Morocco: 2-year old little girl raped, killed by her uncle
Taroudant, Morocco- A girl aged two and 4 months was raped and murdered by her uncle on Sunday, Oct. 12 in the town of Bir Jdid, about 60 kilometers from Casablanca. Led by a vicious desire to take...
View ArticleMorocco & the 2105 Nations Cup: The choice Between Ebola & Football
By Majid Morcili San Francisco- Due to Ebola outbreak, Morocco's government requested that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) delay the 2015 Nations Cup event scheduled to take place in...
View ArticleEU Operation to Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants
Marrakech- A Europe-wide operation, backed by Italy, which has the European Union presidency, was proposed in an EU memo dated 10 July 2014. The document calls for a joint police operation “Mos...
View ArticleMoroccan Bakery Owners to Increase Bread Prices
Rabat - The National Federation of owners of bakeries will increase the cost of a loaf of bread throughout Morocco without the approval of the government, according to Tuesday’s issue of the Moroccan...
View ArticleOnly 5% of Moroccan primary students read in French, Minister
Taroudante- Only 5% of primary students in Morocco can read in French. The statistic was recently announced in an interview with Menara last week, Abdelaâdim Guerrouj, Minister Delegate to the Minister...
View ArticleAlgeria: Olympian Hassiba Boulmerka “Confuses” Sahrawis and Kabyles at the U.N
Washington DC- Moroccans are accustomed to Algeria’s anti-Morocco rhetoric when it comes to the Western Sahara conflict that opposes the two nations. Algeria dispatches on a regular basis national and...
View ArticleParis: Princess Lalla Meryem inaugurates “Medieval Morocco: An Empire from...
Paris-Princess Lalla Meryem inaugurated Tuesday in Paris the exhibition "Medieval Morocco: An Empire from Africa to Spain", organized by the Louvre Museum in partnership with the National Foundation...
View ArticleHayato Asks South Africa to Host CAN 2015 Instead of Morocco
Rabat- Aissa Hayato, the President of the African Football Confederation (CAF) asked South Africa to consider hosting the African Cup of Nations (CAN). This move comes few days after Moroccan asked the...
View ArticleHollande Highlights Willingness to Overcome Tensions with Morocco
Rabat- French President Francois Hollande seized the occasion of the inauguration on Tuesday of the exhibition "Contemporary Morocco" at the Arab World Institute, to highlight the willingness of his...
View ArticleSpanish Woman Held Hostage in Polisario-controlled Tindouf Camps
Rabat- Mahyuba Mohamed Hamdidaf, a 23-year old Spanish citizen is being held by her parents in the Tindouf camps in Algeria, according to Spanish daily El Mundo. According to the same source, the young...
View ArticleMoroccan British Business Conference in London on October 22
Marrakech- A business conference entitled "Morocco, Africa's business gateway" will be held on October 22 at the prestigious Mansion House in London. Organized by the Moroccan Embassy and the...
View ArticlePrincess Lalla Salma, Most Beautiful First Ladies in Africa
Rabat- The American website “Richest Lifestyle”, dedicated to the lifestyle of celebrities, rich and fabulous people around the globe, released its 2014 ten Most Beautiful First Ladies in Africa,...
View ArticleOrganic Agriculture: Will the ‘Meek’ Inherit the Earth?
Marrakech- The practice of organic agriculture combines traditional methods with today’s knowledge of health and environmental sustainability. In Morocco it is generally observed that the more remote...
View ArticleMarrakech Palais Namaskar Named Best Hotel in Africa
Rabat- The Palais Namaskar Marrakech has been named best hotel in Africa for the year 2014 by jury of the Prix Villégiature. The Palais Namaskar was in competition with another Moroccan establishment,...
View ArticleMorocco Says CAF Will Accept Its Request to Postpone CAN 2015
Rabat-The Minister of Health said Wednesday that the African Football Federation (CAF) will respond positively to Morocco’s request to postpone the 2015 edition of African Cup of Nations initially...
View ArticleMerzouga: a Destination of Health and Sights
Ouarzazate - Merzouga, a small village in the south east of Morocco, located about 35 km from Rissani and 55 km from Erfoud, is the largest oasis in Morocco. It has become a favorite destination for...
View ArticleLalla Salma Ranks third World’s Most Beautiful First Lady
Rabat – The American website “Richest Lifestyle”, dedicated to the celebrities lifestyles and rich people around the globe, released its 2014 list of World’s Most Beautiful First Ladies last week....
View ArticleMorocco Listed as a Member of the US-led Coalition Against ISIS
Marrakech- According to General John R. Allen, US President Barack Obama’s Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Morocco is one...
View ArticlePostponing CAN 2015 is Not Only a Moroccan Issue
Marrakech- The outbreak of the Ebola Virus in West Africa prompted Morocco to ask for African Cup of Nations (CAN) 2015 to be postponed. But the request, which was sent on 10 October 2014 to the...
View ArticleThe Politics of Representation in Video Games
By Ismail Frouni Rabat - “The Orient is watched, since its almost (but never quite) offensive behavior issues out of a reservoir of infinite peculiarity; the European, whose sensibility tours the...
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