The tail of a Sauropod, a dinosaur that once lived in the Atlas Mountains, spanning Morocco, will be auctioned to raise funds. That money will be used for the construction of schools destroyed by the earthquake that hit Mexico in September 2017, reports the International Business Times, an online economic newspaper. The funds raised after the auction sheduled for Tuesday, January 23, will help rebuild and refurbish thousands of schools that were damaged or destroyed in the disaster. The
25 migrants including a Moroccan national were rescued, on Wednesday, 150 kilometers away from the coast of Sfax, said the Tunisian Ministry of Defense on its official website. They were spotted at dawn, when the harsh weather broke down their boat, according to the same source. Seven Libyans, seven Bengalis, five Sudanese, three Egyptians, a Tunisian, a Moroccan and a Chadian national were among the rescued migrants. The ministry said that the 25 migrants left Monday the coast of Zouara
The Moroccan football team of local players beat their Guinean peer on the score of 3 goals to 1, Wednesday at the Mohammed V stadium of Casablanca, in the second game of the first round (group A) of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN-Morocco), reports MAP news agency. The three goals of the Atlas Lions were claimed by Ayoub El Kaabi (27th, 64th, 67th minutes), while the only goal of the Guineans was scored by Saidouba Bissiri Camara (28th minute). This achievement allows the Atlas
La croissance du PIB réel du Maroc devrait s'établir à 3,1% en 2018, contre 4,1% en 2017, une année où la saison agricole a "été exceptionnellement bonne", selon la Banque africaine de développement (BAD). Une grande partie de la croissance réalisée en 2017 "serait portée par la hausse de la valeur ajoutée de l'agriculture qui a progressé de 16,1% en 2017", indique un rapport de la Banque sur "les
La sélection marocaine de football des joueurs locaux s'est imposée face à son homologue guinéenne sur le score de 3 buts à 1, mercredi soir au complexe sportif Mohammed V de Casablanca, en match de la deuxième journée du 1er tour (groupe A) du Championnat d'Afrique des Nations Maroc-2018. Les trois réalisations des Lions de l'Atlas ont été inscrites par Ayoub El Kaabi, auteur d'un hat-trick (27e, 64e, 67e), alors que
Le président de l’Association marocaine des journalistes et écrivains du tourisme (AMJET), Mustapha Trai, est décédé suite à un accident de la circulation survenu dans la nuit du 16 janvier à Casablanca, a annoncé mercredi l’AMJET. Enseignant de profession, feu Trai fut le fondateur et le directeur de publication du magazine «Tourisme et Gastronomie», indique l’association dans un communiqué, ajoutant
La sélection marocaine de hand-ball s’est inclinée face à son homologue égyptienne par 28 buts à 33, aujourd’hui au palais des sports de Libreville. Il s’agissait du match comptant pour la première journée du groupe B de la 23e Coupe d’Afrique des nations de Handball, tenue du 17 au 27 janiver au Gabon. Plus tôt dans la journée et dans le même groupe, l’Angola a battu le Nigeria par 29 buts
Diagoras, a ship operating within the Africa Morocco Link, was ceded to BMCE Bank of Africa's Greek partner, Attica, «as originally planned», an authorized source close to the file told Medias 24. The latter indicated that the ferry had been «acquired for 6 months», a period that was renewed twice. The restitution to its previous owners was therefore «contractual». «We are going to replace it soon with a more suitable and less expensive ship in charge
The PSA Kenitra plant, a future Moroccan car plant belonging to french car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen, is planning to export vehicles to South America, reports El Periódico de Aragón, quoting Jean-Christophe Quemard Executive Vice-President of Africa- Middle East at Peugeot S.A. In an interview with L'Economiste, the manager stressed the interest the French car manufacturer has for the South American market. «Morocco’s plan is really intended to serve the region. We
A 14-year-old girl was denied entry on a GVB bus in Amsterdam for looking Moroccan, NL Times reported on Tuesday. Her mother Dounia Tapijt, explained that on the 21st of November her daughter and another girl were waiting for bus 38 in Amsterdam Noord, from Elzenhagen to Molenwijk. According to her account the two girls were told by the bus driver that «they had to wait outside». When the teenager asked why, she was told by the same person that he would rather «not have that