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EU-Africa-Morocco : A forum to fight against terrorism is in the making

An EU-Africa-Morocco forum to fight against terrorism was examined by the binomial in charge of security issues in the Morocco-Union European Joint Parliamentary Committeee (CPM). This is what announced Anderrahim Atmoun, member of the binomial and co-chairman of the joint Moroccan commission, said in a statement. «This meeting will have an ambitious roadmap including the fight against terrorism in all its forms,» said the co-chairman of the joint commission. Before adding :

The Guardian reacts to the expulsion of its journalist Saeed Kamali

The Guardian, a British daily newspaper headquartered in London, has confirmed the expulsion of its journalist, Saeed Kamali, from Morocco while reporting on the Hirak popular movement. According to AFP, the Guardian issued a statement reacting to the incident. «Saeed Kamali Dehghan is safe and well, and has returned to London», wrote the newspaper. «We are surprised that a respected Guardian correspondent reporting in Morocco was told to leave the country, and we are looking

Planeta group to open two schools in Morocco

Planeta, a Spanish media group based in Barcelona and operates in Spain, Portugal, France, and Latin America announced on Thursday in Rabat that it would open two schools in Morocco in the fields of tourism and management. It is Ostelea School of Hospitality & Tourism, specializing in tourism and hospitality management, and Eslsca Business School Paris, a business school with a strong reputation in finance and market intelligence. The two schools will start operating by the beginning of

Saeed Kamali, a journalist working for the Guardian was allegedly expelled from Morocco

Saeed Kamali Dehghan, a journalist who works for the Guardian, was expelled from Morocco on the 28th of September while making reportage on the Hirak in Al Hoceima. He was indeed taken to Mohammed  V airport in Casablanca to fly to London, after being arrested by the authorities, on September the 27th, in Al Hoceima, reports TelQuel. The Iranian-born journalist arrived in Morocco on the 25th of September to cover Women in Africa Forum, bringing together influential women from the African

World’s financial centres gathered in Casablanca today to promote sustainable development

10 financial centres from different countries in the world gathered on Thursday 28th of September to promote sustainable development and discuss strategic actions on green on sustainable finance, Casa Finance City said in statement.   «Financial centres including Astana, Casablanca, Dublin, Hong Kong, Milan, London, Luxembourg, Milan, Paris, Qatar, Shanghai, and Stockholm backed the Casablanca statement agreeing to harness their expertise to drive action on climate change and

Casablanca : Royal Air Maroc is celebrating its 60th anniversary on the beach

Royal Air Maroc, the Moroccan national carrier and the country’s largest airline is organizing an event on Saturday 30th of September along the Casablanca beach, Ain Diab to celebrate its 60th anniversary. «This event is part of a series of events and activities that have been going on since the beginning of 2017 to mark the anniversary of the company created in 1957 and to share its history and accomplishments in a lively way with all Moroccans,» said the group. The opening

Caribbean : Morocco sends humanitarian and material aid to the hurricanes’ victims

Following the recent devastating hurricanes that hit Antigua and Barbuda, as well as the Commonwealth of Dominica, and which caused substantial material damage to these countries, King Mohammed VI gave instructions to send humanitarian and material aid to the victims of these natural disasters. This gesture reflects Morocco's continuing solidarity with these two sister countries in the Caribbean region, which have always expressed their firm support for Morocco, according to a

Mosque gutted in suspicious fire and King Carl XVI denounces the act

shortly after 2am on Tuesday 26th of September, a mosque located in the Orebro region in southern Sweden was destroyed. A fire broke off in the building which became a mosque in 2007, whose roofs collapsed. Suspected of being arson, the police arrested a 20-year-old suspect and an investigation was open, according to Aftonbladet daily newspaper that was quoted by RT. «We cannot speculate about the motives of this crime», said Orebro district police chief, who preferred not to

Enactus World Cup : Morocco ranked third

The Enactus EHTP team represented Morocco at the world's largest social entrepreneurship competition, the Enactus World Cup, which took place in London on 26-28 September. The team had won the title of national champion for the 2nd consecutive year at the national competition which took place on June 20th. Unfortunately, the kingdom did not qualify for the final of the World Cup Enactus. It was ranked third ahead of Australia and Tatjikistan, said Enactus Morocco on Facebook. «We

