Nigerian Arrested at Mohammed V Airport for Drug Trafficking Attempt
Rabat – A Nigerian man was arrested Tuesday at the Mohammed V international Airport after being found carrying 1.99 kg of cocaine. The passenger, who arrived onboard a flight coming from the Brazilian...
View ArticleRajoy: Cooperation with Morocco will Continue to be Major Focus of Spain’s...
Madrid – The cooperation with Morocco will continue to be a major focus of Spain’s foreign policy, said outgoing Spanish Premier and Popular Party (PP) leader, Mariano Rajoy. “Cooperation with...
View ArticleCouscous and Sardines: Main Moroccan Exports to Israel
Rabat – Couscous and sardines are the most Moroccan products exported to Israel, reported the Moroccan daily, Al Massae, on Wednesday, August 31. The trade exchanges between Morocco and Israel have...
View ArticleDebate Surrounds Najib Ouazzani’s Candidacy Under PJD Colors
Asmaa Bahadi Rabat – A debate both legally and politically, began after the Justice and Development Party (PJD) announced that Najib Ouazzani, the General Secretary of the Al Ahd Addimocrati Party...
View ArticleGranada Signs Morocco’s Mehdi Carcela
Madrid – Spanish team Granada signed Moroccan midfielder Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez. The 27-year-old has signed a four-year deal after joining from Benfica. According to local media, Carcela joined Granada...
View Article6.5 Tons of Kif, 7 Kg of Cannabis Seized North
Rabat – Security services seized Wednesday 6.5 tons of kif, 7 kg of cannabis and 3 grams of cocaine in the rural commune of Sidi Redouane, near the northern city of Ouezzane. Two people were also...
View ArticleMorocco’s Midfielder Younes Belhanda Joins Nice on loan
Paris – Nice brought Moroccan attacking midfielder Younes Belhanda on loan from Dynamo Kiev. The Morocco international was a member of the Montpellier side that won the Ligue 1 title in 2012. He left...
View ArticleExtremists Extradited to Morocco Adhere to ISIS: Interior Ministry
Rabat – Investigations led by the Central Bureau for Judiciary Investigations (BCIJ) with ISIS extremist supporters extradited to Morocco from France on August 28, 2016, revealed their complete...
View ArticleMorocco Will Hold ‘Transparent’, ‘Credible’ Elections : Govt. Spokesman
Rabat – Morocco is determined to guarantee that the forthcoming parliamentary elections will be “transparent” and “credible” to consolidate the democratic process and establish “strong” institutions,...
View ArticleGovt. Spokesman Praises ‘Positive’, ‘Honorable’ Government Record
Rabat – Communication Minister, Government Spokesman Mustapha El Khalfi praised, here Thursday, the “positive” and “honorable” record of the government. Speaking at a press briefing following the...
View ArticleOver 15.5 Million Moroccans Registered for October Legislative Elections
Rabat – 15,702,592 voters registered on the electoral roll for Morocco’s legislative elections, scheduled for October 7, announced Thursday the Government Committee for election monitoring. In a...
View ArticleMoroccan “Clean-Up Operation” in Guargaurat to Continue in Coordination with...
Rabat – Communication Minister and government spokesperson, Mustapha El Khalfi, defended Morocco’s “clean-up operation” in the Guargaurat region near the Mauritanian border yesterday. Morocco...
View ArticleFormer International Goalkeeper Taher Raad Dies at 70
Mohammedia – Former Morocco’s international goalkeeper Taher Raad died on Thursday of a heart attack at the age of 70, his family said. Raad, who played for Chabab Mohammedia, was taken to hospital in...
View Article‘Marhaba 2016’: Over 229,000 Expats Return to Morocco via Tangier Port
Tangier – Some 229,185 Moroccan expatriates returned to Morocco via the Tangier Port since the beginning of the Marhaba operation 2016 on June 5 and until August 31, Tangier port commanding officer...
View ArticleCOP22 to Highlight Water Issue: Moroccan Official
Rabat – The 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, slated for November in Marrakech, seeks to give greater visibility to the...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Man Accused of Threatening US Ambassador to Morocco
Rabat – The judicial police arrested, Thursday in Temara (Rabat suburbs), a bank employee suspected of sending threatening messages about committing criminal acts against Dwight L. Bush Sr., Ambassador...
View ArticleMarrakech Hotel Manager Denies Access to Women Wearing Burka
Marrakech – The manager of a hotel in Marrakech recently denied access to enter his establishment to a Moroccan woman wearing the burka. According to the Moroccan news website Lesiteinfo, the woman,...
View ArticleSon of Polisario ‘Minister’ Involved in International Drug Trafficking Network
Rabat – Investigation conducted by Moroccan General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has revealed that the son of a Polisario “minister is involved in an international drug trafficking network....
View ArticleMorocco to Celebrate Eid Al-Adha on September 12
Rabat – Morocco will celebrate Eid Al Adha (the Festival of Sacrifice) on September 12th, which coincides with the 10th day of the Islamic month of Dhu Hijja, the ministry of the Habous (Religious...
View ArticleControversy After PJD Presents Salafist Candidate for Legislative Elections
Rabat – Party of Justice and Development’s Announcement of a Salafist heading its voter list in Marrakech constituency has sparked controversy in Morocco. On August 29, Justice and Development Party...
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