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Will Morocco Give up the EU and Turn into Its African Roots?
Rabat - With an average growth rate of nearly 5 percent, an emerging middle class, natural resources, and telecommunications infrastructure, Africa has managed to attract an average foreign investment...
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Video: Female Tourist Gives $50 to Moroccan Old Woman
Rabat - A generous English Speaking tourist gave $50 to a local woman she saw on the road in a mountainous village in Morocco. Touched by the scene of an old woman carrying a heavy load of grass on...
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Morocco Sets an Example in Fighting Global Warming
Taroudante - Morocco and Ethiopia were the only two countries, out of 16evaluated by Climate Action Tracker that submitted the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) consistent with the...
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Pre-selection of Teaching Exam Sparks Protests Nationally
Rabat - Immediately after the National Education Ministry announced the names of the candidates who passed the written exam for the Regional Centers for Education and Training, protests and outrage...
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51 Injured in Bus Accident in Northern Morocco
Rabat - Fifty-one people were injured, including some in serious condition, on Sunday when a bus veered off the road and overturned near Tetouan. According to security and medical sources, the...
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‘I Wear Burqa Because I Fear For My Life': Loubna Abidar
Rabat - Actress Loubna Abidar confessed to a French TV show how she was forced to put on the Burqa – a veil that shows only a woman's eyes – because she feared for her life after receiving death...
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RAM’s Rabat-Paris Flight Delayed for Technical Problems
Rabat - Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has announced that flight number AT780, linking Rabat to Paris Orly, was delayed on Monday due to technical problems. A press release by RAM...
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10 Challenges Facing PJD in Marrakech
Mohamed Bella Marrakech - A slew of thorny issues await Mohamed El Arabi Belcaid, the new mayor of the city of Marrakech, who will succeed Fatima-Zahra Mansouri of the Authenticity and Modernity Party...
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Moroccan Model in Headscarf Unveils H&M’s New Collection
Rabat - Morocco’s Maria Idrissi has become H&M’s first Muslim model after she was featured in the Swedish fashion brand’s new fall collection sporting a headscarf. The Swedish fast-fashion company...
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Morocco to Return to GMT on September 27
Rabat - Morocco will go back to standard time (GMT) on Sunday, September 27 at 3.00 a.m., according to a statement by the Ministry of Public Service and Modernization of Administration. The Ministry...
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Much Loved: Loubna Abidar Denies that She Called Fizzazi to Repent for Her ‘Sin’
Rabat - Moroccan actress Loubna Abidar has moved to deny rumors that she called Islamic cleric Mohammed Fizzazi to discuss her 'repentance' following her role in the controversial prostitution-themed...
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Moroccan One-Legged Man Climbs Highest Mountain In North Africa
Taroudant - Nabil Kail, a Moroccan disabled young man from Casablanca, made it successfully to the peak of Jebel Toubkal, the highest mountain in Morocco and North Africa, with an elevation of 4,167...
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French President Hollande in Morocco to Seek Closer Economic Ties
Rabat - French President Francois Hollande is due to arrive this Saturday afternoon in Tangier, northern Morocco, accompanied with a large delegation, in a two-day visit to Morocco. A report by RFI...
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TPG Capital to Invest in Chain of Moroccan Private Schools
Miami - TPG Capital, a US private-equity firm announces its intention to invest in Ecoles Yassamine, a chain of private schools in Morocco. Sources close to TPG revealed to the Wall Street Journal...
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Morocco Ranks 74 in the 2015 Open Budget Survey: Report
Fez - The International Budget Partnership released a report that ranks Morocco in the 74th position in effective governance and transparency. The report indicates that IBP, which aims at “advancing...
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French Presidency: Morocco is a Key Player in Regional Stability
Rabat - Morocco is a key player in regional stability, said on Saturday the French Presidency in Tangier. In a document released during a two-day visit of friendship and work by French President...
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Moroccan Police Officer Uses Gun to Neutralize an Attacker
Rabat - A police officer had to use his service weapon to stop a suspect involved in a case of assault with knives on Saturday night in Oujda, northeast Morocco. According to preliminary...
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Mohammed VI and Hollande Visit Tangiers-Med Port Complex
Tangier- King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid and French President François Hollande, visited, on Sunday at the Al Fahs-Anjra province (Tangiers-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region), the...
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French President Deems Morocco’s Visit Successful in all Respects
Tangier - French President François Hollande on Sunday deemed his two-day official visit to Morocco, at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, as "successful in all respects." The visit has been...
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Call of Tangier: For a united and strong action in favor of the climate
Tangier - Here is the full text of the "Call of Tangier" launched Sunday by King Mohammed VI and French President François Hollande: "Climate change is one of the most serious threats to the entire...
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