Road Accident Kills Two North of Morocco
Tetouan – Two people died and three others were injured on Thursday in a road accident on the road linking the northern cities of Larache and Tetouan. The accident occurred when a car carrying the...
View ArticleMorocco Slips to 58th in FIFA Rankings
Zurich – Morocco dropped five places to 58th in the world according to the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. With a total of 570 points, Morocco ranks tenth in Africa. Argentina ranks first...
View ArticleRio Paralympics 2016: Moroccan El Amin Chentouf Wins Silver in 5000m
Rio de Janeiro – Morocco’s El Amin Chentouf finished second in the 5000m T13/12 category in the Paralympics games in Rio, Brazil. The race was dominated by Kenya’s Henry Kirwa who reclaimed the title...
View ArticleMoroccan Woman Jailed in Saudi Arabia After Charging “Husband” with Rape
Fez – In a video posted on YouTube, a Moroccan woman who claims she was enticed to Saudi Arabia for sexual slavery, desparately narrates her story of rape, torture, and imprisonment after arriving in...
View ArticleMoroccan Mohamed Amgoun Breaks World Record, Wins T13 400m Paralympic Gold
Rio de Janeiro – Morocco’s Mohamed Amgoun broke the world record and won the T13 400m Thursday at Rio Paralympics 2016. Amgoun broke the world record in 47.15 seconds, ahead of Namibian Johannes...
View ArticleJamaica Withdraws Its Recognition of So-called ‘SADR’
Rabat – Jamaica decided to withdraw its recognition of the so-called “SADR”, said on Thursday a statement by the foreign affairs ministry. In an official document by its ministry of foreign affairs and...
View ArticleFacebook Removes Le Desk Fan Page Following Complaint From Plagiarist
Rabat – Facebook blocked Moroccan French news website fan page following a complaint from a plagiarist. Achraf Baznani, a Moroccan autodidact artist whose works in photography curved his way into...
View ArticleMoroccan Researcher Featured on Front Page of NASA’s Glenn Research Center...
Casablanca – Moroccan Researcher, Dr. Othmane Benafan, receives attention from NASA’s Glenn Research Center website for the second time. Dr. Othmane Benafan, a Moroccan Materials Researcher Engineer at...
View ArticleRadisson Blu Hotel Opens in Marrakech
New York – Radisson Blu Hotel Marrakech Carré Eden has opened its doors to the first guests in Morocco. Located within the Carré Eden shopping center, the contemporary-design hotel is a short walk to...
View ArticleRenault Maroc Group Leads Moroccan Automobile Industry
Rabat – Renault Maroc secures its leadership in the Moroccan market by providing a portion of 36.9 percent of the market share with Dacia and Renault cars. The French group based in Tangier, Morocco...
View ArticleMorocco’s CGEM, COP22 Organization Committee Sign Partnership Agreement
Casablanca – The Committee for the organization of the 22nd Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22), and Morocco’s Employers’ Association (CGEM)...
View ArticleCOP22, Essential Step in Open Process for Paris Agreement’s Implementation
Washington – The 22nd of Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22), slated on November 7-18 in Marrakech, is an essential step in the open process for...
View ArticleMoroccan Tourist Dies in Road Accident in Bali
Jakarta – A Moroccan tourist died Wednesday in a road accident in Bali, local authorities said on Friday. The 27-year-old woman was driving a motorcycle in Bali along with a Serbian woman when the...
View ArticleMorocco calls in Washington for a Global Partnership to Protect Oceans
Washington – Morocco’s Minister of the Environment and COP22 Special Envoy, Hakima El Haite, called, on Friday in Washington, for a global partnership to protect biodiversity and the wealth of the...
View ArticleMorocco, Norway Discuss Means to Develop Bilateral Relations
New York – Minister in charge of Moroccans Living Abroad, Anis Birou, had talks Monday in New York with Norwa y’s Minister of Immigration and Integration Sylvi Listhaug, on the means to develop...
View ArticleMorocco Forged Climate Change Leadership Role in Africa: Zimbabwean Daily
Rabat – Morocco, host of this year’s global climate event in Marrakesh, has somewhat forged a climate change leadership role on the African continent, in particular through the emergence of its world...
View ArticleMorocco’s Minister of Justice Denounces His Exclusion From Upcoming Election...
Casablanca – The Moroccan Minister of Justice and Liberties has denounced his exclusion from the upcoming elections in Morocco, whist the Minister of the Interior calls this a mere ‘misunderstanding’...
View ArticleMoroccan Artist Accused of Plagiarism, Gives Morocco World News his Side of...
Casablanca – Achraf Baznani is a self-taught, Marrakech-born photographer and artist. He received international recognition by winning a number of prizes in Morocco, Italy, Switzerland, Australia and...
View ArticleMorocco’s Ambassador to Qatar Awarded Sash of Merit at End of Mission
Doha – The Ambassador of King Mohammed VI to Qatar El Mekki Kaouane was decorated, on Tuesday in Doha, by Deputy Emir of Qatar HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani, with the Sash of Merit at the end...
View ArticleEU Council Hails Morocco’s Human Rights Commitments
Brussels – The Council of the European Union, which convened on Tuesday in Brussels, adopted the yearly report on the situation of human rights and democracy in the world for the year 2015, in which it...
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