Morocco Expects a Growth Rate of 4.8% in 2017 (Official)

After a meagre growth rate of 1.2% in 2016 as a result of disappointing crop year, Morocco expects its economy to expand by 4.8% amid promising macro-economic indicators said minister of Economy and Finance, Mohamed Boussaid. The minister, who was presenting a report on the progress of the implementation of the 2017 budget in a […]

Egypt to pull out from planned Arab NATO-style force

Egypt Wednesday informed the United States it was withdrawing from the US-led military NATO-style initiative being planned in the Arab world in view of countering Iran’s influence in the region. Egypt’s decision was revealed a day after President Fattah al-Sisi visited US leader Donald Trump in the White House. The withdrawal deals a blow to […]

Third group of 154 Moroccans repatriated from Sudan Friday

A third plane of Royal Air Maroc coming from Sudan landed early Friday afternoon at Mohammed V International Airport, carrying 154 Moroccan nationals and a Senegalese student evacuated from Sudan, after the deterioration of the security situation in this country. A total of 293 Moroccans had arrived Wednesday from Sudan in two RAM flights carrying […]