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Survey: 45% of Moroccans Believe Benkirane Will Win 2016 Elections
Rabat - Abdelilah Benkirane’s approval ratings are falling less than six months ahead of the October 7 elections, but only 15 percent of Moroccans have united behind the head of government’s main...
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Morocco’s Autonomy Plan Remains Basis for Settling Sahara Issue: French...
Rabat - French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Harlem Désir, said Monday that the autonomy plan presented by Morocco "remains the basis for settling the Sahara issue. Things are very clear."...
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Aatabou Urges Dounia Boutazout to Apologize for Her Controversial Altercation
Rabat - Moroccan singer Najat Aatabou spoke out against the actress Dounia Boutazout for her “misbehavior” following the actress’s altercation with a young woman in Casablanca that sent her to the...
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Survey: Mustapha El Khalfi Has Highest Name Recognition in Morocco
Rabat - Mustapha El Khalfi, the minister of communication and the official government spokesperson, has the most “notoriety” among Moroccans according to a new survey by the Tariq Ibn Ziyad Initiative...
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Morocco to Discuss Flexible-Exchange Rate With IMF
Rabat - In keeping with a previous promise to shift the valuation of the Moroccan dirham from fixed-rate system to a flexible-rate system, national monetary authorities will meet with a delegation...
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Two Moroccan Software Teams Win Big at MIT’s Startup Competition
Rabat - Two Moroccan software development teams - Deep OR and Ostor Lab - won the second and third place awards and associated cash prizes in the ideas track of MIT’s Enterprise Forum Arab Startup...
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PAM, OMDH Call For Investigation into Case of Mmi Fatiha in Kenitra
Rabat - The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) and the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) have requested an investigation into the case of Mmi Fatiha, a local vender in Kenitra who had...
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Thanks to its ‘Avant-garde’ decisions, Morocco is a Model in Renewable Energy
New York - Morocco has taken "pioneering" decisions that enabled the Kingdom to be a "model" in terms of renewable energy, the president of the 21st United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP...
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New Electoral Law Deprives Moroccans Abroad of Participating in General...
Rabat - In the interior ministry's latest set of proposed amendments for national electoral laws, policymakers have not made any references to the integration of the Moroccan diaspora community in...
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King Mohammed VI Leaves for Saudi Arabia to Take Part in Morocco-GCC Summit
Fez - King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, left Morocco Tuesday afternoon heading for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to take part in the Morocco-GCC Summit, which will be held on April...
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Morocco, Germany Ink Declaration of Intent to Promote Cooperation in Energy
Rabat - Morocco and Germany signed on Tuesday a declaration of intent to reinforce economic and political cooperation in the energy sector between the two countries and promote investment in renewable...
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Cambridge Taxi Driver Provides Home For Homeless Dogs in Morocco
Rabat - Karl Scarr, a Cambridge animal expert turned taxi driver, gave up his taxiing career to care for 150 Moroccan street dogs in Tangier. On April 14, BBC published the inspiring story of Karl...
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Pitbull to Perform in Mawazine Festival
Rabat - US singer Pitbull will perform in Mawazine Music Festival, which will be held in Rabat on May 20-28, the event's organizer Maroc Cultures Association announced. The American star of Cuban...
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Morocco Committed to Fighting Drug Production & Trafficking, Says Ambassador
New York - Ambassador Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, reiterated Morocco's commitment in the fight against drug production, trafficking and use. Speaking at the...
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Musician Takes Stage in Casablanca to Share Moroccan Sephardic Musical...
Casablanca - The connection between written and oral traditions was the central theme at “Cantares del Norte de Marokko” (“Songs of Northern Morocco”) at the Mohammed VI Theater in Casablanca on April...
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Morocco to Propose an ‘African Charter for Sustainable Tourism’ at Ivory...
Rabat - Lahcen Haddad, the Moroccan minister of tourism will propose the adoption of what he calls the “African Charter for Sustainable Tourism” during his visit to the Ivory Coast for a continental...
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Morocco, ‘Fascinating’ Country whose History Intertwines with USA’s: John Kerry
Washington - Morocco is a "fascinating" country whose secular history intertwines with "key moments in the US history", US Secretary of State John Kerry said at the J Street conference in Washington....
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Moroccan Minister Delegate for Defense Receives Spanish SG for Defense Policy
Rabat - Minister delegate to the head of government for the administration of national defense Abdeltif Loudyi received here on Wednesday Spanish Secretary General for Defense Policy, Alvargonzales...
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Morocco-GCC Summit Kicks off in Riyadh
Riyadh - The Morocco-GCC Summit kicked off Wednesday night at the Al-Dariya Palace in Riyadh, in the presence of King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, and his brother leaders of the...
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King Mohammed VI: Moroccan-Gulf Partnership Derives Its Strength from Firm...
Riyadh - The Moroccan-Gulf partnership derives its strength from a firm belief in the common destiny and the convergence of views on issues of common concern, King Mohammed VI said. "The Moroccan-Gulf...
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