Floods in Morocco: Minister of Interior Blames Drivers for High Death Toll
Rabat- Following the floods that killed at least 36 people and left 6 others missing over the weekend, Moroccan Minister of Interior, Mohamed Hassad, blamed drivers for the high death toll in what has...
View Article72 Thousand Moroccans Hold Canadian Citizenship: Canadian Official
Rabat- Canada’s Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie, Christian Paradis said on Tuesday in Rabat that the Moroccan community in Canada is the second largest African...
View ArticleSwiss company to build 16 solar energy plants in southern Morocco
Rabat - The Swiss group Sola Terra specializing in Solar Energy is reportedly planning to set up 16 photovoltaic plants with a capacity of 25 megawatts in Southern Morocco. The 16 plants will be built...
View ArticleMoroccan artworks auctioned in Paris for 1.6m Euros
Rabat - The prestigious French auction house "Artcurial" organized on Tuesday in Paris the sale event "Moroccan Spirit: 1874-2014", an event celebrating 140 years of art and creation in Morocco. The...
View ArticleMorocco Makes Donations to Sierra Leone, Liberia To Stem Ebola
Rabat - Morocco has dispatched royal donations to Sierra Leone and Liberia in support of international efforts aiming to stem the spread of the Ebola virus. “Upon King Mohammed VI's instructions,...
View ArticleShocking Pictures: Floods Turn a Small Village near Ouarzazate Into Ruins
Rabat-Images of destruction from the south of Morocco have surfaced as flood waters subsided following last weekend’s floods, which claimed the lives of over 36 people. The unprecedented floods...
View ArticleThe Ethics of Morocco’s Argan Oil
Winter Park, Florida - When most people think of Argan oil, they imagine advertisements showing (usually) “exotic” women with lustrous hair holding rustic-looking bottles of what cosmetic companies...
View ArticleAre Moroccan Human Rights Groups Missing Out?
By Majid Morceli San Francisco- The Kingdom of Morocco will host the second annual World Human Rights Forum (WHRF) in Marrakesh from November 27 to 30. Although a few Moroccan news media outlets are...
View ArticleMorocco’s Mehdi Benatia Nominated for UEFA Team of the Year
Rabat - Morocco’s National and FC Bayern Munich defender Mehdi Benatia has been nominated for the UEFA's 40-strong shortlist team of the year along with eight other Bayern Munich players. Mehdi Benatia...
View ArticleMoroccan Educational Institutions to Celebrate Human Rights
Marrakech - More than a thousand Moroccan educational institutions will celebrate the culture of human rights through an educational activity that will be performed from 10:00 to 10:30 on Thursday...
View ArticleReport: Why do Moroccans join the Islamic State?
Rabat - Tetouan-based North Observatory of Human Rights has released a new report about the 'socio-demographic characteristics' of Jihadists from northern Morocco who are fighting in Iraq and Syria....
View ArticleThis is why PSG chose Morocco instead of Qatar
Rabat - French giants Paris Saint Germain said in a statement that they have chosen Morocco for their winter break from 27 to 31 December to meet their Moroccan fans. However, the reason behind PSG's...
View ArticleMorocco, China Sign Over Thirty Economic Cooperation Agreements
Beijing- Morocco and China signed, on Friday in Beijing, over thirty cooperation agreements and memorandums of understanding to boost bilateral trade and cooperation. Signed during the Moroccan-Chinese...
View ArticleBurkina Faso to Ask Morocco to extradite Former President
Rabat - Burkina Faso interim Prime Minister Isaac Zida said that his country will ask Morocco to extradite ousted leader Blaise Compaore. "We will ask Morocco to place president Compaore at the...
View ArticleMoroccan Economy Threatened by Deflation
Rabat- The Moroccan economy is threatened by a deflation that might have a negative impact on employment, income and demand, says the latest monthly note of the Moroccan Conjuncture Centre (CMC). The...
View ArticleEU welcomes Morocco’s Ratification of Optional Protocol Against Torture
Rabat - The EU’s Ambassador to Morocco, Rupert Joy, welcomed, on Friday, the submission by Morocco of the ratification instruments of the Optional Protocol to the International Convention against...
View ArticleMoroccans, Second Foreign Doctors Working in French Hospitals
Rabat -The National Medical Board of France (CNOM) has released a new study on migration flows and trajectories of physicians. The study has found that Moroccans make 11, 5% of foreign-born physicians...
View ArticleMorocco Resolutely Engaged in Promotion of Human Rights, Justice: Minister
Marrakech- By organizing the second World Human Rights Forum in Marrakech, the international community is sending a strong message of appreciation to Morocco for the reforms it has undertaken in the...
View ArticleChina Development Bank Loans $100 Million to Attijariwafa Bank to Promote...
Beijing - Attijariwafa Bank and China Development Bank signed, here Friday, a loan agreement of $ 100 million to promote Moroccan small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The agreement was signed by...
View ArticleVideo: A Bridge in Agadir Collapses after Heavy Rain
Rabat- Heavy rainfall in the southern regions has reportedly caused a partial collapse of Taghazout Bridge, 21.7 km away from Agadir, and left people cut off due to floods. The bridge, which links...
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