A £3 billion budget has been allocated by the UK authorities to support companies wishing to export their products to or settle down in Morocco. This announcement was made Tuesday in London by representative of the UK Department for International Trade in Morocco, Jason Ivory, at the Moroccan-British forum on trade and investment, held at Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. The allocation of such large sum by UK Export Finance, a government agency
King Mohammed VI condemned the shooting of missiles fired by Houthis on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, expressing his solidarity with King Salman Ibn Abdelaziz Al-Saud. Morocco has taken time to denounce the seven long-range rockets, which were fired at Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and several smaller Saudi cities close to the Yemeni border. Questions have been raised regarding this, pointing at the diplomatic relations between the two kingdoms. «I learned with great sorrow and
As the Jewish holiday season approached, Israel has recently warned its citizens against traveling to Morocco and many other countries. The list includes Afghanistan, Turkey, Southern Philippines, Egypt, Tunisia, Nigeria, Senegal and Jordan. For instance, the «Israel Counter-terrorism Center» urged the Israeli citizens to avoid the above-mentioned countries over terror fears. The organization advised the Israeli nationals to stay cautious and avoid visiting crowded areas, tourist
Morocco is not selling its remaining 30 percent stake in Maroc Telecom, the country’s main telecommunication company. This was announced on Tuesday, 27th of March, by Minister of Economy and Finance Mohamed Boussaid at the UK-Morocco trade and investment forum held currently in London, reports Reuters. «The government has a 30 percent stake left … This is not now on the table for selling», the minister told the British news agency. For the record, Maroc Telecom is
Morocco tops the Africa Investment Index, being one of the most attractive investment destinations in Africa.
Hervé Renard, the current manager of the Morocco national football team spoke yesterday at a press conference the night before the friendly match between Morocco and Uzbekistan. According to him, the Moroccan national team «must improve its performance in order to compete with the other teams at the World Cup in Russia,» reports EFE. Hervé Renard believes that the European players «are faster» than their Moroccan counterparts, and the
The Diplomatic Circle for Charity is back for the second year in a row with a peace run. On April 8, the second edition of the «10 km pour la paix», a 10km peace run ,will take place in Rabat. The event gathered during the 1st edition «thousands of runners,» said a press release issued by the association. Now the «10 km for peace» will become a recurring race, taking place on the «first Sunday after April the 6th, the International Day of Sport for
A Moroccan-Dutch national was arrested in Tangier, Friday 23rd of March, for carrying «suspicious books», reported Dutch online newspaper NL quoting NOS. The man was released the day after a seven-hour long interrogation. Visiting his sick father in Morocco, the Moroccan-Dutch national was arrested while in Tangier to leave for Europe. He was told by the police that he had «suspicious books» with him but later realized that it was not the case, said the same source. In
Serbian Foreign Minister’s comments on the Sahara have placed the Algerian Foreign Ministry on special alert. Abdelkader Messahel went to Belgrade urgently to defend his country’s position on this issue.
Horst Köhler plans to pay Laayoune a four-day visit on the first week of April. Officials at the MINURSO’s headquarters are getting ready to receive the German mediator, and walls are being painted preparing for this visit. During his stay in the city, the Personal Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Western Sahara will have to tour the area by plane, visiting the MINURSO’s 4 Team-Site installed on both sides of the security wall. In Laayoune,