The European Union (EU) and Morocco expressed on Tuesday their interest in pursuing, preserving and strengthening strategic partnership. They also declared that they are «determined to carry on cooperation in the field of fisheries». In a joint statement, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Moghrini and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita stated that they
Raja athletic club was ordered to play two matches behind closed doors and to pay a fine of 50,000 Dirhams following the acts of vandalism that took place during the game played against Kawkab Marrakech on Sunday, the Moroccan Royal Football Federation (FRMF) announced. The Federation’s Disciplinary Committee has also decided during a meeting held on Monday that the club will also have to repair the damage caused by their fans at the Marrakech Stadium facilities. The public prosecutor
Une résidence d’écriture pour le film d’animation se tient depuis le 19 février et jusqu’au 22 mars à Meknès, au profit de six auteurs francophones. Sélectionnés sur dossier, les bénéficiaires profitent d’une bourse d’écriture et d’un accompagnement professionnel assuré par Delphine Maury, scénariste et productrice de films d’animation. Pour
A Moroccan national was killed Monday in Oviedo (northern Spain) after falling off a building, said a source from the consulate general of Morocco in Bilbao. The 45-year-old man fell from a window in a hotel in the center of Oviedo for reasons that remain so far unknown, said the same source. The local police had to temporarily interrupt traffic on the street next to the hotel because of the man's body lying on the road. An investigation has been launched to determine the causes and
Le Raja de Casablanca a écopé de deux matchs à huis clos et d’une amende de 50 000 DH, après les actes de vandalisme survenus lors du match, qui a opposé dimanche de RAC au Kawkab de Marrakech (KACM), pour le compte de la 18e journée de Botola Maroc Télécom D1, annonce la Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF). La commission centrale de discipline et de fair-play de la FRMF, réunie lundi, a
The Court of Justice and the European Union issued on Tuesday, 27th of February, the ruling regarding the fisheries agreement put into force since 2014. In its judgment, the European the highest court in the European Union in matters of European Union law concluded that «the 'Moroccan fishing zone' under the Protocol does not include the waters adjacent to the territory of Western Sahara». In a communiqué made public on the same day, the CJEU stated that «neither the
King Mohammed VI successfully underwent an operation this Monday 26th February. He had on Saturday 20th January 2018 a heart rhythm disorder. The King's doctors said that medical examinations carried out for this purpose revealed an atrial flutter. The ablation by radio frequency of this arrhythmia, performed today at the Ambroise Paré clinic in Paris, allowed the normalization of the heart rhythm. At the end of a rest period as prescribed by his treating physicians, the King will
Le roi Mohammed VI a subi avec succès une opération chirugicale, ce lundi à Paris, après avoir présenté samedi un trouble du rythme cardiaque, indique un communiqué de l’équipe médicale royale, composée de Abdelaziz Maouni, Olivier Thomas, Sébastien Bloc, Olivier Dubourg, Ali Chaib et Lahcen Belyamani. Les médecins ont indiqué que des explorations médicales ont conclu à un
Akhabr Al-Youm columnist and publisher Taoufik Bouachrine is prosecuted for heavy criminal charges, Monday, after being arrested on Friday, 23rd of February, and put in custody renewed on Saturday. The Attorney General at the Casablanca Appeal court decided on Monday that Taoufik Bouachrine is to be prosecuted for human trafficking, exploiting and taking advantage of unfortunate people, using power for sexual exploitation, threatening, rape, sexual assault , inciting people to
L'ambassade du Maroc en Suisse a organisé, ce week-end, un consulat mobile au profit de la communauté marocaine établie à Genève et sa région, deuxième plus grande ville du pays. Cette initiative est destinée à rapprocher l'administration des ressortissants marocains et leur permettre de bénéficier de diverses prestations consulaires fournies par la représentation diplomatique du royaume. Il s'agit notamment