1. Creation of a parliamentary friendship group Morocco-Benin: "The President of the House of Representatives, Habib El Malki, announced in Rabat on Thursday the creation of a parliamentary friendship group Morocco-Benin. "During his talks with the Ambassador of the Republic of Benin, Serge Dagnon, El Malki expressed the determination of the House of Representatives to contribute to the improvement of the bilateral relations between the two countries in the service of their common interests," indicates on Friday a statement from the House."
2. Morocco reframes Algeria and Namibia in front of the Human Rights Council: "The person in charge of Morocco's affaires in Geneva, Hassan Boukili, has handed on Thursday Algeria and Namibia to their place, two countries "in contradiction and in flagrant violation of human rights and the right to self-determination." "Algeria, which claims to be an observer in the Sahara dispute, is the main instigator of the attacks on Morocco and its Sahara within and outside the Council," Boukili said, responding in particular to the allegations of the Algerian ambassador on the situation in the southern provinces during a meeting of the Human Rights Council."
3. Emirates launches a free visa offer to Dubai: "Emirates offers Mauritian travelers the opportunity to visit Dubai with a special offer in Economy and Business Class, which includes free visa, a third free luggage up to 23 kg, and the My Emirates Pass. With this special offer, an Economy Class ticket from Mauritius to Dubai costs Rs 28,900 and Rs 54,110 in Business Class. The rate offer is only available for a limited time and tickets must be booked between June 8 and 24, 2017, while the trip must take place between June 8 and September 30, 2017. The cost of the ticket includes airport taxes."
4. A 10% increase in tourist arrivals in Al Hoceima: ""The classified tourist establishments of the city of Al-Hoceima registered 7,637 arrivals at the end of last April against 6,935 during the same period a year before, an increase of 10%," indicates a report from the provincial tourism delegation in Al-Hoceima. Thus, the number of international visitors who visited Al-Hoceima was 1,341 in the first four months of 2017 (+3% year-on-year), while domestic tourists totaled 6,296, increase of 12% from the end of April 2016, with an average duration stay of 2 days."
5. Bank Assafa will start its operations with 20 agencies: "The authorizations for Bank Assafa, Umnia Bank, Najmah (BMCI window), and Dar Al-Amane (Société Générale window) were published in the Official Bulletin on May 18. Since then, only Umnia Bank has opened its first agencies to the public. Bank Assafa now seems to want to fill the space and not let its competitor alone in the market. Announced as a launching conference by the management of the subsidiary of Attijariwafa bank, this meeting, held in Casablanca this June 6, was actually an opportunity for Youssef Baghdadi, its Chairman of the Management Board, to explain what remains to be done for the effective start-up of participatory banks, to unveil the new visual identity of Bank Assafa, and to tease competition, although he says he is not too worried."
Crédit : IMPERIUM MEDIA
