The ecological club of Zineb Ennafzaouia high school located in Sidi Slimane received on Tuesday in Helsinki the LUMA Start Education Award 2017 for its project dedicated to the promotion of the culture of environmental protection in the city. At a ceremony held at the University of Helsinki, Finnish Education Minister Sanni Grahn-Laasonen handed the "Best Practice Learning" award to Ms. Khadija Azaitraoui, Teacher and Club Coordinator. Three major innovative projects carried out by teams of
For the second time in a row, the Africa Visa Openness report is back to measure how open African countries are when it comes to visas. Although, the continent has made progress compared to 2015, Morocco remains one of the least open African countries when it comes to visas.
Morocco is committed to promoting the use of renewable energy and sustainable transportation. It is the idea of a reportage broadcasted by Deutsche Welle, Germany’s public international broadcaster. Traveling to Marrakech, the crew of the program called Eco@Africa draws attention to the green mobility plan, a concept that invaded the city and was translated into a biking project. Discovering the initiative, 4 minutes-video shows the example of Othmane Irbayine, a young waiter who
Bank Al-Maghrib has granted 4 banking licenses to Islamic banks in Morocco. Two independent banks and two other subsidiaries of the traditional banking sector will be able to operate from now on and offer their services to the public.
At least 22 people were killed and 59 injured in a suicide bomb attack at Manchester that targeted a pop concert arena Monday 22th of May around 10.30 pm, the Guardian reports. According to the same source, the attack was carried by a man with an explosive device which took place at the end of a concert of Ariana Grande, an American pop singer. The concert was attended by young people and children also. Theresa May, the Braitain’s Prime Minister said in a statement following the attack
As controversial as it sounds, the infamous article 8-bis from the 2017 Moroccan Finance Law has been approved by the House of Representatives earlier this month. The decision created a wave of anger among lawmakers in the country, explaining that it is contradicting the rules of the Constitution.
Morocco will start importing Canary Island bananas following a new trade deal that was initiated by a Spanish delegation visiting Casablanca in the beginning of this year, Produce Business UK online newspaper reports. The first Canarian-grown bananas were shipped to Morocco by the Association of Banana Producers of the Canaries (ASPROCAN). The first phase of the deal will also contain fruit grown of the Island, Tenerefe and La Palma. The trade deal was signed in Casablanca earlier this year
Moroccans converted to Christianity are emerging from the darkness. According to the latest numbers provided by the US State Department, 2,000 to 6,000 Christians live in the Kingdom, who are now fed up with keeping their religious identity a secret.
The funeral of Master Corporal Abdeljalil Zitouni, soldier of the FAR contingent of the Multidimensional Stabilization Mission of the United Nations in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), who died on the 13th of May while on an escort mission of a UN military engineering team, took place on Sunday in the rural commune of Retba in the province of Taounate. The funeral attended by the commanders of the squares of Fez and Taza, as well as a commission composed of the officers of the General
The Danish vessel Ultra Innovation that was carrying a load of Moroccan phosphate belonging to OCP and which was detained Wednesday 17th May in the Panama Canal, has finally been released and will be heading to Vancouver, Canada, Media 24 reports based on information provided by a «reliable source». Ultra Innovation was held by local authorities for 48 hours and should be in Vancouver's port by the 1st of June. The 50,000-tons phosphate cargo had been immobilized following a court