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Morocco to finance the construction of stadiums in Rwanda

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) and the Rwandan Association Football Federation have agreed over the weekend on the launch of a new project in the African republic. The FRMF will finance the construction of stadiums in the country through a repayable fund between the period of three to six years. «We can agree to construct a 3000-seater stadium for each district and depending on its needs, we will be offering different options for the construction phase», said Mouad

Morocco welcomes the adoption of Resolution 2351

Morocco welcomed the 2351 Resolution adopted yesterday 28th of April by the UN Security Council. In a communiqué issued today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Internationl Cooperation, the Kingdom showed its backing of the UN decision. This resolution prorogates the Minurso's mandate in the region for an additional year, strictly within its current prerogatives. The Ministry stated that this step will take into consideration the remarks and recommendations that the UN Secretary

The Polisario removes its troops from the Guerguerat area

The Minurso mission have deployed its elements in Guerguerat after the Polisario Front withdrew its militias from the area. The move came merely a few hours after the UN security council adopted a new resolution on the Moroccan Sahara conflict. The area, consequently, returns to the status quo that prevailed before the 14th of August 2016. For the record, Morocco removed in February 2017 it's troops from the Guerguerat buffer strip. As a result, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged the

Moroccans living abroad : A go-to clientele for the Moroccan online banking sector

«Moroccans living abroad are also meant to be clients of e-banking», Driss Maghraoui, the executive director of distribution of products at Attijariwafabank claimed on Friday morning at a conference organized to present L’bankalik project. Launched a few months ago, L’bankalik is a «100% mobile banking model» that is free for use and user-friendly. Answering to a question asked by Yabiladi during the conference, Driss Maghraoui confirmed that the Moroccan

An American initiative for the conservation of archaeological sites in Morocco

Volubilis, an excavated Roman city near Meknes will host a set of regional training courses on the conservation and management of Archaeological sites with mosaics organized by Mosaikon and the Moroccan Ministry of Culture. The training is performed through a partnership bringing together the Ministry of Culture and Getty Conservation Institute (GCI). The course includes two workshops, according to a communiqué issued by the Ministry. The courses that started on April the 10th, aim to

Morocco puts a new prohibitive import tariff for soft wheat import

The Moroccan government announced on Thursday 27th April in Rabat a new prohibitive import tariff. The decision includes «raising Morocco’s soft wheat import custom tax to 135% from 30% until December 31st», said Mustapha El Khalfi, Minister Delegate to the head of government in charge of relations with the parliament. This step holds the objective of guaranteeing a beneficial marketing for the national products that are highly demanded in Europe. «This project is

Barcelona : two alleged terrorist admit being at Brussels airport during the attack

Two alleged djihadists that were arrested earlier this week in Spain in a raid in and around Barcelona admitted on Thursday that they were present in the Brussels airport when the bombs went off. The Spanish authorities claimed, as reported by AFP, that the two men were identified as Mohammed Lamsalak and Youssef Ben Hammou and that they have denied involvement in the terrorist bombing that targeted the airport in March 2016. A spokes man of the national court said that «they went to

Grupo Bimbo : a Mexican baking company to enter the Moroccan market

Grupo Bimbo, a Mexican multinational bakery and product manufacturing company will invade the African market through buying a Moroccan company specialized in baking and named Adghal, reports Reuters. The Mexican firm is the ninth largest company in Mexico in the field of baking pastry and food manufacturing. It is headquartered in Mexico City and operates in the United States, Canada, Chile and Spain. According to the same source, Bimbo’s business chief announced last week that the

Canada : a cemetery to open a section for Muslims

A funeral business in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, city located in central Quebec Canada, announced on Wednesday 26th April that it will open a section for Muslims in Les Jardins Quebec cemetery. Pressreader reports that the town is going to provide 500 plots for the Muslim community in the city at the end of May 2017. The idea of creating a cemetery for Muslims residing in Quebec was initiated a month ago. According to the same source, in March 200 people organized a meeting in Apollinaire, a

