Une convention de partenariat a été signée, lundi à Nador, portant sur la création d'une unité industrielle devant générer plus de 1 000 postes d'emploi, avec un coût global d'environ 90 millions de dirhams (MDH), dont une contribution du Conseil de la région de l'Oriental de l'ordre de 10 MDH. Cette convention, visant à promouvoir la dynamique économique au niveau de la province de Nador, a
Morocco and the African Union signed, on Monday in Marrakech on the occasion of the Intergovernmental Conference on Migration, the headquarters agreement of the African Migration Observatory, a proposal by King Mohammed VI in his capacity as AU leader on the issue of migration, endorsed by African heads of State. The agreement was inked by minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Nasser Bourita, and chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki, who is attending
The European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA) adopted, on Monday evening, by an overwhelming majority, the agriculture agreement between Morocco and the European Union (EU). This decisive vote in this Committee, which decides on substantive issues, is the final step at the level of the European Parliament's specialized committees before final adoption in plenary session, which is expected to take place next January. According to European parliamentary sources in
In a letter sent to the Commitee of Foreign Affairs and National Defense and Islamic Affairs and MREs, Authenticity and Modernity Party MP Abdellatif Ouahbi urged Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita to meet MPs and answer their questions regarding the round table that took place in Geneva on the 5th and 6th of December. He also called on the minister to share the conclusions that followed the two-day meeting attended by three other delegations from Algeria, Mauritania and the
L’icône de la chanson populaire marocaine, Hamid Zahir est décédé lundi, à Marrakech, à l’âge de 82 ans, des suites d’une longue maladie, apprend-on auprès de sa famille. Le défunt sera inhumé après la prière d’Al Dohr au cimetière Bab Doukkala à Marrakech. Hamid Bentaher, connu sous le nom de Hamid Zahir, promouvait un style personnel, alliant paroles, musique et joie de
La présidente du Conseil national des droits de l'Homme (CNDH), Amina Bouayach, a été élue dimanche à la tête du Groupe de travail sur la migration relevant du Réseau des institutions nationales africaines des droits de l'Homme. Le groupe de travail où sont représentées les cinq régions d'Afrique (Afrique du Nord, Afrique australe, Afrique de l'Est, Afrique de l'Ouest et Afrique centrale), est composé des membres
While a Chilean delegation arrived in Marrakech to adopt the Global Migration Pact, initiated by the United Nations, Chile changed its mind, reports online newspaper Tercera. The three MPs from the Chilean delegation were surprised to know that their government was finally not going to adopt the pact. The information was announced by Rodrigo Ubilla, the subsecretary of the Chilean Interior Ministry, one day before the adoption of the Marrakech pact on migration. «Our position is clear :
The Intergovernmental Conference, held currently in Marrakech, adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, known now as the «Marrakech Pact on Migration». Member states of the United Nations unanimously adopted the final draft of the Pact. Agreed upon by UN Member States in July, 2018, the compact is the first inter-governmentally negotiated agreement to cover all dimensions of international migration. The Conference «recommends that the General
La communauté juive du Maroc a organisé, dimanche, dans la commune de Tinzirt (province de Taroudant), le moussem religieux du Ribi David Ben Baroukh. Venus de différentes villes du Royaume et de l’étranger, les membres de la communauté juive marocaine affluent, chaque année, au mausolée de ce saint juif pour célébrer les festivités de la hiloula. Outre le rituel, le moussem est marqué par une collecte de dons
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) has seized 1.004 tonne of highly-concentrated cocaine concealed in a Morocco-registered truck and arrested seven people suspected of links to an international drug smuggling network active in cocaine smuggling between Morocco, Latin America and Europe. This operation, which took place on the basis of accurate information provided by the general directorate for national territory surveillance, led to the seizure of two rubber