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IDEA to organize Regional Youth Forum 2014 in Tunisia
Rabat- Association Internationale pour L'éducation en Débat (IDEA) Middle East and North Africa is set to organize its first Regional Youth Forum (RYF) which will take place from 22 to 27 December 2014...
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Morocco: Taza Hosts First Olive Festival
Marakech- Taza, located about 100 km east of Fez, is celebrating the olive during the first edition of the regional Festival of the olive from November 5 through 8. This festival is organized by the...
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Positive Personality Traits Make You More Facially Attractive: Study
Rabat- The former First lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt once said that "No Matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful." Most...
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Marrakech Jemaa El Fna: New Security Mechanism ‘HADAR’ Launched
Marrakesh - The new security mechanism known as “Hadar”, created to counter security threats facing the Kingdom, was recently launched in Marrakech at Jemaa El Fna. Following an announcement made by...
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Casablanca Shoeshine Boy Attempts to Immolate Himself
Rabat - A young man working as a "Cireur", or shoeshine boy, attempted to immolate himself on Saturday evening inside the police station at Avenue Hassan II in Casablanca, after he was arrested for...
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Morocco: 4.6-Magnitude Quake Hits Tetouan
Rabat- A quake measuring 4.6 degrees on the Richter scale was recorded Sunday night, off to the east of Tetouan, announced the National Institute of Geophysics of the National Centre for Scientific and...
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Actress of Street Harassment Viral Video Receives Death, Rape Threats
Rabat- Shoshana B. Roberts, the woman who appeared on the video on street harassment that went viral and received 30 million views so far, has reportedly received rape and death threats following the...
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My Flatmate Experience in London
London- I was so looking forward to start my Erasmus in London. I always dreamed about moving to London and live there for a while, either as a student or at least do my internship there. As the...
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YouTube to Charge Users Who Want to Watch Videos without Ads
Marrakech- YouTube, a subsidiary of Google company since 2006 when it bought it for $1.65 billion, is studying the idea of paid subscriptions for users who want to check their content without ads....
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Ashura in Morocco: Somewhere Between Culture and Religion
Marrakech- Ashura is one of several holidays that Moroccans celebrate annually. Known also as the day of Zemzam, Ashura is celebrated on the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, just a month...
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Quran, Culture, and Racism: The Cultural Context of Islam
Marrakech- Racism is widely discussed and is the subject of much research. Every researcher defines it according to his or her particular social, economic, or cultural background. Most individuals have...
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Head of CAF in Morocco to Discuss Morocco’s Request to Postpone CAN 2015
Casablanca - The President of the African Confederation of Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou arrived Sunday night in Casablanca along with a delegation of CAF’s executive committee to discuss Morocco’s...
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CAF Executive Committee Holds Meeting with Moroccan Officials to Decide Fate...
Rabat- According to Le360 website, a meeting between the members of African Football Confederation’s (CAF) executive Committee and Moroccan officials started on Monday at 11AM at the Ministry of Sports...
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Stormy Thunder Showers Expected Tuesday in Morocco
Rabat - The National Directorate of Meteorology (DMN) warned Sunday of a front northwest of Morocco, bringing clouds accompanied by rain in the north, middle and east of the country. According to the...
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The African Football Confederation Vs Ebola
By Majid Morceli San Francisco - As expected, Issa Hayatou, the head of the African Football Confederation (CAF) had already made up his mind before even arriving in Morocco. He did not only brash off...
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Maroc Telecom: 4G Successfully Tested
Rabat - Maroc Telecom, Morocco’s main telecommunication company in, has successfully tested 4G with the establishment of a pilot site and the results are “very convincing.” The company said that the...
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Australia: Alleged ISIS Supporter Shoot Shiite Leader in The Face
Taroudant, Morocco- During celebration of the day of Ashura, an Iraqi Shiite leader was reportedly shot in the face by a suspected ISIS member at a mosque in western Sydney, Australia. “Rasoul Al...
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UAE Offers to Mediate Dispute Between Morocco and Algeria
Taroudant- Following the strained relations between Morocco and Algeria over the recent shooting by an Algerian sniper of a Moroccan civilian, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) top official has offered to...
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Morocco: Director of a Primary School Arrested on Claims of Drug Trafficking
Marrakech- The director of Belghazi Primary School, in Hay Bab Al Khukha in Fez, was arrested last Thursday on accusations of drug trafficking. The judicial police arrested the school’s director after...
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The Andalusian Music: A Bridge Between Muslim and Jewish Heritage
By Lynn Sheppard Essaouira- Every year in autumn, Moroccan Jewish diaspora, music lovers and cultural enthusiasts gather in the southern Moroccan coastal town of Essaouira for the Festival des...
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