Moroccan & Spanish Police Dismantle Two International Hashish Trafficking...
Rabat – Moroccan and Spanish Authorities have recently tightened security measures against Hashish Trafficking, leading to the dismantling of two smuggling networks. Spanish authorities have announced...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI’s Visit to Give New Impetus to Moroccan-Ghanaian Ties: FM
Rabat – The official visit of King Mohammed VI to the Republic of Ghana will give new impetus to Moroccan-Ghanaian relations, Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar. As part of a common vision and the...
View ArticleCasablanca Seeks to Receive MAD 50 Million from Liquor’s Consumption Tax in 2017
Rabat – The council of the municipality of Casablanca has predicted that it will obtain MAD 50 million from its liquor consumption tax in 2017. According to what was reported in the 2017’s budget of...
View ArticleMorocco, Strategic Partner for GCC: Kuwaiti Ambassador
Rabat – Morocco is a strategic partner for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Kuwaiti ambassador Abdellatif Ali Yahya said Thursday in Rabat. Morocco is a strategic partner for GCC, Ali Yahya said...
View ArticlePalestinian Diplomat Praises King Mohammed VI’s Efforts for Palestinian Cause
Rabat – Palestinian Ambassador to Morocco, Zuhair Al-Shun, on Friday hailed the efforts of King Mohammed VI to defend the Palestinian cause and the importance given by the Sovereign for the...
View ArticleMhamed Boucetta, Former Istiqlal Party Leader, Dies at 92
Rabat – Mhamed Boucetta, former Istiqlal Party (IP) Secretary General died of natural causes on Friday night at the age of 92. Born in Marrakech in 1925, Boucetta was one of the founding members of the...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Offers Condolences to Family of Late Mhamed Boucetta
Rabat – King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences to the family of late M’hamed Boucetta, former Secretary General of the Istiqlal Party and former Minister, who passed away Friday night at...
View ArticleRabat to Be Africa’s Cultural Capital in April
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – Rabat will host “Afrique en Capitale”, an ambitious cultural rendezvous intended to celebrate contemporary African culture,from March 28 to April 28. The event promises to...
View ArticleMorocco to Increase Its Defense Budget
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – Morocco is preparing to increase its defense budget over the next five years, according to a report by The Strategic Defense Intelligence (SDI). SDI, a platform that...
View ArticleBenkirane: I am waiting for the Answer of Akhannouch and Laenser
Rabat – Following his latest meeting with both Aziz Akhannouch, Secretary General of the National Rally of Independents Party (RNI) and Mohand Laenser, Secretary-General of the Popular Movement (MP),...
View ArticleCrackdown on Amazigh People is Ongoing: Ilyass El Omari
Rabat –Ilyass Omari, Secretary General of Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), has claimed that “Crackdown on the Amazigh people is still ongoing.” El Omari made the comment during a conference...
View ArticleBenkirane: “There is Something Wrong in This Country!”
Rabat – “There is something wrong in this country”. These are the words chosen by Morocco’s appointed Head of Government, Abdelilah Benkirane, to comment about the delay of the formation of the...
View ArticleHijabs Hit New York Fashion Week Runway
Toronto – Indonesian fashion designer, Anniesa Hasibuan, is returning to the runway with her second New York Fashion Week collection. Once again, hijabs will be front and centre of her work, according...
View ArticleIstiqlal Party Counterattacks 2M, Labeling It a ‘Drainage Channel’
Rabat – The Istiqlal Party (IP) has counterattacked Moroccan TV 2M, accusing it of targeting and attacking the party during its daily bulletins of Friday February 10. In an editorial published...
View ArticleAndré Azoulay Lauds Morocco’s Innovative Partnerships With Sub-Saharan Africa
Rabat – Thanks King Mohammed VI’s leadership and his pioneering vision, Morocco has linked its destiny and future to an innovative and voluntarist partnership with the African continent, the King’s...
View ArticleColombian Arrested in Mohammed V Airport for Carrying 4.2 kg of Cocaine
Rabat – A Colombian man was arrested Saturday night at the Mohammed V International Airport for carrying 4.2kg of cocaine, the national police (DGSN) said. The suspect was arrested during a routine...
View ArticleFrance: Misuse of Photo of a Moroccan Policeman Stirs Controversy
Rabat – A photo of a policeman in the Moroccan city of Tangier, who died in 2015, has stirred controversy in France after it was used in a news story about the assault of three policemen in the town of...
View ArticleMorocco: 4.5-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Chtouka Ait Baha Province
Rabat – A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Monday morning the province of Chtouka Ait Baha, the National Geophysics Institute (CNRST) said. The quake occurred at 7h44 a.m. (GMT), the source added. The...
View ArticleMorocco Guest of Honor at 2017 Paris Book Fair
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat -Morocco will be the country of honor at the 37th Paris Book Fair, to be held March 24–27 at Porte de Versailles. For the first time since its inception, the Paris Book Fair...
View ArticleNizar Baraka Calls upon Istiqlal Party to Endorse Self-Criticism
Rabat – Member of the Istiqlal Party, Nizar Baraka, called upon the Istiqlal Party member to undertake “courageous self-criticism” to save the party. Baraka urged his party members to make the next...
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