Tramway: 29 Km Line Extensions for the Rabat-Sale-Temara Region
Rabat – Extensions of the tramway lines in the metropolitan area of Rabat-Salé-Témara will cover an additional 29 km for the period 2016-2022. With a projected budget of MAD 5.6 billion, the extensions...
View Article15 People Killed in Road Accidents in Morocco’s Urban Areas Last Week
Rabat – Fifteen people were killed and 1,637 were injured, including 79 seriously, in 1,242 traffic accidents that occurred in urban areas from March 27 to April 2, national police said. These...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Appoints President, Members of Constitutional Court
Rabat – King Mohammed VI received, Tuesday at the Royal Palace in Casablanca, the president and members of the Constitutional Court, whom the Sovereign named to their new positions, said a statement by...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Extends Condolences to Russian Pres. Following St Petersburg...
Rabat – King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolence and compassion to President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, following Monday’s bomb attack on the St Petersburg metro. In his...
View ArticleTunisian Nightclub Shut Down After DJ’s Remix Features Call to Prayer
Rabat – Whoever said that clubbers do not need a reminder for prayer – let him/her know that a DJ can play the role of a muezzin. Tunisian authorities have shut down a nightclub after a DJ had played a...
View ArticleLow-cost Company Wizz Air to Launch Warsaw to Agadir Flight
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – Two months from now, foreign tourists will be able to benefit from two direct weekly flights from Warsaw, Poland, to Agadir. The new service, which will begin on June 30, was...
View ArticleMoroccan Movies to be Screened At 33rd Montreal World Film Festival
Montreal – Several Moroccan movies will be screened as part of the 33rd Montreal World Film Festival ‘Vues d’Afrique’, to be held on April 14-23, said on Tuesday the organizing committee. It noted in...
View ArticleMoroccan Activist Aicha Ech-chenna Calls For Teaching Sex Education in School
Rabat – Aicha Ech-chenna, President and Founder of the Solidarité Féminine Association, has called on the Ministry of Education of the upcoming government led by Saad Eddine Othmani to teach sex...
View ArticleOthmani’s Pair of Sandals Prompt Humorous Reactions
Rabat – It certainly took a while for outgoing and caretaker of government, Abdelilah Benkirane, to be accustomed to protocol. Many times he sent it to air by not carefully observing its strict rules....
View ArticleMaroc Export and BMCE Bank Launch 2017 African Business Connect in Tanzania
Rabat – The Tanzanian stage of the second edition of the African Business Connect was launched, on Wednesday in Dar Es Salam, at the initiative of Maroc Export and BMCE Bank , with the presence of more...
View ArticleNick Jonas to Perform at Mawazine Festival in Rabat
Rabat – American singer, songwriter, producer, and actor Nick Jonas will perform at the 16th edition of Mawazine Music Festival, to be held in Rabat (May 12-20), the event’s organizer Maroc Cultures...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Officially Appoints Saad Eddine Othmani’s Government
aRabat – King Mohammed VI has officially appointed on Wednesday afternoon new government headed by Saad Eddine Othmani. Accompanied by his son Moulay Hassan, the King received the members of the new...
View ArticlePPS Retains Three of Its Ministers in Saad Eddine Othmani’s Government
Rabat – The Progress and Socialism Party (PPS) has secured three ministerial portfolios in the new government. During the ministers’ appointment ceremony, which is currently taking place in Rabat’s...
View ArticleMorocco Seeks to Attract 11 Million Tourists in 2017
Rabat – Morocco seeks to build on the positive performance of the tourism sector in 2016 and attract more tourists in 2017. Moroccan tourism activity recorded very positive results in February, with a...
View ArticleAlcohol Consumption on the Rise in Morocco
Rabat – Despite the heavy taxation on alcoholic beverages, consumption is still increasing by leaps and bounds in Morocco. 2017’s first quarter has recorded a seven percent jump in alcohol consumption,...
View ArticleInterests of Moroccans Are Above All Consideration: Othmani
Rabat – Morocco’s Head of Government, Saad Eddine Othmani, said in a press conference Wednesday that the newly formed government will put “the interest of the people above all considerations.” The...
View ArticleMoroccan Intellectual Abdellah Laroui Wins Sheikh Zayed Book Award for...
Rabat – Moroccan historian and intellectual, Abdallah Laroui, has won “the Cultural Personality of the Year” as part of the 2016-1017 Sheikh Zayed Book Awards. The announcement was made on Wednesday....
View Article“Africa Challenge Export”: Morocco Export Brings Young Entrepreneurs Together
Rabat – Morocco Export and Hub Africa, the leading platform for investors and entrepreneurs in Africa, recently launched “Africa Challenge Export,” a national tour to meet entrepreneurs and primary...
View ArticleRain Saves Economic Growth in the First Quarter of 2017
Rabat – Despite governmental complications, the Moroccan economy did well in the first quarter of 2017, with a growth rate of 4.3 percent,explained the High Commission for Planning in a statement....
View ArticlePictures Show Abandoned Moroccan Film Sets Once Home to Hollywood Productions
Rabat – The Moroccan region of Ouarzazate has for long been home to many major film and TV productions in the world such as “Lawerence of Arabia”, “Gladiator”, “The Mummy” and “Game of Thrones.” Yet,...
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