Morocco boasts flagship model of integrated child protection policy: Minister
Geneva- Morocco boasts a flagship model of integrated child protection policy at the regional level, Minister of Solidarity, Women, family and Social Development, Bassima Hakkaoui, said Wednesday in...
View ArticleFrance: Minister of Education Attacked by Far Right Over Moroccan Muslim Roots
Rabat- After having been subjected to an unwarranted sexist slur by a French UMP Counselor last week, Moroccan-born NajatVallaud-Belkacem, France’s new Minister of Education, has been reportedly...
View ArticleOver 1,500 Moroccan Jihadists Fight in Syria: Report
Rabat- The US television channel CNN has estimated that Morocco is one of the top countries for sending jihadists to Syria. Based on the official data provided by 25 countries, CNN suggested that over...
View ArticleMorocco draws UN attention on situation of children in Tindouf camps
Geneva - Morocco on Thursday drew the attention of the UN Committee for the Rights of the Child on the plight of children in Tindouf camps, southwestern Algeria. During the examination of the third and...
View ArticleUS Army Looks for Interpreters for its Joint Military Exercise with Morocco
Rabat - The U.S. Army has announced its need for translators and Language interpreters in Morocco to accompany its troops during the upcoming joint military exercises between the kingdom of Morocco and...
View ArticleTribute to the Honorable Michael Peyron in the 10th Festival of Fes of...
Fez - The convention center in Fez (Fes) hosts the 10th Edition of Fes Festival of Amazigh culture from 5th to 7th of September. The organizers have planned to pay tribute to the Honorable Michael...
View ArticleTexas Man Convicted in Crash that Claimed the Lives of a Moroccan Family
Rabat- A Texan was found guilty by a state district judge in Fort Worth, Texas of intoxication manslaughter in a drunken-driving crash that killed a Moroccan family of three, including an 11-month-old...
View ArticleNATO Admiral Says Morocco is a ‘special partner’
Casablanca- Morocco is a "special partner" of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), particularly in terms of the Mediterranean Dialogue, Admiral Giorgio Lazio, Chief of Staff of NATO Maritime...
View ArticleMorocco Reconsiders its Decision to Deport Six Sub-Saharan Immigrants
Rabat - Morocco's Interior Ministry has reconsidered its decision to deport six Sub-Saharan nationals arraigned Monday in Tangier, following the mediation of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH)....
View ArticleItaly: Moroccan-Born Politician Resigns Over Death Threat, Flees Country
Rabat - Moroccan-born Aicha Mesrar, a councilor in the northern Italian city of Rovereto, has been reportedly forced to resign her post and flee Italy after she received a series of death threats,...
View ArticleAlcohol consumption in Morocco
Marrakech- The World Health Organization says in its latest on alcohol consumption that Moroccans are more exposed to the risk of liver cirrhosis or road accidents than other North Africans. The report...
View ArticleMorocco Says Shale Oil Exploitation Will Start in Five Years
Marrakech- The National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mining (ONHYM) clarified in a statement issued on 3rd September that shale oil production from San Leon’s Timahdit permit, which is 240 km south East...
View ArticlePolisario Police Officer Denounces ‘Humanitarian Abuses’ in Tindouf Camps
Rabat - A new leaked video shows a police officer from the Polisario Front military group describing the suffering of the Sahrawi people living in the Tindouf camps in Algeria. He calls upon...
View ArticleSolo Exhibition by Sébastien Preschoux, to premier in Marrakech Sept 12 – Oct 4
Marrakech - Solo Exhibition by Sébastien Preschoux, "The Reslience of the Centaur," to premier at the David Bloch Gallery, Marrakech, September 12-October 4. The Reslience of the Centaur is Sébastien...
View ArticleWill Morocco Take Part in the International Coalition to Destroy the ISIS?
Rabat- Three days after US President Barack Obama’s call to form an international coalition to destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), news reports suggest that Morocco may take part in the...
View ArticleSenegal: Social Media Activists Lead Hate Campaign Against Moroccans
Rabat- Following the murder of an illegal immigrant from Senegal by a Moroccan citizen in Tangier, several social media activists in Senegal have reportedly called for revenge killings of Moroccans...
View ArticleISIS-Linked Cells ‘Buy Supporters’ in Morocco’s Northern Cities
Rabat- The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has reportedly established many cells in Tangier and Laarache that are buying Moroccan supporters in order to recruit them and send them to fight with...
View ArticleMorocco, Tunisia set to promote cooperation in structural reforms
Rabat - Morocco’s government Chief Abdelilah Benkirane and his Tunisian peer Mehdi Jomâa discussed, Sunday in Tunis, the means to consolidate cooperation in the field of structural reforms. This...
View ArticleMorocco Reaffirms Commitment to Fostering Ties with African Countries
Rabat -Minister delegate for foreign affairs Mbarka Bouaida reiterated Morocco's commitment to fostering ties with African countries according to an active, solidarity-based approach, as part of HM...
View ArticleMorocco: Amazigh Activist Calls for Normalization of Relations with Israel
Rabat- Amid calls for criminalizing any attempt at normalization with Israel, a Moroccan Amazigh activist has sparked a huge controversy in Morocco, after he reportedly called upon Morocco to expand...
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