Casablanca’s Blood Reserve Will Run Out in Less Than 5 Days
Rabat – Inoculation and Blood Research Center in Casablanca has launched a call for blood donation, after Morocco’s blood bank announced a severe shortage of blood reserve in the city. Mohamed...
View ArticleONSSA Tightens Measures for Ensuring Healthy Meat Quality
Rabat – The National Office for the Sanitary Security of Food Products (ONSSA) has said it is setting up strict measures to ascertain the health statuses of cattle before they are slaughtered. The...
View ArticleDutch Tourists in Essaouira Increased by 47% During First Half of 2017:...
Rabat – Morocco’s wind city, Essaouira, is steadily attracting more tourists, with Dutch visitors particularly charmed by the city’s touristic landscape. Visitors from the Netherlands made 47 percent...
View ArticleOne-Fifth of Moroccan Population Aged 15-24: HCP
Rabat – As the world celebrated International Youth Day on August 12, the High Commission for Planning (HCP) published a survey of socio-economic demographics of Moroccans aged 15 to 24, on the basis...
View ArticlePJD Minister: Don’t Look for Explanations About How El Othmani Formed the...
Rabat – Mohamed Yatim, the leading member of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) and current Minister of Employment, has said that efforts to figure out how the government led by his party...
View ArticleMorocco Spends MAD 2.6 Billion on 4-Year Project to Develop Agriculture in...
Rabat – A whopping MAD 2.6 billion has been allocated for the implementation of 92 agricultural projects in the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region over the period 2016-2020, according to the General...
View ArticleSafi’s New Port Will Have Positive Impact on Marrakech-Safi Region: Ministry
Rabat – Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, affirmed on August 12 that Safi’s new port will have a notable economic impact on the Marrakech-Safi region. During his...
View ArticlePolice Officer Uses Gun to Arrest Two Thieves in Fes
Rabat – A police officer in Oued Fes district used his service revolver on Monday in order to stop two people later charged with theft and endangering the lives of authorities. According to a press...
View ArticleMinistry of Communication: RSF’ Claims of Press Freedom Violations in Al...
Rabat – The Ministry of Culture and Communication has denounced Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) allegations of violations of press freedom during media coverage of recent demonstrations in Al Hoceima....
View ArticleThree Men Arrested in Marrakech for Damaging Cars, Ambulance
Rabat – Three men were arrested on Monday for damaging cars in Marrakech’s Kasbah district, reports Maghreb Arab Press (MAP). According to a statement issued by the Directorate General of National...
View ArticleAbdelkrim Ghellab: From Literature, to Journalism, to Politics, a Life Lived...
Rabat – “I do not know whether what beats so strongly in my heart, in my mind and in my self will one day see light as a manuscript,” once said the late Abdelkrim Ghellab, who died on Monday at the age...
View Article50-Year-Old Arrested for Carrying Drugs in Rabat
Rabat – Rabat’s judiciary police arrested on Monday a 50-year old man for carrying 6,000 Rivotril tablets, reported Maghreb Arab Press (MAP). The suspect was caught aboard a car in possession of the...
View ArticleEgyptAir Planning More Flights Between Casablanca and Cairo
Rabat – EgyptAir airline plans to expand its flight frequencies between Casablanca and Cairo in order to meet growing customer demands, starting from October, reported Maghreb Arab Press (MAP). The...
View Article2 Million Moroccan Expatriates Entered Morocco Since Launch of Operation Marhaba
Rabat – Since the launch of Operation Marhaba 2017 on June 5 to promote tourism among Moroccans living abroad, approximately 2 million Moroccan expats have made return trips to the kingdom, announced...
View ArticleMountain Rocks Fall Down, Block Marrakech Ouarzazate Road
Rabat – The Tizi N Tichka road between Marrakech and Ouarzazate was cut off on Sunday due to huge rocks which fell down from a mountain. Media outlets reported that road was blocked on both sides of...
View ArticleMAD 714 Million for Road Construction in Al Hoceima, Projects to Be Completed...
Rabat – A 170 kilometer road project in Al Hoceima, part of the ‘Al Hoceima Manarat Al Moutawassit’ development program, will require a budget of 714 MAD, says Khalid Mziguel, Provincial Director of...
View ArticleMinister of Human Rights Mostafa Ramid Speculated to Resign from Govt.
Rabat – The Minister of Human Rights, Mostafa Ramid, has verbally informed Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani of his decision to resign from the government no later than October, during the...
View ArticleManga and Anime: Japanese Culture Finding Its Home in Morocco
By Chaimae Boulifa Rabat – Dragon Ball Z, Pokémon, Detective Conan, Captain Tsubasa (Captain Majed), Nobody’s Girl Remi, and Little Princess Sara (Sally) are among the greatest well-known Japanese...
View Article7,000 Moroccans Living Abroad Are Doctors, 490,000 Have High-Level Positions
Rabat – Abdelkrim Benatiq, Minister in charge of Moroccans Residing Abroad (MREs) and Migration Affairs, affirmed on August 10 that there are 5 million Moroccans living abroad, 7,000 of whom are...
View ArticleHorst Köhler Officially Named UN Personal Envoy for Western Sahara
Rabat – Former German President Horst Köhler has officially been appointed the United Nations’ Personal Envoy for the Western Sahara. Köhler, a member of the Christian Democratic Union who served as...
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