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El Bakkali offers Morocco its first gold medal in Paris Olympics

Soufiane El Bakkali retained his title in Olympic men’s 3000 meters steeplechase, offering Morocco its first gold medal. The Moroccan champion crossed the finish line in eight minutes 6.05 seconds as American Kenneth Rooks took silver in 8:06.41 and Kenya’s Abraham Kibiwot claimed bronze. El Bakkali stood out in the last 300 meters sprint outperforming […]

Shell to divest its South Africa’s downstream business

Shell said it will ditch its downstream business in South Africa by divesting its shares in a local company, ending 120 years of operations there. “Shell has decided to reshape the downstream portfolio and intends to divest our shareholding in Shell Downstream SA (SDSA). Considering SDSA’s illustrious history, this decision was not taken lightly,” the […]

Morocco, Netherlands sign extradition agreement

Morocco and the Netherlands signed an extradition agreement, during a meeting in Rabat between Justice Minister, Abdellatif Ouahbi, and Dutch Minister of Justice and Security, Dilan Zegerius. Part of the implementation of the legal and judicial cooperation program between the two countries, this agreement allows the transfer of a person suspected or convicted of committing […]