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Morocco to Face Teachers’ Shortages in Math and Foreign Languages
Rabat - Morocco could face a shortage of teachers specialized in mathematics, French and English in the next four years, according to the Supreme Council for Education, Training, and Scientific...
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King Mohammed VI Speech to Leaders’ Summit to Counter ISIL and Violent Extremism
New York - King Mohammed VI sent a speech to the "Leaders' Summit to Counter ISIL and Violent Extremism," which was read out on Tuesday in New York by Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar. Here...
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Nearly 12 Million Travelers Passed through Moroccan Airports
Rabat - According to the National Office of Airports, the commercial air traffic in Morocco's various airports recorded 1.915.301 passengers at the end of August 2015; an increase of 1.74 percent...
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Full Text of King Mohammed VI’s Speech to 70th Session of UN General Assembly
New York - The following is the full speech of King Mohammed VI before the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The speech was read out by Prince Moulay Rachid Praise be to God, May...
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Moroccan Singers to Perform in Orlando on the 40th Anniversary of Green March
Rabat - Douzi, Hatim Amour, Ahmed Chawki and other Moroccan singers are due to perform on November 21 and 22 in Orlando, Florida at an event organized by Chabab Orlando to celebrate the 40th...
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Morocco to Spend MAD 3 Billion in the Purchase of 150 US Armored Tanks
Miami - As part of the USA-Morocco program on Foreign Military Sales, Morocco will sign the second phase of the contract next Thursday with US Company “General Dynamics Land Systems” (GDLS) to...
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Mohammed VI Museum Nominated for LCD Awards
By Yasyn Mouhir Rabat - The Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat has been nominated for the "Leading Culture Destination” award 2015, in the category of "Best Emerging Culture...
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Exclusive: Sweden’s FM Says Recognition of So-Called SADR Is not on the Table
New York - Swedish Foreign Minister, Margot Wallström, said in an exclusive statement sent to Morocco World News on Thursday, that while Sweden is in the process of reviewing its entire policy with...
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A Modern Story of Moroccan Tourism
Tangier - For years, fantasies of Morocco just drew me in. I could sit and read for hours about the country of camels trekking across vast deserts, markets flooded with exotic foods and spices, and...
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90-Year-Old Woman Raped in a Town Near Rabat
By Jamal Bellahsen Rabat - Last week, unidentified adolescents raped a 90-year-old woman in her cottage in a small town near Bouznika, a city near Rabat. The victim, known as Hennouna, has lived alone...
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El Khalfi Sends Letter To HRW, Denounces Its Staff’s Agenda
Taroudant - Mustapha El Khalfi, Morocco’s Minister of Communication and government spokesperson, sent a letter on September 21 to Kenneth Roth, the executive director of Human Rights Watch, in which...
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Police man Goes out Naked, Attacks Car of Diplomat’s Son
Rabat - Members of Gendarmerie in El Harhoura, about 15 kilometers away from Rabat, arrested on Friday morning a police man who went out naked and attacked the car of a son of an Arab diplomat....
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Sweden’s Truecaller Wants to Boost Presence in the Moroccan Market
Rabat - Despite Morocco’s calls to boycott all Swedish companies and products amid a political rift with Stockholm, the Swedish-based Truecaller says it is looking for a local partnership in order to...
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One Moroccan University Only Among the World’s Top 800 Universities
Taroudante - Only one Moroccan university was ranked among the top 800 universities in the world, according to the 2015 World University Rankings, released by Higher Education Times in London on...
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Morocco Reserves Rights to Suspend Cooperation with HRW: Government Spokesperson
Rabat - Communication Minister and Spokesperson of the Government Mustapha Khalfi slammed Human Rights Watch (HRW) over its reports on Morocco, which he says “lack neutrality.” In an article published...
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Moroccan Jews Among Main Beneficiaries of Spanish Citizenship
By Yasyn Mouhir Marrakech - At the request of the Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catala, the Council of Ministers approved a Royal Decree on Friday granting Spanish citizenship to 4,302 Sephardic...
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Morocco’s Nasser Zefzafi, Hirak Leader, Not Awarded Sakharov Prize
The European Parliament awarded the prize to Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian film director serving 20 years in a Russian prison, on Thursday. The award ceremony will take place in Strasbourg on December 12....
View ArticleMorocco’s Aeronautics Industry: 10 Years of Growth
In 2017, aeronautical exports exceeded $1.2 billion and jobs increased by 50 percent. Morocco’s Minister of Industry Moulay Hafid Elalamy gave the impressive figures at a press conference on Wednesday....
View ArticleBourita Calls on African Media to Combat Stereotypes on Migration
Speaking with the journalists who will attend the second annual Forum of Women Journalists of Africa “Pan Africaines,” Bourita said Thursday that the continent’s media must offer a “lucid” and...
View ArticleMorocco’s Football Team Drops to 47th in October FIFA Ranking
Morocco’s performance against Comoros may have affected the Atlas Lions’ position in the list. Morocco barely managed to win its first Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) qualifier game against Comoros 1-0....
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