Young Moroccan women told AFP that they face prejudice and harassment when surfing in the Rabat coast. «It’s easier in the winter because the beaches are empty, in the summer we suffer a lot of harassment, that’s why we pay attention to what we wear», 29-year-old surfer Meriem told the French press agency. Meanwhile, Jalal Medkouri who runs a Surf Club in Rabat’s Udayas beach told the same source that «some families are ashamed that their daughters practice
Denia Holding, a subsidiary of Holmacrom Group, which manufactures snack products will invest 20 million euro in a 10,000-ton cashew nut processing plant in Cote d’Ivoire, says CommodAfrica. The plant, to start operating in 2019, will be located in the city of Grand-Bassam, about forty kilometers away from Abidjan. On May the 9th, an implementation protocol was signed with the company in charge of the Grand-Bassam Free Zone, Cote d’Ivoire’s Information, Technology and
American superhero film Deadpool 2’s soundtrack includes a song by Moroccan-American hip hop artist French Montana. «Welcome to the Party» is also by American DJ Diplo and rapper Lil Pump, featuring singer Zhavia. The hit was released on May the 15th only three day before Deadpool 2 premiered. «The 'Welcome to the Party' video features performance shots of the producer and his mic-wielding friends as they rock out at the house and set things on fire. It's spliced
Le propriétaire exproprié a le droit de contester devant la justice le montant de l’indemnité lui étant proposée, a indiqué, mardi à Rabat, le ministre de la Justice, Mohamed Aujjar. Répondant à une question orale sur «la faiblesse des indemnités d’expropriation et la lenteur des procédures», présentée par le groupe Authenticité et Modernité à la Chambre des
During a weekly session held at the House of Councilors, Tuesday in Rabat, Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development Aziz Rabbah said that 80% of the job opportunities provided by phosphate company Phosboucraa are granted to Sahrawis. Responding to a question asked by a Sarhawi elected member of the Istiqlal party, Rabah stressed that the phosphate extracted from the Sahara accounts for only 2% of OCP’s production. For the record, members of the Sahrawi
Le Maroc table sur un taux de couverture médicale de 90% à l'horizon 2021, contre un taux de 63% aujourd'hui, a annoncé mardi à Genève le ministre de la Santé, Anass Doukkali. S'exprimant devant la 71ème Assemblée mondiale de la santé, Anass Doukkali a souligné que le royaume s'engage à mobiliser les ressources financières et humaines nécessaires à travers des solutions novatrices avec les divers
Former Foreign Minister, Salaheddine Mezouar, was elected on Tuesday President of General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) at an elective General Assembly held in Casablanca. Mezouar, who paired with Fayçal Mekouar, got 5,173 votes against 1,432 for his rival Hakim Marrakchi who has Assia Benhida as fellow candidate, at the end of the secret ballot. The new CGEM head will assume a 3-year mandate, renewable once, and succeeds Miriem Bensaleh Cheqroun, first woman to lead the
L'ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères, Salaheddine Mezouar a été élu président de la Confédération générale des entreprises du Maroc (CGEM), au terme d'une Assemblée générale élective, tenue mardi à Casablanca. Salaheddine Mezouar, qui formait un binôme avec Fayçal Mekouar, a obtenu 5 173 voix, contre 1 432 voix pour son rival Hakim Marrakchi qui avait comme
Moroccan-Dutch DJ Fadel El Ghoul, known by his stage name R3hab, said in an interview with Quote magazine that he wanted to improve the image of Moroccans living in the Netherlands, reports NU. «Of course things are not easy for Moroccan youth. But I think that there is a message that is too one-sided and above all very negative sent to them», he told the Dutch magazine. R3hab believes that «if a show like RTL Late Night invites [him], there will be a Moroccan like [him],
French company Indra Automobile Recycling announced Tuesday, May 22nd, that it has won a tender, allowing it to recycle cars in Morocco, says AFP. Indra and its partner, Deloitte to «create a plan, collaborating with the Moroccan government». «Winning this tender in Morocco offers us a tremendous opportunity to support a country in the organization of its car recycling sector», said Indra managing director Loïc Bey-Rozet. «This project to pave the way for