Italian Justice Frees Moroccan Student Accused of Terrorism
Rabat – Italian courts have freed a Moroccan student who was accused of terrorism after raising a false alarm at the university canteen of Palermo. The decision to free the student came after a long...
View ArticleFrench Company Dumps Waste Next to Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
Rabat – A video has captured Casablanca-based French waste management company Lydec dumping wastewater in the sea near the Hassan II Mosque. Moroccan news site Hepress posted the video, which shows the...
View ArticleGreen Marrakech:The First Bike-Sharing Scheme in Africa
Rabat – Supported by the government and loved by locals, Marrakech’s bike-sharing company Medina Bike paves the way for sustainable transport in Morocco. Founded in November 2016, Medina Bike already...
View ArticleSaudi Delegation Visits Morocco’s Samir Refinery
Rabat – A Saudi Delegation has visited the Samir oil refinery in Mohammedia as part of Saudi Aramco’s interest in acquiring the Moroccan firm and expanding into African and European markets. The Saudi...
View ArticleNGO Draws Attention to ‘Serious’ Humanitarian Crisis in Tindouf Camps
Rabat – The humanitarian crisis in Tindouf camps, where Sahrawis currently lack food, water and medication, is serious, an NGO has said. The humanitarian crisis in the Tindouf camps is serious, says an...
View ArticleTrainee Teachers Go in Hunger Strike to Protest Government Denial of...
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – A hunger strike is being carried out by trainee teachers starting Tuesday, in protest of what they call their deprivation from teaching positions despite passing recruitment...
View ArticleSecond Moroccan Woman Summits Everest in Less Than Two Days
Rabat – A Moroccan woman, Ghizlane Aakar, has waved the Moroccan flag from the summit of the highest mountain in the world, making herself the second Moroccan and North African woman to climb Mount...
View ArticleMorocco’s Chef Moha Wins Award in Washington, Amazes Judges With Tanjia
Rabat – Moha Fedal, one of Morocco’s most famous chefs, has won Embassy Chef Challenge 2017 in Washington DC. The Moroccan chef won the Judges Choice Award at the annual international cooking...
View ArticleBusiness Networking Firm Opens Branch in Morocco
Rabat – Opportunity Network (ON), an online global matchmaking business for networking, business development, internationalization, partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions, has opened an office in...
View ArticleInterior Minister: Al Hoceima Welfare Projects Not Merely ‘Periodic Reactions’
Rabat – The Minister of Interior Abdelouafi Laftit has stated that the current meeting of the ministerial delegation with organizations and residents of Al Hoceima is a not just a “periodic reaction,”...
View ArticleAicha Chenna: Several Moroccan Parliamentarians Abandoned Their Children
Rabat – In launching her association’s new national campaign to help families overcome socio-economic challenges, Aicha Chenna made a shocking confession about certain unnamed Moroccan...
View ArticleMoroccans Protest Lack of Emergency Care After Child Dies Outside Hospital
Rabat – Dozens of residents of Ain Taoujdate, near Meknes, have taken to the streets after a 12-year-old child died due to the absence of the emergency services in the local hospital. The child who had...
View ArticleEurope Should Follow Morocco’s Counter-Terrorism Policy: Moroccan Security Head
Rabat – “Cooperation in the fight against terrorism is unconditional.” In an interview with the Spanish news website “El Español”, Abdelhak Khiame, the Director of the Central Bureau of Judicial...
View ArticleRamadan in Saudi Arabia to Start Saturday May 27
Rabat – Saudi Arabia has officially announced that Ramadan is to begin this Saturday, May 27. There were no reports of a crescent moon on Thursday evening by moon sighters, so Ramadan will start on...
View ArticleDLM, National Steel Leader, to Help Energy Industries Optimize Their Consumption
Rabat – Delattre Levivier Morocco (DLM), the national leader in metal construction and assembly in Morocco, has just created DLM EnR, a subsidiary exclusively dedicated to renewable energies. With the...
View ArticleDGSN: “Disruption of Hamid Chabat Meeting is Pure Application of the Law”
Rabat – The General Directorate for National Security (DGSN) has reiterated its position regarding the disruption of the the Istiqlal party’s affiliated labor union, saying it was a “mere application...
View ArticleMorocco’s Super Cérame to Invest MAD 300 Million in 2018
Rabat – Super Cérame, a subsidiary of the Moroccan Ynna Holding group, announced on May 25 that a MAD 300 million budget will be mobilized for major investment projects for 2018. Belonging to the...
View ArticleWPP, British Communications Giant Opens in Casablanca
Rabat – The British communications giant WPP has recently set up a base in Morocco for its subsidiary Kantar Millward Brown, one of the world’s largest market research companies specializing in...
View ArticleSaad Eddine El Othmani to Launch Anti-Corruption Commission Amid Opposition...
Rabat – As head of government Saad Eddine El Othmani announces plans to establish the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to fight corruption and enhance transparency in the kingdom, the...
View ArticleHere Are Countries Where Ramadan Starts Saturday May 27
Rabat – The Supreme Court announced yesterday that Ramadan would start in Saudi Arabia this Saturday. These are the other countries following suit: UAE, Yemen, Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon and Ghana....
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