A Royal Navy patrol boat intercepted, on Monday southwest of Dakhla, 41 km from the coast, a pirogue carrying 42 sub-Saharan would-be migrants. The pirogue set sail from Mauritanian coasts on December 2, 2023 heading to the Canary Islands, the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces said in a press release. The rescued people received the necessary care on board before being transported to the port of Dakhla and handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie for the usual administrative procedures, the
Les sociétés pétrolières opérant dans les marchés de l’approvisionnement, du stockage et de la distribution du gasoil et de l’essence, épinglées dans le dossier des hydrocarbures, pourraient faire l’objet de nouvelles sanctions en cas du non-respect des engagements du Conseil de la Concurrence, a indiqué son président, Ahmed Rahhou. Le Conseil surveillera, et s’il y a des écarts par rapport aux
Morocco and the Sultanate of Oman signed, on Sunday in Dubai, an agreement aimed at consolidating cooperation in the field of the environment and sustainable development. The agreement was signed at the Morocco Pavilion of COP28 by Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, and president of the Omani Environment Authority, Abdallah bin Ali bin Abdallah Al-Amri. The agreement is in line with the resolutions and recommendations of the United Nations Conference on
Morocco and Portugal signed, Saturday in Dubai, a joint declaration on an electricity interconnection project, on the sidelines of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). Signed by Morocco's Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, and Portugal’s Minister of Environment and Climate Action, Duarte Cordeiro, this declaration is meant to reinforce renewable energy development strategies between the two countries. This declaration, the signing
Le Maroc et le Sultanat d’Oman ont signé, dimanche à Dubaï, un accord visant à consolider leur coopération dans le domaine de l’environnement et du développement durable. L’accord a été signé au Pavillon Maroc de la COP28 par la ministre de la Transition énergétique et du développement durable, Leila Benali, et le président de l’Agence omanaise pour l’environnement, Abdallah
King Mohammed VI will pay an official visit to the United Arab Emirates as of Monday, December 4, following the invitation of Sheikh Mohammed Ben Zayed Al-Nahyan, the Ministry of Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announced on Sunday in a press release. The last time the Moroccan sovereign visited the UAE was in September 2018. During that visit he met with Mohammed Ben Zayed Al Nahyan, then deputy crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed
In Spain, controversy over the location of the 2030 World Cup finale is making headlines again. A Spanish media outlet, close to right-wing parties, accuses the French president of «maneuvering so that the finale of the 2030 World Cup takes place in Morocco and not in Spain». «Emmanuel Macron, who is influential in international football, wants the finale to be played in Morocco and has already started to put pressure on FIFA leaders (with whom he has very good relations) for
Les transferts de fonds effectués par les Marocains résidant à l’étranger (MRE) se sont établis à près de 96,43 milliards de dirhams (MMDH) à fin octobre 2023, contre 90,85 MMDH une année auparavant, selon l’Office des changes. Ces transferts affichent ainsi une hausse de 6,1% par rapport à octobre 2022, précise l’Office qui vient de publier ses indicateurs mensuels des échanges
Le Maroc et le Portugal ont signé, samedi à Dubaï, une déclaration conjointe relative à un projet d’interconnexion électrique entre les deux pays, en marge de la Conférence des parties à la Convention des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques (COP28). Signée par la ministre de la Transition énergétique et du développement durable, Leila Benali, et le ministre portugais de l’Environnement et de
The Moroccan director, screenwriter, and producer, Asmae El Moudir has won the Grand Prize Étoile d'Or of the 20th Marrakech International Film Festival for her film The Mother of All Lies. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 20th edition of the Festival, Asmae El Moudir expressed her heartfelt thanks and immense gratitude to King Mohammed VI. This winner of the Atlas Workshops, an industry talent-development program initiated in 2018 by the Marrakech International Film Festival,