Morocco: Ain Leuh to Host the 15th Edition of the National Festival of Ahidous
Rabat - The 15th edition of the National Festival of “Ahidous” (local folklore dance) will take place from August 8th through the 10th, in Ain Leuh, about 50 kilometers away from Ifrane. This 15th...
View ArticleTen Cartoons that Shaped Moroccan Children in the 80s and 90s
Rabat - Take a journey back in time to the most common cartoons aired on Moroccan TV channels in the 80s and 90s. How many hours a day did you spend watching cartoons when you were a kid? Before...
View ArticleGovernment to Facilitate Administrative Procedures to Moroccans Living Abroad
Rabat - Following the issuance of a prime ministerial order, a special booth will be made available at public institutions and municipalities across the country for Moroccans living abroad. The...
View ArticleMoroccan Police Lead Operation to Fight Against Criminality
Rabat - Moroccan Police led an operation this week to reinforce vigilance and fight against crime and banditry in the Kingdom. In a statement made by the Moroccan General Delegation for National...
View ArticleEgyptian Actor Labels Morocco a Country of Prostitution
Rabat - The Moroccan public is outraged by a recent video showing famous Egyptian actor Hassan Hosny making an offensive statement about Morocco. After Egyptian television host Amany El Khayat claimed...
View ArticleMorocco Might Acquire Russian Submarine During Moroccan King’s Visit to Moscow
Rabat - King Mohammed VI’s upcoming visit to Russia by the end of 2015 has revived speculations that Morocco will acquire its first Amur 1650Russian submarine. Multiple Moroccan and Russian media...
View ArticleEl Jadida: Spanish Family Happily Announce their Conversion to Islam
Rabat - The number of foreigners converting to Islam continues to rise in Morocco, as a Spanish family of three announced their conversion on Friday, in El Jadida, 90.56 km (56.27 miles) away from...
View ArticleWhy Royal Air Maroc CEO Is Never Held Accountable
By Omar Azizi New York - I had never before flown first class on Royal Air Maroc, and had always been one of those people who avoided flying with RAM whenever possible. As a young man without...
View ArticlePoliceman Guns Down Female Gang Member in Casablanca
Rabat - A Police Officer gunned down a female gang member on Sunday around 5:30 am in Hay Al Hassani, Casablanca. A statement by the Morocco’s General Directorate for National Security (GDNS) said the...
View ArticleThree Moroccan Women Killed in a Road Accident in Spain
Rabat - Three Moroccan women were killed in a road accident on Sunday in Salamanca in the Northwest of Spain. According to the Spanish Civil Guard, the accident took place at around 3 a.m. when a car,...
View ArticlePetition Calls on Google to Correct Morocco’s Map
Rabat - A new petition has been launched recently, calling Google to correct the Moroccan map by removing the line that separates the Kingdom from its Sahara. Whenever Moroccans search the Internet,...
View ArticleMoroccans Living Abroad Send Home $4.9 Billion Every Year
Rabat - Remittances from Moroccan immigrants and migrant workers abroad to family or for investments back home is a booming business, as the money transfers reached MAD 50 billion ($45 million) a...
View ArticleMorocco’s ONCF Increases Daily Train Service for the Summer
Casablanca - The Moroccan National Railways Office, ONCF has launched a new transportation plan to provide travelers with a smoother and more satisfying ride over the summer season. ONCF’s new summer...
View ArticleTwo Brothers Become First Children to Climb Morocco’s Toubkal Mountain
Rabat - Belgian-Moroccan young mountaineers Yanis and Adam Oulad, have become the first children to climb Jebel Toubkal, the highest mountain in Morocco and North Africa. Accompanied by their father...
View ArticleEgyptian Actor Refuses to Apologize to Moroccans Over Offensive Remarks
Rabat - Amid a storm of controversy over labeling Morocco as a country of prostitution, famous Egyptian actor Hassan Hosny has refused to apologize to Moroccans. On Sunday, Egypt’s TV presenter Wael...
View ArticleMoroccan Women Demand Women-Only Beach in Tangier
Rabat - A group of women in Tangier launched a campaign on Facebook entitled "Women-only beach", calling for a private beach exclusively for women. On their Facebook page, the activists said that the...
View ArticleJamel Debbouze to Play Role of Leo the African
Meknes - Moroccan-French comedian Jamel Debbouze will play the role of Hasan Al-Wazzan, also well known as Leo the African, in a new film co-produced by French Lebanese production companies. The movie...
View ArticleMorocco Becoming One of Chinese’s Most Favorite Tourist Destinations
Rabat - Morocco is becoming one of the Chinese people’s most favorite tourist destination. According to China.org, “more Chinese tourists are choosing Morocco as their travel destinations.” The same...
View ArticleMoroccans, Largest Foreign Prison Population in Spain
Rabat - Moroccans comprise the highest percentage of foreign prisoners kept in prison across Spain, according to the most recent data released by Spain’s Ministry of Interior. The recent figures...
View ArticleMoroccans Request UN to Override Israel’s New Law to Force-Feed Palestinian...
Rabat - Moroccan doctors and human rights activists have called the UN’s Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon to take action against an Israeli new law preventing Palestinian inmates from using fasts to win...
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