Invited by the General Confederation of Moroccan Entreprises (CGEM), a Finnish delegation headed by the Minister of Environment conducted a conference, Thursday, in Casablanca with the objective of helping the Moroccan private sector benefit from the country's clean and green technologies.
Moroccan authorities expressed, on Thursday, their rejection of the false allegations contained in the Human Rights Watch (HRW) Report 2017 on the human rights situation in Morocco. Firstly, allegations of violations of the rights of persons arrested in connection with the Al Hoceima events, arguing that their trial is unfair, are belied by the constitutional, legal and real guarantees provided by the judiciary, given its total independence and the exercise of its powers in the context
The elections of the members belonging to the two thirds of the African Union Peace and Security Council, scheduled for February, might be of great interest for Morocco. Algeria’s seat, which is representing the North Africa zone, will become vacant on March the 31st. However, Morocco’s neighboring country is not planning to leave its position at the council for too long, as it has done before during the period between 2010 and 2013. In fact, Algeria is expected to bid for the
More than 20 high-ranking officers at the Royal Gendarmerie were arrested for their involvement in the infamous La Crème shooting in Marrakech. The information revealed by Assabah daily newspaper was confirmed to Yabiladi by a well informed source.
Morocco's handball team is qualified for the semi-finals of the 23rd edition of the African Men's Handball Championship beating Gabon by 26 goals to 23 on Wednesday at the Sports Palace of Libreville, reports MAP news agency. The game's prescribed duration ended while the two teams had scored of 20-20. Morocco led the score in the first half of the game scoring (11-9). Through this victory the Moroccan team joins Tunisia, Angola and Egypt. The first three teams in this competition,
The Al Hoceima appeal court has increased the prison sentences of 13 activists for up to two years for participating in protests in the Rif, judicial sources told EFE on Tuesday. They explained that the majority of these activists had been sentenced in the first instance to imprisonment ranging from 6 to 18 months in prison. The appeal court accuses them of «insulting a public officer, resort to violence, inciting people to commit crimes and participating to an unauthorized
A 24-year-old US citizen was arrested earlier this Wednesday, 24th of January, in Rabat for being allegedly involved in a physical assault, reports the Arabic-language version of MAP news agency, quoting a police statement. The suspect, who is not legally entitled to stay in the Kingdom, has attacked an individual in the street in Rabat using a knife without an apparent or logical reason, said the police indicating that after the assault he shouted repeating words in Arabic. According to
After three days of silence, the United Nations confirmed on Monday night that Morocco and the Polisario front are holding talks in Berlin. Algeria and Mauritania are also taking part in the discussions. Discussions should be held in two phases, spread through January and February, said the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at a press briefing in New York, without giving further details. Stéphane Dujarric is not aware of the place where Horst
Morocco’s bid committee launched on Tuesday Morocco’s 2026 World Cup campaign and logo in a press conference held in Casablanca. Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and Digital Economy and chairman of the committee attended the event alongside Rachid Talbi Alami, Minister of Sports and Fouzi Lekjaa, head of Morocco’s Football Federation. Talking numbers, it was stated in the conference that between 120 and 130 million dirhams will be invested to
Algeria has expressed its wish of submitting a joint application to the UNESCO, including Couscous on the World Heritage List. The initiative revealed by APS comes a few years after the emergence of an endless debate between Morocco and Algeria regarding the origins of Rai music.