A delegation made up of 22 members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) parliament will pay a visit to Morocco on March 20-25, Speaker of the ECOWAS parliament, Moustapha Cissé Lo, announced on Thursday. A delegation of the ECOWAS parliament will pay a visit to Morocco on March 20-25 at the invitation of Speaker of the House of Representatives (Morocco’s Lower House), Habib El Malki, Cissé Lo told radio program «Carrefour de l'info» aired on
Despite the ban, the inhabitants of Jerada are taking their anger to the streets at the moment. «They are young people from different neighborhoodsin the city who started walking towards the mine where the brothers Houcine and Jedouane died last December,» said a source in the city. The mine is located in a neighborhood called Ghazi. «For the moment, members of the security forces are just watching the situation and Police vehicles pass by the protesters without
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that Morocco can take its time when it comes to currency reforms, launched this year by the government to boost the country’s economic competitiveness, reports Bloomberg. «Unlike other emerging economies, Morocco didn’t loosen currency restrictions under pressure, so authorities can take their time with future steps», said Nicolas Blancher, the IMF’s mission chief for Morocco, during a conference call
Colombian police announced on Thursday the arrest of a man who was planning a terrorist attack, with the help of a Moroccan national targeting the US embassy staff in Bogotá, reports El Tiempo. The man from Cuba is residing illegally in the country. He was plotting to kill officials from the American embassy using a homemade bomb on the 13th of the current month. The plot was foiled thanks to an alert from Washington. The suspect was targeting a restaurant where American officials from
After the violent clashes that erupted, Wednesday, between protesters and members of the security forces, tense calm prevails in the city of Jerada. «Shops and cafes are closed. We are facing an unpredicted strike, especially because the Hirak did not call for one», said a source in the city to Yabiladi. «The heavy police presence prevented the Hirak committee from meeting last night. Under these conditions, the press conference scheduled for Thursday could be canceled or
The Moroccan football team has retained its 42nd position (694 points), according to the March rankings unveiled Thursday by world football’s governing body (FIFA). At the continental level, the Atlas Lions, qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, still rank 4th, behind Tunisia (23rd), Senegal (27th) and DR Congo (39th). Internationally, Germany is still in the lead with a total of 1,609 points, followed by Brazil (1,489 pts) and Portugal (1,360 pts).
The Dutch-born Moroccan footballer, Ismail H’Maidat has been behind bars since March the 13th, according to the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws, quoted by So Foot magazine. The international player is suspected of having participated in five armed robberies near Turnhout (Belgium). The events took place on New Year’s Eve and on January the 6th, said Sud Info. For now, he is the only one that got arrested. The police are still investigating whether other accomplices are
On Wednesday evening, the Interior Ministry through its prefecture in Jerada, reported that violent clashes erupted in the city between members of security forces and protesters. «Despite the decision issued on March 13, 2018, by the local authorities of the province of Jerada on the ban of all unauthorized protests and gatherings, a group of individuals staged, in violation of this decision, a sit-in on the edge of abandoned wells near Al Fath high school, during which some hooded
La sélection marocaine de football (dames) a pris le meilleur sur son homologue du Sénégal sur le score de 3 buts à 2, mercredi soir au Centre de développement technique Jules François Bocandé de Toubab Dialao (département de Rufisque), au sud de Dakar. Les réalisations des Lionnes de l'Atlas ont été l’œuvre d’Ibtissam Jraidi (54è), Ghizlane Chebbak (85è) et Meriem Bouihed
Teknia Group, a Spanish company in the industry of automotive technologies, has opened a new production plant in Tangier, which replaces its previous facilities in the region, opened in 2010, said the manufacturer in a statement quoted by Europa Press. Teknia has thus inaugurated a 2,700-square-meter factory in the Tangiers free zone, with the aim of providing better services to its customers and increasing the plastic injection and assembly capacity of auto parts. This new facility adds to
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