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Morocco and China to build a tech city in Tangier

King Mohammed VI presided yesterday in tangier the launching of a 10 billion project. Morocco and the Chinese Group “Haite” will build a new industrial and technology city of 2000 hectares. Financed by the “Haite” group, BMCE Bank of Africa and the Moroccan government, the project aims to host 300,000 inhabitants and create 100,000 jobs. It is a site that will attract 200 multinational corporations and boost the economy of the region. «'Mohammed VI Tangiers Tech

World Happiness Report : Morocco 84th and Africa unhappy

The 2017 world happiness Report ranks Morocco 84th in the world and 4th in Africa. Supported by the UN, the annual report tracks the happiness of 155 countries based on several features such as education, democracy heath and employment. While the rest of the world is celebrating the international day of happiness, Africa is ranked as the unhappiest continent on this planet. An annual report released on Monday by the UN has ranked Morocco fourth in a list of the happiest countries in Africa.

Morocco is hosting the 24th Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union conference

Rabat is hosting today the 20th of March, the 24th conference of the Arab-Parliamentary Union. The conference is supposed to be attended by several Arab parliamentary representatives to develop a new working plan for the union and elect a new leader. The two-day conference will discuss the promotion of the regional and international activities of the participating countries. It will also discuss the union’s former projects and study their effeciency. The Arab Inter-parliamentary Union

The king appoints Saadeddine Othmani Prime Minister

The king Mohammed VI received Saadeddine Othmani friday afternoon in the royal palace in Casablanca. During this visit the king appointed the justice and development member Prime Minister and entrusted him with the task of forming a government. A communiqué of the ministry of the royal house, of protocol and chancellery confirmed the information. The nomination of El Othmani came after, the king dismissed on Wednesday the ex-prime minister Abdelilah Benkirane. This latter failed

PJD refuses to hold Benkirane responsible for the delay of the government formation

The Justice and Development party refuses to hold Benkirane responsible for the delay of the government formation. This statement came in a communiqué released yesterday evening by the PJD that responded with an open heart to the replacement of its leader Abdelilah Benkirane. The party’s statement shows its support to the royal decision and considers continuing the formation of the government. However, the communiqué published on the party’s official website blames

Dutch Elections : Rutte Mark claims victory over Geert Wilders' anti-Islam party

The center-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte gained 32 seats in yesterday’s parliamentary elections. The Dutch VVD leader’s victory offered a huge relief to Muslims resident in the Netherlands whilst the far-right candidate Geert wilders contented himself with 19 seats only. Founder and leader of the Party for Freedom, Geert Wilders, was known for his anti-Muslim opinions and the criticism his campaign held against Moroccans and immigrants. Chasing Moroccans and calling some of them

King Mohammed VI ousts Prime Minister Benkirane

In a communiqué released by the royal cabinet yesterday evening, Abdelilah Benkirane the head of the Justice and Development party was replaced in an attempt to allow another member of his party to form the government. The king’s decision, according to the same source, came after «the absence of signs that suggest an imminent formation» of a government and due to his concerns about «overcoming the current blockage». The royal statement did not say who he

Benatia quits playing for Morocco

The football Moroccan player, Mehdi Benatia, has announced today through his social media accounts that he will not play for the Moroccan national team in the upcoming international break. Instead, the captain of the Moroccan national team will stay with Juventus. The centre-back 29 year old player has won 42 caps for his country, but will not accept the recent call he received from Hérve Renard; until he is playing more regularly for the Torino’s city team. Benatia who played

FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Qualifiers 2017 : Morocco will battle Tunisia and Algeria

Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria basketball national teams will battle tomorrow (Thursday) to earn their trip to FIBA Afro Basket 2017 Final Round in Congo-Brazzaville in August. The three North-African teams will play the first leg in Algeria from March 16-18. The second leg will follow in Tunisia from March 24-26. The first and second will be automatically qualified for the Final round held from the 19th to 30 of August. According to the FIBA.com, the Moroccan team will face his Algerian rival

Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila to perform in Casablanca and Rabat

