King Mohammed VI Reiterates Morocco’s Support for Independent Palestinian State
Rabat - King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al-Quds Committee, reiterated on Monday that Morocco supports any serious initiative aimed at ending the Israeli occupation and establishing an independent...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day: The Daily Life of Morocco’s Forgotten Women
Rabat - The video bellow details the life of Assma, a young woman from the southern city of Ouarzazate. Like so many other women in Morocco, Assma spends her days making and selling Msamen on the...
View ArticleMorocco Has All Assets to Ensure COP 22 Success: COP22 Commissioner
Bonn - Morocco has all the assets to ensure the success of the 22nd session of the United Nations Framework Climate Change Conference (COP22), which will be held on November 7-18 in Marrakech, COP22...
View ArticleMarrakech-London Flight Makes Emergency Landing as Drunk Passenger Tries to...
Rabat - A plane headed to London from Marrakesh was forced to make an emergency landing after a drunk passenger attempted to open one the emergency door. During a flight carrying passengers from...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Forgives Man Who Interrupted Royal Procession
Rabat - A former Moroccan immigrant, charged with “exposing the lives of others to risk” because he interrupted the King Mohammed VI’s official motorcade on Monday, has been forgiven by the king for...
View ArticleFrance Reiterates Support to Moroccan Autonomy Plan
Paris - France reiterated on Wednesday its support to Morocco’s autonomy plan in the Sahara. "For France, the autonomy plan submitted by Morocco in 2007 represents a serious and credible basis for a...
View ArticleIndian Director to Shoot Bollywood Film in Morocco
Rabat - Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor are schedule to Visit Morocco in March to shoot “Jagga Jasoos.” Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor travel to Morocco in March to complete the filming...
View ArticleMorocco Arrests “radicalized” Frenchman in Fez for Carrying Knives and a Gas...
Rabat - Moroccan security forces arrested a “radicalized” Frenchman in Fez for having knives and a gas bottle in his luggage onboard a Ryanair flight on Wednesday, according to a French official. The...
View ArticleSaudi Man Dies After Drinking Adulterated Whiskey at Marrakech Nightclub
Rabat - A Saudi man passed away on Mar. 6 after drinking “adulterated whiskey” at a nightclub in Marrakech. According to an article published on Mar. 9 in Moroccan daily Al Akhbar, the young man, 38,...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Launches Construction Works of Art & Culture House,...
Rabat - King Mohammed VI launched, here Wednesday, the construction works of Works of Art & Culture House and Morocco’s National Archives Library, for an overall budget of 450 million dirhams....
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Launches Construction Works of Tallest Tower in Africa
Salé - King Mohammed VI launched, here Wednesday, the construction works of a 45-storey tower in the Bouregreg Valley. The highest in Africa, the 250-meter-high tower will integrate state-of-the-art...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Receives Newly-appointed Wali, Governors
Rabat - King Mohammed VI received, Wednesday at the Royal Palace of Rabat, a new Wali and several new governors appointed by the Sovereign in the Kingdom’s territorial and central administrations....
View ArticleHigh Planning Commission’ Report Shows Gender-based Disparities In Morocco
Rabat - In celebration of International Women’s Day, the High Planning Commission released a study on Tuesday entitled “Women and Men in Morocco, 2016.” The publication describes the extent of...
View ArticleBenkirane Represents Morocco in Saudi Arabia’s “Thunder of the North” Closing...
Rabat - Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane arrived the afternoon of Mar. 9 in Saudi Arabia to represent Morocco at the closing ceremony for “Thunder of the North,” a major military maneuver...
View ArticleGCC, Jordan Reaffirm Support to Moroccan Autonomy Plan
Riyadh - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Jordan reaffirmed, here on Wednesday, their support to Morocco's autonomy plan in the Sahara. The Gulf States and Jordan said that the autonomy...
View ArticleUNSG Comments on Sahara Issue Do Not Help Negotiation Process: MEP
Brussels - The comments delivered by UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon during his tour in the region do not help the negotiation process to settle the Sahara issue, MEP and President of the EU-Morocco Friendship...
View ArticleGCC Praises Morocco Efforts in Facilitating the Signing of Skhirat Agreement
Riyadh - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers, who held here on Wednesday a meeting with Morocco and Jordan, praised the keen efforts made by Morocco in facilitating the signing of...
View ArticleMorocco to Switch to Summer Time (GMT+1) on March 27
Rabat - Like most European nations, Morocco will switch to summer daylight saving time (GMT+1) on the last Sunday of the month, March 27, at 2 a.m. Moroccans should advance their clocks by one hour on...
View ArticleEnglish to be Taught in Primary School in Morocco
Rabat - Rachid Belmokhtar, Moroccan Minister of Education said on Wednesday in Rabat that English will be taught in the fourth grade of primary school, according to Maghreb Arab Press (MAP). “The...
View ArticleGCC Ministerial Meeting Underlines Importance of Strategic Partnership With...
Riyadh - The joint ministerial meeting of the foreign ministers of the GCC member states, Jordan and Morocco, held here on Wednesday, underlined the importance of the strategic partnership between...
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