Alerte à Casablanca après la découverte d’une vieille bombe [Vidéo]

De 14h à 22h environ, le quartier Sidi Othman à Casablanca a vécu aujourd’hui un état d’alerte élevée. En effet, la police a été avertie de la présence d’objets suspects. Les forces de sécurité sont rapidement intervenues pour boucler le périmètre, où un grand sac contenant des matériaux lourds a été localisé. Dans la foulée, les habitants ont

Larache : La Marine royale a assisté un chalutier marocain en détresse

Une unité combattante de la Marine Royale opérant en Atlantique, au large de Larache, a assisté un chalutier marocain en difficulté en mer, durant la nuit du dimanche 10 décembre au lundi 11 décembre, après une panne moteur, a indiqué mardi l’État-major général des Forces armées royales.  L’Unité combattante de la Marine royale avait reçu l’alerte la nuit du dimanche vers

Saudi Arabia’s Dar Al-Arkan plans to invest in Morocco

Dar Al-Arkan Real Estate (DAAR), a Saudi Arabian property development company and one of the largest developers by market value in the Asian country, is considering investing in Morocco ; its president Youssef al-Shelash told the British news agency. Headquartered in Riyadh and founded in 1994 by six families operating in the business community, the company is aimed at meeting the increased housing demand of the Saudi population. The real estate firm has a portofolio of 800 million dollars,

Hirak : 18 Riffian activists held in preventive detention 

The Moroccan police held 18 Riffian activists in preventive detention on Tuesday, 12th of December, including 12 minors, for allegedly committing acts of public disorder last night in the city of Imzouren, reports EFE news agency. Rioting broke out after the police intervened to disperse a social protest in the Ait Moussa Omar district, a security source told the news agency. The police operation resulted in the arrest of 33 people, 15 of whom were released later, said the source. For

Morocco spends $ 100 million to construct a stadium in Tanzania

After Rwanda, it is in Tanzania that Morocco is planning to finance the construction of an ultra modern stadium. The Tanzanian President, John Magufuli, and King Mohammed VI are expected to inaugurate the project in April 2018 in the country’s new capital, Dodoma.

One Planet Summit : King Mohammed VI takes part in lunch hosted by the French President

King Mohammed VI, accompanied by the Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, took part on Tuesday, 12th of December, in the lunch hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in honor of the heads of State and delegations attending the «One Planet Summit», held in Paris. On his arrival at the Elysee Palace, the sovereign reviewed a detachment of the Republican Guard that paid the honors before being greeted by the French President, reports MAP news agency. The king was also greeted by UN

One Planet Summit : Le roi Mohammed VI prend part au déjeuner offert par le président français

Le roi Mohammed VI, accompagné du prince héritier Moulay El Hassan, a pris part au déjeuner offert ce mardi par le président français Emmanuel Macron, en l’honneur des chefs d’Etat et des délégations participant au Sommet mondial sur le climat «One Planet Summit», tenu en ce moment à Paris. A son arrivée au palais de l’Elysée, le souverain marocain a passé en revue un

African Entrepreneurship Award honors 12 winners from 9 African countries

Twelve entrepreneurs from 9 African countries will share a $1 million award to launch and scale their business ideas with the help of the African Entrepreneurship Award, a competition powered by BMCE Bank of Africa.  The first prize ($ 100,000) was for Louise Williamson (South Africa), who founded Sustainability Professionals to solve cooking needs for rural schools and communities. Allen Kimambo from Tanzania received the second prize for creating Zaidi General

Egypt’s Edita signs an agreement with Dislog to establish a joint venture in Morocco

Edita Food Industries, a leader in the Egyptian snack food market signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday, 10th of December, with Dislog Group to establish a joint venture in Morocco, the company said in a press release reported by Reuters news agency. The Egyptian firm present in the market since 1996 is planning to form «Edita Food Industries – Morocco», a joint venture that will «leverages Edita’s manufacturing and technical industry experience and

L'African Entrepreneurship Award récompense 12 lauréats de 9 pays africains

Douze lauréats issus de 9 pays africains ont partagé une enveloppe de 1 million de dollars au titre de la 3ème édition du Programme African Entrepreneurship Award, initié par la BMCE Bank of Africa et récompensant les projets durables les plus impactants dans les catégories de l'éducation, de l'environnement et les domaines inexplorés. Sélectionnés parmi 40 finalistes provenant de 19 pays africains, les