After the National Rally of Independents politician Mohamed Boussaid was sacked, Wednesday 2nd of August, by King Mohammed VI, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Aziz Akhannouch said that the sovereign was «only exercising powers guaranteed by the Constitution», reports Arabic-language online newspaper Hespress. The monarch decided on Wednesday to dismiss Boussaid who served for two terms as the Kingdom’s minister of Finance and Economy. The decision was taken two days after
Finance and Economy Minister Mohamed Boussaid was dismissed, Wednesday 1st of August, by King Mohammed VI, says MAP press agency, quoting a communiqué issued by the Royal cabinet. The document indicates that the decision was taken in accordance with article «47 from the Moroccan Constitution» and after consulting Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani. According to the same statement, «the royal decision comes as a way of implementing the principles of public
Moroccan international player Amine Harit has been given a suspended four-month jail sentence, for being involved in a fatal car accident that killed a pedestrian in Marrakech, reports German online newspaper Spiegel Online on Wednesday, quoting Moroccan media. The Schalke 04 midfielder was also fined 8,600 dirhams. He has returned to Germany to join his club after the deadly accident in Marrakech. Sources close to the file said, earlier this month, that the World Cup player «offered
Morocco's net international reserves amounted to 225.9 billion dirhams until July 20, 2018, recording a 11% year-on-year increase, Morocco's central bank (Bank al-Maghrib) said. During the week of July 19-25, Bank Al-Maghrib injected 66.8 billion dirhams. As for the interbank rate, it remained at 2.28%, while the average trading volume rose from 3.7 billion dirhams the week before to 4.7 billion dirhams, the source added. During the same period, the Dirham appreciated by 0.47% against the
Moroccan-Dutch player Abderrahim Loukili will join Al Hoceima’s football club Chabab Rif after leaving FC Lienden, he wrote, Tuesday 31st of July, on his Twitter account. On its website, the Dutch club announced that «a contract concluded with the Moroccan footballer» has been terminated by the footballer himself. Loukili’s decision comes as Moroccan-Dutch international Munir El Hamdaoui was hired as Chabab Rif’s technical director. ? Selectienieuws |
Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero «has spoken with King Mohamed VI to finalize the official visit of Pedro Sánchez to Morocco», reports Tuesday the Spanish daily newspaper El Mundo. According to sources close to the matter contacted by the newspaper, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who was received Monday at the Marshane Palace in Tangier on the throne day, spoke to King Mohammed VI about the official trip of the current Prime
In 2013, Morocco placed a wager on Ibrahim Boubace Keïta, who, at the moment, was running for the presidential elections in Mali. Five years later, drawing lessons from the past, distanced itself from the Malian politicians competing to head the West African country.
The European Union is raising worries about the surge in migrant arrivals, citing the lowered guard in Morocco. The kingdom, on the other hand, says it lacks financial support to stop the growing trend.
As Agadir inaugurates its first Dolphin attraction park, UK’s largest travel company Thomas Cook stops selling animal attractions’ ticket to its customers, citing animal welfare.
For Morocco’s ambassador to Lebanon, «there is a cloud on the horizon when thinking of Beirut and Rabat». «But this does not affect relations between the two brotherly countries», he added during an interview aired on a Lebanese radio station on Monday. «We know the Lebanese state and its official positions», said the diplomat, adding that Beirut «does not recognize the separatist entity and supports the UN body in finding a political solution