Three regions participated in the creation of 58.2% of the national wealth for the year 2016, according to the High Planning Commission (HCP). These are Casablanca-Settat with 32%, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra with 16% and Tangier-Tetouan Al Hoceima with 10.2%, said the HCP in an information note on regional accounts for the year 2016. The total contribution of the regions of Fez-Meknes (9%), Marrakech-Safi (8.8%), Souss-Massa (6.7%) and Beni Mellal-Khenifra (5.6%) rose to 30.1% of GDP, said HCP,
A mission sent by the European Parliament to Western Sahara arrived, Monday 3rd of September, in Layoune. Its members are, currently, holding a meeting with the head of the Laayoune-Sakia el Hamra regional council, Sidi Hamdi Ould Errechid. MEPs plan to hold talks with representatives from NGOs close to the Polisario and others that support the Moroccan stance on the possible impacts the new fisheries agreement might have on the Western Sahara inhabitants. Signed last July be Rabat and
Born in Brooklyn but in love with Morocco, American pianist and Jazz composer Randy Weston lived in Rabat and Tangier, fusioning his music with the Gnawa folklore. On Saturday he died, leaving behind a heritage that links Morocco to the States.
Morocco's net international reserves amounted to 226.2 billion dirhams until August 24, 2018, recording a 5.1% year-on-year increase, Morocco's central bank (Bank Al-Maghrib) said. During the week of August 24-29, Bank Al-Maghrib injected 86.8 billion dirhams. As for the interbank rate, it fell from 2.35% the week before to 2.31%, while the average trading volume increased from 1.7 billion Dirhams the week before to 2.1 billion Dirhams, the source added. During the same period, the Dirham
According to an Instagram post, made public Monday, 3rd of September, by an account known for posting photos of luxury accessories worn by celebrities and distinguished personalities, Insane Luxury Life, King Mohammed VI was wearing in one his photos a rare Patek Philippe watch. Made by the luxury Swiss watch manufacturer, the piece of jewelry is referenced as a «5980/1400G (watch) with 18K white gold case and bracelet, set with an impressive total of 893 diamonds weighing
King Mohammed VI arrived, Sunday, in the Seychelles International Airport for his summer vacation. According to Arabic-language online newspaper Hespress, the royal airplane flew to the East African country after a five-hour trip from the United Arab Emirates and through the Indian Ocean. The same source recalls that Seychelles is home to many beaches and national parks. Mahé is the main island in the archipelago and it is home to 70,000 inhabitants, including the capital
Human Rights Watch has sent two of its Moroccan members to Laayoune. Surprisingly, the mission did not receive the support of all human rights activists in the city.
Three people were killed and 37 others were injured on Saturday morning in a road accident between the cities of Safi and Sebt Gzoula, local authorities said. The accident took place when a coach overturned on the provincial road No. 2307 linking Safi and Sebt Gzoula at Douar Adile, the source added in a statement. The injured were rushed into Safi's Mohammed V provincial hospital to receive the necessary health care. An investigation is underway to shed light on the circumstances of the
Morocco and the United States are committed to fighting terrorism, Ambassador Nathan Sales, US Coordinator for Counterterrorism, said Thursday in Rabat. «The commitment shared by the government of Morocco and the United States to fight and defeat terrorists is at the heart of a strong Moroccan-American partnership,» Sales pointed out at a press briefing following talks with Morocco's minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita. «Terrorist groups
In a video published Thursday, 30th of August, Ahmed Zefzafi announced that his son, Nasser Zefzafi, is currently going on a hunger and thirst strike. The father of Hirak figure held in the Casablanca local prison and serving a 20-year-long sentence, was informed by his son through a phone call. On the phone, Nasser Zefzafi sent a message to members of his family and NGOs, calling them not to try to convince him to stop the strike. Nasser asked his father to bury him when he dies in the