Four Moroccan Everest Climbers Survive Earthquake in Nepal
Rabat- Four Moroccans who were at Mountain Everest when a devastating earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday have reportedly been traced and are unharmed. Citing Agence France Press (AFP), Huffington Post...
View ArticleMorocco Seeks to Strengthen Energy Cooperation With Russia
Rabat- Energy Minister Abdelkader Amara has presented the major lines of Morocco's national energy strategy in a meeting with his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak on Monday, according to a...
View ArticleNumber of French Tourists Visiting Morocco Decreases 36%
Rabat- The number of French bookings for vacations in Morocco has decreased by 36 per cent, according to figures from the French National Union of Travel Agencies (SNAV). The number of bookings and...
View ArticleWestern Sahara: UNSC Reiterates Support for Political Solution
New York (UN) - The UNSC reiterated on Tuesday its support for a mutually-acceptable solution to the Western Sahara conflict, and reaffirmed the pre-eminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative, as...
View ArticleUNSC: France Reiterates its Support to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Western...
Rabat - France reiterated, on Tuesday before the UN Security Council, that the Moroccan autonomy plan is "a serious and credible basis for a negotiated solution" to the Western Sahara issue, and...
View ArticleMorocco Hails Extension of MINURSO Mandate
United Nations - Morocco on Tuesday "warmly welcomed" the UNSC Resolution 2218 extending for one year the MINURSO mandate, Morocco's Ambassador to the UN, Omar Hilale said. In an opening statement...
View ArticleMorocco Pledges $1 Million in Relief to Quake-Ravaged Nepal
Rabat - Morocco has decided to provide $ 1 million in emergency grant aid to the earthquake victims in Nepal, the Foreign ministry said Tuesday. ''Upon High Instructions of HM King Mohammed VI,...
View ArticleNajib Mikati’s Son Lavish Wedding in Marrakech Costs $25 Million
Rabat - The wedding of Malick Mikati, the son of the Lebanon’s richest man and former Prime Minister Najib Mikati, reportedly cost nearly $ 25 million, according to Alyaoum24. The three-day-wedding...
View ArticleHamas Calls on Morocco to Reconsider Shimon Peres’s Visit Next Month
Rabat - Hamas called on Morocco to reconsider an expected visit by former Israeli President Shimon Peres to the kingdom next month. Israel’s former President is expected among attendees of the Clinton...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Holds Phone Call With Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Rabat - King Mohammed VI held, on Wednesday, a phone call with his brother the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Royal Household said in a statement. During their...
View ArticleMoroccan Cuisine among Top Ten Foods Preferred By British Diners
Rabat - According to a survey by restaurant booking platform Bookatable, Moroccan cuisine is among the top ten foods Brits would like to see better represented in the UK. The Moroccan cuisine is...
View ArticleMoroccan Man finds $8,000 Dollars, Returns it to its Owner
Rabat- In a gesture of honesty and integrity, a man in Morocco returned MAD 80,000 ($8156) in cash he found in a plastic bag, Alyaoum24 reported. Mohammed El Hassani, a café owner in the rural...
View ArticleEU’s Resolution Demands that Algeria Allow Census of Tindouf Population
Rabat- The European Parliament has adopted on Wednesday, April 29th a resolution that calls for the need to conduct a registration of the population living in the Tindouf camps. According to news...
View ArticlePlans Underway to Build Morocco’s Tallest Building in Western Sahara
Rabat- Plans are underway to build a 450-meter-tall tower in the Moroccan Sahara desert, known as Western Sahara. France-based architecture firm OXO ARCHITECTS has revealed a futuristic concept for a...
View Article‘AU’s Partial Stances Strip it From Legitimacy to Play Any Role’ in Western...
New York (UN) - The notoriously partial stances by the African Union (AU) in favor of Algeria and its creation "the Polisario" strip it from any credibility or legitimacy to assume any role...
View ArticleMoroccan Woman Leads to Arrest of Europe-wide Prostitution Ring
Rabat- Police in Spain and Belgium have busted a prostitution ring that forced young women from Morocco and Romania to perform sex work. The Guardia Civil and Belgian Police arrested the leader of the...
View ArticleVideo: Omar Hilale Comments on UNSC Resolution on Western Sahara
New York- Morocco on Tuesday “warmly welcomed” the UNSC Resolution 2218 extending for one year the MINURSO mandate, Morocco’s Ambassador to the UN, Omar Hilale said on Tuesday at the Security Council...
View ArticleFacebook closes Account of “Mohammed VI Fan Page” Owner
Rabat - Facebook has shut down the account of Soufiane El Bahri, the owner of a page devoted to King Mohammed VI and the Moroccan Royal family following complaints by readers. Soufiane El Bahri said...
View ArticleThe Spectrum of Language Choice for Moroccan Education
Rabat - Two or three years ago, a colleague with whom I was hardly acquainted called and asked me to join what he referred to as an elite group of Moroccan Anglophone intellectuals and activists...
View ArticleBecause of Delays Angry Protesters Block Train at Rabat Station
Rabat - Angry passengers have blocked tracks at the Temara Station near Rabat on Thursday in protest against repeated delays and lack of communication, Alyaoum24 reported. Irked by the excessive...
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