Morocco’s Aicha El Basri Wins Best Arab Novel Award
The book fair named El Basri’s novel, “Al Hayat min Douni” (Life Without Me), the winner at a ceremony on Wednesday, October 31 in Sharjah, the cultural capital of the UAE. El Basri won AED 150,000...
View ArticleAlgeria Continues to Deny Responsibility in Western Sahara Conflict
Rabat – On Thursday, AFP reported that the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement in response to the Security Council’s Resolution 2440 on Western Sahara, adopted Wednesday. The...
View ArticleBourita: UNSC Resolution Urges Algeria to Fully Commit to UN Process
Rabat – On Thursday, Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita commented on the resolution in Rabat. The first point that Morocco considers as a “diplomatic achievement” in the latest...
View ArticleDemocracy: A Habit in the US, a Process in Morocco
By Safaa El Halouti Rabat – After the end of the ideological war between communism and liberalism, democracy became the successful model of governance, state organization, and economic development. Not...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI to Receive Khabib Nurmagomedov
The Russian fighter’s October 6 victory over Conor McGregor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 229 made headlines globally. Afterwards, several heads of state have warmly congratulated...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI, Macron to Launch High Speed Train Mid-November
Rabat – Since August, Moroccan and international news outlets have been reporting on a possible visit from Macron to Morocco. The French president is set to chair the launching of Morocco’s LGV first...
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8-Year-Old Moroccan Wins Turkey Arithmetic Competition
Rabat- Belarbi, who studies at a public primary school in Morocco’s port city of Essaouira, ranked first among seven Moroccan children who also won awards in the same competition. Children from 30...
View ArticleApple Pushes out Update to Adjust Moroccan Time Zone
Rabat – Last week, just two days before Morocco was set to end Daylight Saving Time (GMT+1), the government announced it would be staying on GMT+1 year-round. The move prompted mass confusion from...
View ArticleMorocco’s FM Carries Personal Message from King Mohammed VI to Mauritania’s...
Mauritania’s president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz received Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, on Friday, in Nouakchott. Bourita was carrying a personal message from King Mohammed VI....
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Heavy Rain Causes More Flooding in Casablanca and Rabat
Rabat- Rabat, too has had its share of floods and traffic disruption. Photos and videos of the two cities, especially from Casablanca’s Ain Diab neighborhood, have been circulating on social media....
View ArticleMorocco Adds Entry Permit Requirement for African Countries
The measure is due to the large numbers of migrants arriving in Morocco and wishing to complete an undocumented journey to Europe. The Moroccan foreign ministry will now require all African travelers,...
View ArticleMorocco Now Has Balkan Competitors for 2030 World Cup Bid
Rabat- The AP reported Friday that four Balkan countries have announced that they will make a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. The heads of state from Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and Serbia made...
View ArticleMorocco Launches Toll-Free Number for Moroccans Overseas
Rabat- Foreign minister Nasser Bourita said in a meeting with the press on Thursday that the initiative is an “important step forward.” The hotline will allow Moroccans to track the processing of...
View ArticleProfile: Who is Banque Populaire’s New CEO Mohamed Karim Mounir?
Rabat- A laureate from the Mohammadia School of Engineers in Rabat—where he was first in his class in 1982—and the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts in Paris, Mounir has been the BCP general...
View ArticleAmzazi: Mariam Amjoun is ‘A Source of Pride for Moroccan Schools’
Rabat – The 9-year-old prodigy Mariam Amjoun is “a source of pride for Morocco and for the Moroccan schools,” the minister said Friday. Amjoun’s dedication to reading at the international contest of...
View ArticleCloudy, Foggy Weekend Ahead in Morocco
Rabat- Cloudy, overcast weather is expected in Morocco’s northern region. Low clouds with a few drops of rain and fog are forecast in Saiss, the Oriental region, and the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, slow...
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How to See Marrakech in Less than 2 Days
By Mohamed Bella There’s an old saying in Marrakech, “Once you get a taste of the Red City, you will never be the same again.” Marrakech will open its gates to mesmerize and indulge the senses of all...
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‘Don’t Forget Me’ Film Reminds Morocco of its Children with Autism
Rabat- The documentary, which will premiere on November 17 at Rabat’s 23rd film festival at Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, may be just as its title suggests: A plea for the world to...
View ArticleBourita: ‘Morocco’s Territorial Integrity Is Non-Negotiable’
Rabat – Speaking to the French outlet Le Monde following the UN resolution to extend the MINURSO mission in Western Sahara, Bourita spoke favorably of the international community’s newfound...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Condemns Terror Attack on Bus Carrying Egyptian Christians
The King said that he learned “with great sorrow and deep indignation the sad news of the heinous terrorist attack on a Coptic in the province of Minya,” an area located 245 kilometers south of Cairo....
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