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Casablanca : CGEM discusses the relation between companies and the administration

The Moroccan General Confederation of Companies (CGEM) organized a seminar on Tuesday, 12th of September at its headquarters in Casablanca, to discuss «Business-management relations : What are the main areas for improvement ?». The meeting brought together about one hundred members of the organization, CGEM said in a statement. The seminar had 4 workshops with the objective of «proposing concrete and applicable recommendations that could remove the administrative barriers

The Oriental Fashion Show to be held in Marrakech

After Paris, London, Doha and Baku, the Oriental Fashion Show is scheduled to be held in Marrakech. For its 21st edition, the event is committed to showcasing art and preserving Eastern traditional clothing, organizers said in a statement. On the 22nd and 23rd of September, creators from Morocco, Algeria, Pakistan and Russia will present their latest collections at the Royal Mansour hotel in Marrakech. Lamia Lakhssassi, Mahe-Mi, Albert Ouaknine, Safaa Ibrahimi, Raishma, Menouca and other

Mauritania accusing Morocco of welcoming members of its opposition

Mauritania and Morocco haven’t been in good terms these couple of days; according to the Middle East monitor which is quoting local median platforms. Accordingly, the neighboring country is enraged over the fact that Rabat has welcomed members of the Mauritanian opposition. Sources told Quds Press that Mauritania is «unhappy that Morocco is hosting businessman Mohamed Ould Bouamatou, whom Nouakchott accuses of supporting a number of seeking to harm public security in the

Spain : A 15-year-old Moroccan teenager found underneath a bus

Spanish police have found a 15-year-old Moroccan teenager hidden underneath a bus, trying to illegally immigrate to Spain, EFE news agency reported, at the maritime border post in Tarifa, in the province of Cadiz. The police officers had to break a part of the vehicle, which came from Tangier to Tarifa, in order to be able to save the young man and ensure his safety, said the police in a statement. The teenager was rescued on Monday, while the bus was being inspected upon arrival at the

Morocco to host next month two energy forums on gas and renewable energy

Morocco will host on November 2017, two energy forums on gas and renewable energy. The event scheduled for the 29th of November and 1st of December in Casablanca will be attended by Aziz Rabbah, the Minister of Energy, Mines, and Sustainable Development, Energy Net Limited, an online newspaper, reports today. The first event entitled «The Africa Renewable Energy Forum» was first organized in Marrakech last year during COP22 held in November 2016. It is mainly aiming at discussing

Taoufik Rabbaa appointed head of Citibank Maghreb

Taoufik Rabbaa, a Moroccan national has been appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citibank Maghreb. He will be responsible for the business and investment activities of Citibank in Morocco and will take care as well of determining new opportunities for growth in the country. This is what announces a communiqué issued by the group and reported by Medias 24. Taoufik Rabbaa will be the first Moroccan to head the group since its creation in 1967. The Al Akhawayn

The Oriental Desert Express, a train for tourists to admire Morocco’s scenery

Internationally known for starring at one of James bond’s most famous movies, the train linking Oujda to Boujdour was at the center of a reportage conducted by AFP. The train is owned and run by Edi Kunz, a 70 year-old man who carries tourists all along the oriental desert in a charming journey. «It takes between eight and 12 hours to make the trip, sometimes even more», Kunz told the French news agency speaking about Oriental Express Desert which was used to film some

UNICEF and UNHCR gave an overview about the educational system in Morocco

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have investigated the situation of the educational system in Morocco before the kick start of the new scholar year. The latest statistics show a significant increase in guaranteeing basic education for children during primary and secondary school. School enrolment has reached 97.4% and 87.6% respectively, «however, access to school is not yet guaranteed to all children,

London to host a Caftan Fashion Show and a festival for the Moroccan cuisine

London will host a cultural event on 16th and 17th of September, offering the English public a Caftan Fashion Show and a festival of the Moroccan cuisine with a concert of music. This artistic event, which coincides with the famous «London Fashion Week», is organized on the initiative of Jalila Elmastouki, a Moroccan-British specialist in the promotion of the caftan, the young chef Khalid Dahbi, and Jamal Boujrad, a former NMTO executive with more than 30 years of experience in the

