Mustapha Ramid’s controversial comments on homosexuals have made their way to the House of Representatives. The Minister of State for Human Rights defended himself for calling homosexuals «scum» claiming that they are not discriminated against.
An International Monetary Fund staff team headed by Nicolas Blancher visited Morocco from the 25th to the 7th of November 2017 to conduct discussions with the Moroccan authorities on the 2017 Article IV consultation, as well as on the third review under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) arrangement approved in July 2016, said a statement issued on Tuesday by the international organization. «In recent years, the Moroccan economy has benefited from the continuation of prudent
The UN has refused for the moment to comment on the royal speech delivered Monday November the 6th on the 42nd anniversary of the Green March. Yesterday, during his daily press briefing, the Secretary-General spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, refused to answer a question saying «I'm not going to react to the King's speech». A cautious answer that aims at avoiding tension between the two parties after the sovereign’s speech. On the Green March commemoration day, King
Arianespace, a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world’s first commercial launch service provider, has launched on Tuesday, 7th of November, a Moroccan Earth observation satellite to low-Earth orbit on a Vega rocket, reports Space Flight Now, an online space news portal. The launch took place on 8:42 p.m. at the Guiana Space Centre or, more commonly, Centre Spatial Guyanais, a French and European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana. The Mohammed IV
King Mohammed VI could visit Indonesia, reports the Jakarta Post. The Moroccan sovereign is expected to take part of the 10th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF), scheduled for December in Bali. The King’s participation to the Forum was «confirmed» by the Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita who told the Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister Abdurrahman Mohammed Fashir during a meeting they both attended on Friday 3rd of November in Rabat, adds the same source. The
Morocco is ranked 136th by the recently issued World Economic Forum report, the Global Gender Gap. Although the kingdom managed to better its positioning and score compared to last year, it remains one of the least performing countries in the world.
King Mohammed VI has started a tour of the Gulf countries on Tuesday with the Qatar crisis on top of the agenda. The Sovereign has arrived in Abu Dhabi for a friendship and working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is expected to be received in Qatar on Sunday.
The SmartiLab research, development and innovation laboratory, part of the EMSI Group, won two silver medals at the BIXPO 2017 (Bitgaram International Exhibition of Electric Power Technology), which took place from the 1st to the 3rd of November in Gwangju, South Korea. The BIXPO is one of the most important inventions competitions in the world, with more than 60,000 visitors and nearly 3,000 inventors, from more than 48 countries, specializing in electricity, energy, ICT, ecology and domestic
Thomas Cook, a British global travel company that owns a number of tour operators, as well as airlines based in the UK, Germany, Belgium and Scandinavia is highly interested in Morocco as a destination for British tourists. At the World Travel Market 2017 (WTM), one of the world’s largest travel fairs, taking place in London from The 6th to the 8th of November, Thomas Cook promised to increase the influx of British tourists heading to Morocco. «Our goal is to reach the
After securing the CAF Champions League cup by defeating Al Ahly sporting club, Al Wydad Athletic Club is receiving a $ 2.5 million- check, nearly MAD 24 million. Good news for the Casablanca club which plans to purchase a training center set to host the team’s different categories, reports Ecofoot. For a MAD 60 million investment, the center will be the fourth Botola Pro club to host its own training facilities. Al Wydad’s players will also benefit from their recent victory as
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