Taza Award for Literary Creativity Announced
By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, February 28, 2013 The association Friends of Taza-Morocco announced last Friday, February 22nd, its organization of the fourth edition of the literary and...
View ArticlePresident of EU Commission to visit Morocco on Friday
Rabat, February 28, 2013 (MAP) The President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, will pay, on Friday, a working visit to Morocco, announced the Delegation of the European Union in Rabat....
View ArticleFez celebrates the 18th edition of the Andalusian Music Festival
By Zineb Aouich Morocco World News Fez, March 1, 2013 Organized by the city council, the 18th edition of the Andalusian Music festival is taking place in the old city of Fez from February 21 until...
View ArticleHunting is more than holding a firearm
By Imad Tijani Morocco World News Fez, March 1, 2013 Hunting wild animals for food was a part of everyday life. Nowadays, it becomes an activity that many people practice for several purposes, among...
View ArticleReport shows Casablanca’s Alarming Health Statistics
By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, March 1, 2013 Casablanca is the biggest city in Morocco and the Maghreb region and the spiral cord of Moroccan economy; it is the city where more than...
View Article“Our alliance with the PJD is just temporary”: Hamid Chabat
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, March 4, 2013 Hamid Chabat, the Secretary-General of Istiqlal Party, affirmed today that he would endeavor his utmost to revive the democratic coalition...
View ArticleMorocco plays ‘very important’ role for region stability, Finnish minister
Rabat, March 5, 2013 (MAP) Morocco plays a "very important" role for the stability of the region, said Finnish Minister for International Development, Heidi Pauline, following a meeting, here on...
View ArticleFirst English-based medical school to be established in Rabat
Morocco World News New York, March 5, 2013 Morocco will host its first English-based medical school by the end of 2013. The new medical school, which will be established thanks to the efforts of a team...
View ArticleMinister Hakkaoui stresses in New York Morocco’s efforts to fight violence...
New York (UN) - March 05, 2013 (MAP) Minister of Solidarity, Women, Family, and Social Development, Bassima Hakkaoui, highlighted, Monday in New York, the progress made by Morocco in fighting violence...
View ArticleCzech Republic eager to boost tourism cooperation with Morocco, official
Prague - March 05, 2013 (MAP) The Czech Republic is keen to promote cooperation with Morocco in the tourism sector, Minister of Tourism Lahcen Haddad said on Monday. In a statement to MAP after the...
View ArticleMorocco: suspension of Vice-Attorney General accused of forcing a mechanic to...
Morocco World News New York, March 6, 2013 According to some news report, the Vice-Attorney General General of Midelt, a small town 191 km of Meknes, was suspended from his function by the Ministry of...
View ArticleOthman Benjelloun tops the list of Moroccan billionaires, Forbes
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taroudant- March 06, 2013 The famous magazine Forbes has released its 2013 list of the richest men on the planet, and Othman Benjelloun, founder of Finance.Com,...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI a “reformer” keen to ensure rule of law – Forbes Magazine
Washington, March 6, 2013 (MAP) King Mohammed VI is a "reformer" king who is keen to ensure the rule of law and human rights, the US publication Forbes Magazine says in its latest issue. Under the...
View ArticleMorocco eyes law on rape and child marriage
RABAT, March 7, 2013 (AFP) Defenders of women's rights in Morocco are inching closer to a long-awaited goal as the kingdom's parliament works to amend a law that allows a rapist to escape prison by...
View ArticleVeolia sells Morocco water, waste services to Actis
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taroudant- March 08, 2013 According to Reuters, Veolia Environnement, the world’s leading water and waste utility by sales, agreed to sell its Moroccan water,...
View ArticleRage raps? Moroccan rappers slam govt for ‘selling out’ country
By Hassan al-Ashraf March- 09, 2013 The Moroccan music scene has been recently flooded with a series of rap songs that revolve around Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and the performance of his...
View ArticleMorocco considers law on child marriage
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taroudant- March 10, 2013 Underage marriage continues to represent a sensitive legal and political issue in Morocco. Even though Article 19 of the family code...
View ArticleMigrants storm Morocco border fence into Spain
MADRID, March 11, 2013 (AFP) A crowd of African migrants stormed a border fence and crossed illegally from Morocco into Spanish territory on Monday, leaving 12 people injured, authorities said. The...
View ArticleMoroccan FM received by Mauritanian President
Nouakchott, March 12, 2013 (MAP) Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz received, on Monday in Nouakchott, Moroccan foreign minister Saad Dine El Otmani who is on a visit to Mauritania. The...
View ArticleMorocco loses MAD 14 billion annually due to traffic accidents: Benkirane
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taroudant- March 12, 2013 In a meeting with officials in the Ministry of Equipment and Transport, attended by Minister Aziz Rabah on Monday, the prime minister,...
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