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First Day of Islamic Year on Sunday, October 26
Rabat – Muharram 1st of the new Hegira year 1436 will correspond to Sunday, October 26, the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has announced on Friday. In a statement, the ministry said that it...
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LIBC Launches Fellows Program for Young Professionals from North Africa
Marrakech - Legacy International and Bridges Center Launches Professional Fellows Program for Young Professionals from Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. The Legacy International and Bridges Center...
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Advancing State-Civil Society Relationships in Morocco
Rabat - The Faculty of Law of Mohammed V University at Souissi in Rabat was the locus of an engaging workshop hosted by the Marti Ahtisaari Centre (a Presidential initiative of Former Finland President...
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Morocco Condemns Terrorist Attack in Northern Sinai in Egypt
Rabat - Morocco condemned the terrorist attack perpetrated on Friday in northern Sinai in Egypt and which claimed the lives of many innocent victims, voicing its solidarity with the Arab Republic of...
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Nour Festival Brings Light and Art to London Audiences
Rabat - The annual month-long Nour Festival of the Council of Arts and Culture Services of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is taking place in London on October 20 through November 30th. The...
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Uproar in Morocco After Pedophile Sentenced to Only One Year in Jail
Rabat - Moroccan human rights organizations expressed disappointed at the ruling of the Court of Agadir, which sentenced a convicted pedophile to a mere one year in prison on Friday. A teacher at the...
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Morocco Reinforces National Plan to Fight Terrorist Threats
Rabat - The Interior Minister announced the Royal decision to reinforce the national plan in force to fight all threats facing the Kingdom. A new security mechanism called "Hadar" will be set up and...
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Morocco’s Open-air Museum of Prehistoric Fossils, the Largest in the World
Marrakech - Along the Ziz Valley crossing the city of Erfoud, one of the largest palm oases of Morocco located about 305 km from Ouarzazate in southeastern Morocco, visitors run across fossils of...
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Morocco: First Thermal Station Via Solar Energy to Enter into Action in 2015
Marrakech - The first thermal solar power station in Morocco, which is a part of a development project costing seven billion Euros, will be launched in 2015. In a statement to AFP, the chairman of the...
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Morocco Ranks Second in Enactus World Cup 2014
Marrakech - Spurred on by their leadership, and education and citizenship maxims of "Tell me and I forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I will remember" and "Give a man a fish, he eats...
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Morocco’s BMCE Prepares Islamic Finance Subsidiary with Gulf Partner
Rabat - Morocco’s “Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur” (BMCE) will join an alliance with an Islamic financial institution in the Middle East to launch its halal subsidiary, according to Reuters....
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Uproar After Algerian Woman Accused Moroccans of Sorcery
Rabat - An Algerian woman has caused an uproar in social media in Morocco after she accused it of being a country of sorcery. The allegations were made live during an episode of Star Academy, a reality...
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Moroccan Unions to Stage National Strike on October 29
Rabat- Moroccan unions confirmed their decision to take part in a national strike on October 29 as a warning to the government's lack of communication and dialogue. The Union Marocaine du Travail...
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Morocco Presents Its Experience In Protection Of Women’s Rights In Paris
Paris- The significant progress made by Morocco in the protection of women's rights has been presented at a conference, held Sunday at the Arab World Institute, as part of the Moroccan season in Paris....
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UNSG Personal Envoy to Brief Security Council on ‘Western Sahara ‘
Rabat-UN Personal Envoy of the Secretary General, Christopher Ross, will brief this afternoon in a closed-door meeting, the members of the Security Council on the latest developments of the “mediation...
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Fitch Ratings Confirms Morocco’s Investment Grade With Stable Outlook
Rabat - ?The international rating agency "Fitch Ratings" confirmed recently the rating level "Investment Grade" attributed to Morocco with a stable outlook. According to a statement on Tuesday by the...
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Moroccan Policeman Arrested, Charged with Leading Cocaïne Distribution Network
Rabat- A cocaine trafficking network led by a police officer stationed at the Police Academy in Kenitra that supplied cocaïne to affluent areas of the capital of the Gharb, was dismantled on Saturday...
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Mediterranean Foundation Awards Azoulay ‘Messenger Of Peace’ Title
Naples - The Mediterranean Foundation awarded, on Monday in Naples, the title of "Messenger of Peace" to Anna Lindh Foundation's president and HM the King's advisor André Azoulay for his commendable...
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Sweden: Woman of Moroccan Origin Elected Vice President Of Halmstad Town Council
Halmstad - Moroccan Houda Alaoui Harouni, member of Swedish Moderate Party, was elected vice president of Halmstad town council (west) following Sweden's latest general elections. After being...
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On Eve of National Strike, Head of Govt. Says He Has Good News for Moroccans
Rabat - Head of the government and secretary general of the Justice and development Party, Abdelilah Benkirane, said on Monday the government will announce "good news" on Wednesday as Moroccans are...
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