A European Union delegation of senior officials has arrived in Morocco, according to Europa Press. For two days, 17th and 18th of October, the delegation will meet Moroccan officials. The delegation is expected to evaluate the additional help the Kingdom needs to manage the migration crisis. On Monday, by the end of the Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting, the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy head Federica Mogherini said that the number of migrant arrivals
Le trafic devrait être rétabli partiellement mercredi vers 10 heures entre Salé et Kénitra sur une seule voie, a annoncé mercredi l’Office national des chemins de fer (ONCF). Les équipes de l’ONCF «sont mobilisées avec la logistique nécessaire depuis hier soir pour effectuer le relevage du train déraillé au niveau de Bouknadel», a indiqué l’Office dans un communiqué, assurant
Maintaining the Moroccan Sahara issue on the agenda of the 4th Committee is in flagrant violation of the UN Charter and it is for this reason that this UN body must part with this issue, Morocco's permanent representative to the United Nations, ambassador Omar Hilale, said Tuesday in New York. «The Moroccan Sahara is indeed the only issue that continues to be discussed and to be subject to a resolution by the 4th Committee, while the Security Council has been engaged with this issue
French multinational food-products Danone said its sales growth fell in the third quarter because of the boycott campaign that was initiated by consumers in Morocco, reported Reuters on Wednesday. The results of the current quarter were affected by dairy sales that fell by 40 percent in the second quarter of the same year. To limit the loss in the Kingdom, Danone has taken a series of measures to «regain consumers trust», said the British news agency. Indeed, Emmanuel Faber, CEO
Several foreign countries reacted on Tuesday, 16th of October, to the train crash that took place near Bouknadel in Morocco. 7 people died in the tragic incident while 86 were wounded. The Spanish Embassy in Morocco published a letter of condolence sent by the Spanish government on its official Twitter account. La #France présente ses condoléances aux proches des victimes et souhaite un prompt rétablissement aux blessés. Elle assure le #Maroc de sa
Les éléments du 8ème arrondissement de police de Rabat ont placé en garde à vue, tard lundi, cinq personnes, dont deux jeunes femmes et un policier ayant le grade de gardien de la paix, pour ivresse sur la voie publique et conduite en état d'ivresse, indique la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN). Une patrouille de la police de secours a arrêté les cinq individus, dont une fille mineure
Des pluies localement fortes sont attendues jeudi de 03h00 à 15h00 dans plusieurs provinces du royaume, a indiqué mardi la Direction de la météorologie nationale (DMN). Ces pluies concerneront Tanger-Assilah, Fahs-Anjra, Chefchaouen, Larache, Kénitra, Salé, Rabat, Ouezzane, Taounate, Taza, Sidi Kacem et Sidi Slimane, a précisé la DMN dans un bulletin météorologique spécial. Par ailleurs, des pluies
The Moroccan football team drew 2-2 against their Comorian counterpart, Tuesday at the Saïd Mohamed Cheikh International Stadium in Mitsamiouli (Comoros), in their fourth match of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The locals opened the scoring in the 9th minute of the game by Ben Mohamed Fardou. Khalid Boutaib (53rd) equalized for the Atlas Lions before Noureddine Amrabet (62nd) scored the second goal. However, the Moroccans conceded the equalizer at the very end of the game (90th+1)
A British man suspected of sending the «Punish a Muslim Day» letters, who was arrested last June, pleaded guilty of soliciting murder and 13 other offences, wrote online newspaper Today Online. Originally from Lincoln, David Parnham, 35, appeared before the Central Criminal Court in London on October the 12th. He carried out a terror campaign for two years, since 2016, by sending «malicious» letters and «highly offensive» packages to many people and
La sélection marocaine des moins de 23 ans (U23) s’est inclinée, lundi à El Jadida, face à son homologue algérienne sur le score de deux buts à un (1-2), au terme de la deuxième confrontation amicale entre les deux formations en l’espace de quatre jours. Dans un stade d’El Abdi quasi-désert, les deux équipes, qui ont fait match nul vendredi dernier (0-0), ont montré un visage plus reluisant que la