The National Health Federation will initiate a nationwide strike on Wednesday 19th of April, according to Aujourd’hui le Maroc. The strike will form part of a series of demonstrations that the Moroccan health sector has organized in the previous months. The nurses demands are related to «the integration of graduates and undergraduates into the appropriate scales», which would allow them to «promote their scientific and professional path within the framework of an
Egypt dominated the 13th edition of Mohammed VI International Karate cup, organized from the 14th to the 16th of April in Rabat as one of the five competitions held by the Karate 1-Premier League. Egypt won 5 gold medals, a silver one and two bronze pieces. Morocco was ranked second with a score of 4 gold, one silver and 8 bronze medals. Najla Karchali was awarded the gold medal for the Kata-2 selection while Mohamed El Hanni received the same metal award for the male kata
Attijariwafa bank will build a tower for its headquarters with the help of Hill International. The American consulting firm was selected to manage the construction of «Borj Attijari» and allow, as a first step, the leading bank to find an architectural firm through a competition that was launched back in September 2016. Trade Arabica, a business newspaper, reported today that Hill International has started gathering experts from all over the world to contribute in the construction
EducationUSA is a fair dedicated to Moroccan pupils who wish to carry their studies in the United States of America. An event that will be held on April the 22nd at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Casablanca as indicated by a press release. It will include more than 20 introductory information sessions presented for free from 3 PM to 6 PM. The EducationUSA Fair will provide advice to future Moroccan students, individual consultations and application support services. The event will also help
Saadeddine El Othmani held Friday morning a meeting with PJD members of the Parliament at the party’s headquarters. During this assembly, the Prime Minister tried to reassure members of his party by letting them know that he would carry on with the reforms initiated by his predecessor Abdelilah Benkirane. According to the party's official website, El Othmani's cabinet is determined to pursue the reform of the State Compensation fund. Moreover, El Othmani defended the way he managed
Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea, arrived on Thursday afternoon to Fes to attend the 9th edition of «Assises de l’agriculture», the talks that will discuss agricultural sustainability on April the 17th under the theme of «agriculture and food security through water resources». The Guinean president arrived to Fes-Saiss airport where he was received by Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani and welcomed by the Wali of Fes Said Znaiber,
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Andrew Parmley Lord Mayor of the City of London arrived to Morocco this week to boost the bilateral relations between the two kingdoms. Received by senior Moroccan officials, the representative of the UK financial districts visited Casablanca's Stock Exchange headquarters as part of a tour of North Africa. He sat with businessmen to discuss the reinforcement of trade in the region after Brexit. According to Buzzfeed news, Parley is leading a delegation that looks forward to promoting business
Clashes broke out between police and University of Fes students on Thursday and 17 protesters were arrested as a result. Security forces members and students faced off at the students' residences, with protesters using force and throwing rocks at authorities. Local authorities indicated that during the clash, members of the police were injured and were later taken to the hospital. The police intervened to disperse the students who tried to organize an illegal sit-in Thursday morning to discuss
The fourth suspect in the MP Merdas case was deported on Thursday by Turkish authorities and retrieved by Moroccan police. The accused is the nephew of the first suspect accused of shooting and killing the former Moroccan member of the parliament Abdellatif Merdas as he was getting ready to leave his car outside his house in Casablanca on the 7th of March. The national security services released a communiqué today explaining that the suspect had a criminal record and that he