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Jbel Irhoud to be classified as an international archaelogical and historical site

Jbel Irhoud, an archeological site located 50 kilometers southeastern the city of Safi, is set to be classified as an international archaeological and historical site, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday quoting local media. The area got famous during the last couple of months for being home to the world’s oldest homosapien fossils. «The ministry is working to classify Jbel Irhoud among the national and world historical sites, given its certain archeological value for the

Even on the internet, Moroccan schools and universities are at the bottom of the ranking

The ranking of Moroccan schools and universities on the internet is disappointing. Webometrics Ranking of World Universities has released its latest ranking in July. Conducted by Cybermetrics Lab, which belongs to the Council of Scientific Research (CSI), the Spanish public research organization has included more than 8,000 universities on the internet. It also used four criteria to evaluate these establishments, namely : visibility (50%), the number of web pages (20%), number of documents

Human Rights Watch : Mahdawi’s arrest «violates his right to peaceful speech»

Following the arrest of the Moroccan Journalist, Hamid Mahdawi, Human Rights Watch, an American-founded international non-governmental organization has issued a report denouncing the charges put against him. Sentenced to three months of prison on the 25th of July 2017, HRW indicated that this «violates his (Hamid Mahdawi) right to peaceful speech». Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa Director at Human Rights Watch declared that «disagreeing with a state policy

The family of the Moroccan sailors kidnapped in Nigeria calls the government to intervene

The family of a Moroccan navy merchant, believed to be kidnapped by Nigerian pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, has called the government in a statement to react to the incident that took place a week ago, reports Al Arabiya. According to the same source, the Moroccan online newspaper, Hespress was handed a letter on Monday from the family of one of the two Moroccan sailors allegedly kidnapped. «In the letter the family demanded that the Moroccan authorities intervene through the Foreign

Canada : Muslims will finally have their cemetery in Quebec

Muslims in the Quebec city will finally have their own cemetery, the municipality announced on Friday after months of procrastination, La Croix reports. This cemetery was promised after the massive shooting at a mosque in Quebec late January, when six worshipers were killed by a student. The Muslim cemetery is supposed to take part of a land adjoining the present cemetery of the city. According to the same source, the city of Quebec «accepted (...) an offer of purchase filed by the

FC Barcelona closes its football academy in Casablanca

FC Barcelona announced today in a statement the closing of its football academy in Casablanca, FCB Escola, following two years of operations, according to Spanish sports information website Be Soccer. The club did not indicate the reasons behind the termination of its contract with the local company in charge of the management of the academy. It has been disclosed however, that the club did not have, at the moment, any «official sporting project on Moroccan soil», and proceeded to

A Memorandum of Understanding signed by Morocco and Nepal to form a consultation mechanism

Morocco and Nepal, a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia, signed on the 3rd of August a Memorandum of Understanding on the formation of a bilateral consultation mechanism, reports the Himalayan Times. Mohmmed Maliki, the Ambassador to Nepal and Shankar Das Bairagi, Nepal’s Foreign Secretary attended a ceremony in the Foreign Ministry where they signed the MoU. The latter, according to Baigari will help «exploring ways and means for further expanding and consolidating

Minusca : Funerals of the two deceased soldiers in Errachidia and Ouarzazate

The funeral of Mohamed Ait Saïd, a peacekeeper from the Minusca, who died in the Central African Republic in an armed group attack, took place on Thursday in Ouarzazate. After Al Asr prayer the funeral procession moved to the Tigmi El Jadid cemetery where the body of the deceased was buried. His funeral was attended by members his family, friends and relatives, as well as several senior military and civilian figures. Similarly, the funeral of Master Corporal Zaid Kabouz, also killed in

Transportation : Royal Air Maroc sets a new record

Royal Air Maroc has set a new traffic record last weekend (29th and 30th of July 2017), the company said in a statement. 57,739 passengers flew with the company on 517 flights (round trip) during these two days. This influx has set an exceptional record at Mohammed V airport, where nearly 42,726 people took 350 flights of the Royal Air Maroc round trip. The Casablanca hub accounted for 74% of the company’s traffic. «This achievement was made possible by the arrangements put by the

