Morocco Condemns Terrorist Attack in Tripoli
Rabat - Morocco vehemently condemned, on Wednesday, the terrorist attack that targeted Tuesday morning the Corinthia hotel in Libya's capital Tripoli, claiming several victims. "The Kingdom of Morocco...
View ArticleAmazigh New Year in the United States
By Joshua Kohen Boston - From the moment you enter the giant hall, you might think you are in North Africa. The giant Amazigh flags plastered on the walls, guests in traditional garb, and Amazigh...
View ArticleEradicating underage Marriage Cant’ Be Achieved Without a Change in...
By Ferdaws, Aharrar Rabat – Eradicating underage marriage in Morocco requires serious changes to the socioeconomic situation throughout the country, the legal provisions and people’s mentalities, said...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Chairs Ministers Council
Fez - King Mohammed VI chaired, Thursday at the Royal Palace in Fez, a Council of Ministers. The Council examined and adopted four draft organic laws, a draft decree and several international...
View ArticleAbdellatif Zaghnoun, New boss of the CDG
Rabat - King Mohammed VI appointed Abdellatif Zaghnoun as general manager of the deposit and management fund (Caisse de Depot et de Gestion) on Thursday. At the meeting of the council of Ministers...
View ArticleMorocco: French Pedophile Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Rabat - A French pedophile who sexually abused nine Moroccan children has been sentenced to two years in prison, according to Agence France Press (AFP). The elderly French identified as Jean-Luc G...
View ArticleMorocco: 40% Decline in French Tourists on January
Rabat - Morocco's vital tourism sector appears to be affected by the terrorist attacks that hit several parts of France earlier this month. According to sources quoted by news website Media24, more...
View ArticleMarrakech to Host First Meeting ‘Clinton Global Initiative, Middle East and...
Casablanca - The first meeting of the "Clinton Global Initiative, Middle East and Africa," will be held on May 5-7 in Marrakech with the development challenges facing the African continent and the...
View ArticleEU official voices support for Morocco’s human rights reforms
Rabat - EU special representative for human rights Stavros Lambrinidis expressed, on Friday in Rabat, EU's support for all reforms undertaken by Morocco to promote human rights, deeming that the...
View ArticleShell group CEO Eyes Morocco’s Liquefied Natural Gas Plan
Rabat - CEO of Shell Group, Dick Benschop, expressed this Friday the group's interest to invest in Morocco's liquefied natural gas plan. Benschop who held a meeting with minister of energy, mining,...
View ArticleMorocco and France to Resume Judicial Cooperation
Rabat - Morocco and France will resume judicial cooperation, the French Justice Ministry said in statement on Saturday. Morocco suspended cooperation agreements with France a year ago after French...
View ArticleMorocco’s Attijariwafa Bank to Launch Islamic Bank
Rabat - After Morocco approved Islamic finance legislation in November, Morocco's Attijariwafa Bank plans to launch its own subsidiary of Islamic bank “without depending on a foreign partner.” Mohamed...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI to honor French Imam, Rabbi, and Bishop
Rabat- King Mohammed VI has entrusted his older sister, Princess Lalla Meryem, to honor an imam, a rabbi, and a bishop, all Moroccan natives, at the Institute of the Arab World in Paris. Princess...
View ArticleRabat Slams HRW’s ‘Underestimation’ of Moroccan Human Rights Efforts
Rabat - Moroccan authorities criticized, Friday, the Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s “deliberate underestimation, in its latest report, of Morocco's human rights achievements and related reform process....
View ArticleOver 14,000 Syrian refugees treated in Morocco’s makeshift hospital in Jordan
Amman - Some 14,460 Syrian refugees were treated in the Moroccan makeshift hospital in the Zaatari camp in Jordan last January. The hospital’s administration reports that children and babies come on...
View ArticleLatin-American NGO Denounces Polisario’s Embezzlement of Humanitarian Aid
Geneva - The Polisario leadership shamelessly made of international solidarity " a very profitable business," the Santiago-based Centro de Estudios Para Democracia Popular (Center for the Study of...
View ArticleMorocco, France to Bolster Judicial Cooperation to Bring Serenity to...
Paris - The agreement on judicial cooperation convention amendment between Morocco and France, signed on Saturday in Paris, shows common will to bolster this mechanism so that it brings more serenity...
View ArticleMorocco keen to step up participation in Council of Europe Parliamentary...
Strasbourg - Lower House Deputy Speaker Mohamed Yatim expressed on Thursday in Strasbourg Morocco's interest in strengthening its participation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
View ArticleMoroccan Military to Take Part in Largest American Military Exercise in Africa
Rabat - Starting today, the city of Agadir will host the largest American-led military exercise in Africa, known as the “African Lion.” The military operations will involve approximately 350 U.S....
View ArticleMorocco Chairs Executive Committee of African Construction Enterprises...
Dakar - Morocco chaired the Executive Committee of the federation of African construction enterprises, which met on January 29-31 in Accra. The event was an opportunity for the Moroccan delegation...
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