Ministry of Culture Responds to Claims of Anti-Semitism at Casablanca Book Fair
Rabat – The Ministry of Culture has stated that it “strongly refutes” claims made by the Simon Wiesenthal Center that the Casablanca International Book Fair (SIEL) exhibited anti-semitic books. In a...
View Article30.6% Historic Growth Record for Moroccan Handicraft Exports
Rabat – Handicraft exports increased by 30.6% this late January compared to the same period in 2016, registering an historic growth for the industry. According to the Ministry of Crafts and Social and...
View ArticleA Family of Three Killed After House Collapse in Marrakech
Rabat – Three family members died and four others were injured on Tuesday night following the collapse of their home in the neighborhood of Sidi Youssef Ben Ali in Marrakech. The incident occurred at 9...
View ArticleMorocco’s Airport Security Systems Improves
Rabat – Over the past few years, Morocco has greatly improved its airport security systems, according to the statements of the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday at a meeting in Rabat following an...
View ArticleMorocco: Ministry of Transport Launches Traffic News Application
Rabat – The Ministry of Equipment, Transport and Logistics has launched “MarRoute”, a mobile application designed to provide commuters and passengers with information and news regarding traffic. In a...
View ArticleMorocco Prosecutes ‘The Brain’ behind Madrid’s 11-M Terrorist Attack
By Julia Cabrera Rabat – Moroccan Youssef Belhadj, recognized as the intellectual author of the mass murder terrorist attack 11-M against Madrid, Spain will be tried in Moroccan court after his...
View ArticleMorocco Represented in Innovation World Cup Finals
Casablanca – The Moroccan research, development and innovation laboratory SmartiLab will represent Morocco at the 2016/2017 IOT/M2M Innovation World Cup in Barcelona on March 1 with its smart parking...
View Article“Shared Holy Places” Exhibition Brings the Three Monotheistic Religions Together
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – After traveling through Marseilles and Tunis, the exhibition “Shared Holy Places” will arrive in Morocco this autumn at the Dar El Bacha museum in Marrakech. The National...
View ArticleNearly MAD 2 Billions for 21 Tourism Projects in the Region of...
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – MAD 1.8 billion’s worth of hotel projects are under construction in Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region, announced the Regional Council of Tourism (CRT) on February 21. The large...
View ArticleTourists in Agadir to Participate in Protest of City’s Poor Conditions
Casablanca – Tourists in the city of Agadir are expressing an interest in participating in a protest organized by a civic initiative called Save the City of Agadir, set to take place on February 26....
View ArticlePJD Slams Assabah Newspaper over Allegations of Mass Resignation
Casablanca – The Justice and Development Party (PJD) has dismissed the report published by the daily Moroccan newspaper Assabah claiming that 20 Members of the Parliament threatened to resign if the...
View ArticleMorocco Foils Drug Trafficking Operation at Guergarate Crossing Point
Rabat – Security and customs services foiled on Wednesday night at Guergarate’s crossing point south of the city of Dakhla a drug trafficking operation on board a semi-trailer registered in Morocco and...
View ArticleSpain Recognizes Morocco’s “Hard Work” on Illegal Immigration
Rabat – The Spanish minister of Interior, Juan Ignacio Zoido praised the cooperation of Morocco on the prevention of irregular immigration to Spanish press on February 21, 2017. In a brief press...
View ArticleRabat to Host 14th Annual Geni-Enterprises Forum
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – The National School of Computer Science and System Analysis is getting ready to host the 14th annual Geni-Enterprises Forum on March 1 and 2, in Rabat. The forum, titled “Le...
View ArticleHamid Chabat Files Complaints Against 2M TV and Medi 1 TV
Rabat – Secretary General of the Istiqlal Party (PI), Hamid Chabat, has filed complaintsto Morocco’s High Authority for Audio-visual Communication (HACA) against both 2M and Medi1, the PI newspaper Al...
View ArticleMoroccan Delegation Inaugurates in Bamako ‘Mohammed VI Perinatal Clinic’
Rabat – A Moroccan delegation, accompanied by Malian prime minister Modibo Kéïta, inaugurated, on Thursday in Bamako, the “Mohammed VI Perinatal Clinic.” The modern facility is carried out by the...
View ArticlePolitician Mohammed Ziane: Repeat of Elections will Serve Morocco
Rabat – “The interest of Morocco requires the repeat of the legislative elections,” said Mohammed Ziane, president of the Moroccan Liberal Party (PML), at a press conference on Thursday in Rabat. Ziane...
View ArticleMorocco Launches Environmental Police
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – The Ministry of Energy, Mining, Water, and Environment organized a ceremony to launch the environmental police on Thursday, 23 February in Rabat. The ceremony, which was led...
View Article‘WHY!’: Touching Student’s Scream From Forgotten Morocco
Casablanca – A video of a Moroccan student talking about the suffering that she and her fellow students endure at school, has gone viral on social media, attracting sympathy and denunciation. The...
View ArticleWilders Suspends Election Campaign Due to Arrest of Moroccan Bodyguard
Casablanca – Controversial right-wing politician, Geert Wilders, known for his anti-Moroccan and anti-Islam remarks, announced Thursday that he has suspended his election campaign following the arrest...
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