Known as creative and alternative the young Lebanese Rock band Mashrou’ Leila will visit Morocco for a mini-tour in Rabat and Casablanca. The five-member band is scheduled to perform on the 21t of March at the Renaissance cinema in Rabat and on the 22d of the same month at Casablanca Studio des Arts Vivants. Lead by Hamed Sinno, the band’s lead singer, Mashrou’ Leila was formed in 2008 in Beirut, Lebanon as a music workshop at the American University of Beirut. The band made

Morocco: Sound Energy sees gas in Tendrara well

Sound Energy upstream Gas Company has observed gas shows in the TE-8 well in the Tendrara drill located in the eastern regions of Morocco. The company has told investors that they have encountered gas shows onshore whilst drilling the TE-8 well. The information was published in the company’s website this morning (Wednesday), along with the statement of the company’s general meeting that reveales: “The Company is pleased to confirm the presence of a TAGI sand sequence,

The half-Moroccan Dutch candidate who fights to win the Netherlands elections

The Netherland is witnessing tomorrow Wednesday a big political day during which ,Greet Wilders; the anti-Muslim politician is going to face his half- Moroccan Dutch rival Jesse Klaver. Jesse leader of the Green Left, a new left-wing party, is campaigning for social equality and radical environmental change in the Netherland. The young candidate, as described by The Telegraph newspaper wants his Netherland back, an expressive statement that foreshadows Klaver’s aim to fight anti-Muslim

Casablanca and Rabat are among the cities with the best quality of life in the world

The Mercer quality of life ranking motor has released a list that includes Casablanca and Rabat as one of the cities that have the best quality of life in the world. Every year Mercer, the world’s largest HR consultancy firm, releases its quality of life index which examines the cities that provide the best quality of living. The ranking is carried out annually to provide multinational companies and employees with pieces of information about different cities. Nonetheless, the ranking

A delegation from Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria visits Israel

A delegation of Moroccan, Tunisian and Algerian journalists and bloggers is currently on a visit to Israel. The visit, according to the Facebook page of the Israeli foreign ministry named “Israel Speaks Arabic”, holds the aim of discovering the country and viewing first hand its situation. Members of the delegation visited yesterday all of Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Yad Vashem memorial to perpetuate the memory of the Holocaust victims. The delegation plans to visit

Moroccan & American Special Operation Forces partner to prevent terrorism

Moroccan Special Operation Forces have partnered with their American counterparts to share their communicational and medical skills during Operation Flintlock 2017. The operation is a campaign held in Morocco, most precisely, in Tifnit to train and exchange expertise with 2000 personnel from 24 allied nations. The exercise sponsored by the US Africa Command began on the 27th of February and will carry on till March the 16th according to FOFREP News online newspaper. The training aims to

Gdim Ezig : The circumstances of the retrial taking place in Sale

It is this morning that the court appeal of Sale resumed the trial of the 25 people accused of killing 11 people and injuring 70 in 2010. The court of appeal in Sale was packed with lawyers, relatives of victims and defendants, observers, journalists and security forces as the hearing began. The courtroom was dominated by a giant screen broadcasting the hearing and the presented evidence. Outside, supporters of the two camps ; separated by a line of policemen, exchanged slogans and

Morocco : The Ministry of Tourism launches a social media campaign to promote sustainable tourism

The Ministry of Tourism has collaborated with the globetrotter couple Amal and Anass Yakine to launch a social media campaign that promotes the best sustainable tourism initiatives. The project entitled #voyagedurable (sustainable travelling) was brought by the Ministry of Tourism in order to celebrate the international year of sustainable tourism for development. The campaign that aims to raise awareness among people and make them understand the concept of sustainable tourism in the

The criminal chamber of Salé's appeals court inaugurates this morning the hearing of the Gdim Izik case

The trial of the 24 defendants originally convicted in a military court of killing law enforcement officers in the Gdim Izik camp, is taking place in the criminal chamber of the Sale's appeals court this monday morning. The court has accepted the defense' request to conduct a medical expertise to check on the mental and physical health of the accused. The judges also ask to summon the witnesses involved in the case  and the officers who wrote and witnessed the legal proceedings of the