MEPs Urge EU to Halt humanitarian Aid to Tindouf Camps Till Census is Conducted
Rabat - Brussels - On the backdrop of the embezzlement disclosures involving the Polisario and their mentor Algeria, several members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different EU member states...
View ArticleMorocco’s Ismail Douiri Receives Harvard’s Alumni Achievement Award
Rabat - Ismail Douiri, co-CEO of Attijariwafa bank, Morocco's largest Bank, has been awarded the 2015 Alumni Achievement Award during the seventeenth annual Harvard Business School Africa Business...
View ArticlePrincess Lalla Salma, Most Beautiful First Lady in Africa
Rabat- The African website Africacradle the reference site in the world of African people, released its 2015 ten Most Beautiful First Ladies in Africa, ranking Princess Lalla Salma, consort of...
View ArticleMarrakech Chosen World’s Top Tourist Destination: TripAdvsior
Rabat - Marrakech has been named the world's number one destination for travelers, says the 2015 Travelers' Choice awards for Destinations conducted by leading travel website TripAdvisor. Marrakech...
View ArticleBank-Al-Maghrib Predicts 5 Percent Growth in 2015
Rabat - Bank Al-Maghrib, Morocco's central Bank, has announced that the country's economy is expected to grow by 5 per cent in 2015, up from a previously announced 4.4 per cent, and up from 2.5 per...
View ArticleMoroccan Couple Among Victims of Airbus Crash in France
Barcelona - A Moroccan man and his wife are among the victims of Germanwings Airbus A320 crash, on Tuesday in south eastern France, killing 150 passengers, said a Moroccan diplomatic source in...
View ArticleRoss Meets With Leaders of Polisario in Tindouf
Rabat- The Personal Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations for the Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, held Tuesday a meeting with the Polisario Front in the Tindouf camps just three weeks...
View ArticleDallas Arabic Teachers Lead Group of U.S. School Students on Moroccan Tour
by Elisabeth R. Myers Washington- Tamara Haddad and Hicham Jennane, teachers of Arabic at schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, led a group of six American middle and high school students of...
View ArticleAn Oil War in Libya, Not a War of Liberation
Istanbul - There has been no peace in Libya since 2010. The main reason for the conflict is oil revenues. Libya saw the bloodiest revolution of the Arab Spring. It also has Africa’s largest crude oil...
View ArticleFirst Moroccan Islamic Bank to Open in 2016: Official
Rabat - Abdul Latif Aljwahiri, the governor of Bank-Al-Maghrib, Morocco's central bank, has announced on Tuesday that the country's first financial institution fully compliant with the principles of...
View ArticleMoroccans, Most Affected by Unemployment in the Netherlands
Rabat - Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands are the most affected population by the rise in unemployment rates, says Dutch daily De Volkskrant quoting figures from the Organization for Economic...
View ArticleChaos in MENA: The West Is Also Responsible
Rabat - There is no doubt that local populations, various elites, intellectuals, military institutions, law enforcement, education systems, religious establishments, and MENA governments all share...
View ArticleIsrael Downplays Terror Threat For its Citizens Visiting Morocco
Rabat - Israeli authorities have downplayed the terror threats in Morocco for its citizens by including the kingdom among countries where only "normal vigilance" is required. The Counter-Terrorism...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Disappointed With Projects Presented by Two Ministers
Rabat- King Mohammed VI took the country by surprise on Wednesday when he decided to cancel his inauguration of a project proposed by the Ministry of Interior in conjunction with the Ministry of...
View ArticleThe Fault in Our Character
Nador - We do what we publicly denounce. We criticize what we believe. We defend what we doubt. And we teach what we hate. The humane principles and values we have been taught seem illusory in...
View ArticleMorocco Participates in Saudi-led Coalition Against Houtis in Yemen
Rabat- Morocco has reportedly joined Saudi Arabia in its aerial bombardment of the Houthi rebels in Yemen by deploying six fighter jets, Al Arabiya news channel reported. The kingdom expressed...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Offers MAT Private Jet to Travel to Nigeria
Rabat - King Mohammed VI has put a private jet at the disposal of the players and administration staff of Football Club Moghreb Tetouan. The club can now travel to Nigeria to play their second leg...
View ArticleBelgium: Immigrants Retiring in Morocco to Benefit From Health Insurance
Rabat- Moroccans who lived and worked in Belgium and are now considering retiring in Morocco can still receive health benefits from the Belgian state, Telquel reported. Thanks to a Belgian-Moroccan...
View ArticleAlgeria Unfit to Mediate in Libyan Crisis
Washington DC- Finding a peaceful resolution to the Libyan crisis is a daunting task that requires partial mediators without hidden agendas. The Libyans need help from nations that have good relations...
View ArticleMajda El Roumi to perform at Mawazine Festival
Rabat - Maroc Cultures Association has announced the participation of Lebanese soprano Majda El Roumi in the 14th edition of the Mawazine Rhytms of the World Festival. The diva will perform on Sunday...
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