 Wärtsilä  : 2 engines for a new power plant in Morocco

Wärtsilä group, a Finnish corporation which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets, is to source a 22MW base load power plant to Morocco following «an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract», reports the company today. The Moroccan state which will made use of the new engines has insisted on a specific evaluation principle for the plant which will guarantee «a levelized cost of energy

Italy : A Moroccan national set the bar where he used to wor on fire

A Moroccan national put the bar where he used to work on fire after being fired on Wednesday night in Milan, Italy. Several Italian media outlets have reported the story today indicating that he worked in the bar located in Ferrara as a manager. According to Il Giorno, the Moroccan employee was kicked off as he refused to pay «the beers he drunk». After 11 pm, the bar’s owner argued with the employee who was fired later. Eye witnesses told the same source that the man came

Parliament : MPs unanimously approved 17 international conventions

The House of Representatives unanimously approved 17 international bilateral and multilateral conventions with Arab countries, Africa and China. Regionally, MPs approved four conventions linked to the Arab Free Trade Area (AFTA), which is related to the Agadir Agreement (May 2011). Launched by King Mohammed VI, this agreement aims at creating a free trade zone between Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, said on Wednesday the delegate minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,

Maroc in Mode and Maroc Sourcing to be held in Marrakech

The 15th edition of Maroc in Mode and the 14th edition of Maroc Sourcing trade events will be held in Marrakech from the 26th to the 27th of October 2017. 175 exhibitors from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Spain, Germany, France, Portugal and China will participate to the two shows to showcase their products, designs and abilities. According to Drapersonline, a magazine interested in fashion and retail news, the festival is going to be «divided into sectors such as fast fashion, denim,

Islamic banking : Bank al Yousr to start operating

Bank Al Yousr, a joint-venture of  Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP), a Morocco-based bank engaged in the provision of financial products and services, and the Guidance Financial Group,  a global firm specialized in the creation and development of Shariah-compliant investment products for institutional investors, as well as financial products that address the needs of millions of Islamic consumers, has started operating on Thursday in Casablanca, BCP announced today. The launch of this

Two police officers wounded in clashes with African immigrants

Two police officers were wounded on Wednesday 2nd of August after clashing with African immigrants who attempted to cross the borders illegally, Middle East Monitor report today. Clashes broke off between the police and African migrants at the coast of Hawara near the city of Tangier. According to the same source, which quotes the Turkish news agency Anadolu, «immigrants threw stones at the police officers when they surrounded them, injuring two officers». «The

Nigeria : Two Moroccan officers kidnapped by pirates

Two Moroccan nationals, a captain and an engineer officer, were allegedly kidnapped by pirates in the territorial waters of Nigeria. According to Alyaoum 24, Moroccan sailors urged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to intervene with the Congolese and Nigerian authorities. On Tuesday, Maritime Bulletin media reported that a ship was attacked by pirates on the night of July 29-30 near a Nigerian island named Bonny located in the Gulf of Guinea. «Pirates boarded

Morocco : Sound Energy to start commercializing gas discoveries

British oil company, Sound Energy confirmed on Tuesday the progress of its gas discoveries in Tendrara, eastern Morocco. According to Proactive Investors, a media outlet specialized in stock market news, the British company is about to enter a new phase towards the commercialization of gas discovered in the eastern region of the Kingdom. Proactive Investors reports that «the Wilaya of the L'Oriental Region has approved the proposed pipeline route that will be needed to transport gas from

Central African Republic : Three bodies of the Moroccan peacekeepers to be repatriated on Thursday

The bodies of the three Moroccan peacekeepers, members of the Moroccan contingent belonging to the United Nations Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), will be repatriated on Thursday 3rd of August in Morocco, reports 2M on Wednesday. According to the same source, the remains of Chief Sergeant Mohamed Ait Said and Master Corporal Hicham Amahrit and Ziad Kabouz will be burries in Ouarzazate, Sefrou and Errachidia, respectively. The three Moroccans