American Band Maroon 5 in Mawazine Festival 2015
Rabat- Association Maroc Culture has revealed that the 14th edition of Mawazine Festival which is scheduled to take place between May 29th and June 6th, 2015 will see the participation of American Pop...
View ArticleIrish Cattle Raiser Sold Diseased Animals to Morocco
Rabat - An Irish judge said on Monday he would sentence a local cattle raiser and exporter to four years in prison if a €50,000 fine was not paid by December 1, 2015 and an additional €50,000 by...
View ArticleThe Mystery of the Unconscious Mind
By Nabil Moussaoui Rabat - The necessity of gaining insight into the infinite realm that is the human mind and the capricious manner in which it works is imperative. We know that psychological...
View ArticleAllal, the hero who saved Rabat from floods
Rabat - The first autumn rains of Tuesday morning turned the streets of Casablanca and Rabat, Morocco's two largest cities, into water pools that made road traffic tough and risky. Despite the warning...
View ArticleUN: Moroccan American Woman Honored Among Top Young Entrepreneurs
New York - Moroccan American Nadine Hanafi was honored last week at the United Nations headquarters in New York among the most successful young entrepreneurs in the United States. The event was...
View ArticleMorocco: Picture of Politician Giving a Chicken to Indigent Woman Goes Viral
Rabat- A picture of Mohammed Idammar, a member of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) and the head of the urban municipality of Tetouan, giving a chicken to an elderly woman went viral on social...
View ArticleMorocco Increases its Defense Budget
Rabat- The Moroccan national defense budget has been increased by to 1.3 percent for the 2014-2015 fiscal year to 31.9 billion dirhams, compared to 31.5 billion dirhams allocated for the last fiscal...
View ArticleMorocco Asked to Train Kenyan Imams
Rabat- According to Moroccan news website Le360 website, the Kenyan Senate President has reportedly asked for Morocco’s help with training of preachers and imams in Kenya. David Ekwe Ethuro, President...
View ArticleMorocco to Dissolve Associations that Don’t Declare Source of Foreign Funds
Taroudant- Driss Dahak, the government’s Secretary General, called on Monday for more control over foreign funds for the Moroccan associations. During a meeting of the Committee on Public Finance...
View ArticleAlgeria-Morocco Volleyball Game Over Border Fence “Net” Postponed
Taroudant- The organizers of a friendly match of volleyball that was to be played over the Moroccan-Algerian border have decided to postpone the event to November 29 due to a lack of permission from...
View ArticleMorocco: High Speed Train Delayed Till 2017
Marrakech- The delay of Tangier-Casablanca high-speed train (TGV) is costing Morocco more than was expected. The TGV was originally scheduled to be finished in 2015, but it was recently postponed to...
View ArticleMorocco: Probe Opened on Soldier Accused of Contacting ISIS
Marrakech- The Moroccan royal gendarmerie arrested, Tuesday in Marrakech, a soldier suspected of having a relationship with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), according to Al Sabah in its...
View ArticleMarrakech International Film Festival to Pay Tribute to Japanese Cinema
Rabat- The 14th edition of Marrakech International Film Festival scheduled to take place between 5 and 13December, 2014 will payi tribute to Japanese cinema. "For this year's edition the festival will...
View ArticleMoroccan Experience in Youth Policy Presented at UN Global Forum
Baku – Azerbaijan - Two Moroccan civil society and youth policy specialists, Karima Rhanem and Yassine Isbouia, recently took part as panelists at the first ever United Nations-backed Global Forum on...
View ArticleSwitzerland: ‘Halal’ Butcher Sold Pork to Muslim Customers For 3 Years
Rabat- For three years, a butcher in Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland, deceived his Muslim customers by selling them pork falsely presented as calf. The butcher has reportedly sold 3.1 tons of...
View ArticleMorocco: Teenager Kidnapped for a Ransom of MAD 1 Million
Rabat- A seven-member gang was arrested in the northern city of Tangiers on grounds of kidnapping a minor. The gang has reportedly demanded the parents of the victim to pay a ransom of MAD 1 million to...
View ArticleBin Laden’s Killer Receives Death Threats
Rabat- The U.S. Navy Seal who publicly claimed to have killed Osama Bin Laden is receiving death threats from jihadists. A recent revelation that retired Navy Seal Robert O’Neill allegedly fired the...
View ArticleThe Ministry of Culture Announces Submissions for Morocco Book Award 2015
Marrakech- The Ministry of Culture announced they are accepting submissions for the 2015 Morocco Book Award. The prize will be awarded at the opening of the twenty-first session of the International...
View ArticleMarrakech Film Festival to Honor Adil Imam, Jeremy Irons, Viggo Mortensen
Marrakech-The 14th International Film Festival in Marrakech, which will take place on December 5 through 13 and will pay tribute to three of the most prominent film stars in Egypt, Britain, and United...
View ArticlePrince Moulay Rachid’s Wedding Next Week, Several Royal Families Invited
Rabat- The Wedding of Moroccan Prince Moulay Rachid, brother of King Mohammed VI, will take place next weekend, according to Moroccan news outlet le360. The wedding is expected to be attended by high...
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