The UK government is facing mounting criticism over its £30 billion agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, with lawmakers and human rights groups denouncing the deal’s financial and ethical implications. Under the controversial arrangement, Britain retains military access to Diego Garcia — a vital US-UK base — through a 99-year lease, […]
Vossloh Services France and Portuguese company Futrifer Indústrias Ferroviárias have launched a joint venture “Vossloh Futrifer Services Maroc” to provide maintenance services to the rapidly developing rail transport market in the Kingdom. The JV based in Casablanca is specialized in railway Switches and Crossings (S&C) which are critical track components that guide trains from one […]
A French court has ruled in favour of Mohamed Mounir El Majidi, the Private Secretary of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in a blackmail case. The case dates back to the summer of 2012 when El Majidi had filed a lawsuit against Moroccan journalist Ahmed Reda Benchemsi for blackmailing him in a column published by French […]
