Morocco: Attacks by Police Officers on the Rise in The Past Four Years
Rabat - Over 2600 cases of assault committed by male policemen and other authority figures have been brought before Moroccan courts in the past four years, according to Mohammed Hassad, the Moroccan...
View ArticleMorocco Earmarks MAD 1.8 Billion for National Anti-Corruption Strategy
Rabat - The government has earmarked 1.8 billion dirhams for the implementation of the nation-wide strategy against corruption, which was officially launched on Tuesday in Rabat. The strategy, which...
View ArticleSpanish Secretary of State for Culture to Visit Morocco
Madrid - Spanish Secretary of State for Culture José Maria Lassalle will start on Thursday a working visit to Morocco during which he will meet with culture minister Mohammed Amine Sbihi, said an...
View ArticleEgypt for Settlement of Western Sahara under UNSC Resolutions
Cairo - Egypt's Foreign minister Sameh Chokri underlined, on Tuesday, that his country, which closely follows the Sahara issue, remains attached to a settlement of this conflict pursuant to...
View ArticleMorocco’s CGEM, Japan’s JETRO Sign Partnership Agreement
Casablanca - Moroccan employers' association CGEM and Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) signed, Tuesday in Casablanca, a partnership agreement to reinforce the Moroccan-Japanese cooperation....
View ArticleSierra Leonean Man Arrested at Mohammed V Airport in Possession of 3.6 Kilos...
Rabat - A Sierra Leonean national was arrested Tuesday at the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca in possession of 3.695 kilograms of cocaine, national police said. The banned substance was...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI: We Will Turn Sahara Into a Hub for Trade Between Africa and...
Marrakech - “We are keen to turn the Moroccan Sahara into a hub for trade and human interaction between Africa and Europe,” King Mohammed VI said in a message to the participants in the 1st African...
View ArticleBritish Dentist to Provide Dental Care for Moroccan Children in Remote Areas
Taroudante - Dr. Carl Taylor, an English dentist at Taylored Dental Care in Bradford will travel to Morocco on May 22 to treat children from remote areas who have no access to dental treatment....
View ArticleReforms Proposed for Pension Systems Are Insufficient: Audit Court President
Rabat - The parametric reforms proposed for pension systems are "insufficient" despite their necessary and pressing nature, First President of the Audit Court, Driss Jettou, said Wednesday in Rabat....
View ArticleCOP22 in Morocco Will Be a Conference of Action: Environment Minister
Washington - The 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will be held on November 7-18 in Marrakech, will be a...
View ArticleMinister Reiterates in Tunis Morocco’s Call for New Maghreb Order
Tunis - Minister delegate for foreign affairs Mbarka Bouaida reiterated, on Thursday in Tunis, the call of Morocco to establish a new order within the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), the only bloc that...
View ArticleMorocco Ranks 64 in FIFA World rankings
Rabat – Morocco soccer team remained unmoved at number 64 in the latest rankings of the International Football Federation (FIFA) for the month of May, released on Thursday. On the continental level,...
View ArticleEgyptian MPs Praise Morocco-Egypt relations
Cairo - Members of the Egyptian House of Representatives praised the quality and strength of the historical relations between Egypt and Morocco at all levels. This statement came during a meeting of a...
View ArticleMoroccan Fantasia on Display in Photography Exhibition in Fez Medina
Fez - The captivating and colorful sights of traditional Moroccan fantasia, also known as “tbourida,” a type of synchronized horseback riding, will be on display in a photography exhibition opening...
View ArticleCasablanca hosts the fourth edition of the Japan-Arab Economic Forum
By Radia Benabbou Rabat - Casablanca hosts the fourth Japan-Arab Economic Forum on May 4-5, with the participation of a number of high-ranking officials from Japan and Arab countries. The Ministry of...
View ArticleAlmost 96% of Movies on Morocco’s Channel Al Oula Are in Darija
Rabat - Movies in Darija or Hindi make up approximately 96 percent of movies shown on Channel 1, while 78 percent of films that aired on 2M had been performed in French, according to a new study by...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Covers Medical Costs of Senegalese Boy for Over a Decade
Rabat - King Mohammed VI accepted a 2004 request from a Senegalese woman to allow herself and her son, Mohammed Mounirou Anne, to travel to Morocco so that he could be treated from a rare congenital...
View ArticleMoroccan National Wins Energy Globe Award for Liquid Purification Project
Zurich - Moroccan expert Outiti Bouziane won the prestigious Energy Globe Award for his sewerage project in Al Haouz province. The project, which uses treated sewage water for irrigation, aims at...
View ArticleISIS Threat: Polisario Front Member Threatens Morocco, MINURSO
Rabat - A Saharan affiliate of the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) has threatened to attack United Nations offices and foreign tourists in the Western Sahara, in southern Morocco, in a new audio...
View ArticleCounter-terrorism: Spanish Official Hails ‘Effective” Cooperation with Morocco
Madrid - Spain and Morocco enjoy an “extremely effective” cooperation in counter-terrorism, Commander Ferrer Salas, head of counter-terrorism in the Spanish civil Guard, said here on Thursday....
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