Since 2014, 2,000 unaccompanied children have crossed the borders to Europe, according to European authorities. Who are these young people in search of another life? Where are they ? What do they suffer from when they reach the «promised land»? So many questions to which the German radio sation Deutsche Welle (DW) tried to find an answer. Journalists went to meet these children in Spain, Italy and Greece and made a documentary entitled «Lost children :30,000 missing
Bank Al-Maghrib and the International Monetary Fund agreed on extending a loan agreement, namely the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT), to 2022. The agreement aims at raising concessional lending granted to low-income countries. The IMF, as the manager of the PRGT, introduced an amendment to its investment agreement with Bank Al-Maghrib in 2012, under which Morocco pledged a subsidy contribution of 1.1 million special drawing rights (SDRs) to the PRGT, the Moroccan central bank said in
Moroccan Interior Minister, Abdelouafi Laftit held talks with his French counterpart Gérard Collomb on Monday in Seville, focusing on ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas of common interest. Morocco and France want to boost their relations especially in the fight against terrorism «to ensure that those who want to destroy our civilization are rendered harmless», declared Gérard Collomb. «This is the path we have chosen to follow and we will
Discovered 27 years ago, the Moroccan Amethyst crystals are now one of the most famous quartz stones in the market. Their unique shape, color and special characteristics have made them gain fame abroad. The stones are now sold by Geostone Group, a mineral and mining company based in Agadir, Morocco.
Fnac Darty, a large French retail chain selling cultural and electronic products, founded by André Essel and Max Théret in 1954, will open a second store in Tangier, Morocco. This was announced on Monday, 16th of October by several media platforms including Boursier and Trading Sat. After opening a store in Casablanca in 2011, Fnac Darty will inaugurate the 560-square second shop in the Ibn Batouta Mall. The store in Tangiers will reinforce Fnac Darty’s deployment
Russia has banned a Polisario delegation from taking part in the 2017 World Festival of Youth and Students, organized from the 14th to the 22nd of October in Sochi. A decision taken a few days after Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian Prime Minister visited the Kingdom.
In Athens, burglars targeted the diplomatic residence of Samir Addhare, Morocco's ambassador to Greece, and stole his car, said the Greek online newspaper Protothema. Burglars have indeed broken into Moroccan ambassador’s house in the district Pyschiko, stole cash, valuables and fled in his car. At the time of the incident, Samir Addhare was at his home with his wife. However, both were not injured, according to local police.
After protesting against inviting the former Israeli Defense Minister to the Moroccan parliament, a number of PJD MPs are taking part in the 137th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union which is held from the 14th to the 18th of October in St. Petersburg, Russia. A communiqué issued by the presidency of the Upper House revealed that two members of the PJD are traveling to Russia, namely: MP Abdelaziz El Omari (former Minister of Relations with the Parliament during the Benkirane
Standard & Poor’s, an American financial services company and one of the Big three credit-rating agencies, confirmed on the 6th of October that Morocco stands indeed at BBB- with stable outlook, as reported on Sunday by Le Point Afrique. The information was first announced in August by the Moroccan Minister of Economy and Finance, Mohamed Boussaid. Morocco’s outlook is supposed to be stable for the two upcoming years while the GDP is expected to reach 4.5 % in 2017. According
The African Football Confederation (CAF) announced on Saturday in Morocco that it would organize the 5th edition of the African Championship of local football players (CHAN) scheduled from January 12 to February 4, 2018, said on Sunday the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF). The CAF has chosen Morocco because of its «infrastructure, sports complexes, training stadiums, hotel units, hospitals and means of transportation,» said the FRMF in a statement. The Moroccan file was