Morocco’s Chabat to Allocate MAD 100 million to an Artifical Beach in Fez
Fez - Hamid Chabat, mayor of Fez and Secretary General of the Istiqlal party, one of the major opposition parties, managed to push ahead with a project to build an artificial beach in Morocco’s...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Absent From US-Africa Summit
Rabat - King Mohammed VI won’t attend US-Africa summit scheduled to take place next in Washington, a diplomatic source in Rabat told MWN. It is still unclear whether the reason of King Mohammed VI's...
View ArticleHuge Fire Ravages Between 15-17 hectares of Forest North of Agadir
Rabat - Between 15 and 17 hectares of forest have been ravaged by a fire that broke out on Saturday night around the rural town of Teqqi (120 km north of Agadir), according to Maghreb Arab Press (MAP)....
View ArticleSion Assidon Urges Moroccans to Boycott Dalaa Diapers, Allegedly Made in Israel
Casablanca –In light of the international boycott campaign against Israeli products, numerous pictures showingIsrael’s most popular goods and products have gone recently viral in social media. A number...
View ArticleControversy: Video Shows Chabat Decorated by Israeli Delegation
Fez - A new video circulating on social media shows Hamid Chabt, the current mayor of Fez and head of the Istiqlal party, a major opposition party, being decorated by a delegation of the World...
View ArticleUS-Africa Summit, an opportunity to highlight Morocco’s assets: FM
Washington - The US-Africa Leaders Summit (August 4-6, Washington DC) is an opportunity to highlight Morocco's assets as a platform for Africa, said on Sunday in Washington, Minister of Foreign Affairs...
View ArticleWestern Sahara: Moroccan FM calls on Algeria to fully shoulder its...
Rabat - Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Salaheddine Mezouar, called on Algeria to fully shoulder its responsibilities in searching for a solution to the Western Sahara issue,...
View ArticleMorocco’s Safaa Taouch only Arab Representative at Miss Humanity...
Fez - Morocco’s beauty is on a mission! Miss Morocco, Safaa Taouch has been selected to represent the Arab World at the 4th edition of Miss Humanity International 2014, scheduled August 17-27 in...
View ArticleMoroccan Lawyers File War Crimes Complaint Against Israeli Military Commander
Casablanca - Four well respected Moroccan lawyers have jointly filed a complaint against General Sami Tordjman, the Israeli Military Commander in charge of the Israeli attack on Gaza, alleging “war...
View ArticleSaudi Men Banned From Marrying Bengali, Pakistani, Chadian, Burmese Women
Meknes - A new law in Saudi Arabia banns men from Marrying Bengali, Pakistani, Chadian and Burmese women, while it sets new restrictive rules on marrying Moroccan women. According to the Saudi daily...
View ArticleMoroccan Red Crescent provides financial help to Palestinian counterpart
Rabat - The Moroccan Red Crescent (CRM) granted financial help to its Palestinian counterpart to remedy the problem of medicine scarcity in Gaza hospitals because of the Israeli assault, said on...
View ArticleOver 400 K Expats Return to Morocco Via Tangier Med Port
Rabat - Some 407,383 Moroccan expats returned to the Kingdom via the Tangiers-Med passenger port since the start of the 2014 Marhaba operation on June 5 and up to August 3, an increase of 15 % compared...
View ArticlePicture of the Day: Benkirane & His Wife With Barack & Michelle Obama
New York- This picture will certainly not go unnoticed in Morocco. The picture shows Morocco’s Prime Minister, Abdelilah Benkirane, and his wife along with American President, Barack Obama and the...
View ArticleObama Says Next Global Entrepreneurship Summit to Be Held in Marrakech
Washington - US president Barack Obama announced, on Tuesday in Washington, that the upcoming yearly Global entrepreneurship Summit will be held on November 20-21 in Marrakech. This is the first time...
View ArticleHealth: Five Important Facts about the Ebola-Epidemic
Casablanca - Ebola’s main source of outbreak stems from hunters, who kill and eat infected animals or merely touch the infected meat as they bring it to the market for sale. The first human outbreak of...
View ArticleMoroccan FM Calls for Acceleration of Maghreb Union Building
Washington – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Salaheddine Mezouar called to move forward in building the Maghreb Union in order to enable this regional grouping to deal with globalization...
View ArticleWestern Sahara: Christopher Ross to Visit the Region in September
Rabat- The United Nations Secretary General’s Personal Envoy to the Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, is due to visit the region next September in order to revive talks between Morocco and the...
View ArticleSecurity in Sahel: Bouaida urges common regional approach to fight terrorism
Washington - Minister-delegate for foreign affairs and cooperation Mbarka Bouaida called on Tuesday in Washington for a common regional approach to address security challenges in the Sahel and...
View ArticleMorocco Resolved to Contribute to Africa’s Development Through Triangular...
Washington - Morocco, which has an important geostrategic position, is resolved to contribute to the development of Africa within the framework of a triangular cooperation with the United States,...
View ArticleRed Flags on Israeli Tanks Interpreted as Moroccan Flags, Stir Controversy
Casablanca - Published on Tuesday by Le Figaro, a photograph showing what appears to be Moroccan flags waving on top of Israeli tanks has stirred a on social media. Although Le Figaro’s article,...
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