Moroccan Sentenced to 2 Years for ‘Plotting’ to Attack Harvard University
Rabat- A Moroccan accused of plotting to attack Harvard University and a federal building was sentenced to two years in prison in Connecticut, according to Reuters. The suspect was arrested by the FBI...
View ArticleMoroccan Women Contribute 34.5 % To National GDP: Survey
Rabat - Moroccan women's contribution to national wealth creation nears 21 %, and they spend an amount of time equivalent to 34.5 % of GDP in work and housework, said the High Commissioner for...
View ArticleWestern Sahara: Morocco’s Muffled Diplomatic Voice in Washington and New York
Washington DC - Every year, as time approaches the UN Security Council consultations on the Western Sahara conflict, Moroccan officials start a flurry of diplomatic activities to counter any “possible”...
View ArticleMoroccan Keeps Promise for 70 years to Clean Grave of His Friend’s Jewish...
Rabat- A Moroccan man from Arazan, a small village located at few kilometers from Taroudant in southern Morocco, has kept a promise for over 70 years to cleaning the grave of his friend’s Jewish...
View ArticleMoroccan Government to Grant Monthly Allowance to Indigent Widows
Rabat- After more than ten months since issuing the 2014 financial law, the government Council today finally approved the decree that provides direct support for widows fixed at MAD350 per month for...
View ArticleMorocco Enjoys Exceptional Political, Economic Stability in Arab World:...
Rabat - Morocco is an exceptional case in the Arab region and investors are confident in its political and economic stability, Financial Times writes. The country’s economic and political stability...
View ArticleMen versus Women Virginity: the hypocrisy of Moroccan Society
By Youssef Hamdaouy Fez - In Moroccan culture, the success of an engagement culminating in marriage is based on the notion of virginity. While virginity is linked to the idea of purity, societal...
View ArticleMorocco: Coleman the Hacker Is Wasting His Time
Washington, DC -- The publication of “stolen” classified Moroccan Government diplomatic and military documents by a hacker calling himself chris_coleman24 shows that Morocco has “very few secrets.”...
View ArticleAlgeria-Morocco: have we missed the bridge?
Nottingham, UK - It was a strange feeling traveling to the northeast of Morocco last summer. I drove my family on the new motorway linking the west of Morocco to the far northeast for the first time....
View ArticleJournals of a Moroccan Fulbrighter in America (10): A Portrait of an American...
Austin - An American anthropologist once wrote a chapter under the title: “A portrait of a typical Moroccan.” To a certain degree, the person he described exemplified a group of ordinary Moroccans, but...
View ArticleSaudi Man Offers Services of Moroccan Maid for Sale on Internet
Rabat- A Saudi citizen has reportedly offered to sell the services of his maid, originally from Morocco, over a shopping website apparently because he can no longer keep her in his house. Posting an ad...
View ArticleSpanish Queen’s Sister Celebrates Her Birthday in Marrakech
Rabat- Telma Ortiz, the sister of Dona Letizia, the Queen of Spain and spouse of King Felipe VI, added her name to the long list of celebrities and important personalities who choose Marrakech to...
View ArticleSpanish Police Bust Drug Traffickers Who Laundered Money in Moroccan Real Estate
Rabat- Spanish police have dismantled a network of Moroccan drug traffickers who laundered millions of euros in dirty money, by investing in Moroccan real estate. The Spanish Guardia Civil arrested 36...
View Article$180 Million Cost of the New American Embassy in Rabat
Rabat- Built on 16,000 square meters of which 3,500 covered, the new US embassy in Rabat has reportedly required a total investment of $180 million. The new premises will be officially inaugurated...
View ArticleMorocco: 77-year-old Man Victim of Alleged Honor Killing
Rabat- According to the Moroccan Daily Al Akhbar in its weekend edition, a 77-year-old Moroccan man was allegedly murdered in the city of Kemisset, 40 from Rabat after being suspected of having sexual...
View ArticleMarrakech-based B’net Al Houwariyate to perform at Walt Disney Florida
Rabat-Visitors of the Morocco pavilion located within Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida will now have the opportunity to meet "B'net Al Houwariyate", an internationally-acclaimed...
View ArticleFate of 2015 African Cup of Nations to Be Decided Sunday
Rabat- Issa Hayatou, President of the African Football Confederation, said that CAF's executive committee meeting in Algeria on Sunday will decide the fate of the 2015 Afcon after requests from planned...
View ArticleMoroccan Reflections on Russia: My first day in Moscow
Moscow – It is not always true to assume that our future goes according to our plans. There are certain times that we make decisions against our expectations. However, a passion for new discoveries,...
View ArticleRussian Coach Jokes About Ebola, Says He Won’t Sign ‘Black Players’
Rabat- A Russian football coach has caused uproar during a match in the Russian Premier League after he said that the Ebola epidemic has found its way to his club, adding that the team will not be on...
View ArticleAIESEC Morocco to Organize Its Kick Off 2014 on November 28-29
By Hind Ibrahimi Marrakech- The Local Committee "Les Ambassadeurs", a part of AIESEC Morocco, is organizing a large annual conference, known as KICK-OFF, on the 27-27 of November, 2014 in Marrakech....
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