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The Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Rabat celebrated this week its 100th anniversary with a mapping show inside the building, under the theme “Weave a Fire”. The video show with sound effects was projected on an architectural installation in the form of an inverted candle, giving visitors visual experiences derived from representations of fire such as flames, […]
King Mohammed VI has sent on Saturday a message of condolences and compassion to the family and friends of late French anthropologist Yves Coppens, who was member of the Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Techniques. In his message, the King said he learned with emotion the passing of the renowned pundit in paleontology and […]
Morocco and the IMF are in the early stages of negotiating a flexible liquidity line as a precaution against external shocks, including imported inflation. The news was unveiled by central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri earlier this week and confirmed later by IMF representative to Morocco Roberto Cardarelli, who said Morocco was seeking a flexible credit […]
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez lauded the efforts made by Moroccan and Spanish security forces to stop a violent storming of Melilla fence, a Spanish occupied enclave in Northern Morocco. Early on Friday June 24, more than 2000 Sub-Saharan migrants marched violently with sticks, acid, bladed weapons and stones attacking Moroccan security forces as they […]
Morocco will start issuing electronic visas for 49 Countries as of July 10, 2022, in an effort to boost the tourism sector that was hard hit by the COVID-19. The e-visa has a duration of 30 days and can be extended up to six months with multiple-entry in Morocco. Besides the 49 countries concerned by […]
French-speaking parliamentarians stressed, Thursday in Rabat, the need to respect the principles of democracy to ensure peace and stability in French-speaking African countries, highlighting their role in promoting commitment to democratic values. This came during a panel discussion, held part of the 28th Regional Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF), convened in […]
The Moroccan Sports Press Association (AMPS) has condemned the decision of the Algerian authorities to prevent the Moroccan media delegation from entering Algeria to cover the 19th edition of the Mediterranean Games, scheduled to take place in Oran from June 25 to July 6. “The AMPS is shocked to learn that the media delegation accompanying […]
Former detainee in polisario jails, Fadel Breika, denounced before the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), in Geneva, the trafficking in human beings prevailing in the camps of Tindouf, under the control of separatist militias, on Algerian territory. Speaking on Thursday, under the interactive dialogue with the UN rapporteur on human trafficking, as part of the […]
The World Bank approved Friday a $250 million loan to Morocco for the economic development of its North-Eastern region. The funding will help improve transport connectivity and enable private sector growth in the North-East region, notably around the development of the Nador West Med (NWM) maritime complex. Morocco is implementing a major infrastructure investment plan […]
Tunisia’s police forces arrested Thursday ex-Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali in the city of Sousse without providing details. The defense team of the defendant told Business News reports that Jebali has been taken to the antiterrorist brigade in El Gorjani, in capital city Tunis. Jebali, according to his team of lawyers, would not answer the investigators’ […]