American tech giant Oracle announced plans to significantly expand its research and development (R&D) operations in Morocco. The company will hire an additional 1,000 IT professionals, boosting its local workforce and accelerating the development of cutting-edge technologies that address global customer challenges, it said on Thursday in a press release. This expansion was formalized on Thursday through a signed agreement between Ghita Mezzour, Morocco's Minister for Digital Transition
Tanger accueillera la première édition du Spring Festival les 24 et 25 mai. Organisé par The Local Sessions, en partenariat avec The American Language Center Tanger et au Bureau marocain des droits d'auteur, l'événement réunira des artistes de tout le Maroc pour «mettre en valeur leurs identités multiples et leurs expressions artistiques», indique un communiqué de presse reçu ce jeudi
Un Marocain diplômé en médecine de 25 ans risque d'être expulsé d'Allemagne car ses qualifications n'ont pas encore été reconnues. Abdelhamid Khediri, qui a fui la guerre en Ukraine, travaillait en tant qu'aide-soignant à l'hôpital Braunschweig Marienstift, selon le diffuseur public allemand NDR. Khediri a fait une demande à la commission allemande des cas difficiles pour annuler son expulsion et rester en Allemagne. Le jeune
Don Joseph Diaz was Morocco’s ambassador extraordinary to Great Britain in 1707. Sent by Sultan Moulay Ismail, the diplomat enjoyed his social life in London, including reading the print media.
Without mentioning it by name, Morocco was present in the speeches delivered in Algiers on Wednesday 8 May by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and the head of the country’s armed forces, General Said Chengriha. In his speech, the military chief said that his soldiers were «ready to face any eventuality on our borders». For his part, the Head of State referred to «security concerns» and the importance of a strong military. «As we strengthen the army, we will
Tangier will be the stage for the first edition of the Local Spring Festival on May 24th and 25th. Organized by The Local Sessions, the event will bring together artists from across Morocco to «showcase their diverse identities and artistic expressions», reads a press release sent Thursday to Yabiladi by organizers. The festival will feature not only musical performances but also art sessions designed to captivate and inspire audiences. The lineup boasts a diverse array of Moroccan
IOM Report 2024 highlights significant shifts in global migration trends, including unprecedented numbers of displaced people and a marked increase in international remittances. The report also explores how these trends impact Morocco, a major sending and receiving country for migrants.
A Seoul court has ordered the South Korean government to compensate a Moroccan asylum seeker $7,500 for months of detainment at an immigration center and alleged inhumane treatment, reports Seoul-based newspaper Korea Herald. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of the Moroccan national on Thursday, in a case stemming from his March 2021 detention. The case gained public attention in September 2021 after disturbing footage emerged from the detention center. The video showed the
Ghita Mezzour, Minister Delegate for Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, has reportedly launched procedures to buy a luxury car for 2.48 million Dhs and another for 1.27 million, Al Akhbar newspaper reported in its Wednesday edition, and a number of news websites subsequently reported the news. A review of the tender, published on the public procurement portal under the number 4/24/MTNRA, shows that it is not for the purchase of two luxury cars, but 17 cars. These include one luxury
Suardiaz, a company specializing in roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) maritime transport, has acquired the Viking Amber from Gram Carriers of Norway and renamed it «Asturias» for its Morocco-North Europe route. Built in 2010, the vessel has a cargo capacity of 4,200 cargo equivalent units (CEUs). Suardiaz said in a statement, «With this acquisition, the Suardiaz Shipping Lines division continues its fleet renewal and emissions reduction plan with more efficient vessels and greater