King Mohammed VI Visit To the Elysee in Pictures
Rabat – King Mohammed VI met with French President Francois Hollande at the Elysee this Tuesday, May 2. The two men were surrounded by numerous public personalities, known for their initiatives in...
View ArticleMorocco Closes Ceuta Border as Protests Grow
By Alexander Jusdanis Rabat – Moroccan authorities have closed the border crossing at Ceuta, amid growing demonstrations on the Moroccan side by residents of Fnideq and staple goods porters. In...
View ArticleRabat to Host 3rd Session of ESCWA
Rabat – The 3rd Session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Arab Forum on Sustainable Development 2017 will be held in Rabat...
View ArticleMoroccan-Chinese Venture to Monitor Construction of Mohammed VI Tangier Tech...
Rabat – Morocco and China have agreed to establish a joint venture to monitor the construction the residential complexes and industrial firms of Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City. The first steps in the...
View ArticleMarrakech-Safi Region Receives MAD 2 Billion Investment Projects
Rabat – The Regional Commission for Investment and has approved 30 projects in the Marrakech-Safi region, with an investment amounting to 2 billion dirhams and 4,191 prospective jobs. Morocco’s...
View ArticleECOWAS: West Africa Always a Priority for Morocco, Says Foreign Affairs Minister
Rabat – Morocco has always made West Africa a priority in African politics, said Nasser Bourita, Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, on Wednesday. Speaking to Radio French...
View ArticleLight Earthquake Hits Northern Morocco
Rabat – An earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter scale hit the Bouran sea, few kilometers away from Al Hoceima. The quake occurred at 10:45 AM on Wednesday. The post Light Earthquake Hits Northern...
View ArticleTahar Benjelloun to Le Pen Voters in Morocco: Go Back To France
By Thomas Dupaquier Rabat – The famous Moroccan writer Tahar Benjelloun published an open letter on Le360 on May 1 to the 750 French citizens living in Morocco who voted for the Front National leader...
View ArticleMinistry of Health Announces Significant Decline in Maternal Mortality Rate
Rabat – 2017 Morocco’s National Survey on Population and Family Health has demonstrated a notable 35 percent decrease in the maternal mortality rate in Morocco, says a Ministry of Health press release...
View ArticleMoroccan Minister Announces Housing Projects for Newlyweds
Rabat – The major new housing projects that the government aims to launch in the field of housing are targeted at recently-married Moroccan couples, said Mohamed Nabil Benabdallah, Minister of Housing...
View ArticleEssaouira’s Gnaoua and World Music Festival to Celebrate its 20th Anniversary
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – Each year, the beautiful city of Essaouira devotes its maze of streets, lovely beaches, and vibrant public squares to music for the annual Gnaoua and World Music Festival....
View ArticleTourist Visits to Morocco Increase by 3.7%: Ministry of Tourism
Rabat – The total number of tourists who visited Morocco in March was 762,562, an increase of 3.7 percent compared to the same period last year, said the Ministry of Tourism, Air Transport, Handicraft...
View ArticleAbdelah Taia: I Am Just Like All Moroccans
Rabat – From being the first openly gay Arab writer, to publishing eight internationally acclaimed novels, Abdelah Taia, has grown as an author and a film maker. He never forgot his country, his home,...
View Article2017 Marrakech du Rire: “Prepare to laugh… Very Hard”
Rabat – 7th Annual International Humor Festival, “Marrakech du Rire,” will kick off June 28 and go until July 2. With several well known comedians participating in the event, the laughter is...
View ArticleEight Dancers to Perform in Danser-Casa Hip-Hop Dance Project
Rabat – 186 dancers in Morocco competed to win a place in the Danser-Casa Hip-Hop Dance Project, but only eight were selected. Following an audition which took place in December 2016 at Casablanca’s...
View ArticleMoroccan Photojournalist Found Dead in His Apartment
Rabat – Hassan Shaimi, a photojournalist working for Moroccan agency Maghreb Arab Press (MAP), has been found murdered in his apartment in the Rabat suburb of Temara. Shaimi was found on Wednesday with...
View ArticleDetained Phosphate Ship: Morocco in ‘Legal Situation’, Says Govt.
Rabat – Amidst an uproar over South Africa’s detention of a Moroccan shipment of 50,000 tons of phosphate worth USD 5 million in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday, Moroccan government has announced that...
View ArticleMinistry of Education Authorizes Moroccan Public Teachers to Work in Private...
Rabat – Mohammed Hassad, the newly appointed Minister of Education has expressed his aim to authorize the public teachers to work overtime hours in the private institutions, reported Moroccan daily...
View ArticleVideo: Tourist Saved from Suicide Attempt by Young Moroccans
Rabat – A group of young Moroccans rescued a young tourist in the old medina of Meknes who attempted to kill herself by jumping from a window. The incident was captured in a video that has since been...
View ArticleMoroccon Health Budget below Half of Needs: Minister
Rabat – Minister of Health Houcine El Ouardi has expressed his concern about the budget allocated to his ministry, which is far below World Health Organization (WHO) standards. At MAD 14.3 billion, the...
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