New Ferry Route Between Nador and Almeria
Rabat – Spanish company Balearia will open a new ferry route between Nador and Almeria on June 20. The four-hour journey will be made on the Nissos Chios ferry, which has the capacity for 1,200...
View ArticleFrench President Emmanuel Macron to Visit Morocco in Mid-June
Rabat – Newly-elected French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron are expected to visit to Morocco June 14 to 15, reported local news outlet, le360. Macron’s diplomatic visit to...
View ArticleJuan Goytisolo’s Love for Morocco
By Lery Hiciano Rabat – With his unfortunate passing on June 4, we are now afforded the opportunity to look back at the life that Juan Goytisolo led and his love of Morocco that enticed him to spend...
View ArticleRif Protests: King Mohammed VI Orders Examinations of All Torture Claims
Rabat – Government spokesperson Mustapha Khalfi has announced that “there are higher instructions [from King Mohammed VI] to medically examine anyone who claims to have been tortured.” During the...
View ArticleRif Protests: Head of Government to Visit Al Hoceima, Date Not Set
Rabat – The visit of Head of Government Saad Eddine Othmani to the region of Al Hoceima is on the table, said Government spokesperson Mustapha Khalfi without specifying the exact date. Khalfi said at...
View ArticlePhosphate Shipment: Panama Court Dismisses Polisario Claim
Rabat – A Panama court has dismissed a case brought by Polisario to stop a Moroccan phosphate shipment in Panama. The court ruled that there was no evidence the shipment belonged to Polisario, reported...
View ArticleGdim Izik: Evidentiary Phase Ends, Closing Arguments Begin
By Chaimaa Zahaar Rabat – The Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal in Salé announced Tuesday the close of the evidentiary phase of the hearing in the Gdim Izik trial and the beginning of closing...
View ArticleFrom Western Sahara to Rif Protests, Pro-Polisario Inner City Press Pursues...
Rabat – Inter City Press founder Mathew Russell Lee is desperately trying to drag ongoing Rif protests into discussion in the United Nations. The pro-Polisario journalist, who has previously been...
View ArticleFrench-Moroccan Actor Said Taghmaoui Helps RAM Celebrate 60 Years
Rabat – French-Moroccan actor Said Taghmaoui has appeared in two videos published this week commemorating the 60 year anniversary of Royal Air Maroc (RAM). While exploring Casablanca in one of the...
View ArticleHCP: National Economic Growth Fell to 1.2 Percent, Investments Rose to 9.3...
Rabat – The High Commission for Planning (HCP) has reported a sharp slowdown in national economic growth in 2016 to 1.2 percent versus 4.5 percent in 2015. This decline was attributed in particular to...
View ArticleMCC Compact II “Charaka Fund” Issues Call for Projects
Rabat – As part of the development of the “Education and Training for Employability” project established under the Second “Compact II” Cooperation Program between the Government of the Kingdom of...
View ArticleRif Protests: Moroccan Intellectuals Call for Dialogue, Release of Detained...
By Chaymaa Benallouch Rabat – Moroccan intellectuals say that the first step to put an end to the “Hirak” movementsin the Rif is to release all detained activists and to talk to the representatives of...
View ArticleForeign Affairs Minister: Morocco Is Not Seeking “Markets” in Africa
Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, stated on Thursday that Morocco is not seeking “markets” in Africa and that its interest in the continent is...
View ArticleGovernment Council Review 25 Decrees on Advanced Regionalization
Rabat – The Governing Council is expected to adopt a series of decrees related to the implementation of the Organic Law on regionalization after a meeting held Thursday. The long-promoted decrees...
View ArticleOn the Set of Jagga Jasoos and Dancing in the Streets of Morocco
Rabat – While Bollywood film Jagga Jasoos will not be released until mid-July, fans can get a taste of the singing and dancing to come in new behind the scenes footage of the stars dancing on the...
View ArticleUNCTAD: Foreign Direct Investment in Morocco Fell by 29% in 2016
Rabat – Morocco failed to retain foreign capital in 2016, says a United Nations report. The country was ranked fourth in the top five African countries receiving foreign direct investment (FDI). FDI...
View ArticleSister of London Attacker: Our Father Caused His Extremism and I Won’t Attend...
Rabat – Kaouthar Zaghba, sister of Italian-Moroccan London Bridge attacker Youssef Zaghba, has criticised the attack that left eight dead and 48 injured, saying it was the result of their “violent”...
View ArticleMoroccan Customs Reveals Summer Regulations for Foreign Residents
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – The Administration of Customs and Indirect Taxes (ADII) has announced regulations for its Marhaba 2017 initiative intended to ease the reception of Moroccan living abroad from...
View ArticleRif Protests: Amid Demands to Release Detained Protesters, Number of Arrests...
Rabat – While protesters in the Rif call for the release of detained activists, government spokesperson Mustapha Khalfi has announced that a total of 86 demonstrators have been arrested. While speaking...
View ArticleGrading of Baccalaureate Exams Starts on Friday: Ministry
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – Morocco’s national 2017 baccalaureate examination period finished on Thursday June 8 and the process of marking the papers began on Friday June 9. Earlier this week, The...
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