DJ Hardwell to Perform in Mawazine Festival
Rabat - DJ Hardwell will perform in Mawazine Music Festival, which will be held in Rabat on May 20-28, "Maroc-Cultures" association announced Thursday in a press release. Harwell is one of the best...
View ArticleSchwab Foundation Names Yasmina Filali Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Geneva - Yasmina Filali, president of Foundation Orient Occident (Morocco), was recognized on Thursday as the Social Entrepreneur of 2016 along with 10 other awardees by. Foundation Orient Occident...
View ArticleWestern Sahara: Morocco Has to Be Present on English Media
Rabat - On March 25th, Samir Bennis, political analyst and editor-in-chief of Morocco World News, gave a talk on the Western Sahara conflict at the American University of Leadership in Rabat. The...
View ArticleMoroccan Teen Wins 2016 World Title for “Miss Teen International”
By Mary Mimouna Marrakech - Riem El Kadiri, a 16-year-old Moroccan teenager from Marrakesh, has won the world title in an international beauty pageant held on March 5 this year in Beirut, Lebanon....
View Article13th GENI-Enterprises Forum to Be Held April 20 and 21
By Asmaa Bahadi Rabat - Under the theme “the strategic vision of Morocco for an emerging economy,” the National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA) will hold the 13th...
View ArticleSpanish LGBT Association Calls for Decriminalizing Homosexuality in Morocco
Taroudante - The Spanish LGBT association “Lambda DDHH Valencia,” has recently launched a campaign on twitter with the hashtag #stop489 to call for decriminalizing homosexuality in Morocco. In...
View ArticleMoroccan Man Wins International Quran Recitation Competition
By Safae Kajouane Rabat - Morocco’s Khalid Ryad won the Audience Reciter Award in Bahrain’s International Quran Recitation Competition (Global Reciter), this past Thursday evening, in the second stage...
View ArticleAl Akhawayn University to Host the 6th Annual Leader of the Year Award
By Ouasima Boujrad Ifran - Leadership Development Institute at Al Akhawayn Univerity Ifran is organizing one of its biggest annual events; the Leader of the Year Award (LOTY) on April 7, 2016. The...
View ArticleMorocco: What Every Woman Needs to Know
By Noël Lindquist Tangier - Morocco’s reputation as a difficult destination for women precedes itself for a reason. I was forewarned and you probably will be too, but I didn’t let those warnings stop...
View ArticleMorocco Arrests ISIS-Linked Terror Cell
Rabat - Two terrorists in charge of financing and coordinating with fighters of the Libyan branch of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) were arrested on Friday and Saturday in Casablanca and Had...
View Article29th Morocco’s Cycling Tour : Turkish Onur Balkan Wins Second Stage
Fes - Turkey's Onur Balkan won on Saturday the second stage of Morocco's cycling tour, a 140-kilometre race between Meknes and Fes, while Morocco's Salaheddine Mraouni kept the yellow jersey. The...
View ArticleSix Killed in Road Accident in Morocco
Tangier - Six people were killed Saturday in a road accident near the province of Larache (north), a security source said. The accident occurred following a frontal collusion between a taxi cab and...
View ArticleZagora Hosts English Language Study Day for Teachers
By Nasrs-Edine Ouahani The Basma Association of English Language in Zagora (BAELZ) organized on March 31, 2016, a study day for English teachers and students at Elmajd High School in Zagora. The...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon to Submit His Annual Report on Western Sahara Friday
Rabat - United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, is due to submit his annual report to the Security Council on “the Situation concerning the Western Sahara,” on Friday. Based on the report, the...
View ArticleSaber Rebai to Perform in Mawazine Festival’s Closing Ceremony
Rabat - Tunisian singer Saber Rebai will close 2016 Mawazine Festival with a concert on the Nahda stage on May 28, the event's organizer Maroc Cultures Association announced on Monday. "This author,...
View ArticleMorocco’s Net International Reserves Rise by 28.6% of March 25
Rabat - Morocco’s net international reserves amounted to MAD 235.8 billion until March 25, 2016, recording a 28.6 percent increase on an annual basis, Bank Al-Maghrib said. During the week of March...
View ArticleCasablanca to Host Jazz Festival Jazzablanca on April 16-24
By Umnia Rais Tetouan - The annual event Jazzablanca festival will be held for the 11th time on April 16-24 in Casablanca and will feature six international jazz performers. Since its inception in...
View ArticleIn Pictures: Members of Royal Family Vacationing in Dakhla
Rabat - Princess Lalla Salma, consort of Mohamed VI, King of Morocco; her son, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan; and her daughter, Princess Lalla Khadija, spent a weekend at the beach in Dakhla, a Moroccan...
View ArticleCouncil of Europe: Polisario Can’t Contest Morocco-EU Agriculture Agreement
Rabat - The Council of Europe (CE) has published on its official website the appeal it lodged in order revoke the ruling issued by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) last December, which had annulled...
View ArticleAlleged Witch Attacked by Mob in Sale Now Under Arrest
By Umnia Rais Tetouan - Following the attack of an angry mob on the home of an alleged witch in Sale, the woman has been arrested and taken into custody. The woman is accused of having cast a spell on...
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