Video Shows Moment Earthquake Shook Southern Spain and Northern Morocco
Rabat - video uploaded on YouTube by EspanaHoy shows a shocking moment when the magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Southern Spain and Northern Morocco early on Monday. The footage, which lasts over a...
View ArticleMorocco: Shocking Video Shows Man Brutalizing His Wife in Tangier
Rabat - A shocking video posted on YouTube on Sunday shows a man violently beating up his wife on a narrow pedestrian street in Tangier, in northern Morocco. Taken by a passerby, the violent video...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI: Morocco Plays a Leading Role in Interfaith Dialogue
Marrakech - Morocco, which has always been an outstanding model of cultural coexistence and interaction between Islam and other religions, particularly Judaism and Christianity, has played a leading...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI’s Message to Conference on ‘Rights of Religious Minorities...
Rabat - King Mohammed VI addressed a message to the participants in the conference on "The rights of religious minorities in Islamic lands", which kicked off Monday morning in Marrakech. Here follows...
View ArticleNew Earthquake of Magnitude 4.9 Hits Northern Morocco
Rabat - A new earthquake with magnitude of 4.9 on scale of Richter has shaken the city of Al Hoceima, in northeastern Morocco. An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 degrees was recorded Monday...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Launches Smart Video-Surveillance System in Casablanca
Casablanca - King Mohammed VI launched, on Monday in the prefecture of Casablanca-Anfa, a project to develop a smart video surveillance system to guarantee security of public spaces and promote good...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Congratulates Ilyas El Omari on Election as New Secretary...
Rabat - King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulation to Ilyas El Omari on his election as the new secretary general of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM). In this message, the...
View ArticleMoroccan Singer Criticizes Silence of TV Channels After Earthquake Hit...
Rabat - Moroccan famous singer Asmae Lmnawar slammed on Monday Moroccan TV channels for their nonchalance in reporting on the earthquake that hit northern Morocco in the early hours of Monday. The...
View ArticlePasserby Interrupts 2M Reporter Live, Yells ‘’F**k Her Right in the P***y”
Rabat - A video has surfaced online, showing a passerby interrupting a 2M channel reporter, on Monday in Nador, and screaming on the air: “F**k Her Right in The P***y.” While Abdelhamid Lamrabet was...
View Article3.7 Earthquake Hits Morocco’s Mediterranean Coast
Rabat - A 3.7 earthquake hit off the coast of the northern cities of Nador and Al Hoceima on Tuesday, the National Institute of Geophysics, an arm of the National Centre for Scientific and Technical...
View ArticleUN Chief Thanks Morocco, Underlines Urgency for Inter-faith Dialogue
Marrakech - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday extended his thanks to Morocco for organizing a conference on the rights of religious minorities in Muslim lands, insisting on the necessity and...
View ArticleMorocco’s Net International Reserves Rise by 25.7% in Mid-January
Rabat - Morocco’s net international reserves amounted to MAD 230 billion until January 15, 2016, recording a 25.7 percent increase on an annual basis, Bank Al-Maghrib said. The reserves recorded a 1.5...
View Article15 Injured in 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake in Northeast Morocco
Rabat- Fifteen people were injured in the 6.3-magnitude quake that struck Monday off the northeastern province of Al Hoceima, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. The causalities were carried to the...
View ArticleAngela Merkel Extends Invitation to King Mohammed VI to Visit Germany
Rabat- King Mohammed VI on Wednesday held a phone call with Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel, the King's office said in a statement. During the phone call, the German...
View ArticleMorocco Makes a Steep Slide on Corruption Perceptions Index 2015
New York - Despite the promise made by the Moroccan government since its inauguration over four years ago, Morocco has not made any progress on the fight against corruption. The new Corruption...
View ArticleWhy Morocco Has Remained a Safe Country for Tourists
By Cindy Basha Toronto - Across the globe, 2015 saw the highest number of people killed by terrorism. Morocco, luckily, has remained a very peaceful country, especially for tourists. Despite threats...
View ArticleMoroccan Police Hail ‘Excellent’ Cooperation with Spain in Fighting Terrorism
Madrid - The director of Morocco's central bureau of judiciary investigations, Abdelhak El Khayam, hailed the "excellent cooperation" between Morocco and Spain in the fight against terrorism....
View ArticleONCF to Reinforce Tangier-Casablanca-Marrakech Railway
Ouagadougou - The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday a USD 112M loan to the Moroccan national railway operator (ONCF) to build a second track on the Settat-Marrakech section. For...
View ArticleUS President Warns Of Growing Antisemitism, Mentions Marrakech Conference
Rabat - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned of the growing threat of anti-Semitism, during a "Righteous among the Nations" awards ceremony on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The...
View ArticlePAM Could End PJD Rule in Next Parliamentary Elections: El Pais
By Daniela Castro New York - The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) is the only political party in Morocco that could oust the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) from power,...
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