According to a study carried out by Havas Paris and the Choiseul Institute, Morocco is considered to be one of the top 5 African champions in the eyes of international investors. An encouraging result which allows the kingdom to be distinguished by its capacity to lead the African agricultural sector. Details.
Avi Gabbay, an Israeli politician and son of Moroccan jews, was elected on Monday head of the opposition Party succeeding his Israeli-Moroccan counterpart Amir Peretz, the Guardian reports. Competeing for the leadership of the political party, the two Israeli-Moroccan nationals managed to defeat Isaak Herzog, former leader of the party. The same source indicates that «Gabbay will serve as the party’s head and candidate for prime minister but cannot be leader of the opposition as he
The power struggle within the General Union of Workers of Morocco (UGTM) promises summer episodes. On Monday, clashes between supporters of Hamid Chabat, General secretary of the Istiqlal Party, and members of the security forces took place in front of the Union's headquarters in Rabat. The police came to enforce a judgment of the Court of First Instance in Rabat, summoning the branch led by Kafi Cherrat to evacuate the seat of the Istiqlal trade union arm to the benefit of the current one
The PSA group, a French multinational manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles sold under the Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Opel and Vauxhall Motors brands, signed an agreement last week with several academic institutions in Morocco to launch OpenLab, a research center where sustainable mobility systems will be explored for four years, reports the Spanish news agency EFE. Open Lab's «Sustainable Mobility for Africa» program will be based on the scientific
The parliamentary group of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) wants to summon Abdelouafi Laftit to the House of Representatives. On Sunday night, after the heavy-handed police intervention to disperse demonstrators in front of the Parliament building in Rabat, backed by photos, videos and testimonies, Abdelali Hamieddine and Nabil Chikhi said they addressed an oral question to the Interior Minister. The question to be answered by Abdelouafi Laftit focuses mainly on the police intervention
Morocco is the first country visited by Spanish nationals outside the European Union, according to a report released by Eurostat, and reported by the Spanish newspaper El Economista. In 2015, tourists from the Iberian neighbor made 14.2% of their stays in the kingdom. After Morocco, comes the United States, which hosted 7.5% of Spanish tourists, while Andorra, which is geographically under the sovereignty of the Eeuropean Union welcomed 5% of them. Like Spain, Belgian
Morocco is ranked 54th by the 2017 Global Firepower index which investigates the technical strength of nations based on the number of weapons they possess. The annual report gives a detailed map to the military force in Morocco, equipments and human strength.
The national rugby team won Saturday's Casablanca Silver Cup, defeating Côte d'Ivoire in the finals (8-3), Le Matin said. At the end of a tight game, the national XV rises to the Gold Cup, hoping to qualify for the World Cup in Japan in 2019. «The first half was very disputed and neither side was able to take the advantage, although the Ivoirians were clearly superior physically, as evidenced by the many melees won by the front line», reports the daily. «The
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The demonstration that took place in Rabat yesterday in front of the Parliament and in solidarity with the Hirak detainees has been met with a brutal response from the authorities. Several pictures and videos currently trending on social networks display women being hit and knocked down. Répression brutale du sit in des femmes solidaires de #hirak #rif à Rabat ce soir. Plusieurs blessées. — AMDH Rabat (@AMDHRabat) July 8, 2017 «While having come to disperse