaires françaises pour financement du terrorisme, constitution d'une bande criminelle et apologie d'actes de terrorisme. Le mis en cause, 36 ans, a été appréhendé à
Policemen at the Mohammed V International Airport of Casablanca arrested, on Tuesday, a French-Algerian national, who is wanted by an international arrest warrant issued by the French authorities for financing terrorism, forming a criminal gang and defending acts of terrorism. The suspect, aged 36, was apprehended upon his arrival at the Airport from Algeria, said a statement from the national police (DGSN), adding that the suspect underwent the arrest procedure after it was revealed at the
Morocco’s annual inflation increased in December, reaching 1.9 percent compared to 1.3 percent in November, Reuters wrote quoting the Kingdom’s planning agency. The agency indicated on Tuesday, January the 22nd, that Morocco’s inflation grew because of the high food prices, the same source added. Meanwhile, food inflation grew to 1.3 percent in December after it was at 0.1 percent in November. On the other hand, non-food inflation dropped to 1.8 percent in December after it