Mostafa Aboulfaraj is a Meknes-native who traveled Europe, Asia and America making a long yet interesting CV. After working for years in the field of packaging, he created his own consulting firm to promote the recycling industry.
President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Suma Chakrabarti, is to visit Morocco on February 20th, said Friday the bank in a statement. During his visit to the Kingdom, Chakrabarti is expected to hold talks with several Moroccan officials on strengthening cooperation with the EBRD, said the same source. Quoted by the statement, Chakrabarti said the EBRD is committed and ready «to further support Morocco and empower the private sector with a special
After Prime Minister, Saadeddine El Othmani, visited last weekend the Eastern region, the inhabitants of Jerada are still to decide on the continuity of their own Hirak movement.
Morocco's national football team has dropped three places to 42nd in the latest FIFA Ranking released on Thursday. The Atlas Lions, who qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, maintains 4th spot in Africa with 692 points behind Tunisia (23rd), Senegal (27th) and DR Congo (39th). Morocco is followed in this ranking by Egypt (43rd), Cameroon (51st) and Nigeria (52nd). The global ranking remained the same with the top five consisting of World Cup holders Germany in top spot, followed by
French renewable power plants operator “Voltalia” has obtained permits for two hydropower plants of 9.8 MW and 7.2 MW in Morocco. The permits, delivered by the Moroccan ministry for Energy in parallel to the «Photovoltaica» congress of renewable energies in Marrakech, relate to two hydropower plants projects of 9.8 MW and 7.2 MW, located in the Middle-Atlas region, Voltalia said in a press release. These permits follow positive technical approvals delivered by
In twelve days, the CJEU is to decide on the Moroccan-EU fisheries agreement. Meanwhile Sweden announced that it is against the renewal of the 2014 document, adopting the same position it went for in 2011.
Israeli spokesperson tweeted defending the journalists who visited Tel Aviv while denouncing the criticism they have been subjected to.
The central bureau for judiciary investigations (BCJI), under the general directorate for territory surveillance (DGST), arrested, Thursday, three ISIS’ supporters operating in Laayoune, Salé and Marrakech, said a statement issued by the Interior ministry. Investigations revealed that the suspects, aged between 24 and 30, have pledged allegiance to ISIS' caliph. They are involved in inciting murder pursuant to the bloody approach of this terrorist organization, in addition to
Horst Köhler will receive Thursday in Berlin an Algerian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel, reports the Algerian News agency APS. Last week, the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara met for two days in the German capital with Mauritania's foreign minister. He, then, held talks with the African Union Special Envoy for Western Sahara, Joaquim Chissano. A meeting that sheds light on the approach adopted by Köhler and
On Valentine's Day, Yabiladi went out in the streets of Casablanca to discover what Moroccans think of such celebration. While women were more reluctant to speak out about this topic, out of modesty or shyness, men openly responded to our questions. Some believe that love should be in the heart of our daily life and not just one day a year, while others think that love shouldn’t always be romantic, referring to family friends and relatives.