85% of the waste collected in Moroccan beaches is plastic. Bottles, ropes, fishing nets, sticks and plastic bags are objects that pollute these precious places, reported Zero Zbel, an association that fights against pollution, in a report conducted to commemorate the World Day for Beach Cleaning (September the 15th). The NGO explains that from March to August 2018, 36 280 have been thrown in the beaches. Backed by the Heinrich Boll Foundation, Zero Zbel managed to track the origins of these
Sofia, Moroccan filmmaker Meryem Ben M'barek's first feature movie, will not be screened at the 34th edition of the Haifa International Film Festival, which will kick off on September the 22nd. Speaking to French-language magazine Telquel, the filmmaker stated that she asked the people behind the festival to remove her movie from the event's schedule, as soon as she knew about it. «International sellers send movies to festivals, and directors sometimes are not involved, it is not our
Some 1,741,212 passengers, 464,977 vehicles and 4,390 buses transited the Tangier Med port during the Marhaba 2018 campaign, which ended on Sept. 15, said the Tangier Med Port Authority. The return flow of vehicles posted during this campaign a growth of more than 35% compared to the same period last year, said the source in a statement. The Marhaba 2018 operation witnessed an exceptional week, from August 27 to September 2, during which the port posted a 202% increase in passenger departure
La brigade de la police judiciaire du district de la sûreté à Sidi Kacem a procédé, samedi, à l'arrestation d'un individu aux multiples antécédents judiciaires liés à la vente d'alcool et au trafic de drogues, pour son implication présumée dans une affaire de viol sur mineure. Dans un communiqué, la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN) indique que les services de
Le Prix Farid Belkahia a été décerné, samedi soir à Marrakech, par la Fondation Farid Belkahia à la jeune peintre Oumayma El Guerssifi, lauréate de l’Institut national des beaux-arts de Tétouan. Elle devient ainsi la première récipiendaire de ce prix, lancé pour encourager les nouveaux talents de la peinture marocaine. Le comité scientifique de la Fondation est composé de Jean-Hubert
1 741 212 passagers, 464 977 véhicules et 4 390 autocars ont transité via le port de Tanger Med, pendant toute la période de la campagne Marhaba 2018, qui s'est clôturée le 15 septembre, indique l'Autorité portuaire de Tanger Med. Le port Tanger Med Passagers a enregistré, durant la campagne Marhaba 2018, une croissance de plus de 35% du flux retour des véhicules, par rapport à la même période de l'année 2017,
On Friday, 14th of September, the Mauritanian Foreign Affairs Minister received separately the Moroccan and Algerian ambassadors, says the Mauritanian agency. Ismail Ould Cheikh met first with Hamid Chabar, the representative of the Kingdom, then with Noureddine El Khandouri, his Algerian counterpart. The former UN special envoy to Yemen wants to establish «balanced» diplomatic ties with Rabat and Algiers. For the record, Mauritania recognizes the «RASD». On the 31st
Le service des accidents de circulation relevant de la préfecture de police à Kénitra a ouvert, dimanche matin, une enquête judiciaire à l'encontre d'un fonctionnaire de police de grade de préfet exerçant à l'administration centrale, pour son implication dans un accident de la circulation ayant causé des dégâts matériels, alors qu'il était en état d'ébriété, indique un
While Spain has voiced its interest in submitting a joint bid with Morocco and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup, Wednesday, Portuguese media reported that the country is not interested in the project. On Thursday, A Bola said that the idea was «baseless». Quoted by El Espanol, the same source explained that «it is impossible for the country to host a big event such as the World Cup». «It is not part of the country's future plans», added the same
Morocco tops African countries making progress in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, said the 2018 report on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which was recently released by the Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A), based in Kigali. According to the report, entitled "Africa SDG Index and Dashboards 2018 Report", the Kingdom of Morocco leads the African continent with a 66.1% achievement rate of objectives, that is 12 years before the deadline set by the