Chaou Case : Jeune Afrique Reveals “Extradition Request” Sent By Morocco to...
Rabat – France based News Magazine Jeune Afrique published Monday on its website, a scan of an Official Extradition Request sent by a Moroccan Judge to “the Competent Dutch Authorities.” This came one...
View ArticleRoyal Air Maroc Launches Casablanca to Porto Flight
Rabat – Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) launched a new flight route between Casablanca and Porto, Portugal on June 25. There will be three flights a week between Mohammed V airport in Casablanca...
View ArticleRif Protests: Police Disperse Al Hoceima Protesters on Eid El Fitr
Rabat – Against expectations that the eight-month crisis in the Al Hoceima region is winding down, the city of Al Hoceima has seen an unprecedented “violent” intervention by the security forces against...
View ArticleTraveling to Qatar Made Easy for Moroccans
Rabat – Qatar’s Ministry of Interior announced on Friday that Qatar Airways and the Qatar Tourism Authority have launched an online visa service allowing Moroccan citizens and other nationalities to...
View ArticleBoughaleb El Attar: Spanish-Speaking Journalist Becomes Morocco’s First...
Rabat – Boughaleb El Atar made history on Sunday when he was elected the first Moroccan ambassador to Cuba after almost four decades of severed ties between the two countries The Spanish-speaking...
View ArticleMoroccan Dental Student Fatally Stabbed in Ukraine
Rabat – The Moroccan student community in Ukraine is mourning the loss of a dental student who was fatally stabbed on Sunday, June 25 in Kharkov, Ukraine. Mohamed El Mouatamid, 24, was a second-year...
View ArticleOnly 35 Medinas in Morocco Are Classified as National Heritage
Rabat – Only 35 medinas in Morocco are classified as national patrimony, according to the latest report by the Court of Auditors. The study attributes the low number to several regulatory constraints...
View ArticleFes: House Prices Drop by 5.9% Despite Real Estate Price Increase
Rabat – Despite the price of real estate in Fes increasing by 3.8 percent, house prices have dropped in the city by 5.9 percent in price index of active real estate for the first trimester of 2017,...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Unhappy with Morocco’s Neutrality in Gulf Crisis: French Analyst
Rabat – Saudi Arabia is displeased with the neutral stance Morocco has adopted in the Gulf crisis, in which Qatar is currently under diplomatic and economic embargo by a Saudi-led coalition, says...
View ArticleMoroccan Judge Amina Oufroukhi Named Anti-Trafficking ‘Hero’
Rabat – Moroccan judge Amina Oufroukhi’s efforts in combating human trafficking in Morocco have caught international attention. The judge was named an “anti-trafficking hero” at the ceremony of...
View ArticleAfter Three Months in the Shadows, Benkirane to Chair PJD Meeting Thursday
Rabat – After a three-month disappearance from the political scene, Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) Abdelilah Benkirane will chair a meeting of the General Secretariat of...
View Article‘Well-known’ Athlete Discourages Young Players from Representing Morocco
Rabat – The Royal Moroccan Federation of Athletics (FRMA) on Wednesday accused a “well-known” former Moroccan athlete of encouraging Moroccan athletes to represent foreign institutions for his own...
View ArticleMorocco and Spain Working Together to Help Unaccompanied Foreign Minors
Rabat – Daniel Ventura, Melilla’s Minister of Social Welfare, announced on June 26 that executives from both Spain and Morocco were working “at the highest level” to address the high number of...
View ArticleRush on Currency: Moroccan Market Worried as Dirham Liberalization Approaches
Rabat – On the eve of the liberalization of the dirham, the Moroccan market has witnessed a rush on currency stocks led by fears of an unprecedented depreciation. Since mid-May, currency traders have...
View ArticleMoroccan Saves Woman from Self-Immolation in Italy
Rabat – A Moroccan national living in Turin, Italy, helped save a woman who set fire to herself in front of Italy’s National Institute of Social Security on Tuesday, reported press agency ANSA....
View ArticleAmid Rif Crisis, Interior Minister Says Governmental Negligence Leads to Tension
Rabat – As the government has still not settled the eight-month-long crisis in the Al Hoceima region, Minister of Interior Abdelouafi Laftit has said that negligence of officials to listen to citizens’...
View ArticleFour Sub-Saharans Arrested for Smuggling Cocaine at Mohammed V Airport
Rabat – Four nationals of West African countries were arrested at Casablanca’s Mohammed V airport in possession of 5.77 Kilograms of cocaine concealed in 315 capsules. According to a press release...
View ArticleMorocco’s Head of Government Expresses Regret over Violence in Al Hoceima
Rabat – The Head of Government Saad Eddine El Omthmani has expressed his sadness and regret over the violent incidents in the city of Al Hoceima on Monday, the day of Eid al-Fitr, when clases renewed...
View ArticleEurowings Airline to Launch Agadir-Vienna Flight in November
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – German airline, Eurowings, will launch a new four-hour flight linking Agadir to the Austrian Capital of Vienna, starting November 4. The company has scheduled flights every...
View ArticleMoroccan Police Commissioner Arrested for Corruption and Bribery
Rabat – The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) arrested a police commissioner and an intermediary for corruption in Salé on Wednesday after they were caught receiving money from a...
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