The number of migrants entering Spain by sea in 2017 tripled because of Moroccans and Algerians arrival

The arrival of Moroccans and Algerians has tripled the number of migrants crossing the sea to enter Spain in 2017, AFP reports quoting the Spanish Commission for Refugees. «21,500 people arrived by sea on Spain’s southern shores between January 1 and December 20» compared to 6,046 in 2016, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an intergovernmental organization that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants. The number of

Maneuvers led by Polisario reflect its dismay, according to El Khalfi

The maneuvers led by the Polisario reflect its dismay and the dislocation of its ranks as a result of the successive victories accumulated by Morocco in defending its territorial integrity, said, Thursday in Rabat, minister delegate for Relations with Parliament and Civil Society, government spokesperson, Mustapha El Khalfi. Speaking at a press briefing following the weekly cabinet meeting, held under the chairmanship of the head of government, El Khalfi stressed that Morocco is now advancing

Pizza Hut ouvre ses portes à Oujda

Dans le cadre de sa stratégie d’expansion, Pizza Hut a annoncé mercredi l’ouverture d’un premier restaurant à Oujda, lit-on dans un communiqué de l’enseigne. Avec 46 unités au Maroc, celle-ci veut se positionner comme étant le réseau le plus large au Maroc, dans le secteur de la restauration semi-rapide. Pour cette ouverture, Pizza Hut présentera un nouveau concept d’aménagement de

Jemaa El Fna reprise sur un timbre commémoratif

Barid Al-Maghrib et le Conseil communal de Marrakech rendent hommage à la Place Jemaa El Fna, célébrant le 16e anniversaire de l’inscription de ce lieu au patrimoine immatériel de l’humanité par l’UNESCO. Lors de la cérémonie commémorant à Marrakech l’émission de ce timbre, le directeur général de Barid Al-Maghrib, Amin Benjelloun Touimi, ainsi que par le président du Conseil

Aéronautique : Le Maroc table sur 26 milliards de dirhams de chiffre d’affaires en 2020

Le secteur aéronautique marocain vise à franchir la barre de 26 milliards de dirhams de chiffre d’affaires et à créer 23 000 nouveaux emplois en 2020, a affirmé le ministre de l’Industrie, de l’investissement, du commerce et de l’économie numérique, Moulay Hafid Elalamy. «Nous sommes confiants sur la tenue des objectifs fixés pour le secteur de l'aéronautique, (…) en 2020», a

OCP and Adnoc sign a sulphur supply agreement

OCP Group, a Moroccan company, has signed a long-term agreement to receive sulphur supplies from the Abu Dhabi National Oil company (ADNOC), a state-owned Emirati firm, reports the National. Adnoc, known as the world’s largest producers of sulphur and which supplied OCP with 2 million tones of the same compound last year had agreed with the Moroccan company to «consider a gradual increase of the contracted volumes of granulated sulphur through 2025», explains the same

France : Four months suspended sentence for the Moroccan who forced his way into the royal cortege

A court in Meaux, a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Ile-de-France region in Paris, France, sentenced on Wednesday,  27th of December, a Moroccan national to four suspended months in prison for «puting the lives of others in danger», reports Le Parisien daily newspaper. The Moroccan driver’s driving license has also been suspended. The defendant was tried on the 20th of December «for having forced his way into King Mohammed VI’s royal cortege

Tarifa : A Moroccan minor found underneath a coach coming from Tangier

The Spanish National Police found near the port of Tarifa, a small town in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, on the southernmost coast of mainland Spain, a Moroccan teenager who was hidden underneath a coach coming from Tangier, says El Pais quoting a communiqué issued by the Spanish police. «The place where the boy had been hiding was a very difficult access area and, because of the child's physical characteristics, helping him get out was complicated», the same

Maroc : La CIMR lance l'offre "Al Moustakbal Individuel"

La Caisse Interprofessionnelle Marocaine de Retraite (CIMR) a lancé, mardi, une nouvelle offre baptisée "Al Moustakbal Individuel", dédiée aux professions libérales et Indépendantes. Ce nouveau produit, qui s’inscrit dans le cadre des changements phares introduits par le nouveau statut de la CIMR, permettra l’ouverture du régime aux personnes physiques souhaitant y adhérer à titre individuel, qu’il s’agisse

Royal Air Maroc extends its fleet by ordering 4 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

The Royal Air Maroc (RAM), the Moroccan national carrier, as well as the country's largest airline, has announced that it is expanding its international service purchasing 4  787-9 Dreamliners – valued at $1.1 billion, said a communiqué sent on Wednesday by Boeing, an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites worldwide. The carrier headquartered in Casablanca had previously made an order for