Scorpions Stings Send Fifteen Moroccan Children to Hospital
Rabat – Settat’s Hassan II hospital in the Casablanca-Settat region has received fifteen children stung by scorpions in different towns in Settat province. The hospital’s emergency room witnessed a...
View ArticleHundreds of Demonstrators Call for “Dignity” and “Social Justice” in Rabat
Rabat – Despite the blazing sun in Rabat, hundreds of Moroccans took to the streets of the capital on Sunday to ask for “dignity” and “social justice.” Demonstrators, united under the Popular Front for...
View ArticleMorocco Asks France 24 to ‘Correct Mistake’ of Airing Footage of Venezuela as...
Rabat – The Moroccan Minister of Communication and Culture, Mohammed Laarej, has asked France 24 Arabic to correct the mistake it made when it aired footage of protests in Venezuela and claimed they...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI to Meet Gabon President in Northern Morocco
Rabat – King Mohammed VI is due to meet Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba in the royal residency in the northern city of M’diq. The King arrived in Tangier on Sunday after a private visit to France...
View ArticlePrices of Medications for Common Chronic Diseases Drop by 65% in Morocco
Rabat – Medication prices for several common chronic diseases have been reduced in price by 65 percent, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health on Sunday. The ministry added that...
View ArticleMoroccan House of Councillors President Visits Chile to Strengthen Bilateral...
Rabat- A Moroccan delegation led by House of Councillors President Abdelhakim Benchamach will be in Chile from July 17 to 19 to strengthen ties between the two nations. The three-day visit aims to...
View ArticleMoroccan Heat Wave Continues: Monday Sees Highs of 45 Degrees Celsius
Rabat – High temperatures will persist Monday as the temperature will peak at 45 degrees in most cities of the kingdom, the Directorate of National Meteorology has announced. A heat wave is expected to...
View ArticleRabat Symposium to Explore Future of African Football July 18-19
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – The city of Rabat will gather national and international football figures on July 18 and 19 to discuss the future of African football. The symposium will mark the attendance...
View ArticleAs Moroccan Credit Card Rates Surge, Higher Protection Needed
Rabat – With a rise in credit card usage, Morocco must act quickly to protect user information. After relying on tried-and-true cash for decades, Morocco is quickly leaping towards forms of electronic...
View Article2 Killed, 8 Injured in Road Accident in Morocco
Rabat – A grand taxi and pick-up truck crashed on a road outside Khemisset on Sunday night, killing two people and injuring eight others to varying degrees of severity. The accident took place around...
View ArticleOmar Hilale Praises Moroccan UN Peacekeepers in Central African Republic
Rabat – Moroccan ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Omar Hilale visited Bangassou in southeastern Central African Republic (CAR) on Friday to praise Moroccan members of the Multidimensional...
View ArticleVideo: Moroccan Runner Breaks World Record to Win Gold at World Para Athletics
Rabat – Moroccan athlete Youssef Benibrahim ran the T13 5000m race in 14 minutes 21.69 second sat the World Para Athletics on Sunday, breaking the world record and winning a gold medal. Benibrahim beat...
View ArticleAir France Launches Direct Flight to Agadir
Rabat – French airline, Air France, will launch a direct flight linking Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport to Agadir, the Regional Tourism Council of Agadir (CRT) has announced. The new route’s maiden...
View ArticleWho Are the 6 Moroccans in Forbes’ Most Powerful Arab Women 2017?
Rabat – Forbes has released this year’s Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen, featuring six Moroccans, led by Moroccan Capital Market Authority Chair Nezha Hayat at number six. The United Arab...
View ArticleWomen Activists Organize Hunger Strike and Parliament Protest, Urge for July...
Rabat – Moroccan Women Against Political Arrest Committee in Rabat has called for “broad and intensive participation in the peaceful popular march in Al Hoceima” previously introduced by leftist...
View ArticleSalé Associations Fights Extremism with Cultural and Technical Workshops
By Jusdanis Alexander Rabat – The Mohammedia Association of Scholars in Salé has announced the launch of a series of workshops to curb the influence of religious extremism on Moroccan youth. The...
View ArticleMoroccan Human Rights Council Calls for Dialogue to Resolve Crisis in Al Hoceima
Rabat – Driss El Yazami, the President of the National Council of Human Rights (CNDH), has called for dialogue to resolve the crisis of Al Hoceima and the greater Rif region. “There should be an...
View Article‘Africa’s Future Relies on Empowering Youth’ Says King Mohammed VI
Skhirate – Africa’s future hinges on “empowering our youths, opening up prospects for them to showcase their skills and talents and our ability to integrate young Africans,” King Mohammed VI announced...
View ArticleMoroccan Medical Laboratory Releases Homegrown Hepatitis B Drug
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – The Moroccan medical laboratory Pharma 5 has launched a new, made-in-Morocco drug for fighting Hepatitis B at an affordable price. The new medication to cure Hepatitis B will...
View ArticleExpat living conditions are better in Morocco than in France, UAE, and...
Rabat – Morocco’s friendliness, climate, and ease of settling in have put the country above the likes of France, UAE, and Sweden as one of the best places for expats to live, according to Expat Insider...
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