The two Lebanese singers namely Majda El Roumi and Yasmine Hamdan will perform in the 23d edition of the Fez Festival of sacred World Music. Hosted between the 12th and the 20th of May the annual festival receives this year a number of musicians and singers from all over the world. They will all gather to celebrate music and praise the authenticity of the imperial city. Majda El Roumi who is familiar with the Moroccan audience due to her performance two years ago in Mawazine, is
The group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Maikanti Kacalla Baru declared that the Memorandum of understanding signed between Morocco and Nigeria has created 50,000 jobs and has added 1.3 million tonnes of fertilizers in the Nigerian agricultural sector.
Saadeddine El Othmani revealed on Saturday 25th of March the list of parties that will take part to the new governing coalition. The Socialist Union of Popular Forces party has made it to the list, thing that pushed many militants from the party to express their dissatisfaction and anger. Leaders of the Islamist party, since then, were forced to call for the unity of the party.
After a few months of delay, the Airbus A380 of Emirates Airlines will launch its first trip finally linking Casablanca to Dubai. The Moroccan Airport Authority did not give the green light to the Emirati group in last November due to some technical issues and infrastructure constraints related to Mohammed V airport. Emirates, voted World’s Best Airline in the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards, will offer a daily round trip to and from Casablanca. Casablanca, as a result, will be the
The Secretary General of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Hicham El Amrani has announced his resignation on Sunday the 26th of March. The 38 year-old who served for 6 years as the Secretary General of the continental body, declared yesterday in a resignation letter that he was leaving his position. El Amrani wrote in a letter sent to all federations across Africa : «It is with great regret that I hereby inform you that I am leaving today my position of CAF
Emir of Qatar, Cheikh Tamim Ben Hamad Al-Thani received on Sunday in Doha the Moroccan Foreign Affairs and Cooperation minister Salaheddine Mezouar. The minister’s visit is occupied with the task of delivering a message on behalf of the King Mohammed VI. The royal message stresses on the bilateral relations between the sister countries and aims to promote them further. On the other hand, Mezouar who arrived to the Qatari capital on Friday the 24th of March was also able to meet his
Named Prime Minister on the 17th of March, Saadeddine El Othmani managed to form a coalition that includes 6 parties. The recently appointed prime minister announced on Saturday 25th of March in a press conference held in Rabat that the government would include 5 other parties namely RNI, UC, MP, USFP and PPS. Creating a coalition came after Abdelillah Benkirane leader of the Justice and Development Party and ex-prime minister failed to maintain talks with the other parties and form a
King Mohammed VI launched Friday 24th of March afternoon the construction of two proximity medical centers for Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity in Rabat and Tamara. Sanae Dadikh, Head of the Communication and Institutional development department of Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity declared that the project will reinforce the foundation’s local healthcare program in the region. These two centers, which are part of the accessible health care policy, will promote the program
Spring is officially here allowing most of us to embrace nature and admire all the flourishing flowers out there. However allergies can spoil the fun and prevent some of us from enjoying the cheerful season. Spring allergy is caused by pollination, a seasonal transfer mediated by the wind to ensure the fertilization of other plans. Trees, plants and grass during this particular season release tiny grains that can get into the nose of someone and trigger their spring allergy. Having to
According to the International Diabetes Federation’s recent statistics, Morocco is severely touched by diabetes. The numbers published on the Federation’s website indicate that 1.6 million Moroccans suffer from the disease. To generate awareness about it, the kingdom’s capital hosted last Saturday “Premix Summit”, around 250 experts reunited to exchange expertise and help with the management of the chronic disease.