The Casablanca court postpones the trial of Hirak detainees

The trial of Hirak detainees arrested for organizing demonstrations in the Northern region of Morocco has been put off, reports Reuters today. Families of the Hirak members gathered outside the Casablanca courthouse. 17 detained protest leaders “face charges ranging from conspiring against the state to protesting without authorization”, states the same source. The Hirak popular movement has seen light after the death of Mohcine Fikri a fish monger who was crushed by a trash truck

The Israeli-African summit canceled by the Togolese president

The African-Israeli summit scheduled for October 2017 in Togo, has been canceled according to several Israeli media platforms. Accordingly, the meeting supposed to be attended by the Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and representatives from 54 African countries, was put off because of the pressure put on the African nation by several Arab countries. «Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé, who has been facing mass demonstrations against his regime recently, has informed

Marrakech : Taxicabs are getting their own digital platform

Taxi drivers in Marrakech will have a new mobile application for their customers named Chedli taxi (Take me a taxi), The Economist reports today. The new mobile application operates by geo-localizing the customers who can send voice messages to the driver informing them about their destination. The taxi driver then is supposed to accept or decline. «We have developed our own very complex algorithm to offer this unique voice control service adapted to Moroccans,» explains Ali

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma : No Moroccan victims according to the Kingdom's Embassy

Following the hurricanes Harvey and Irma which have hit the southeastern coasts of the United States, notably Texas and Florida, the Moroccan Embassy in Washington, and the Consulate in New York, follow with concern, the situation of Moroccans in the disaster areas. The latter is heavily resided by the Moroccan community, notably in Houston (Texas) and Tampa, Sarasota and Miami (Florida). «According to information gathered on this date, no victim among our nationals has been

A man to ride his bike from the Wales to Morocco following Swallows

Ed Beverlry-Jones, a 43-year-old man who lives in Chepstow, a town in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England will ride his bike all the way down to Morocco following Swallows, a family of passerine birds found around the world on all continents except Antarctica, reports South Wales Argus, a local online newspaper. Ed is planning to travel perusing the birds’ autumn journey to Africa passing through England, France, and Spain. «I watch and

Bangladesh : Morocco sends humanitarian aid to Rohingyas

Emergency humanitarian aid was sent to Bangladesh on Monday to support the country's efforts to cope with the massive influx of refugees from the Muslim minority of the Rohingyas from Myanmar, states the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. «On the very high instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, May God assist him, emergency humanitarian aid was forwarded today to the People's Republic of Bangladesh», the ministry said in a statement. «This

Two Moroccans arrested after being accused by a Kuwaiti national of extorting money

Moroccan authorities have arrested two people after a Kuwaiti national filed a complaint indicating that they are extorting money, the Arab Times reports quoting Al-Anba, an Arabic-language Kuwaiti daily newspaper. According to the plaintiff’s lawyer Ali Al-Kandari, the two Moroccan nationals are held in custody. «The Moroccan judiciary is interrogating the suspects and both men are expected to be referred for a trial», the same source stated. Al Kandari told the same source

Moulay Hicham accuses the Tunisian president of ordering his expulsion

Back to France, Moulay Hicham is there to talk about his expulsion from the Tunisian territory. Speaking to France 24, a French TV, a 24-hour international news and current affairs television network, based in Paris, the King’s cousin openly accused the Tunisian president of having ordered his expulsion. The prince did not give more details about the accusation. On the other hand, he took is time to praise the revolution that took part on January 14, 2011, considered as a «haven of

The second Climate Chance World Summit held in Agadir

The second edition of the Climate Chance World summit organized in partnership with the region of Souss-Massa has been inaugurated today, Monday 11 of September, in Agadir, Xenhua reports today. According to the same source, the summit is to «provide a unique opportunity to review the global climate action agenda set at the UN climate conferences and to assess the progress made by non-state actors across the world». The event is also a way of supporting innovation and new