The story of Omar C., 59, a Moroccan national who lives in Cartigliano (Italy), went viral on social media after he returned a wallet full of money. The unemployed father was walking with his wife along the Brenta River where he found a wallet with 900 euros, reports local online newspaper Il Giornale di Vicenza. The next day, Omar C. went to the town hall to return the wallet. When the police told the owner of the wallet about what happened, he decided to offer Omar a job, the same
Le ministre de l’intérieur Abdelouafi Laftit a reçu, jeudi au siège du ministère à Rabat, la représentante de l’Union européenne pour les Affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité, Federica Mogherini, actuellement en visite au Maroc. Cette réunion a permis aux deux responsables d’aborder les sujets ayant trait à la coopération bilatérale en matière de
After a general strike disrupted traffic at the Tunis-Carthage airport Royal Air Maroc, Morocco’s national carrier, announced, Thursday, that it was «forced to cancel the four flights connecting Casablanca to Tunis, which were scheduled for the same day». In a communiqué sent to Yabiladi, the national company stressed that it has put forward «exceptional provisions for its clients, who are affected by the canceled trips». RAM invites its customers to check
Moroccan international footballer Mehdi Carcela was ranked second by the Belgian Golden Shoe, an award given in Belgium at the beginning of each civil year to the best footballer of the Belgian first division for the past year. However, Carcela couldn't make it to the gala during which Belgian footballer Hans Vanaken was awarded the 65th Golden Shoe. Carcela’s absence did not go unnoticed. His coach Miched Preud’homme «apologized on behalf of Standard»,
The adoption of the agriculture agreement between the European Union (EU) and Morocco, thanks to a favorable vote by a large majority of the European Parliament, marks the beginning of a new stage in relations between the two parties, said, Wednesday in Rabat, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini. Speaking at a press briefing after her meeting with minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, Mogherini said she is
L'adoption de l'accord agricole entre l'Union européenne (UE) et le Maroc permet de commencer une nouvelle étape dans les relations entre les deux parties. C’est ce qu’a indiqué, mercredi soir à Rabat, la haute représentante de l'UE pour les Affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité, Federica Mogherini. S'exprimant lors d'un point de presse tenu au terme de sa rencontre avec le ministre des Affaires
L’économie marocaine devrait enregistrer un taux de croissance de 2,9% en 2019 contre 3% l’année précédente, a annoncé, mercredi à Casablanca, le Haut-commissaire au Plan (HCP), Ahmed Lahlimi Alami. La situation économique mondiale devrait être marquée, en 2019, par un ralentissement de la croissance, de l’investissement et de la demande avec une instabilité des marchés des capitaux et une
Gabonese President Ali Bongo is back again to Morocco to resume his treatment after he flew to Libreville for a two-day visit, reports the Gabonese press agency AGP. Bongo left for Gabon days after the country survived an attempted military coup. The President returned to Rabat on Tuesday night after swearing in 38 ministers for the country’s new government, wrote AFP. «He returned to Rabat to resume his rehabilitation», a source in the President's entourage told the
Une secousse tellurique d'une magnitude de 3,7 degrés sur l'échelle de Richter a été enregistrée, jeudi, dans la province de Driouch, indique l'Institut national de géophysique (ING). La secousse, dont l'épicentre est situé dans la commune M'hajer, s'est produite à 07H44MIN 18SEC, précise l'Institut dans un communiqué. Elle est d'une profondeur de 14km, d'une latitude de 35.163°N et d'une longitude de
Morocco’s economy will grow to 2.9 percent in 2019, the head of the planning agency said Wednesday quoted by Reuters. The grow is, however, slower than what has been registered last year, indicated Ahmed Lahlimi who stressed that the forecasts were based on «prospects for an average crop year and an oil price of $67 a barrel». «Morocco’s growth is still dependent on agriculture and rainfall», Lahlimi explained adding that «an exceptional crop year in