Morocco’s children observatory, UN millennium campaign sign Memorandum of...
New York - Morocco's national observatory of children rights (ONDE) and the United Nations millennium campaign have signed a memorandum of understanding in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General...
View Article2 dead, 18 injured in road accident near Meknes
Meknes - Two people died and 18 others were wounded on Tuesday in a road accident in the region of Sebaa Ayoune near the city of Meknes, local authorities said. The accident, which took place at...
View ArticleMarrakech Palais Namaskar Named Best Hotel in Africa
Rabat- The Palais Namaskar Marrakech has been named best hotel in Africa for the year 2014 by jury of the Prix Villégiature. The Palais Namaskar was in competition with another Moroccan establishment,...
View ArticleMorocco Says CAF Will Accept Its Request to Postpone CAN 2015
Rabat-The Minister of Health said Wednesday that the African Football Federation (CAF) will respond positively to Morocco’s request to postpone the 2015 edition of African Cup of Nations initially...
View ArticleMorocco sets up national plan to prevent Ebola virus’ entry to Kingdom, Official
Rabat - Health minister El Houssaine Louardi said, on Wednesday, that his department has set up a nation-wide plan to prevent the entry of Ebola virus to Morocco, adding that no case of the epidemic...
View ArticleMorocco Listed as a Member of the US-led Coalition Against ISIS
Marrakech- According to General John R. Allen, US President Barack Obama’s Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Morocco is one...
View ArticleEbola: 4,500 deaths, 9,000 cases as WHO warns cases to increase to 10,000 per...
Geneva - The death toll from the Ebola deadly virus outbreak has risen to 4,500 with the number of cases climbing to nearly 9,000, said the World Health Organization (WHO), warning that there could be...
View Article5.5 Kg of Cocaine Seized at Casablanca International Airport
Casablanca- Police services at Mohammed V International airport arrested, on Tuesday night, an Angolan national carrying 5.5 kg of cocaine. The banned substance was concealed in plastic bags inside...
View ArticleMorocco, AfDB sign €100 Million Loan Agreement to Support Financial Sector
Rabat - Morocco and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed, on Wednesday in Rabat, a loan agreement worth 100 million euros to finance the Financial Sector Development Support Program - phase...
View ArticleCasablanca Airport: Arrest of a Moroccan Man Trying to Join ISIS
Rabat - A Moroccan man residing in France was arrested at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca on Wednesday, as he was attempting to travel to Turkey to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). He...
View ArticleMoroccan writer Fouad Laroui awarded Grand Prix Jean Giono 2014
Paris - Moroccan writer Fouad Laroui was awarded on Thursday in France the Grand Prix Jean Giono 2014 for his novel "The tribulations of the last Sijilmassi." The Grand Prix Jean Giono, created in...
View ArticleRabat Vows to Defend Expats against Dutch Decision to Rescind Bilateral...
Rabat - Morocco’s ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation said all necessary measures will be taken to defend the interests and rights of Moroccan nationals targeted by the unilateral decision of...
View ArticleIncrease of Bread Prices: Morocco Government Says It Won’t Bow to Pressure
Taroudant, Morocco - Following the recent decision of the National Federation of owners of bakeries to rasie the cost of a loaf of bread throughout Morocco, Mohamed El Ouafa, the Minister Delegate to...
View ArticleAlgeria: Today the Police, Who’s Next?
Majid Morceli San Francisco- While Algerian President Bouteflika was hosting his guest Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who arrived Thursday morning for a very short visit of only a few hours, his...
View ArticleFirst Consultations on Reform of Moroccan Education to Be Held in Oujda
Rabat - Omar Azziman, the chairman of the High Council of Education, Training, and Scientific Research, will head the first regional consultation meeting for education and teaching in Oujda on October...
View ArticleMoroccan Minister Refuses to Sign Official Document Written in French
Rabat - Mustafa Ramid, Minister of Justice and Liberties, refused to sign a protocol of cooperation between a number of ministerial sectors because it is written in French, according to Alyoum24. The...
View ArticleMorocco’s Hassan II Mosque, Fourth Most Beautiful in the World
Taroudante - The Hassan II Mosque, or Grande Mosquée Hassan II, located in Casablanca, Morroco, is considered the fourth most beautiful mosque in the world, according to a ranking announced by...
View ArticleMinister Says There Is No Alternative to English in Moroccan Universities
Fez- The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Lahcen Daoudi, declared that there is no alternative but to teach science in English in Moroccan universities. Lahcen Daoudi was a guest...
View ArticleBorders Shooting: Algerian Wickedness vs. Moroccan Passivity
By Majid Morceli Sand Francisco- On Saturday, the Moroccan government said that an Algerian soldier had fired on Moroccan civilians on the northeast at the border with Algeria, badly wounding one of...
View ArticleAmazigh Culture Celebrated in Rabat
Marrakech - The Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture (IRCAM) celebrated the 13th anniversary of the Ajdir speech of King Mohammed VI on Friday. During the event, the organizing committee, led by Saad...
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