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With the effective establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), trade between Morocco and Africa, which currently account for 5.4% of commercial transactions, could triple in the long term, according to the Moroccan Center of Conjuncture (CMC). The launch of the AfCFTA after long negotiations reflects the desire to foster the continent’s economic […]
More than 5.4 million tourists visited Morocco in the first semester of 2019, a 6.6 pc increase compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the Tourism Observatory. The Italians top the list of inbound foreign tourists, representing 12 pc of the overall travelers who visited the North African country during […]
Morocco, represented by the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), took part in Interpol’s second International Transboundary Exercise ‘Neptune 2’ as it had participated in the first version of the exercise in 2018. The exercise of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) took place July 24 – August 8 in several Mediterranean ports, including […]
Several Moroccan senior officials will shortly be held to account in cases related to the squandering of public funds. These include former government officials, senior executives of public institutions, payment authorization officers, presidents of elected institutions, entrepreneurs and directors of consulting firms, reports Assabah daily in its weekend edition of August 10-11. The daily, quoting […]
Morocco’s football association, FRMF, held talks Thursday with former French national team coach Roland Blanc for the position of the Atlas Lions manager as negotiations with favorite candidate Bosnian Vahid Halilhodžic reached a stalemate over his salary. Blanc who managed Les Bleus 2010-2012, met Thursday with the FRMF boss, Fouzi Lekjaa who is in […]
Japan reaffirmed its steady position on the Sahara issue making it clear that it has never and will never recognize the Polisario separatist entity. “Tokyo backs UN Security Council Resolutions,” said Japanese ambassador to Morocco Takuji Hanatani after talks with Lower House Speaker Habib El Malki. Japan’s position on the conflict remains “unchanged”, insisted […]
US carrier, American Airlines, will launch its first US-Africa route with Casablanca as its first entry point on the African continent. The first flight is scheduled for June 4, 2020. The airline in a statement said it will operate three weekly flights from its Philadelphia hub to Mohammed V Casablanca international airport. Though operations […]
Several pilgrims from Morocco and neighboring Algeria have voiced their concerns about accommodation and food at their various hotels as they embark on the annual religious ritual of Hajj in the holy city of Mecca. Algerian pilgrims from the city of Oran, Huffpost Maghreb reports, demanded the organizing committee of the gigantic religious event to […]
Forty-one investment projects have been approved during 1st semester of 2019 by the Regional Investment Centre of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Southern Morocco. These projects, valued at over $579 Million, are dedicated to trade (17), construction & public works (12), tourism (5), industry (4), services (2) and energy & mining (1). Three of these […]
A detachment of the second Paratrooper Infantry Brigade of the Royal Armed Forces has participated in Côte d’Ivoire’s National Day Celebrations. The detachment participated in the military parade organized by Ivorian authorities in Abidjan Wednesday part of the festivities commemorating the 59th anniversary of Côte d’Ivoire’s independence. The festivities were attended by Abdeltif […]