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The Mohammed VI Champions Cup, suspended owing to the covid-19 pandemic, will resume soon, head of the Union of Arab Football Associations, Talal Al Cheikh, has said adding that dates for the semi-finales will be decided this week. The tournament regrouping Arab club champions was halted at the semi-final stage in March due to […]
Morocco’s BMCE Bank and ACWA Power Maroc won honors at the 13th Arabia CSR Network Awards, regarded as the ‘Green Oscars of the Middle East’. The awards recognize the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of green champions from across the region. BMCE Bank Group won the CSR award in the category of Financial […]
The Moroccan Government approved on Thursday an amendment of the Morocco-Turkey Free Trade Agreement, increasing tariffs by up to 90 pc on 1200 Turkish goods for a five-year period. The amendment falls under Bill No 54.20, which Morocco and Turkey signed on August 24 after the two countries reviewed their Free Trade Agreement. The bill […]
Saudi Arabia lauded the measures taken by Morocco to ensure security and stability in the country and to combat extremism and terrorism under all their forms. In a statement shared on social networks Monday, the Saudi Foreign Ministry stressed its respect for Morocco’s measures to ensure security and stability and to prevent terrorism and […]
Moroccan private sector will benefit from two green investments totaling €253 million provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Union (EU), the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and South Korea. Thanks to this financial support, local businesses will be able to acquire green technology and become more competitive, contributing thus to […]
The first military medico-surgical field hospital set up by Morocco in Zaatari Camp in Jordan in 2012 has completed its humanitarian mission towards Syrian refugees, after eight years of commendable services, said on Wednesday a military source. The mission of the field Hospital in Zaatari refugee camp has come to end after it served for […]
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights has laid into Egypt after Egyptian naval force shot at three Palestinians fishermen killing two of them. The fishermen, who were brothers from Gaza, were killed Friday along the Palestinian-Egyptian maritime border after Egyptians forces opened fire on them. “It is clear that there are specific instructions and orders […]
Four fighters of the Russian mercenary company, Wagner group, died Wednesday after their helicopter crashed in central Libya, Anadolu news agency reports. The aircraft, carrying ammunition, allegedly exploded into the air and crashed in the town of Sukna, in the city of Al-Jufrah, the spokesman of military forces aligned with UN-backed Government of National Accord […]
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry Monday slammed the European Union (EU) for imposing sanctions on a Turkish maritime company accused of shipping weapons to the UN-backed Government of Nations Accord (GNA) in violation of the UN arm embargo on the troubled oil-rich African country. “It has no value in our sight to add our maritime company to […]
Morocco ranked 3rd in the 32nd International Olympiad Informatics (IOI 2020) held in Singapore online due to the Covid-19 pandemic September 13 through 19. The North African Kingdom took part in this international prestigious algorithmic competition with four students: Mohamed El Khatri; Nabil Boudraa; Amine Moutii, and Aymane Riad Essoulh. They gleaned 604.02 points to […]