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Moroccan Jew Thrown to the Street by Her Family for Converting to Islam
Rabat - Casablanca resident Rachida, born Rachel, was allegedly thrown to the street and beaten by her family for converting from Judaism to Islam. Rachel Moryousef Bent Azar, a Jew of Moroccan...
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Eid El Fitr to Take Place Next Friday Based on Astronomical Calculations
Rabat - Next Friday, July 17 will be Eid Al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in several Arab countries, according to astronomical calculations. In most Arab countries, however,...
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Man Arrested in Morocco for Being Drunk in Ramadan
Rabat - A man from Ourzazate in southern-central Morocco has been arrested for drunkenness in the day during the holy month of Ramadan. According to media reports, police arrested the man, in his...
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I came to Morocco With My Parents’ Consent: Rebecca Arthur
Rabat – 24 hours after Rebecca Arthur, was reported missing by the Connecticut Police Department, the American teenager appeared in a video on Friday inside the house of Mohamed El Adala, known as...
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Casablanca Ranks World’s Fifth Most Romantic Place
Rabat - Casablanca, Morocco’s economic capital and largest city, has been selected by the US-based Huffington Post as the world’s fifth most romantic place to share a kiss. Although to locals...
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Sufism takes pride of place in Morocco- Sheikh of Tariqa Tijaniyya in Egypt
Cairo - Sheikh of Tariqa Tijaniyya in Egypt, Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Al-Hafed Tijani, said that Sufism takes pride of place in Morocco and continues to play a key role in championing the values of...
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International Seminar on Amazigh Studies to be held late July in Tiznit
Tiznit - An international seminar on Amazigh studies in Morocco and abroad will be held in Tiznit on July 24-25 at the initiative of the Tayri n Wakal association. Marking four years after the...
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Morocco’s Tighadouini Signs for Five Seasons with FC Malaga
Madrid - Moroccan player Adnane Tighadouini has signed a five-year contract with FC Malaga, which plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football, after leaving Dutch club Nac Breda, the...
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Wildfire Burns Oasis in Southern Morocco
Rabat - A wildfire burned more than 4,000 palm trees in the oasis of Ayechet in the province of Tata, in southern Morocco, about 300 kilometers away from Agadir. According to local authorities, the...
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Moroccan Tourism Not in Crisis But in a Period of Turbulence: Minister
Rabat - Lahcen Haddad, Morocco’s Minister of Tourism, explained the challenges and difficulties facing the tourism sector in the Kingdom. In an interview published in the weekly magazine Tel Quel in...
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Number of Smokers to Reach 7 Million in Morocco by 2025
Rabat - A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that the number of smokers in Morocco has notably risen, expecting it to reach over 7 million by 2025. The World Health...
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Morocco to Buy a Landing Craft Tank From France
Rabat - The Royal Moroccan Navy has reportedly signed a contract with the French company PIRIOU to build a 50-meter Landing Craft Tank (LCT). Designed for vehicle transportation, cargo hauling, and...
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Simo & Rebecca: The New-Aged Transatlantic Hollywood Story
By Abdellah Azzouzi Rabat - Over the past three days the Moroccan press, mainly Hespress and Morocco World News were the first to report about what has become a very famous bilateral love story that...
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Libyan Dialogue Participants Sign Political Agreement in Morocco
Rabat - Libyan dialogue participants on Saturday night Sign the Libyan Political Agreement at a ceremony in Skhirat, Morocco, which aims to cease fighting and form a unity government. "The people of...
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Morocco: Amazigh Language Replaces French in Road Signalization
Rabat - Road signalization in Morocco is usually bilingual and contain messages in Arabic, the country's official language, and French. But now motorists who use the Berrechid-Beni Mellal and...
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Moroccan Universities Not Responsible for Unemployed Graduates: Minister
Rabat - Minister of Higher Educational Lahcen Dadoudi rejected reports suggesting that universities in Morocco are to blame for graduate unemployment, arguing that this is “not realistic.” Amid a...
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EU Hails Morocco’s Support to UN-Led Political Dialogue in Libya
Brussels - The European Union on Sunday hailed Morocco's support to the UN-led political dialogue, which resulted in the initialing, Saturday night, of the Skhirat Agreement aimed at putting an end to...
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Morocco Adopts New Highway Code to Improve Road Safety
Rabat - Amid an increasing rate of traffic accidents in Morocco, the Government Council ratified on Thursday a bill that aims to review certain provision of the Highway Code in order to improve road...
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UK Foreign Office Advises Britons to Visit Morocco Over Tunisia, Algeria
Rabat - The United Kingdom Foreign Office has encouraged British holiday makers to visit Morocco after it advised them to leave Tunisia in the wake of the beach attack that hit Sousse last month...
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Morocco Has One of the Largest Social Safety Net Programs: Report
Rabat - A new World Bank report ranked Morocco’s National Initiative for the Support of Human Development Support Project (INDH) among the world’s five largest social safety net programs. The World...
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