Sale’s Criminal Chamber Postpones Trial of Underage Girls Prosecuted for...
Rabat – The Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal in Salé has decided to delay the trial of seven underage girls, who are to be prosecuted for their involvement in terror-related acts. According to...
View Article‘Light’ Earthquake Hits Nador in Northeastern Morocco
Rabat – A tremor registering 4.6 on the Richter scale struck the northeast coastal region of Nador on Saturday morning. The National Institute of Geophysics recorded the tremor as happening at 11:42...
View ArticleMiriem Bensalah Takes Part in G20 in Hamburg, Meets President Trump
Rabat – Miriem Bensalah Chaqroun, head of the General Confederation of Enterprises in Morocco (CGEM), took part the Women Entrepreneurs Finance (We-Fi) commemorative panel held in Hamburg, Germany,...
View ArticleONCF Launches App to Answer Rail-Related Queries in Morocco
Rabat – The National Office of Railways (ONCF) on Friday launched “ONCF TRAFIC”, a mobile application showing the status of trains in order to let passengers know about delays on their routes. The...
View Article11 Cinemas to be Remodeled and Renovated in Morocco
Rabat – The Commission for Modernization and Renovation of Moroccan Cinemas has given financial aid for the renovation of 11 cinemas across the kingdom, aiming to improve the country’s theater-going...
View ArticleMoroccan-American 16-Year-Old Makes US Academic History with Valedictorian Award
Rabat – Moroccan-American Reyhan Lalaoui is the youngest university student in the United States to have been awarded the Hudson University’s (HCCC) Valedictorian Academic Award for best performing...
View ArticleMoroccan Man Balances on Side of 93-Metre Crane in Salé
Rabat – 22-year old Khalid Tenni has scaled a 93-metre high crane in Salé, hanging off the side relying only on one hand for support. The young man is no stranger to performing scary, gravity-defying...
View ArticleCasablanca Residents Complain about Parking Costs
Rabat – Moroccan TV channel 2M discussed the parking costs in Casablanca that have outraged the city’s residents, during a newscast aired earlier this week. The video shows the unhappiness of residents...
View ArticlePolice Disperse Pro-Rif Hirak Demonstration in Rabat
Rabat – Security forces moved to to break up a pro-Rif Hirak (protest movement in Al Hoceima and its nearby towns) on Saturday. Several human rights activists gathered in front of Moroccan Parliament...
View ArticleVideo: Morocco Rugby Team Wins Africa Silver Cup
Rabat – Moroccan national rugby team has won Africa Silver Cup on Saturday, beating Ivory Coast 8-3 in the final. As a result, the Moroccan team qualified to the 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup where they...
View ArticleMarrakech to Hold 2nd China-Africa Investment Forum
Rabat – More than 400 influential Chinese and African economic figures will attend the 2nd China-Africa Investment Forum held in Marrakech, November 27 and 28. Over the two days, conferences, debates...
View Article‘Letter Attributed to Zafzafi is Authentic’, Says Lawyer
Rabat – Mohammed Ziane, lawyer of detained leading Rif protest activist Nasser Zafzafi, has said the letter attributed to his client is authentic, despite claims it was fake. Ziane, who is also a...
View ArticleLatifa Echihabi Appointed Secretary-General of Morocco’s CDG
Rabat – Latifa Echihabi officially assumed her position as Secretary-General of Morocco’s Caisse de Depot and Gestion (CDG) during a ceremony at the CDG headquarters in Rabat held on July 7. Echihabi...
View ArticleMoroccan Inventors Hold First-Ever Forum in Rabat
Rabat – The first-ever national forum for Moroccan inventors and innovators was held on Friday in Rabat , under the theme of “Management of the Inventor and of Innovative Scientific Research to Achieve...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Moroccan Students Space Camp Team in the US
Rabat – United States Embassy in Rabat has published on Sunday a picture on Facebook of the twelve Moroccan high schools students who have taken part in the Space Camp program in Washington DC and...
View ArticleFootball: Zaki Officially Becomes Head Coach of IR Tangier
Rabat – Abdelhamid Aberchane, president of Union Sportive of Tangier (IRT) football club, officially announced Zaki Badou as the team’s new head coach for a two-year term, on July 8. During the...
View Article“Morocco is Like Paradise” Says Egyptian Singer Sherine
Rabat – Egyptian singer Sherine has told journalists that she was “very happy” to sing at Ifrane’s second international festival and stated that the kingdom has many talented people who should be...
View ArticleMama Azmata Selected “Cherry Queen” at 97th Annual Cherry Festival
Rabat – Sefrou-native Mama Azmata, 19, was selected as “Cherry Queen” out of 50 competitors during the 97th Annual Cherry Festival held on July 6-9 in the city of Sefrou. The jury committee for the...
View ArticleAfrican Champions League: Wydad to Face Title-Holder in Quarter-Finals
Rabat – Following the draw for the African Champions League quarter-finals on Sunday night, the Mamelodi Sundowns will bethe next opponent of Wydad Casablanca. First in Group D, the Reds will have the...
View ArticleMarrakech’s Mohammed VI University Hospital is First to Launch Online Booking...
Rabat – Marrakech’s Mohammed VI University Hospital (CHU) will replace the current in-person system for booking appointments with an online system, making the hospital the first to do so in the...
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