Morocco Has ‘Good’ Infrastructure To Host Club World Cup: Real Madrid Coach
Madrid - Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti said, on Monday in Madrid, that Morocco has a good infrastructure to guarantee a good organization of the 2014 Club World Cup. "Morocco’s infrastructure is on...
View Article363,000 Moroccans Involved in Criminal Acts in 2014
Rabat - 363,000 Moroccans were involved in criminal acts during the first seven months of 2014, according to statistics released by the Interior Ministry. The figures were released by Interior Minister...
View ArticleFrance: 11.5 % of Foreign Doctors are Moroccan
Marrakech- According to a study conducted by the French National Medical Council (CNOM), of the 19.6 percent of French doctors born outside of France, 11.5 % are Moroccan. Moroccan doctors in France...
View ArticleDoes Advertising Support or Criticize Cultural Stereotyping?
Sale, Morocco - It is important to realize that media text tends to lend itself to either ‘preferred’ or ‘oppositional’ reading. My review of two advertisements employ deconstructive analytical...
View ArticleMoroccan Teacher Souad Belcaid Finalist in The Global Teacher Prize
Taroudante- Moroccan teacher at the American School of Tangier Mrs. Souad Belcaid is among the top 50 finalists in an international competition to find the world's best teacher. Belcaid is the only...
View ArticleMoroccans in Algeria Will no Longer Have Permanent Residence Permit
Rabat - Moroccans living in Algeria are no longer entitled to permanent residence permit, which will be replaced by a renewable one. According to Tunisian news website Echorouk, both Moroccans and...
View ArticleSpain Worried by Demographic Shift in Ceuta and Melilla
Rabat - Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla, two Spanish enclaves in northern Morocco, is threatened, says a new report from the Spanish Institute Elcano. The report says that the sustainability...
View ArticleMoroccan-born Rotterdam Mayor Named Dutchman of the Year
Taroudant - Moroccan-born Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam, Holland's second largest city, has been named by the editors of Elsevier, Dutch weekly news magazine, the Dutchman of the Year for 2014....
View ArticleMehdi Benkirane: The Story of an Orphan
Rabat - 24-year-old Mehdi Benkirane is a Moroccan orphan who turned his tragedies into successful story of overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds. In order to learn more Mehdi Benkirane’s life,...
View ArticleMoroccan Economy Improved Over Past 15 Years: Al Jazeera Center
Rabat - The Moroccan economy has remarkably improved during the last fifteen years, says a new report released on Monday, December 8th. The report issued by the Al Jazeera Centre for Studies and...
View Article10 Facts About Abdellah Baha That You Should Know
By Hind Touissat, Kenitra - Morocco’s minister of state and one of the top members of the government’s leading party died last Sunday and I was really surprised to see how my Facebook feedback rained...
View ArticleMoroccan Air Forces Sign Contract With Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Rabat - The Moroccan Air Forces has signed a contract with American global aerospace and advanced technology company Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. The Texas-based company will train Moroccan...
View ArticleReport: Morocco Among Countries With Medium Risk to See Political Violence in...
Rabat - Morocco is among the countries with medium risk to see political violence in 2015, according to the leading global risk-analytics firm Verisk Maplecroft. The firm's Political Risks Atlas (PRA),...
View ArticleIrish Lower House Passes Motion to Recognize the Palestinian State
Rabat - Ireland's lower house of Parliament has unanimously approved a nonbinding resolution calling on the government to formally recognize the state of Palestine. The measure passed late Tuesday...
View ArticleMorocco Ranks 9th Worldwide in Protection of Environment
Rabat - Morocco was ranked 9th among the best countries in terms of the protection of the environment and climate in the world. Morocco has been included in the top 10 countries that protect the...
View ArticleWhy Wearing the Veil is not Required in Islam
New York- The universality of Islam invalidates the claim that veiling of any kind is mandatory for all Muslim women, and, for that matter, negates the notion of particular clothing requirements for...
View ArticleMoroccan Hamza Ouarch, World’s Best Reciter of the Quran
Marrakech- Moroccan Hamza Ouarach won first prize in the Bahrain International Competition for the Recitation of the Holy Quran online (Universal Reader), organized on Tuesday in Manama, Bahrain’s...
View ArticleNouamane Lahlou to Auction his Oudh to Help Flood-stricken Regions
Rabat - Moroccan singer, songwriter and compositor Nouamane Lahlou announced live on one of the radio programs his readiness to sell his Oudh in an auction and donate the amount it will generate to the...
View ArticleCasablanca Tops ’16 Most Disappointing’ Destinations in the World
Taroudant - US magazine Business Insider included two Moroccan cities in a ranking of "most disappointing destinations on Earth," announced on December 11. Casablanca, the Moroccan largest city and the...
View ArticleThree Moroccans Nominated for Best North African Player of the Year
Rabat - Moroccan international players Mehdi Benatia, Omar El Kaddouri and Atif Chahechouhe have been included in France Football's list of the North African player of the year. The Bayern Munich...
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