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EGE Students to Represent Morocco at New York’s Model United Nations
Rabat - A delegation of students from Rabat’s Governance and Economic School (EGE) will represent Morocco at the “National Model United Nations (NMUN) 2015”, scheduled from March 22 to 26 at the...
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New York School Apologizes for Reciting US Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic
Rabat - A high school in upstate New York has apologized for reciting the US Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic. The pledge was read in Arabic in an effort to celebrate National Foreign Language week at...
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Moroccan Girl Pulls Car With Her Hair
Taroudant - A Moroccan young girl stunned the audience after pulling a Mercedes-Benz weighing one-and-a-half tone with her hair. Representing Morocco for a new reality TV show 'World's Most Talented',...
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Morocco at the Crossroads: The Arab Spring and Beyond
By Mohammed Maarouf and Paul Willis El Jadida, Morocco - The popular insurrections that have taken place in the Arab World ever since the overthrow of Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in...
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Dakhla Hosts 1st Round of 2015 Virgin Kitesurf World Championships
Taroudante- The first round of the 2015 Virgin Kitesurf World Championships took place in Dakhla, the city in southern Moroccan, on March 20. American kite surfer Jesse Richman posted on his YouTube...
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Morocco Dismantles Terrorist Cell That Planned to Carry out Terrorists Attacks
Rabat - The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), an offshoot of Morocco’s domestic intelligence agency (DGST), has dismantled a terrorist cell that was plotting to perpetrate terrorist...
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Clasico: Barca Members Resell Their Tickets to Arab, Chinese Fans
Rabat- The economic crisis that has been affecting a large segment of the Spanish population since 2008 is pushing some members (socios) of FC Barcelona to resell their seats for high-demand matches,...
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Egypt: Preacher Receives 5-year Sentence for Publicly Burning Bible
Rabat - Egypt's top court has affirmed the imposition of a five-year prison sentence for a radical preacher convicted of publicly burning a copy of the bible next to the US Embassy in Cairo in 2012....
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Reggaeton Star Sean Paul to Perform at Mawazine Festival
Rabat - Maroc Cultures Association has announced the participation of Jamaican singer Sean Peal in the 14th edition of the Mawazine Rhytms of the World Festival. The star of Reggae and Reggaeton music...
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Russia Involved in Spying Scheme in Belgium’s Consulate in Casablanca
Rabat - Belgium has reportedly launched an investigation into two Russian intelligence officers who have illicitly obtained the Belgian citizenship at the Belgian consulate in Casablanca and Rome....
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Two Individuals Arrested in Casablanca for Trying to Bribe Police Officers
Rabat - Two individuals were arrested in Casablanca after they tried to bribe police officers. A motorcyclist was arrested at the crossroad of Ibn Tachafin Avenue after he attempted to bribe a law...
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Egyptian Teacher Shaves Schoolgirl’s Head for Not Wearing Hijab
Rabat - A teacher of religious education in Egypt shaved a schoolgirl's head in front of her colleagues because she was not wearing the Hijab. According to Egyptian media reports, the primary school...
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Casablanca: King Mohammed VI launches Operation to Rehouse 8,400 Households
Casablanca- King Mohammed VI launched, on Monday at the rural commune of Sidi Hajjaj Oued Hassar (Mediouna province), the construction works of the "Riad" operation to rehouse around 8,400 shanties'...
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Russian Ice Stars to Perform in Casablanca
Rabat - The Russian Ice Stars company will perform their famous musical production, "Peter Pan on Ice,” on March 28 and 29 in the theater of Mohamed V in Casablanca. For the first time in Morocco, the...
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Happy Tears: Human Connection Leading to Human Development
Marrakech - We may know - perhaps even at first hand - of a gap in society whose presence causes pain for countless individuals. Here in Morocco, such a void - that of unrelenting poverty - exists,...
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Dismantled Terrorist Cell Planed to Assassinate Ahmed Assid
Rabat- A terrorist cell that was recently dismantled reportedly planned to assassinate many Moroccan politicians and public figures, including the Amazigh and Secular activist, Ahmed Assid, according...
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Morocco Condemns Algeria’s ‘Maneuvers’ Before UN Human Rights Council
Geneva - Morocco condemned, on Monday in Geneva, Algeria's maneuvers before the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to mislead the international community regarding the situation in the Kingdom's southern...
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Morocco Opens Tourism Office in Abu Dhabi
Rabat- The Moroccan National Tourist Office will open a new office in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. In a statement issued on Monday, the Office stated that the new premises will serve as a regional platform...
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Morocco Dismantled 132 Terrorist Cell in 2002-2015
Salé - Some 132 terrorist cells have been busted by Moroccan security services over 2002-2015, Prefect of Police, Director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) Abdelhak Khiame said...
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Moroccan Woman To Be Awarded Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling
Rabat - Aicha El Basri, former Moroccan spokesperson for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID, will be awarded the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling on April 29th in...
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