Contemporary art: The Biennale of Marrakech festival is postponed because of money

Established thirteen years ago, the Moroccan event, Biennale Marrakech, whose next edition was scheduled in February 2018, has a deficit of about 3.3 MADD, Le Monde Afrique reports today. Christine Eyene, a critic of Cameroonian art, has recently been appointed curator of the next edition of the Biennale of Casablanca, scheduled for October 2018. However, that of Marrakech, scheduled to start in February 2018, is postponed. «There is no money,» says Amine Kabbaj, executive chairman

The fight against torture : Morocco’s commitments must be taken into consideration according to El Yazami

Morocco’s full accession to the international human rights system requires the fulfillment of its commitments and obligations, Driss El Yazami, President of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) said. The Kingdom has ratified all international human rights treaties, the most recent one is the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (APT). The latter was ratifies by the Kingdom on November 2014 during the International Forum of Human Rights held in Marrakech, becoming

Illegal Immigration : Moroccan nationals top the list presented by Spain

Moroccans are the most frequent citizens of illegal immigration on the Spanish coast especially in Andalusia, according to the regional online newspaper, Diario de Sevilla. Overall, Sub-Saharans are still much more numerous, but findings reveal that Moroccan nationals immigrate the most to Spain, followed by Algerians, according to statistical data unveiled last week in Rome by the Spanish Interior Minister, Juan Ignacio Zoido to his Italian counterpart, Marco Minniti. Between the end of May

Zakaria Moumni is seeking refuge in Canada

Former French-Moroccan kick-boxing champion Zakaria Moumni has applied for asylum in Canada, according to the Quebec news agency QMI. «My life is threatened in France, I escaped an attempt of murder with a gun and a weapon. The French government refuses to protect me,» he reported to the Quebec media TVA Nouvelles in Montreal. «My client was at the heart of a diplomatic conflict between France and Morocco. Obviously, on both sides, he is at risk,» added his lawyer,

Belgium : A Moroccan-Spanish man arrested for allegedly being the brain of a terrorist cell

A Spanish national of Moroccan descent was arrested this morning in Belgium, in Zaventem (center), by members of the Belgian security forces in an operation conducted by the Spanish Intelligence Bureau, according the Spanish news agency Servimedia. The information was confirmed by the Spanish Interior Minister, Juan Ignacio Zoido. Detenido en Bélgica un español de ascendencia marroquí de 26 años por liderar una célula de captación y adoctrinamiento

New exchange rate regime : The central bank prepared to carry out further studies

Bank Al-Maghrib is willing to carry out the complementary studies necessary to better accompany the new exchange rate policy, said Tuesday its governor, Abdellatif Jouahri. «If we retreat to better appreciate and support the new exchange rate regime, it seems to me that it is positive. If studies or complementary information are needed, we are there to make the simulations that are needed for a measure that will last for several years,» he said during a conference held at the end

Economic growth rate expected to rise to 4.3% in 2017, according to Bank Al Maghrib

Economic growth is expected to reach 4.3% in 2017, compared to 2016 when it was 1.2%, and to return to 3.1% in 2018, according to Bank Al-Maghrib forecasts. «Overall, after reaching 1.2% in 2016, growth is expected to increase to 4.3% in 2017 and return to 3.1% in 2018», Bank Al-Maghrib forecasts said on Tuesday during the 3rd quarterly meeting of its Board for 2017.

Casablanca : The Diorh agency delivers the results of a study on wages in Morocco

Diorh, a consulting firm in the development and optimization of human resources, organized a conference, today in Casablanca, to present the findings of a survey on the level of compensation in structured companies in Morocco in more of 14 sectors. The findings give an overview about the significant differences between managers and non-executives in Moroccan companies, across all sectors. In addition, the salaries of leaders in Morocco are much higher than those based in Spain, Germany or

Design and creation : Casablanca to host Design Week from 24 to 30 October

Casablanca is set to host the Design Week, which will be an opportunity for designers and creaters to gethaer for seven days, according to a press release issued by the Houna collective, the organizer of the event. Casablanca Design Week, «a unifying event, conceived as a free initiative and enameled by exhibitions, meetings and discoveries, to confirm the dimension of Casablanca as a place of creation» will be held from the 24th to the 30th of October and will bring together