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CAN 2015: Moroccan Ministry Sends CAF a Press Release Riddled with Errors
Rabat- Morocco announced its final decision to postpone the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) due to fears of the Ebola virus, according to a press release issued on Saturday by the Ministry of Youth and...
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Moroccans Happier than the French, Americans: Study
Rabat- Morocco has been ranked 82 on the index score of the most miserable nations in the world, between the Netherlands and Latvia. The index, published by the Cato Institute, measures misery in 109...
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US New Embassy Compound Opens in Rabat
Rabat - The US Embassy in Rabat moved Monday to its new location on Mohammed VI Avenue in Souissi, Rabat which will host the office of the US Agency for International Development for Morocco...
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Car Rollover Crash in Tetouan Kills 3, Injures 2
Tetouan (north) - Three people were killed and two others injured in a single-car rollover crash Monday evening in the northern city of Tetouan, security and medical sources said. The accident occurred...
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Morocco, IFAD Sign Loan, Grant Agreement Worth $26 Million Dollars
Rome - Morocco and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed, on Monday in Rome, an agreement of a 25.5 mln dollar-loan and 500,000 dollar-grant aimed at financing the first...
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Morocco’s National Team Disqualified from CAN 2015
Rabat- The executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided, following its meeting on Tuesday in Cairo, that the African Cup of Nations 2015 will not take place in...
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Algeria Rejects UAE’s Offer of Mediation With Morocco
Rabat- Algeria has reportedly rejected a mediation proposal by the United Arab Emirates seeking to ease the ongoing tension between Morocco and Algeria. Emirati media reported that Crown Prince of Abu...
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Polisario Threatens to Return to War Against Morocco
Rabat-The Polisario Front has threatened it described as a new armed ‘struggle’ against Morocco in response to the speech delivered by King Mohammed VI last week on the 39th anniversary of the Green...
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Does Moroccan Media Really Put Our Cultural Identity at Stake?
Fez - In the light of what is going on in the so-called national media, this title comes as a reaction to the necessity of questioning the hidden agendas of our media, particularly those presented on...
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Opposition Leader Accused of Stealing the Moroccan ‘Mona Lisa’
Marrakech - "The Fight Against Corruption" association, an NGO based in Tetouan, accused Hamid Chabat, the leader of the Independence party, of stealing a painting with an estimated value of MAD 7...
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Moroccan Courts to Adopt Tamazight Language
Marrakech - A Moroccan court will soon adopt a law that enables Moroccans to litigate in the Tamazight language, according to Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane, in a speech to the House of...
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France and Algeria: United Against Morocco For Now?
By Majid Morceli San Francisco- No one can beat the French when it comes to doing business for the good of the French people. This is exactly what happened when France Renault inaugurated an automobile...
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Moroccans More Opposed to a Secular State Than Saudis: Survey
Rabat- A report published by the Qatari-based Doha Institute shows that 53% of Moroccans are against the separation of religion from social and political life. The survey was conducted in Morocco on...
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CAN 2015 To Take Place in Qatar?
Rabat- Issa Hayatou, President of the African Football Federation (CAF), seems to be determined that CAN 2015 will be played at the scheduled time (17 January- February 8) even if it is not hosted by...
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Casablanca: Explosion Levels Hamam, Women Run Naked into the Street
Casablanca- After an explosion leveled a traditional Hamam for women, sending smoke billowing into the air, at a late hour of Tuesday night, a number of the women inside narrowly escaped running naked...
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France: Far-right Leader Proposes To Entrust Disused Church to Muslims
Rabat - Jean-Pierre Legrand, leader of the National Front in Roubaix, France, has proposed to "entrust the keys of a disused church to Muslims" who suddenly find themselves without a mosque. Legrand’s...
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Moroccan Lawyer Involved in Falsifying Legal Documents for Polygamy Arrested
Fez - A lawyer and two others were arrested for fabricating documents attesting to the “bachelor” status of men seeking to marry a second wife. The general prosecutor of the Ain Sebaa Court of First...
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Morocco: 5 Soldiers Detained for Alleged Link with “Islamic State”
Rabat- Amid ongoing efforts to deter the rising number of Jihadis in North Africa who pledged their allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria ISIS, the Moroccan Police reportedly arrested 5...
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King Mohammed VI’s Far-Sighted Religious Approach Gave Women More Visibility:...
Rabat - The far-sighted approach initiated by King Mohammed VI in the religious field was mirrored in the fact of giving women more visibility and the crucial role that female scholar and preachers are...
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Algerian Media and Its Disrespect for Algerians
By Majid Morceli San Francisco - Japan and China’s relationship is strikingly similar to the one between Morocco and Algeria. However, on Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that Japan and...
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