Russia remains committed to its plans to create a free trade zone with North African countries, including Morocco. This commitment was confirmed by statements from Anton Kobyakov, advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, held on November 9 and 10 in Sochi, as reported by several Moscow-based media outlets. This initiative was first announced in August 2023 by President Putin during a meeting with members of
The French Ambassador to Morocco, Christophe Lecourtier, will visit the cities of Laayoune and Dakhla from November 11 to 13, 2024, accompanied by several embassy aides, particularly those responsible for cultural, educational, and economic matters. According to a statement from the French Embassy, this visit aligns with the positions expressed by France and its President, Emmanuel Macron, during his recent official visit to the Kingdom of Morocco. The same source adds that the purpose of the
In the Netherlands, last week's clashes between Israeli football fans and Dutch youth have been labeled as antisemitic. This framing is seen as an attempt to blame Dutch Moroccans, whom Israeli media have accused of initiating the tensions.
L'Ambassadeur de France au Maroc, Christophe Lecourtier, se rendra dans les villes de Laâyoune et Dakhla du 11 au 13 novembre 2024, accompagné de plusieurs collaborateurs, notamment ceux chargés des affaires culturelles, éducatives et économiques. Selon un communiqué de l'Ambassade de France, cette visite appuie les positions exprimées par la France et son Président, Emmanuel Macron, lors de sa récente visite officielle au
The Spanish Ministry of Transportation’s company, Secegsa, responsible for the underwater tunnel project between Spain and Morocco, signed a contract this week to measure seismic risk for the first time in ten years. According to Spanish media, Secegsa has agreed to invest around 500,000 euros to purchase seismometers, which will be deployed in the area of the Strait where the future tunnel between Europe and Africa is planned. On November 6, Secegsa signed a contract to lease four
Secegsa, la société dépendant du ministère espagnol des Transports et responsable du projet de tunnel sous-marin entre l'Espagne et le Maroc, a signé cette semaine un contrat pour mesurer le risque sismique pour la première fois en dix ans. Selon les médias espagnols, Secegsa a accepté d'investir environ 500 000 euros pour acheter des sismographes, qui seront déployés dans la zone du détroit où le futur tunnel
Moroccan journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui was sentenced on Monday, November 11, by the Rabat Court of First Instance to one and a half years in prison and fined 1.5 million dirhams, according to Badil, the newspaper he heads. The fine is intended as civil compensation to the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi. Mahdaoui was prosecuted following a complaint filed by Ouahbi, in his capacity as secretary-general of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), in February. The complaint was in
Le journaliste marocain Hamid El Mahdaoui a été condamné lundi 11 novembre par le tribunal de première instance de Rabat à un an et demi de prison et à une amende de 1,5 million de dirhams, selon Badil, le journal qu'il dirige. L'amende est destinée à titre de compensation civile au ministre de la Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi. Mahdaoui a été poursuivi suite à une plainte déposée par Ouahbi, en sa
Le jeudi 7 novembre, le Département du Commerce des États-Unis (DOC) a publié les résultats finaux de sa deuxième révision administrative de l'ordonnance de droits compensateurs (CVD) sur les engrais phosphatés en provenance du Maroc. Le DOC a augmenté la taxe d'importation pour les engrais phosphatés marocains de 14,21 % à 16,81 %, selon un communiqué de presse d'OCP. Le nouveau taux s'appliquera
On Thursday, November 7, the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) issued the final results of its second administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on phosphate fertilizers from Morocco. In these final results, the DOC, which promotes conditions for economic growth and opportunity, increased the tariff rate for Moroccan phosphate fertilizers imported into the U.S. from 14.21% to 16.81%, according to a press release from OCP. The new rate will apply retroactively as the