Expat Arrested after Fight with Daughter of House of Councilors President,...
Rabat – A Moroccan man was detained for 24 hours following an altercation with the daughter of the President of the House of Councilors, Hakim Benchamach. The man, a Belgium-Moroccan named Soufiane,...
View ArticleJapanese Ambassador Congratulates 14 Moroccans with Scholarships to Study in...
By Chaimae Boulifa Rabat – Takuji Hanatani, the ambassador of Japan in Morocco, organized a reception to congratulate 14 Moroccan scholarship awardees of the African Business Education Initiative for...
View ArticleEl Ferdaous Launches #Fikrainvest for Public to Share Ideas for Improving...
Rabat – Othmane El Ferdaous, Secretary to the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Digital Investment, launched on August 4 the hashtag #Fikrainvest, calling Moroccans to submit ideas that would help...
View ArticleCrown Prosecutor: Execution Was Not Requested for Zafzafi, Rif Activists
Rabat – The King’s Public Prosecutor to the Court of Appeal in Casablanca has denied rumors circulating in Moroccan media that execution is being considered in the trials of Nasser Zafzafi and other...
View ArticleMorocco Should Not Widen ‘Gap’ Between Govt. and Rif: Abdelaziz Nouidi
Rabat – Lawyer and university professor Abdelaziz Nouidi has called for the release of the detained Rif activists, saying it is in the country’s interest. The call was issued following his meeting with...
View ArticleSpanish Queen’s Alleged Visit to Ceuta May Anger Morocco
Rabat – Queen Sofia of Spain may visit Ceuta on September 9, according to the local news site El Pueblo de Ceuta. The outlet cited unofficial sources stating that the Queen might make the trip to the...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Opens Location in Laayoune, Southern Morocco
Rabat – After several months of construction works, McDonald’s has opened its doors in the city of Laayoune on Wednesday. The fast-food restaurant will be managed by Hope Invest for a 10-year period....
View Article‘Sabona’: Bombacomique Parodies Saad Lamjarred’s Latest Single,‘Let Go’
Rabat – Moroccan comedy group Bombacomique has managed to parody Saad Lamjarred’s latest hit, “Let Go”, just two days after it was released. The parody video, entitled “Sabona” (“soap” in Moroccan...
View ArticleRabat to Host Salvador Dali Exhibition in 2020
Rabat – After the success of the recent Picasso exhibition held at Rabat’s Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMVI), art lovers will have the opportunity to explore the world of Spain’s...
View ArticleVideo: Model Abir Berrani Talks About Seeing King Mohammed VI at Cabo Negro...
Rabat – Moroccan model Abir Berrani has expressed her feelings to her Snapchat fans about seeing King Mohammed VI and Lalla Salma aboard a boat at Cabo Negro beach in northern Morocco. “We were on the...
View ArticleMustafa Salma: After Losing Power, Polisario Leaders Secure Their Positions...
Rabat – Mustafa Salma Ould Sidi Mouloud, a Polisario Front dissident and former police chief in the Tindouf camps, has once again taken aim against the organization’s leadership, accusing it of being...
View ArticleHichem El Guerrouj ‘Disappointed’ in Berkane Slaughterhouse’s Poor Conditions...
Rabat – Moroccan retired Olympian runner Hichem El Guerrouj has expressed his regret over the deplorable situation of Berkane’s slaughterhouse, as he had previously made a donation to improve its...
View ArticleCamels Die From Heatwave, Water Woes in Southern Morocco
Rabat – The scorching heatwave and shortage of water has claimed the life of many camels in several southern regions in Morocco. According to local sources, the deaths were due to the high temperature,...
View ArticleMoroccan Female Law Enforcement Official Becomes Star of Web
Rabat – A female caid (law enforcement official) in the mountain city of Azrou has become a star of the web for a video showing her personally enforcing regulations on cafes’ expansion into public...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Pays Visit to King Salman in His Tangier Residency
Rabat – King Mohammed VI paid on Saturday a visit to King Salman of Saudi Arabia in his residency in Tangier. The monarch was accompanied by his son, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, as well as high state...
View ArticleFes Police Arrest 29 for Drug Dealing, Mugging, Illegal Alcohol Sales
Rabat – In its latest crackdown on crime, the police in Fes arrested 29 people for various crimes including illegal drug dealing, The local authorities in Fes have made major strides recently in...
View ArticleHead of Protection of Crown Prince Moulay Hassan Dies of Heart Attack
Rabat – Khalid El Wahi, the head of protection of Crown of Prince Moulay Hassan died of a heart attack on Saturday. Media outlets gave conflicting details over location of his death. Some said the...
View ArticleMorocco Through the Eyes of a Female Traveler
By Ieva Kambarovaite London – When I told my British colleagues at work that I am going to Morocco all by myself they were concerned and tried to change my mind. You see, they feed their minds with...
View ArticleBritish Workshop Founder: ‘British Embassy Wants to Promote Business at My...
Rabat – Moroccan-owned language center, British Workshop, has certainly made waves with its recent controversial billboard ad depicting a stick figure holding a gun to its head with the message “If you...
View ArticleLeft-Wing Coalition Calls for National March on August 27 to Demand Release...
Rabat – La Fédération de la gauche démocratique (FGD), a coalition of three lef-wing parties, has called for a national march on August 27 in Rabat to demand the release of detained Rif activists. The...
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