Ministry of Higher Education Unveils Scholarships for Moroccan Students to...
Rabat - Morocco’s Higher Education Ministry has announced four scholarships for Moroccan students to study in four foreign countries. A statement by the Higher Education Ministry said Moroccan...
View Article30th Anniversary of Pope Jean Paul II’s Visit to Casablanca
Rabat - On this Day (August 20, 1985) 30 years ago, one of the most influential people of the 20th century, arrived in Morocco, marking his very first visit to a Muslim country. In August 30 1985,...
View ArticleShocking Pictures Show Life Inside Notorious Polisario Prisons
Rabat - Photos and videos recently published on Hespress news website have revealed the inhuman conditions of Polisario's notorious Dhaibia prison near the Rabouni camp hosting the Front's...
View ArticleI Don’t Even Have MAD 500,000 in My Personal Account: Benkirane
Rabat - Head of Government Abdelilah Benkirane has said that his personal assets and net worth does not make him a millionaire. Benkirane released his finances during a party meeting organized in...
View ArticleRecent Terrorist Acts in Region Have Little Impact on Moroccan Tourism: Official
Rabat - The terrorist acts committed recently in some countries in the region had a little impact on the Moroccan tourism, said communication minister, government spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi. The...
View ArticleMorocco to Privatize Management of Its Historical Monuments
By Yasyn Mouhir Marrakech - The Moroccan government has developed a plan to privatize some of the Kingdom’s historical monuments, according to Spanish news agency EFE. In the wake of the Ministry of...
View ArticleMoroccan-Jewish Director Sheds Light on Popular Moroccan Singer Botbol
Rabat - Moroccan comedians Hassan El Fad and Gad El Maleh will soon be seen on screen in a new film entitled “The Midnight Orchestra” directed by Jérôme Cohen-Oliva. The movie will shed light on the...
View ArticleFormer Moroccan Minister Stirs Controversy Over ‘Sexist’ Comment
Rabat - Moncef Belkhayat has been criticized for describing Nabila Mounib, the secretary general of the Unified Socialist Party (PSU), on Thursday as "a lovely and classy lady". The former Sports and...
View ArticleDriss Lachger Denounces Corruption Ahead of Municipal Elections in Morocco
Rabat - Secratery General of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces Party (USFP)Driss Lachgar has openly denounced corruption in Morocco’s electoral process on Wednesday. Driss Lachgar made this...
View ArticleMoroccans Are the Arab World’s Second Biggest Cheaters: Leaked Data
Rabat - A large caches of data stolen from the marital cheating website AshleyMadison.com revealed that Moroccans are the Arab world’s biggest users of the site, after Saudis. On Wednesday, an...
View ArticleIn Pictures: Riot Spoils the Coronation of Raja
Rabat - The last match of the 2015 North African Football Union (UNAF) tournament between Raja Casablanca and Libyan Hilal Benghazi started with a fierce riot among Raja fans in "Courva Nor" a place...
View ArticleFlight Attendants Fight Causes Panic Among Royal Air Maroc Passengers
Rabat - An argument among hostesses on board a plane of Royal Air Maroc on Thursday evening caused panic among travelers. According to Hespress, the noise of the falling of objects caused by a...
View ArticleTangier Likely to Host Trilateral Summit Between Morocco, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Rabat - The arrival of top leaders from the United Arab Emirates to meet King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Tangiers will likely lead to a summit meeting in the coming days. Custodian of the Two Holy...
View ArticleMoroccan Man Opens Fire Aboard French High Speed Train, Two Injured
Miami - On August 21 around 6:00 pm a man later identified as Moroccan opened fire onboard a high-speed train with destination to Paris, resulting in two people injured, and French actor Jean-Hugues...
View Article4,000 Rescues Made On Moroccan Beaches Over Two months
Rabat - Lifeguards across Morocco were prompted to intervene more than 4000 times over two months, announced Morocco’s fire department on Thursday. A statement by the Moroccan fire department said...
View ArticleMoroccan Phosphate Sales Increase by 17 percent in 2015
Rabat - After recording a drop in 2014, Moroccan sales of phosphate have recovered, as sales figures increased in the first seven months of 2015 by 17 percent compared to the same period last year,...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Draws the Profile of 2015 Elected Official
Tunis - By asking the question “What is a bad elected official?”, the Moroccan sovereign has drawn a profile of a good candidate for the September 4 regional and local elections, during a speech given...
View ArticleIdentity of Moroccan who Opened Fire Aboard French Train Revealed
Rabat - French authorities have disclosed the identity of the Moroccan extremist who opened fire onboard a high-speed train destined for Paris on Friday, injuring two people. The name of the gunman...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI: “Extremism Can Only Be Fought through a Participatory...
Meknes - Terrorist attacks have multiplied in the Arab region, if not in the world, particularly in France with the tragedies of Hyper Kosher, Charlie Hebdo and Thalys. In Morocco, this threat should...
View ArticleMorocco: Man Kills Wife, Infant Son before Handing Himself to the Police
Rabat - A Man in Morocco killed his wife and 4-month-old son before handing himself to the police. The man, a vegetables vendor from the city of Safi, stabbed his wife to death and choked their son...
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