Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido, on Wednesday in Athens, underscored Morocco's huge effort in fighting illegal immigration, describing it as «fundamental» for controlling the inflow of illegal immigrants towards the European Union (EU). «Morocco deserves, in our opinion, a special mention» for its efforts in this area, said Zoido in a meeting with Greek Minister for Migration Policy Dimitris Vitsas, and Greek Deputy Minister of civil defence Nikos
Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok is going to visit Morocco Friday, April the 20th. He is expected to meet his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita, reports on Thursday Reformatorish Dagblad. During his Morocco trip, Blok will discuss a number of topics related to the repatriation of Moroccan asylum seekers, means of cooperation for the fight against terrorism, as well as questions linked to the Sahara conflict, especially as the Netherlands is a member of the UN Security Council. Moreover, the
Morocco and the European Union (EU) will start, Friday in Rabat, negotiations for the renewal of the fisheries partnership protocol, said minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Waters and Forests, Aziz Akhannouch. The announcement was made at a meeting held Thursday in Rabat between Morocco and the EU. It took place in the presence of minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, secretary of State for Fisheries, Mbarka Bouaida, and head of the EU
Kenya has openly announced its support for the Moroccan bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, said Business Day on Wednesday quoting Reuters and AFP. «Kenya will be firmly behind Morocco’s bid for the 2026 World Cup, since the whole of Africa is for Morocco», said Football Kenya Federation chief Nick Mwendwa when receiving a Moroccan delegation led by Nigerian former international striker Daniel Amokachi. «We have worked closely with the Moroccan Football Federation
It’s good news for Moroccan «mule women» who carry everyday heavy loads across the borders between the Spanish enclave Ceuta and Morocco. In fact, a new initiative is going to allow these women to carry their goods on trolleys, making it easier and more practical for them, reports AFP on Thursday. The new initiative applied by the Ceuta authorities this month came into force following the pressure put by NGOs, which denounced the frequent incidents in the crossing border.
Le leader mondial dans la mécanique de haute précision Mecachrome et l'Electrolyse, spécialiste des procédés de traitement de surfaces, ont procédé, mercredi, à l'inauguration de l'extension du site de MK Aero sur la zone franche de Tanger. Ce projet, qui a duré 3 ans, a permis à Mecachrome de se doter de 5 000 m² supplémentaires et de nouvelles lignes de traitement de surface, indique un communiqué
Moroccan professional footballer Walid Azaro who currently plays as a forward for Al-Ahly is now the highest-scoring foreigner in a single season of Egypt’s premier league, said Arab News on Wednesday quoting Egyptian sources. The 22-year-old player scored Tuesday his latest goal against the Wadi Degla team reaching in total 18 goals. By this record, the Ait Melloul-native who started his career with Adrar Souss in the third division of the Moroccan league left behind Angolan striker
While plotting the Quebec mass shooting that killed six people and occurred on the evening of January 29, 2017, at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, Alexander Bissonnette was googling Muslim-related information. Recent revelations suggest that he has also visited the website of feminist groups at the Laval University in Quebec to get information about their upcoming activities, La Tribune reported on Monday. A report revealing details about Bissionnette’s
L’École marocaine des sciences de l'ingénieur (EMSI) a remporté, à travers son laboratoire de recherche, de développement et d'innovation «SMARTiLab», la médaille d’or au Salon international des inventions de Genève, qui s’est tenu du 11 au 17 avril, pour une invention classée dans la catégorie «Protection de l’environnement-Énergies». L’EMSI a été
The repatriation of Moroccan nationals in Libya, recently announced by the Moroccan authorities, is taking longer than expected. The Libyan Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency announced that seven Moroccan nationals had returned to the Kingdom in the last two weeks while four did the same on April the 2nd as well as three others last weekend, reports Wednesday Alyaoum24. The repatriated Moroccans stopped at the Tunis airport to take a flight to Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, adds the same