French President Welcomes COP22 Success
Rabat – French President François Hollande welcomed, here Saturday, the success of the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22), Held on...
View ArticleAfrica, Priority for King Mohammed VI and Morocco: FM
Antananarivo – Africa is a priority for HM King Mohammed VI and Morocco, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Salaheddine Mezouar, stressed Saturday in the capital of Madagascar. “The...
View ArticleNational Office of Mines and Hydrocarbons Denies Offering to Buy SAMIR
Casablanca – Morocco’s National Office of Mines and Hydrocarbons (ONHYM) has officially denied allegations that it had made an offer to purchase the SAMIR refinery. ONHYM has confirmed that it had no...
View ArticleMoroccan Singer Mohamed Reda Hospitalized in Washington
Casablanca – Moroccan artist Mohamed Reda was hospitalized this week after a bad bout of food poisoning. On Friday afternoon, it was reported that Reda, who was in the United States to perform a series...
View ArticleEU Project Invents New Method To Combat Desertification in North Africa
By Soumaya El Filali Agadir – WADIS-MAR, a four-year long demonstration project funded by the European union to combat desertification and preserve water resources in North Africa, has introduced a new...
View ArticleUN Economic Commission for Africa: Territorial Planning Key to Achieve...
By hinna Sheikh Rabat – Experts convened in Tunisia to discuss the importance of territorial planning for competitive and industrial policies in North Africa. On 24 and 25 November, 2016, various...
View ArticleBahraini Academic: Any Violation of Morocco’s Territorial Integrity Is...
Rabat – “Any violation of the territorial integrity of Morocco is nothing but a violation of all the Arab territory,” Bahraini researcher Ahmed Saad Al-Bouaynayne said. “The decision of the withdrawal...
View ArticleFrancophonie Summit Welcomes COP22 Outcome
Rabat – The 16th Francophonie Summit, which wrapped up Sunday in Antananarivo, welcomed the outcome of the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
View ArticleMorocco’s Net International Reserves Rise by 13.7%
Rabat – Morocco’s net international reserves amounted to MAD 249.9 billion until November 18, 2016, recording a 13.7 percent increase on an annual basis, Bank Al-Maghrib said. During the week of...
View ArticlePetition Calls for African Union to Recognize Morocco’s Sovereignty over Sahara
Rabat – A new petition on Avaaz.com – which has gathered over 2,000 signatures since it was published on November 24th – asserts the Moroccan identity of the Western Sahara and urges the African Union...
View ArticleAU Could Clearly Benefit from Morocco’s Return: Think Tank
Johannesburg – The African Union (AU) could clearly benefit from Morocco’s return, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) said. In an analysis by its consultant Liesl Louw-Vaudran, the ISS has shed...
View ArticleSouth Africa and Algeria, Determined to Hinder Morocco’s return to AU:...
Rabat – South Africa and Algeria remain determined to hamper the return of Morocco to the African Union (AU) until the Sahara issue is resolved, the Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS) based in...
View ArticleAkhannouch Begins Tour of Morocco to Strengthen RNI
Rabat – The Newly elected Secretary-General of the National Rally of Independents, Aziz Akhannouch, began a tour of Morocco on Sunday to assess the performance of his party. Following up on a promise...
View ArticleAkhannouch Debuts Populist Face of RNI in Tangier Regional Summit
Rabat – Aziz Akhannouch, the Secretary General of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), declared on Sunday that members of the political party who get ministerial positions in the government...
View ArticleBenkirane Expected to Announce Government Coalition Soon
Rabat – Abdelilah Benkirane, the appointed Head of Government, is expected to announce the new coalition government after his latest meeting with Aziz Akhannouch Saturday November 26. According to...
View ArticleMilitary Hospital Set Up in Anfgou to Assist Cold Wave Stricken Populations
Errachidia – A mobile military hospital was set up last week in the village of Anfgou (Midelt Commune), upon the royal instructions to face the severe cold wave that hit some regions in the Kingdom....
View ArticleMarrakech: Police Discharge Firearms in Arrest of Criminal
Rabat – Morocco’s Directorate of National Security (DGSN) announced on Monday that a group of police officers discharged their firearms to subdue a repeat offender allegedly under the influence of...
View ArticleQatar Airways Reinforces Partnership with Royal Air Maroc
Rabat – Qatar Airways (QA) has reportedly delivered a part its equity stakes to Royal Air Maroc (RAM) as part of a joint business agreement between the two companies to launch a direct flight between...
View ArticleMarrakech Official Sentenced to 7 Months of Prison For Corruption
Casablanca — And all for 300 dirhams. The vice president of the Harbil commune near Marrakech was sentenced to 7 months of prison for accepting a bribe of 300 dirhams in exchange for the signature of...
View ArticleMoroccan Math and Science Education Struggling, But Improving: Survey
Rabat – Morocco’s fourth and eighth-grade students are lagging behind their counterparts in East Asian countries in their understanding of math and science concepts, according to the 2015 results of...
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