Tunisia Closes Its Border with Libya after Bomb Blast
Rabat - The Tunisian government has announced the country will close its borders with Libya for 15 days after the bus bombing that killed 12 people and injuring 20 more. The announcement by the...
View ArticlePolice Arrest 1st Female Suicide Bomber Who Planned Attacks on Morocco
Rabat - Today, three terrorist cells were dismantled in three major cities in Morocco. Fes, Casablanca and Ouled Taima. Their purpose? To plan attacks on Moroccan soil. Hostage-taking situations,...
View ArticleBlack Friday online in Morocco
Rabat - Morocco, customers are still not accustomed to Black Friday but it’s one of the biggest shopping days in the US. This Friday, November 27, will see a new e-commerce concept brought to Morocco....
View ArticleMoroccan National Tourism Office Seeks to Boost Tourism with New Website...
Rabat - The Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) announced a competition to design its new website, TelQuel reported this week. The contest calls for competitors to bring “strategic thinking to...
View ArticleTerrorists Are Threatening Morocco and Security Forces Know It
Rabat - ISIS affiliates have issued threats on social media vowing "Devastating attacks will be carried out in Morocco” because of the country’s cooperation with France and Belgium. According to...
View ArticleMany French Tourists Canceled Their Bookings to Morocco After Paris Attacks
Rabat - Morocco’s Tourism Minister Lahcen Haddad said that some French tourists canceled their booking to Morocco, in the wake of the terrorist attacks that hit Paris earlier this month. Haddad made...
View ArticleFez Police Arrest More Than 4,000 Criminals in One Month
Rabat - Over 4,272 criminals were arrested in the city of Fez between October 20th and November 23th, 2015, Fez police announced on Friday. A statement released by Fez police department said among the...
View Article55 Percent of Convicted Pedophiles in Morocco Are Victims’ Relatives
Rabat -Over 55 percent of convicted pedophiles in Morocco in 2015 were relatives of the victims, a new report revealed. The figures were disclosed on Tuesday by La Coalition contre les actes...
View ArticleTwo Young Tertiary Students Suspected in Performing Satanic Ritual on Man
Rabat - A man’s body was found decapitated and charred inside an apartment in Meknes on Thursday morning. A 20-year-old and a 21-year-old were arrested near the scene after the incident for allegedly...
View ArticleVideo: Saudi Woman Tortures Moroccan Maid, Holds Her Captive
Rabat - “She forces me to stay, she tortures me.” the woman says, claiming her Saudi employer took her money and does not allow her to leave the house. “The Saudi woman tells me I will never leave. I...
View ArticleMoroccan Woman Slams Donald Trump, Gets ‘Like’ from Mark Zuckerberg
Rabat - A California Muslim woman of Moroccan origins has hit back at Donald Trump’s plans to force American Muslims to register on a national data base, in a letter posted on Facebook. The post has...
View ArticleMorocco Dismantled 140 Terrorist Cells Since 2002: Minister
Rabat - Moroccan authorities have dismantled nearly 140 terrorist cells since 2002, announced Moroccan communication minister and government spokesman, Mustapha El Khalfi. Mustapha El Khalfi, who was...
View ArticleMoroccan Taxi Driver Shot in ‘Hate Crime’ in the USA
Rabat - A Moroccan taxi driver was shot in his taxi cab by an American passenger on Thanksgiving Day in Hazelwood, in Pittsburg. The incident is suspected to be a hate crime against the Muslim...
View ArticleMorocco’s Sociologist Fatima Mernissi Dies at 75
Rabat - One of Morocco’s most celebrated feminist writers and sociologists passed away aged 75, on Monday. Born in 1940, in Fes, Fatima Mernissi became known for her significant contributions in the...
View ArticleMorocco Participates in Africities Summit in South Africa
Rabat - A Moroccan delegation along with hundreds of officials from across Africa have gathered for the seventh Africities Summit held in Johannesburg from November 29 to December 3, to discuss the...
View ArticleFull Text of King Mohammed VI’s Address at the Opening of UN Conference on...
Paris - King Mohammed VI addressed this Monday a speech at the 21st Conference of Parties to the UN framework Convention on Climate changes held in Paris. Here follows the translation of the royal...
View ArticlePope Francis Visits CAR Mosque, Says Muslims and Christians are Brothers and...
Rabat - Pope Francis visited on Monday a mosque in the Central African Republic (CAR), a country torn by strife between Christians and Muslims, urging Muslims and Christians to leave in peace and...
View ArticleMorocco is One of the Main Consumers for Sex and Alcohol: Loubna Abidar
Rabat -Moroccan controversial actress Loubna Abidar said in a press conference in Gijon, Spain, that Morocco is one of the “world’s top consumers of wine and alcohol.” Abidar, who plays the role of a...
View ArticleCOP 21: King Mohammed VI Calls for Support Developing Countries to Embrace UN...
Paris - King Mohammed VI stressed this Monday in Paris that the United Nations conference on climate changes (COP21) is an opportunity to consolidate a comprehensive, operational, balanced, universal...
View ArticleMoroccan Delegation Attends COP21
By Cindy Basha Rabat - King Mohammed VI arrived in Bourget, France for the United States Conference on Climate Change (COP21) on November 29th to discuss the global effort in addressing climate...
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