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3,300 Moroccan Tourists Visited Jerusalem in 2014: Israeli Newspaper
Rabat - The city of Jerusalem welcomed 3,300 tourists from Morocco last year, according to Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz. In 2014, Israel welcomed 26,000 tourists from Indonesia, 23,000 from Turkey,...
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Raja’s President Denies Reaching an Agreement With Faouzi Benzarti
Rabat - Raja Casablanca President Mohammed Boudrika denied news reports that his team had reached an agreement with Tunisian coach, Faouzi Benzarti, to lead the Casablanca-based team next season....
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Gabon to Host 2017 African Cup of Nations
Rabat- The African Football Confederation (CAF) designated on Wednesday in Cairo Gabon as host of the 2017 African Cup of Nations. The announcement was made by CAF President Issa Hayatou ollowing...
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CAN 2017 Qualifiers: Morocco With Libya, Cap Verde, Sao Tome
Rabat - After winning its appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Morocco was included in the draw for 2017 qualifiers conducted by the Confederation of African Football on Wednesday in...
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Le Figaro: Dakhla, ‘a paradise for surfers and desert lovers’
Rabat - The water sports made Dakhla, a southern Moroccan city, a “successful tourist destination,” which became not only “a paradise for surfers but also a destination for lovers of the desert,” said...
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Khaled Convicted for Plagiarizing His Most Famous Song ‘Didi’
Rabat - 'King of Rai' music Cheb Khaled has been convicted for stealing the song, Didi, one of his biggest hits, from another Algerian Rai music singer. "Didi", the 1993 hit is by far Cheb Khaled's...
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Muslim Woman Attacked in Montreal Subway For Wearing Hijab
Rabat - A Muslim woman in Hijab was the victim of a racial attack last week in Montreal, Canada, as she was trying to take the subway to work. The woman, identified as Hanane Mehdi, said her attacker,...
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Controversial Moroccan Play “Diali” to Be Performed in Paris
Rabat - The controversial play entitled “Diali”, meaning “mine” in Moroccan dialect and is also a veiled reference to the female genital organ, will be performed at the Arab World Institute in Paris...
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Spanish Police Arrest 5 Moroccans for Connection With ISIS
Rabat - Spanish police arrested on Wednesday 11 people, including five Moroccans, in connection with terrorist group Islamic State (IS). They were planning to carry out attacks in the Catalonia...
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Morocco’s Education of the Future
Kenitra - Morocco is in the throes of revolutionary educational change at a pivotal point in the nation’s history. With high market demand and an ever-increasing need for students to develop English...
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King Mohammed VI Wants More Women in Morocco’ Religious Bodies
Rabat - King Mohammed VI wants more women Alimates (Muslim scholars) to be represented in the country's major religious bodies. In a statement carried by Maghreb Arab Press, the Ministry of Endowments...
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Morocco Refuses Any Involvement of African Union in ‘Western Sahara’ Issue: FM
New York - Morocco expressed its categorical refusal of whatever role or involvement of the African Union in the so-called Western Sahara issue. Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar made it clear in...
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Illegal Immigrants: Only a Statistic in Europe
Istanbul - ‘Many of these people cannot or do not want to be identified – they are a potential security threat to the whole of Europe in terms of terrorist and criminal infiltration, besides the...
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Italian Journalist Says Moroccan Officer Asked Him for Money at Casablanca...
Rabat - An Italian journalist tweeted to his 34 thousand followers on Twitter a picture he said is of a police officer at Casablanca Mohammed VI International Airport who asked him to give away the...
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Morocco’s OCP to Donate $1 Million to Clinton Global Initiative
Rabat - Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP), the world's largest phosphate exporter, is paying a $1 million donation to Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation to hold a high-profile conference...
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French PM arrives in Rabat
Rabat - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls arrived, on Thursday in Rabat, for an official visit to Morocco. During his visit, Valls will hold talks with Head of the Government Abdelilah Benkirane...
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Moroccan Beggar Using a Baby-like Doll Buys 2,000 Meter Estate
Rabat - Moroccan police arrested a woman in Inzgan, the commercial center of Agadir, for asking people for money using a doll that makes noise and cries like a real baby. In Morocco, outstretching a...
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Morocco Ranks 91 in the 2015 Social Progress Index
Rabat- Morocco is ranked 91 out of 133 countries with a score of 59.56 (lower middle category) in the 2015 Social Progress Index (SPI). The SPI index is based on dozens of criteria that serve as an...
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Western Sahara: Ban Ignores AU’s Request to Address Security Council
New York- In a new twist in the arms wrestling between Morocco and the African Union on the Western Sahara conflict, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has ignored a request from the African...
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King Mohammed VI Donates $100,000 to US Peace Corps in Morocco
Rabat - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Salaheddine Mezouar, presented at a ceremony Thursday in Washington, a $ 100,000 gift from King Mohammed VI to US Peace Corps in order to help...
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