Morocco: Road Accident kills 31, Mostly Children, Injures 9 Near Tantan
Rabat - A bus filled with school children and a tanker truck collided on Friday near the city of Tantan, southern Morocco. The collision caused the explosion of the two vehicles and claimed the lives...
View ArticlePharrel “Happy” Williams To Perform at Mawazine Festival
Rabat - Maroc Culture Association has announced on Friday the participation of American rapper and songwriter Pharrel Williams in the 14th edition of the Mawazine Rhytms of the World Festival. The...
View ArticleMoroccan Public School Teacher Arrested for Begging
Rabat - The police arrested a female teacher for begging last weekend in Meknes, according to the Thursday, April 9 issue of Moroccan daily Al Akhbar. The fully veiled beggar, who was outstretching...
View ArticleMorocco’s Benatia Sidelined for Two to Four Weeks Due to Injury
Rabat - Morocco international and Bayern Munich central defender Mehdi Benatia will be sidelined for a month due to a hamstring injury. It is now confirmed that the 27-year-old will miss both legs of...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI to Pay for Burial, Medical Expenses of Victims of Road Accident
Rabat - King Mohammed VI sent a condolence message to the families of the dead and injured of the tragic accident that took place on Friday near the city of Tantan, southern Morocco, and decided to...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon Releases His Annual Report on Western Sahara
New York- The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon released on Friday his annual report on the situation in the Western Sahara. The report, which was obtained by Morocco World News, was...
View ArticleMorocco, American MCC to Provide Technical Assistance to African Countries
Rabat - Morocco and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed on Thursday in Washington a memorandum of understanding under which the kingdom provides African countries with its "exemplary...
View Article2M TV Cancels Its Caftan Show After Tan Tan Tragic Accident
Rabat - Moroccan television channel 2M has decided not to air all of its weekend shows that fall under the entertainment category in the wake of the Tantan tragedy that claimed the lives of 33 people...
View ArticleTan Tan Accident: 2M Channel Cancels ‘Rachid Show’
Rabat - After the tragic deaths of 33 people, including 20 promising young athletes between the age of 10 and 14 near the city of Tantan, Moroccan television channel 2M has decided not to air Friday's...
View ArticleMoroccan Economy Made Important Development in Macroeconomic Stability: IMF
Rabat- In 2014, the Moroccan economy made important developments in maintaining macroeconomic stability in a difficult environment, thanks to "strong policy actions" implemented by the authorities,...
View ArticleIn Pictures: Morocco in 1960’s-1980’s
Rabat - Following are some unique photos, displaying the fabulous charm of the Moroccan life style in the 1960's and 1980's. [caption id="attachment_155939" align="aligncenter" width="626"] Casablanca...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon Highlights “Need” to Conduct Census in Tindouf Camps
New York- The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, has called for the registration of the population living in the Tindouf camps in his annual report to the United Nations on the...
View ArticleRoyal Air Maroc Receives Second Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Rabat - Morocco's flag carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), received its second Boeing 787 Dreamliner which landed Saturday morning at Mohammed V International airport in Casablanca. This new acquisition,...
View ArticleMorocco Defeats China in World Series of Boxing
Rabat - Team Moroccan Atlas Lions defeated China Dragons in week 12 of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) in Casablanca on Friday. It is the third successive victory for the Moroccan franchise in the...
View ArticleAlgerian Media: Unthinkable Obsession and Paranoia Toward Morocco
By Majid Morceli San Francisco- Ask any Moroccan official about dealing with Algeria and the first things that come to mind are obsession and paranoia regarding the state of mind of the Algerian...
View ArticleMorocco Denies Truck That Caused Tan Tan Accident Was Carrying Fuel
Rabat- The Moroccan Interior Ministry denied Sunday that the vehicle that collided with a bus on Friday morning, in the province of Tan Tan, causing 33 deaths, was tanker truck used in the traffic of...
View ArticleMaroc Telecom Replaces Meditel as Sponsor of Gnaoua World Music Festival
Fez - Maroc Telecom will become the official sponsor of The Gnaoua World Music Festival in Essaouira, after offering more money than Meditel. Since its inception, Meditel, Morocco’s second...
View ArticleNicolas Cage Attends Caftan Show 2015 in Marrakech
Rabat- The 19th edition of the flagship event of Moroccan high couture "Caftan 2015", was organized Saturday night in Marrakesh. Indicative of future trends in high Moroccan couture, this year’s...
View ArticlePeruvian man Arrested in Morocco in Possession of 2.5 Kilos of Cocaine
Rabat- A Peruvian national was arrested Saturday at the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca in possession of two kilograms and a half of cocaine, according to Maghreb Arab Press (MAP). The...
View ArticleEnthusiasm: the Divine Path to Success
New York - Enthusiasm is a key ingredient to a successful life. It is a sign from God to help us discover what our purpose is, a sort of divine compass that directs us towards the things we are meant...
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