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Skateboarding in a Jellaba: When Tradition and Modern Life Activities Meet
Who said you can’t skateboard in a jellaba? Yassine Boundouq, 21 years old, is a skater from Safi who wanted to create something original: skating in a jellaba. In the video, he demonstrates that the...
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Morocco Ranks World’s Fourth Destination for Responsible and Sustainable Tourism
Rabat - Le Parisien has ranked Morocco one of its top ten destinations for responsible and sustainable tourism, in a report released Monday. Morocco was ranked fourth in Le Parisien’s list of top ten...
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Moroccan Ramadan Comedy: An Insult to Mothers
By Fatima Ezzahra Metkal Casablanca - Ramadan is an occasion for the family to gather and share joyful moments every night. In this holy month and after breaking their fast, Moroccans have an...
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French President to Award Morocco’s Intelligence Chief Legion of Honor
Rabat - French President François Hollande will honor Head of Morocco’s Domestic Intelligence Agency DGST Abdellatif Hammouchi with the country’s highest award, the Légion d’honneur (Legion of Honor),...
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Tunisia Terrorist Attacks Have No Impact on Tourists Cancelations: Minister
Rabat - Moroccan Tourism Minister, Lahcen Haddad, said on Tuesday that the attacks on the Tunisian resort town of Sousse had no direct impact on the cancellation of tourists' bookings to Morocco....
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Human Rights Watch calls on Morocco to decriminalize homosexuality
Rabat - In the wake of a mob attack on a gay man in Fez on June 29, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement asking Moroccan authorities to abolish Article 489 of the Penal Code,...
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Morocco Received Over 10 Million Tourists in 2014
Rabat - Morocco welcomed 10.3 million tourists in 2014, a gain of 2.4 percent compared to 2013, according to the Moroccan National Tourism Office. On Monday, the Moroccan National Tourism Office...
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4,000 moroccan rural schools to be connected to the internet
Taroudant - Moroccan company Nortis will provide internet services to about 4,000 rural schools located in areas where there is no current internet connection. Nortis is a company specialized in...
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The Moroccan Intelligence Agency is the Most Powerful Agency in the MENA...
Rabat - The United Nations Human Rights Council has reportedly commended the efficiency of Moroccan Intelligence in combating terrorism during its latest session in Geneva, Switzerland. According to...
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Eid el Fitr in Morocco will Be Celebrated Saturday: Benkirane
Rabat - Morocco’s Prime Minister, Abdelilah Benkirane, said Thursday at the weekly government meeting that the last day of Ramadan in Morocco is Friday and the first day of Eid El Fitr is Saturday....
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EU Nationals Allowed to Enter Morocco with Their ID cards
Rabat - European Union citizens not subject to a visa requirement will no longer need a passport to enter Morocco, as the Moroccan government will allow them to enter the country with only their valid...
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Train Users Debunk Morocco’s ONCF 75% Customer Satisfaction Rate
By Nahla Bendefaa Rabat - The ONCF, Morocco’s national railway, announced in a report earlier this month that their customer satisfaction is up to 75percent. As a regular customer of the ONCF, I...
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Uber Arrives in Morocco After Launching a Test Service in Casablanca
Rabat - The famous taxi-finding service, Uber, has finally been launched in Morocco after it began a test phase in Casablanca, the country’s largest city. After Dubai, Amman and Cairo, Casablanca has...
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Last of the Line Bugatto Veyron “La Finale” Spotted in Tangier
Rabat - The one-off example of the impressive Bugatti Veyron, appropriately named ‘La Finale’, was allegedly spotted this week in Tangier, Northern Morocco. Dubbed as Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse ‘La...
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Morocco’s Trade Deficit Drops as Oil Price Falls
Rabat - Morocco’s trade deficit has decreased from $7.8 billion in the first half of 2015 compared to $10.2 billion in 2014. A report by the Moroccan Exchange Office revealed on Wednesday that this...
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New York’s Empire State Building Lit Up in Green to Celebrate Eid al Fitr
Rabat - New York City’s emblematic Empire State Building lit up in Green on Friday to share with Muslims around the world their celebration of Eid al Fitr, the three-day holiday that marks the end of...
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Morocco’s Ayoub Abou to Join FC Porto from FC Barcelona
Rabat - Porto has agreed to sign a deal for Moroccan midfielder Ayoub Abou from FC Barcelona. A report published last month by Spanish sports newspaper El Mundo Deportivo suggested that Porto was...
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Moroccan Teen Invents App That Protects Smart Phones in case of Theft
Rabat - A Moroccan school boy has designed a new app that protects cell phones in case of theft and allows users to find their phone when it goes missing. Hamza Amama, a 17 year old teen, created an...
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Diverse Reaction in Morocco to the New Amazigh Highway Signs
By Aicha Sadik Rabat - Discussion on Facebook was heated this week, when photos of the new road signs were shown, replacing French with Tifinagh. “Not a good idea!" some people said, while others...
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Video: Moroccans Venting Their Anger at Royal Air Maroc in JFK Airport
Rabat - Dozens of Moroccans were stranded in John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York in the U, on the eve of Eid Al Fitr after the Royal Air Maroc refused to get them on board on the ground...
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