Morocco : Drug trafficking attempt foiled, 1 tonne of cannabis resin seized in Fez

The Judicial Police of Fez thwarted, Monday evening, a drug trafficking operation of one tonne of cannabis resin near the city, in coordination with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) and the Regional Brigade of the Judicial Police. This operation resulted in the interception of a lightweight car at the beltway leading to Outat El Haj and Guercif, National Police (DGSN) said in a release. Search operations of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of 40

Morocco, World Bank ink three financing agreements totaling $800 mln

Minister of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform, Mohamed Benchaaboun, and World Bank Maghreb Country Director, Jesko Hentschel, signed, Tuesday in Rabat, three financing agreements totaling $800 million. The agreements, inked in the presence of Minister of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research, Said Amzazi, touch on social protection (400 million dollars), the Green Generation program ($250 Mln) and the programming and modernization of urban

Nouvelle souche de Covid-19 : Des virologues rassurent sur l'efficacité du vaccin attendu au Maroc

La nouvelle souche de la Covid-19, apparue récemment dans le sud du Royaume-Uni et qui se propage depuis en Europe, est sans conséquences sur l'état clinique et sur le vaccin attendu au Maroc, ont assuré, lundi, des virologues marocains. Dans une déclaration à la chaîne d’information en continu de la MAP «M24», le directeur du laboratoire de biotechnologie médicale à la Faculté de médecine et de

Maroc : Une opération de trafic d’une tonne de chira avortée à Fès

Les éléments du service préfectoral de la police judiciaire de Fès ont mis en échec, lundi soir en coordination avec les services de la Direction générale de la surveillance du territoire (DGST) et de la Brigade régionale de la police judiciaire, une opération de trafic d’une tonne de chira près de la ville. Cette opération s’est soldée par l’interception d’une voiture

The European Commisson approves Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use

The European Commission has authorized the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in the European Union, the commission's president, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Monday. «Today we add an important chapter to a European success story, by making available the 1st #COVID19 vaccine for Europeans. More will come. It will be available to all EU countries at the same time, on the same conditions», she said on Twitter. Von der Leyen noted that the European Medicines Agency

Morocco reveals 1st locally made intelligent charging station for electric cars

The first intelligent charging station for electric vehicles, 100% made in Morocco, was presented, Monday in Rabat, in the presence of the Minister of Industry, Trade and the Green and Digital Economy, Moulay Hafid Elalamy. Developed at the request of manufacturers in the automotive sector by the Green Energy Park - a research platform set up jointly by the Institute for Research in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN) and the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) - and supported by the

Dutch-Moroccan designer Mo Benchellal wins the 2020 Vogue Fashion Prize

Fashion designer Mo Benchellal won the prestigious Vogue Fashion award with his fashion house Benchellal. Created in 2015 to give a boost to promising designers from the Arab world, the Vogue Fashion Prize annually rewards young talents. Mo Benchellal studied at Mode Lyceum in Amsterdam and founded his own fashion house in 2007. The prize also includes a sum of money of 150,000 dollars (122,000 euros). Mo Benchellal will have a seat in the Vogue Arabia showroom during the Paris fashion

Hommage aux Ṛṛways à travers un «Voyage dans l'univers des poètes chanteurs itinérants amazighes»

L'Anthologie «Ṛṛways, Voyage dans l’univers des poètes chanteurs itinérants amazighes» vient de paraître, rassemblant les morceaux les plus significatifs des répertoires anciens. Réalisée par Brahim El Mazned, produite par l’association Atlas Azawan et portée et éditée par la structure culturelle Anya, l’Anthologie des Ṛṛways est née de la volonté de préserver et valoriser

Maroc : Fitch Ratings confirme la note «Excellent (mar)» de BMCE Capital Gestion

L'Agence de notation financière internationale Fitch Ratings a confirmé, en décembre, la note nationale «Excellent (mar)» de BMCE Capital Gestion, avec une perspective stable, a annoncé le Groupe dans un communiqué. «Cette note reflète la discipline des processus d’investissement et du suivi des risques», indique la même source, soulignant qu'elle «repose également sur les ressources de gestion de la

Tunisia : Moroccan children awarded for drawings on history of Morocco

The embassy and the consulate general of Morocco in Tunisia held Saturday a ceremony to award prizes to children of the Moroccan community living in this country who won a drawing competition called Let's draw Morocco, our Homeland. These children, aged 10 to 14, participated in this competition with drawings reflecting their attachment to their motherland and retracing the salient events in the history of modern Morocco. Speaking on this occasion, Morocco's ambassador to Tunisia, Hassan