Egypt Formally Supports Morocco’s Return to the African Union
New York – Egypt supports Morocco’s application to be reinstated in the African Union stating the kingdom has an important role to play in the development of Africa. “There is no obstacle that Egypt...
View ArticleMoroccan Woman Implores King Mohammed VI to Save Her from Saudi Prison
Rabat – Another Moroccan expatriate in Saudi Arabia calls on King Mohammed VI to save her life and bring her back to Morocco. A few days after the story of Lamiaa Moatamid, the Moroccan expatriate in...
View ArticleBenkirane: We Have No Connection with the Muslim Brotherhood
Rabat – The Secretary General of Justice and Development Party (PJD) Abdelilah Benkirane dissociated his party from the Muslim Brotherhood. In an interview with the Moroccan French-speaking news...
View ArticleNigerian National Arrested for Alleged Trafficking of Cocaine
Rabat – Security services at the Casablanca Mohammed V airport arrested, on Saturday night, a Nigerian national for alleged trafficking of cocaine. The suspect, 29, who arrived on a flight from Sao...
View ArticleIndia Ratifies Paris Climate Change Agreement
New York – India, which accounts for about 4.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, ratified the Paris climate change agreement Sunday at the United Nations, officials said. Prime Minister...
View ArticleOne Killed in Road Accident Northern Morocco
Tetouan – One person was killed and another seriously injured in an accident that occurred Saturday night on the road linking the northern cities of Martil and Cabo Negro, M’diq-Fnideq province. The...
View ArticlePAM: Al-Omari Calls on Government to Reopen Border with Algeria
Rabat – The border between Morocco and Algeria should be reopened because it causes economic “pain” for many families in the eastern portion of the kingdom, according to Ilyas Al-Omari, the...
View ArticlePlastic Surgeon to Take Charge of Aya, Described Most Obese Child in the World
Casablanca – Moroccan plastic surgeon will take charge of the surgery of an 11-year old girl described as “the most obese child in the world.” Moroccan media reported about a Moroccan child who suffers...
View ArticleThe Suffering of Moroccan Family with 11 Blind Members
Rabat – A new documentary by Al-Jazeera follows the lives of a family living in the city of Taroudant, 11 of whom are blind or will be blind in the coming years due to a hereditary disease of the...
View ArticleMorocco Dismantles All-female ISIS-linked Terrorist Cell
Rabat – The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) dismantled on Monday a terrorist cell composed of 10 women linked to the Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh) terrorist cell active in the cities of...
View ArticleKabbaj Accuses Maghraoui of Using Quranic Schools to Support PAM
Rabat – Salafist Hammad Kabbaj said on Sunday that Moroccan preacher Mohamed ben Abderrahmane Al-Maghraoui is using Quranic schools to “support the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM).” In a post on...
View ArticleGad El Maleh Plans to Perform a Show in Moroccan Darija
Rabat – Moroccan-French comedian Gad El Maleh is planning to perform a show in Darija after his successful performances in French and English, since he started his career. In his first interview,...
View ArticleMorocco Leads North Africa in Economic Competitiveness
Rabat – Morocco gained two places in economic competitiveness ahead of other North African countries, but it still faces obstacles, according to the World Economic Forum’s annual report. The World...
View ArticleHaddad Says PJD Members Lack Experience in Heading the Government
Rabat – Outgoing Tourism Minister Lahcen Haddad attributed what he considered to be the current government’s lack of achievements in the past five years to the ruling party’s inexperience in...
View ArticleTwo People Killed in Road Accident in Morocco
Rabat – Béni Mellal Two people were killed in a road accident, on Monday evening, on national road n8 linking the cities of Béni Mellal and Marrakech. The accident, which took place at 9.30 p.m. at the...
View ArticleTwo People Arrested in Casablanca for Carrying 1,050 Psychotropic Pills
Rabat – Casablanca’s Judiciary police arrested on Monday two people for carrying and dealing in 1,050 Rivotril psychotropic pills, said on Tuesday National Police (DGSN). The suspects, with criminal...
View ArticleArchives of Late Simon Levy Entrusted to ‘Archives du Maroc’
Rabat – The archives of late Simon Levy, who passed away on Dec.2, 2011, were entrusted to “Archives du Maroc” (Morocco’s archives) thanks to a donation by the Levy family. According to a statement by...
View ArticleEl Khiyame Blames ‘Education’ After Arrest of 10 Women Linked to ISIS
Rabat – Abdelhak El Khiyame, head of Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), accused “Moroccan education” after the dismantlement of a terrorist cell on Monday, composed of women who pledged...
View ArticleMoroccan All Female Terrorist Cell Planned Suicide Attacks on Election Day
Rabat – Morocco’s anti-terrorist squad dismantled a group of ten female terrorists in a preventive operation. The group of women planned to use explosive devices for their suicide attacks on Election...
View ArticlePAM Denies its Involvement in Re-Opening Marrakech’s Dar-Al Quran
Rabat – The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) has reportedly denied its involvement in re-opening Marrakech’s Dar-Al Quran (or in English, “Quranic School”). Salafist Hammad Kabbaj’s accused...
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