The Oujda Court of First Instance on Friday handed suspended sentences ranging from four months to one year in prison against seven accused sued as part of Jerada events. Two accused were sentenced to one year suspended sentence in prison, while a four-month suspended sentence was given to five defendants in addition to a fine of 500 dirhams for each of them. The court also sentenced all the suspects involved in this case to pay a symbolic dirham to the plaintiff. The defendants were sued in
Members of the FIFA Task Force, on an inspection visit to Morocco, expressed their admiration for the quality of Morocco's bid to host the 2026 World Cup, chairman of the national candidacy committee Moulay Hafid Elalamy said on Friday in Casablanca. They also noted the exceptional involvement of the entire Moroccan State and its high-level officials, Elalamy stressed during a press briefing at the end of the Task Force's visit (April 16-19). Similarly, they felt «the passion of the
Head of government Saad Eddine El Othmani met, on Friday in Rabat, with Dutch Foreign minister Stef Blok, who is on a working visit to Morocco. A statement by the head of government's office said that during the meeting, which was an opportunity to review various aspects of bilateral relations, El Othmani and Blok commended the friendly links between the two countries. On this occasion, the two officials stressed the need to strengthen Moroccan-Dutch cooperation in the various areas,
King Mohammed VI received, on Friday at Rabat Royal Palace, several new ambassadors in the diplomatic missions of the Kingdom, to whom the sovereign handed their appointment dahirs. They are : Mustapha Mansouri, ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aziz Mekouar, ambassador to the People's Republic of China and Mongolia, Hamid Chabar, ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Karima Benyaich, ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, Faouz El Achabi, ambassador to Ukraine and
UAE-based newspaper Al Bayan accused Qatar of planning to destabilize the Kingdom of Morocco by giving Islamist illegal association Al Adl wal Ihsane a chance to express its fundamentalist positions in an interview.
British oil company SDX Energy Inc. announced today in a statement the discovery of natural gas at its LNB-1 exploration well located in the Lalla Mimouna permit onshore Morocco, reports Proactive Investors. The LNB-1 well was drilled to a total depth of 1,861 meters. Gas shows in this section contained heavier hydrocarbon components, indicating the presence of a thermogenic hydrocarbon source rock. «We are very excited about the results of this exploration well. It was a higher risk
France has been able to amend parts of the draft resolution on the Sahara. However, the document still does not condemn the Polisario’s military incursions into the buffer zones.
Armed members of the Polisario front intercepted, on March 16, a team of MINURSO military observers and fired warning gunshots, said UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.
Data provided by the State of Global Air report on air pollution in Morocco is quite positive when compared to other MENA region countries.
In an attempt to promote the New Brunswick province, attract investors, students willing to carry their studies in Canada and Moroccans dreaming of immigrating to the country, the Government of New Brunswick, in partnership with the Canadian Embassy in Morocco, organized a reception on Wednesday, April 18th at The View Hotel in Rabat. Several Canadian representatives were attended the event, including Nathalie Dubé, Canada's Ambassador to Morocco and Jean-Paul