A Syrian activist tackles Morocco for not hosting Syrian refugees

A Syrian activist named Fadl Abdelghani who is also head of the Syrian network of human rights accused Morocco of being the worst country in hosting Syrian refugees. Fadi said to Alhiwar TV channel in an interview broadcasted from London that «Morocco is one of the worst countries in the Arab world when it comes to hosting Syrian refugees, I would say it is the worst country in the world for not allowing Syrian refugees to enter its territory». «Syrians are not even allowed

Netherlands : A Moroccan sentenced to 4 years of prison for terrorism

The court of Roermond, located in the southeastern part of the Netherlands has sentenced a Moroccan who applied for asylum in the Dutch country for 4 years of prison after being convicted of terrorism. The Post Online reports that the defendent was accused of recruiting militants for ISIS. The 28-year-old man, who is identified as Mohamed A, used to live in a refugee center in the city of Echt. He used the internet to spread extremist ideology through publishing videos of

El Othmani’s cabinet gains parliamentary backing

El Othmani’s cabinet won a vote of confidence on Wednesday 26th of April in parliament. 208 lawmakers mostly from the PJD and its five other coalition partners voted in favor of the new program presented last week by the head of the government. 91 lawmakers from the party of authenticity and Modernity (PAM) and the united socialist party voted against El Othmani’s program while 40 others from Al Istiqlal party abstained. On Thursday 27th of April a meeting is scheduled to be held

A Moroccan pianist wins a competition in Azerbaijan

Nour Ayadi, a Moroccan pianist won the first prize of a competition held on the 20th of April in Baku, Azerbaijan. The talented young woman came back home carrying the trophy of the international competition of young artists of classical music, reports Femme du Maroc magazine. During this event, the artist competed in the senior category and represented Morocco at the musical contest. The latter was attended by several countries such as Uzbekistan, Turkey and Kuwait. For the record, Nour, who

Spain : 18 people arrested for selling psychotropic drugs in Morocco

A total of 18 people were arrested in Almería, Spain, in an operation conducted by the Spanish Civil guard. Ideal, an online newspaper located in Granada, reports that these individuals are accused of falsifying 50,000 medical prescriptions. Members of the arrested network were planning to buy Benzodiazepines in Spain and sell them back in Morocco. The main active ingredient of these psychotropic drugs is the infamous «karkoubi», a drug frequently used in impoverished areas

Mehdi Qotbi will represent morocco at the international fund for preserving the peril heritage

The President of the National Foundation of Museums (NFM), Mehdi Qotbi, was selected to be Morocco’s representative at the Council of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in conflict areas (ALIPH). Qotbi was appointed by King Mohammed VI to preserve and maintain the protection of cultural properties that are threatened by conflicts and terrorism. Qotbi's contribution to this foundation will help promote the preservation of cultural heritage that is exposed to

Barcelona : 8 Moroccans arrested in an antiterrorism operation

Eight Moroccan men were arrested on Tuesday 25th of April in Barcelona, Spain as part of an antiterrorism operation against suspected militants believed to be linked to last year’s attack on Brussels' airport. Four of those arrested have a «clear affiliation» to the organization «Islamic State» and are suspected of having participated in attacks in other European countries, the Catalan police chief Josep Luis Trapero told Media. Trapero said that the operations

Donald Trump meets the Ambassador of Morocco to the United States

Morocco’s newly-appointed ambassador to the United States, Lalla Joumala Alaoui, met on Monday the US President Donald Trump at the White House. During their meeting, Lalla Joumala expressed the respect and appreciation the two nations hold for each other. Indeed, she referred to the historical and diplomatic ties between Morocco and the US when the Kingdom was the first country to recognize the independence of the USA in December 1777. The Moroccan ambassador emphasized also

A Moroccan man arrested in Italy for planning a terrorist attack

A 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested yesterday 24th of April in Italy for planning terrorist attacks. ANSA news agency, reports that Mouner El Aoual was arrested by the Italian Carabinieri police in Turin for «allegedly promoting Islamist extremism on the Internet, planning attacks in Italy and looking for people to carry them out with.» Preliminary investigations suggest that El Aoual is «extremely dangerous» and at a «high risk of moving to the execution of