Ghana and Morocco to Strengthen Means of Cooperation
Rabat – Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said on Friday that Morocco and Ghana will strengthen their means of cooperation to continue the 24-project agreement signed during King Mohammed...
View ArticlePoliceman Uses Gun to Stop Gang of Thieves in Rabat
Rabat – A police officer fired five bullets using his service revolver in order to stop four suspects arrested on suspicion of theft Saturday morning, according to the Maghreb News Agency (MAP). The...
View ArticleAgadir Hosts 2017 Beach Volleyball World Tour
Rabat – The city of Agadir is hosting the International Volleyball Federation’s (FIVB) 2017 double-gender Beach Volleyball World Tour from July 21 to 23. Men from 34 countries are competing, while...
View ArticleTelquel Journalist Violently Beaten During July 20 March in Al Hoceima
Rabat – Adding to the number of reported cases of violence against journalists recorded during the July 20 march in Al Hoceima, Telquel photojournalist Yassine Toumi has revealed he was caught up in...
View ArticleAccess to AIDS Treatment in Morocco Increased by 32% Between 2010-2016
Rabat – Access to AIDS treatment increased in Morocco from 16 percent in 2010 to 48 percent in 2016, due to the “revision of treatment programs,” according to a Global Aids Update 2017 issued by...
View ArticleEl Omari Wary of Bernard Levy’s Presence in Morocco, Calls Him ‘War Raven’
Rabat – Seeing controversial French writer and lobbyist, Bernard Henry Levy, in the northern city of Tangier has made the President of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, Ilyas El Omari, uncomfortable....
View ArticleIamrachen: Rif Detainees’ Rejection of Protests on July 30 Proves Their...
Rabat – Rif protest movement member, El Mortada Iamrachen, has said the rejection that the movement’s detainees expressed for holding protests on July 30 is proof of their attachment to the nation’s...
View ArticleBMCE Officially Launches Construction of Tallest Tower in Africa
Rabat – The Rabat Bouregreg Tower construction contract, a BMCE Bank of Africa project, was signed Thursday, July 20 in Casablanca. Standing 250 meters high, with 55 floors, and covering an area of...
View ArticleGulf Crisis Will Not Affect Moroccan-Saudi Relations: Moroccan Analyst
Rabat – Will Morocco’s refusal to take a side in the Saudi Arabia-led blockade of Qatar affect relations between the two kingdoms? the answer is no, says Moroccan political analyst Tarik Tlaty. The...
View ArticleBroadcasting Authority Warns State TV Channels over Dishonest Coverage of Rif...
Rabat – The High Authority of Audiovisual Communication (HACA), Morocco’s broadcasting regulatory body, has issued a warning on Sunday to state-run TV channel SNRT and to Medi1 TV over their coverage...
View ArticleMorocco Buys Mansion in Rich Washington D.C. Area for $14 Million
Rabat – A home in Massachusetts Avenue Heights, one of Washington D.C.’s richest neighborhoods, is now a Moroccan property. Described by Washington Business Journal as “One of the highest home sales...
View ArticleWestern Sahara Drug Arrests: Polisario ‘Fell Into Trap It Sets for Morocco’,...
Rabat – The Polisario Front has made a serious misstep when it arrested earlier this month 19 Moroccans it accused of drug trafficking, according to Mustapha Salma Ould Sidi Mouloud, a former Polisario...
View Article84-Year Old Moroccan Grandma Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Italy
Rabat – Italian police have arrested an 84-year old Moroccan woman in Bergamo, northern Italy, on suspicion of being involved in drug trafficking. The Moroccan woman was arrested in her home as she...
View ArticleTwo Algerians Illegally Taken to Ceuta by Moroccan-origin Jet Ski
Rabat – Two Algerians entered Ceuta on Saturday after having been dropped off illegally by a jet ski, which then fled to Morocco to avoid arrest by the Spanish Guardia Civil. Spanish press agency EFE...
View ArticleMoroccan Center for Human Rights Calls for Health Ministry to Provide...
Rabat – The Moroccan Center for Human Rights has addressed a letter to the Minister of Health, Houcine El Ouardi, calling for the provision of anti-scorpion vaccines, following a number of deaths and...
View ArticleMaroc Telecom’s Revenues Fell 5% in H1 2017 Due to VOIP Reintroduction
Rabat – Maroc Telecom’s turnover fell by 2.8 percent in the first half of 2017 due to the reintroduction of VOIP, decreasing to MAD 17 billion compared to 17.6 billion in the H1 2017. Meanwhile, the...
View ArticleFrance Condemns Death of Moroccan Soldier in Central African Republic
Rabat – The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned an attack on Moroccan Blue Helmets in Bangassou a southeastern city in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Sunday, which killed one and...
View ArticleBollywood Actress Katrina Kaif Learns to Surf in Essaouira
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif is currently having a blast on the coast of Essaouira, challenging her limits as she tries a new adventure: surfing. The multitalented actress shared her excitement on...
View ArticleSaudi King Salman Arrives in Tangier for Month-Long Holiday
Rabat- King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia arrived to the northern Moroccan city of Tangier on Monday around 6 p.m., for a month long stay. Arriving at Tangier’s Ibn Battuta airport from Jeddah...
View ArticleViral Video Shows Moroccan Man Arrested at Quebec Pool for Wearing Shorts
A video going viral in Canada’s Muslim community shows the arrest of a Moroccan man at a public pool in the Quebec city of Laval. The video and accompanying text don’t clarify when the arrest took...
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