Two Suspected Cases of Ebola in Casablanca
Rabat- Two Sub-Saharan Africans suspected of having the Ebola virus are causing panic in Casablanca. They are currently being quarantined at the Moulay Youssef Hospital. According to the Moroccan daily...
View ArticleMorocco Tops the List of Safest Countries of the Maghreb
Marrakech- Morocco tops the list of the safest countries of the Maghreb and outranks the U.S. on global scale The Institute for Economics and Peace published its recent report on the "index of global...
View ArticleSahrawis in Tindouf ‘should be free to advocate options other than...
Algiers - Sahrawis living in the Algeria-based Tindouf camps "should be free to advocate options other than independence for the Western Sahara without any imposed restrictions by the Polisario...
View ArticleGenel, partners make oil discovery off Morocco
LONDON (Reuters) - Genel Energy and two partner firms said on Monday they had discovered oil off Morocco, giving a boost to the region whose oil and gas drilling results have so far been mixed. Genel's...
View ArticleAdoptive family of woman detained in Tindouf fears for her life
Madrid - The adoptive family of Mahjouba Mohamed Hamdidaf, a young Spanish woman of Sahrawi descent held in captivity since last summer in the Tindouf camps (in Algeria) by the Polisario, said they...
View ArticleSaudi ambassador to Morocco denies granting scholarships to Polisario students
Rabat - Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Morocco Abderrahmane Mohamed El-Jadii denied allegations reported by certain electronic media outlets suggesting the embassy granted scholarships...
View ArticleAdil Taarabt is Overweight, not to Fit to Play: QPRS Coach
Rabat - QPR manager Harry Redknapp criticized the Morocco international Adel Taarabt for being both overweight and unfit, and went on to add that the former AC Milan loanee does not deserve a spot in...
View ArticleSouth Africa Says “NO, NO” to Replacing Morocco as Host of CAN 2015
Rabat - South Africa refused on Monday to host the upcoming edition of the African Cup of Nations, scheduled to take place in Morocco from January 17 to February 8, 2015. In a Tweet posted on Monday,...
View ArticleEconomy minister presents broad lines of 2015 appropriation draft bill to...
Rabat - Morocco's Minister of Economy Mohammed Boussaid presented, on Monday before the two houses of parliament, the broad lines of the 2015 appropriation draft bill. The draft bill forecast for...
View ArticleFamily of Moroccan Shot at Algerian Border Tells What Happened
Marrakech- After the recent shooting of a Moroccan citizen in Oujda (525 km northeast of Rabat) by an Algerian soldier, the family of the victim, Salhi Rizki Allah, has clarified how the incident...
View ArticleEnterprise Development, Improvement of Business Climate Are Key Priorities:...
Casablanca - Morocco’s head of government Abdelilah Benkirane said Monday in Casablanca that enterprise development of and improvement of business climate are among top priorities for his cabinet....
View ArticleBolivian man who abducted Moroccan girl living in Spain sentenced to 17 years
Madrid - A court in Bolivia imposed a 17-year prison sentence on a Bolivian man for abducting a ten-year old Moroccan girl living in Spain and holding her detained for 7 months, Spanish national TV...
View ArticleMorocco to Return to GMT on Saturday
Rabat- Morocco will go back to GMT time on Saturday, October 26 at 3.00 a.m., the ministry of Public Service and Administration Modernization announced. "The clock will be put back 60 minutes at 3:00...
View ArticleFatima Sadiqi Explores the Berber Dimension in Her ‘Moroccan Feminist...
Fez - Dr. Fatima Sadiqi is Professor of Linguistics and Gender Studies. She published her recent book "Moroccan Feminist Discourse" (260 pages) on September 18, 2014. The central idea of this book may...
View ArticleMorocco’s city Dakhla to Host Crans Montana Forum on Africa in March 2015
Geneva - The prestigious Crans Montana Forum has chosen the Moroccan city of Dakhla as the host of its 9th annual session on March 4-6, 2015 under the theme "Africa and South-South Cooperation...
View ArticleCatalonia: Demo Thursday in solidarity with Sahrawi-born Spanish Woman...
Barcelona - The Moroccan-Spanish platform for supporting the Spanish young woman of Sahrawi descent Mahjouba Mohamed Hamdidaf will organize Thursday in Tarragona (100 km south of Barcelona) a new...
View ArticleMorocco: Minister Says English Is from Now on a Must for University Professors
Rabat - Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Vocational Training Lahcen Daoudi said university professors who will be appointed in Moroccan universities, particularly in scientific...
View ArticleMarrakech: Global Entrepreneurship Summit to Launch a Competition for...
By Amjad Hemidach Fez - The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), scheduled to take place on November 19-21, 2014 in Marrakech, is set to organize a competition of Moroccan Student Innovation...
View ArticleMorocco’s head of CGEM joins US Initiative for Global Development
New York - President of employers' association (CGEM) Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun was appointed, Tuesday in New York, as a member of the board of directors of U.S. NGO "Initiative for Global Development"...
View ArticleSpain Strives to Release Sahrawi-born Spanish Woman in Tindouf: Spanish FM
Madrid - Spanish foreign minister José Manuel García-Margallo said "daily measures" are being taken to ensure the release of the Spanish young woman of Sahrawi descent Mahjouba Mohamed Hamdidaf held...
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