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Morocco and Turkey agreed on Wednesday in Rabat to revise the terms of their current free trade agreement for "more balanced, more important and good quality" trade.  Under the terms of the joint declaration made public after a business meeting, initiated on the sidelines of the 5th session of the joint monitoring committee of the Morocco-Turkey Free Trade Agreement, the two parties also  agreed to immediately initiate work on the topics agreed upon during the work of this meeting and assess the progress made up to the date January 30, 2020.  During this session of the Moroccan-Turkish joint committee (January 14 and 15) co-chaired by the Minister of Industry, Trade and the Green and Digital Economy, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, and the Turkish Minister of Trade, Ruhsar  Pekcan, the two sides also agreed to bring bilateral trade to a "more balanced level and encourage Turkish investors to invest in Morocco in the production industry as well as encourage Morocca...

The one-year prison sentence imposed by the Salé court against rapper L’Gnawi was confirmed on appeal on Wednesday for "contempt of public official".  The rapper, 31, had in a "live" video on his Instagram account, insulted the police, explaining later, having experienced a police check as a "humiliation".  However, according to his lawyer, he "was above all condemned for his last title," Long live the people "(3ach cha3b), which he interprets with two other rappers, denouncing" injustice "and" grabbing wealth  ".

The amphibious helicopter carrier Diksmuide, a command and projection tool for French Navy forces, docked at the port of Casablanca on Wednesday for a three-day stopover.  For the occasion, the French Embassy gave a reception on board this flagship of the French navy in the evening, in the presence of several civil and military figures from the two countries.  Ambassador Hélène Le Gal said, on the sidelines of this reception, that this stopover is part of ambitious cooperation activities between the two countries aimed at exchanging technical and operational know-how, increasing interoperability and promoting  regional security in the maritime sector.  It is also an opportunity to work with the Royal Navy on ways to strengthen this "extremely strong" partnership for both parties, she said.  "We are delighted with this partnership we have with Morocco, which also results in the presence of French military aid workers in certain Moroccan schools and Mo...

Some 13,000 people will benefit from the complementary rehabilitation and enhancement program for the old medina of Essaouira, said Al Omrane group chairman Badr Kanouni on Wednesday.  This program, which covers 30 ha for investments of around 300 million dirhams, benefits the 13,000 inhabitants of the old medina of Essaouira, said Badr Kanouni, during the King's visit  Mohammed VI at the old medina of Essaouira.  This complementary program, which is part of the rehabilitation and enhancement programs of the old medinas carried out under the supervision of the Sovereign, is a global program that revolves around four axes, namely the rehabilitation of the  urban space, the restoration and enhancement of the historic heritage, the promotion of access to social services and the strengthening of the tourist and economic attractiveness of the old medina of Essaouira, he explained.  A total of 26 projects will be carried out within the framework of this progra...

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and African Cooperation and Moroccans residing abroad makes crisis cells available to Moroccans in Iraq and Syria.  "Following the latest developments in the crisis in Iraq and Syria, and in the context of monitoring the situation of Moroccan citizens abroad and providing them with consular protection, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs puts at their disposal  cell number layout, "said a tweet from the ministry.  - Central cell: +212661336854;  - Cell in Syria: +963933885838;  - Second cell number in Syria: +96181762258;  - Cell in Iraq: +9647902292250;  - Cell in Amman: +962797777896.    Morocco Diplomacy  Following the latest developments in the crisis in #Irak and #Syria, and in the context of monitoring the situation of our fellow citizens abroad and providing them with consular protection ... https: // bit  .ly / 36CVOxl  Information on Twitter Ads and Confidentiality...

Some 734,402 Moroccans were legally established in Spain in the first half of 2019, up 2.9% from January 1 of the same year, said the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Wednesday. Moroccans maintain their leadership position regarding foreign communities legally established in Spain, according to the INE.  734,402 of our nationals hold a residence permit with our neighbors to the north, a figure up 3.7% in the first half of 2019. Moroccans are ahead of Romanians, who, with 669,222 people, come in second place, followed by  British (295,067), Italians (256,269), Colombians (227,102), Chinese (193,207), Venezuelans (158,218) and Germans (139,201), says the same source. Spain had 47,100,396 inhabitants on July 1, an increase of 163,336 people compared to January 1, 2019, according to the INE, which notes that the Iberian country has crossed the barrier of 47 million for the first time.  This increase in the population residing in the Iberian country is main...

The economic relations between Morocco and Turkey are not tense, but are not calm either.  If the kingdom has decided to review certain provisions of the free trade agreement (FTA) with Turkey, concerning textiles and steel in particular, it seems that the former Ottoman Empire plays the card of seduction for  which is from the tourism sector.  Morocco has released fangs to protect its economy from the flooding of the national market with Turkish products.  Indeed, Moulay Hafid Elalamy (MHE), Minister of Industry, Trade and the Green and Digital Economy did not take it easy during the 34th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of  the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC), held last November in Istanbul, to indicate to the Turkish side that Morocco will no longer make concessions in the face of commercial pressure.  The minister mentioned a revision of the FTA, following numerous "disputes" between the two c...