Morocco participates to the dismantling of an international cocaine trafficking network

The Civil Guard has arrested 40 people, 34 men and 6 women from Spain, the UK and Morocco, involved in an international cocaine trafficking network and money laundering, reports La Marina Plaza . They were all arrested in several cities, including Madrid, Melilla, Girona (Catalonia) and Pontevedra (northwestern Spain). Their arrest was carried out as part of a coordinated operation by the Europol and Eurojust agencies, with the collaboration of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the US

Morocco and China to strengthen strategic ties

Morocco and China have agreed to strengthen their strategic partnership as the Kingdom’s Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita met with the Chinese State Councilor, Yang Jiechi Friday in Beijing, reports Xinhua, the Chinese News agency. During their meeting, the Chinese official who is also member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee stated that the 19th CPC National Congress has set China «on a new journey» towards a modern socialist

Salah Abdeslam’s recent letter to his cousin reveals his obsession with Islam

Salah Abdeslam, the Belgium-born French national of Moroccan descent who is accused of involvement in the attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015, has recently sent a letter to his cousin, breaking finally the silence. According to L’Express, Abdeslam’s letter has revealed how obsessed with Islam he is. On the 19th of July, the alleged terrorist wrote a two-page letter to his cousin from his cell, where he mentioned Allah 17 times in 31 lines. «How many of us have passed away

Le Saoudien SPIMACO renforce sa présence au Maroc avec un investissement de 400 MDH

Le groupe saoudien d'industrie pharmaceutique Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries & Medical Appliances Corporation a annoncé, jeudi, sa décision de renforcer sa présence au Maroc, avec un investissement de 400 millions de dirhams dans une unité de production à Berrechid. Dans le cadre de son plan de développement en phase avec le Plan d’accélération industrielle, une nouvelle unité de production de plus grande envergure est

Morocco and France sign five conventions in the fields of finance and transportation  

Morocco and France have strengthened cooperation in the financial and transportation fields, by signing on Wednesday in Rabat, five conventions on financing the extension of the tram lines in Rabat-Salé and Casablanca, transport and risk management. These conventions were signed as the French Prime Minister, Édouard Philippe, is on a working visit to Morocco to co-chair alongside his counterpart, Saâdeddine El Othmani, the 13th edition of the Morocco-France

Le Maroc et la France signent cinq conventions dans le secteur financier et du transport

Le Maroc et la France renforcent leur coopération dans le domaine financier et du transport, en vertu de la signature, mercredi à Rabat, de cinq conventions portant sur le financement de l’extension des lignes du tramway de Rabat-Salé et Casablanca, le transport routier et la gestion des risques. Ces conventions ont été signées dans le cadre de la visite de travail au Maroc du Premier ministre français, Édouard Philippe, pour

Abdellah Chakroun, a known figure in the fields of theatre and journalism dies at 91

Abdellah Chakroun, a leading figure in the fields of theatre and journalism in Morocco, died on Thursday 16th of November in Casablanca at 91, reports MAP news agency quoting the deceased’s family. He will be buried on the same day at Arrahma cemetery in Casablanca after the prayer of Al-Asr.

Décès d'Abdallah Chakroun, figure de proue du théâtre et du journalisme marocains

M. Abdallah Chakroun, une figure de proue du théâtre et du journalisme au Maroc, est décédé jeudi à Casablanca, à l'âge de 91 ans, a-t-on appris auprès de sa famille. La dépouille du défunt sera inhumée jeudi au cimetière Arrahma à Casablanca après la prière d'Al-Asr. Né le 14 mars 1926 à Salé, feu Abdallah Chakroun y a entamé son cursus scolaire, apprenant

Rabat : Morocco and France collaborate to provide museum trainings

A partnership agreement, on training and scientific research in the museum field, was signed Thursday in Rabat, as part of the official visit to Morocco of the French delegation, led by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. Signed by the French Minister of Culture and Communication, Françoise Nyssen, the President of the National Museums Foundation, Mehdi Qotbi, the Director of the French Institute of Morocco, Jean-Marc Berthon and the head of the National Heritage Institute, Philippe

Rabat : Le Maroc et la France signent une convention de partenariat sur la formation muséale

Une convention de partenariat, portant sur la formation et la recherche scientifique dans le domaine muséal, a été signée jeudi à Rabat, dans le cadre de la visite officielle au Maroc de la délégation française, menée par le Premier ministre, M. Édouard Philippe. Signée par la ministre française de la Culture et de la communication, Françoise Nyssen, le président de la Fondation nationale des