Aziz Akhannouch, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister and head of the RNI party, was ranked Morocco’s wealthiest man in Forbes 2018 ranking of World’s Billionaires. Akhannouch, the owner of Akwa group, with a total wealth of $2.2 billion came ahead of his countryman Othman Benjelloun, President of BMCE Bank with $1.7 billion. Akhannouch’s wealth came largely […]
Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez paid tribute to Morocco for its cooperation with Spain in intelligence sharing and counter terrorism cooperation. In an interview with the magazine of the victims of terrorism (Fundacion Victimas del Terrorismo), the Spanish Minister described Morocco as a “great ally” in the fight against terrorism, expressing full satisfaction regarding the […]
As the European Union and also its member states individually adopt tougher measures on migrants, most notably those undertaking treacherous Mediterranean sea crossings from Africa’s northern shores, human rights groups have slammed the change in EU’s policies, saying they are creating a “cruel system” that is partly to blame for drownings of more than 3,000 […]
