Spanish Civil Guard drowns makeshift boat transporting Moroccans
Morocco World News New York, March 12, 2013 On December 13, 2012, a makeshift boat with 25 young Moroccans on board, was on a beach northwest of Lanzarote when it crossed with Cabaleiro River patrol....
View ArticleMorocco has adopted proactive approach to fight int’l terrorism, FM
Rabat, March 13, 2013 (MAP) Morocco has adopted a proactive and anticipatory multi-dimensional approach in the fight against international terrorism, said Foreign Minister, Saad Dine El Otmani on...
View ArticleCNDH President highlights in Washington Morocco’s efforts to protect human...
Washington, March 13, 2013 (MAP) President of the National Council of Human Rights (CNDH), Driss El Yazami, highlighted in Washington the progress made by Morocco in the field of human rights and the...
View Articleonly regional integration would bring adequate answers to security threats,...
Rabat, March 13, 2013 (MAP) Minister delegate for foreign affairs Youssef Amrani said, on Wednesday in Rabat, that only a coherent regional integration would bring the adequate answers to security...
View ArticleFrançois Hollande to visit Morocco in April
Morocco World News New York, March 13, 2013 The French President François Hollande is set to visit the Kingdom of Morocco on the first week of April 2013. During his official visit, Mr. Holland will...
View ArticleTen people coming from Tindouf camps decide to settle in Morocco
Smara, Morocco, March 14, 2013 (MAP) Ten members of a family from Rguibat-Labeihat tribe, among the beneficiaries of the family visit exchange, decided to settle permanently in the southern city of...
View ArticleMorocco: millions spent on an incomplete road to nowhere
By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, March 14, 2013 Sixty millions dirhams ($ 7 million) and three years of construction work were not enough to defeat the specter of isolation. More than three...
View ArticleJudge absolves Spanish Civil Guard from responsibility in sinking boat...
By Adnane Bennis Morocco World News New York, March 15, 2013 A Spanish judge on Tuesday ruled that the Spanish Civil Guard was not to blame for the sinking of a makeshift boat near the Canary Islands...
View ArticleRabat summons Spanish Ambassador over sinking of boat carrying Moroccans
By Adnane Bennis Morocco World News New York, March 15, 2013 The Moroccan Ministry Foreign Affairs and Cooperation summoned the Spanish Ambassador in Rabat, Mr. Alberto Navarro, and demanded that he...
View ArticleMorocco Continues to Reinforce its Positive Presence In Africa
By Said Temsamani Morocco World News Washington, March 15, 2013 In 2000, King Mohammed VI revealed the new tone and the new ambitions of Morocco in Africa when he announced, on behalf of South-South...
View ArticleMoroccan Heavyweight champion Badr Hari wins first match in Zagreb
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taroudant, Morocco, March 15, 2013 The Moroccan Kick Boxer Badr Hari made his comeback in the ring facing Zabit Samedov during the quarterfinals of the K-1 World...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI arrives in Dakar
Dakar, Senegal, March 15, 2013 (MAP) King Mohammed VI arrived, on Friday in Dakar, for an official visit to Senegal, first leg of an African tour that will take the sovereign to Côte d'Ivoire and...
View ArticleBattling AIDS stigma in Morocco’s religious heartlands
SALE, Morocco, March 16, 2013 (AFP) "I don't have anything," said Asmaa with a sigh as she stepped out of the mobile clinic offering free AIDS tests in Sale, a conservative city in Morocco where the...
View ArticleIndonesian Embassy in Rabat offers free courses of Indonesian
By Muhammad Nurul Alim Morocco World News Tangier, March 17, 2013 Finally, the Embassy of Indonesia in Rabat offers courses to learn and/or practice the Indonesian language (bahasa Indonesia) every...
View ArticleSpain intercepts boatload of illegal immigrants
TARIFA, Spain, March 17, 2013 (AFP) Spanish authorities Sunday intercepted a wooden fishing boat packed with 32 illegal immigrants, including a woman and her baby, which was trying to make landfall on...
View ArticleFive people die in an accident in southern Morocco
By Rachid Khouya Smara, Morocco, March 17, 2013 According to the news website "Smarapress", five young people died this afternoon on the national road between Laayoune and Tarfaya, in southern Morocco....
View ArticleFirst International Colloquium on Morocco’s Amazigh Moorish Heritage
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taroudant, Morocco, March 17, 2013 The University of Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah and the Association "Medistone Maroc" organize from 29 to March 31, 2013, at the...
View ArticleMoroccan-Japanese cooperation reviewed at meeting in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 17, 2013 (MAP) Morocco’s minister of general affairs and governance, Mohamed Najib Boulif, held a meeting on Sunday with Japanese foreign minister, Fumio Kishida, on means...
View ArticleMorocco’s stature in Africa is deep and strong: Abdelilah Benkirane
Amman, Jordan, March 17, 2013 (MAP) Head of the government, Abdelilah Benkirane, stressed that Morocco has a strong stature on the African continent and its place cannot be destabilized by plots of the...
View ArticleSenegalese religious dignitaries leaders hail King Mohammed VI’s care for...
Dakar, Senegal, March 17, 2013 (MAP) Senegalese dignitaries and religious leaders who were received Saturday in Dakar by King Mohammed VI, commander of the faithful, warmly praised the Sovereign’s care...
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