Morocco made great strides in maternal and child health: WHO
Sidi Ifni, Morocco - According to the World Health Organization, Morocco has adopted a national plan to improve maternal and child health over the last year. The Moroccan Minister of Health, El...
View ArticleIndia determined to reinforce cooperation relations with Morocco, Indian FM
Marrakech- Indian foreign minister Shri Salman Khurshid expressed, Saturday, his country's determination to foster cooperation ties with Morocco. India wants to foster its cooperation with Morocco in...
View ArticleAmerican Actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman dies at 46
New York- American award-winning actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman died on Sunday in New York. The American actor was found dead in his Greenwich Village apartment in Manhattan, according to reports from...
View ArticleLebanese Haifa Wehbe among the world’s most beautiful women
Taroudant- Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe was chosen among the 30 Most Beautiful Women of 2014 in a recent poll conducted by online magazine 'Hollywood Buzz.' The 37-year-old Lebanese singer and actress,...
View ArticleMorocco Advances 28 places in 2014 Environmental Performance Index
Taroudant, Morocco-Morocco ranks 81st in the world in the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) According to the Environmental Performance Index released in January 2014, Morocco is ranked 81st...
View ArticleSwelling surf culture hits Moroccan shores
Fez - Morocco may be known for its mouth-watering couscous and sandy Sahara camel rides but a new surf trend is taking over this coastal country suitably perched on Africa's northwest corner. Morocco's...
View ArticleMarrakech to Host 4th edition of the International Conference on Multimedia...
Casablanca - From 14th to 16th April 2014, Kenzi-Farah Hotel in Marrakech will host the fourth edition of the International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems (ICMCS'14). ICMCS'14 is...
View ArticleBlack Friday in Marrakech: Four People Found Dead
Casablanca - Last Friday, January 31, was a black Friday for Marrakech—four people were found dead in different locations in the city, two of whom had committed suicide. According to daily Moroccan...
View ArticleThis room is for solutions
Inezgane, Morocco - I was a Fulbright exchange teacher in the State of Indiana, motivated and eager to teach and learn as much as well. I lived with my American host and Fulbright partner and her...
View ArticleSlight increase in unemployment rate in Morocco: HCP
Rabat- The overall rate of unemployment has increased by 43,000 people at the national level, said the high Commission for Planning (HCP) in its analysis of the labor market in 2013. This is result of...
View ArticlePublication of the 32nd Issue of “Languages and Linguistics”
Fez- The 32nd issue of the international journal “Languages and Linguistics” has just been released on the theme of "Language, Culture and Education: A Critical Perspective." Edited by Professor Moha...
View ArticleBenatia denies allegations that he regretted playing for Morocco instead of...
Rabat- Moroccan international Mehdi Benatia has denied allegations which have been made against him by some Algerian media outlets. The AS Roma defender wrote via his Twitter account that he never...
View ArticleAmerican Singer Jason Derulo to perform at Morocco’s Mawazine Festival
Taroudant, Morocco- American singer Jason Derulo is set to perform at the Mawazine Festival on May 31 at OLM-Souissi in Rabat. In a press release on its website, l'Association Maroc Cultures (the...
View ArticleSaharawi tribe calls on UN for alleged suppression of protests in Tindouf camps
El Jadida- “Rguibat Sawa’id”, a tribe in the city of Laayoune, has asked the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon, to urgently take action to stop aggression against protestors by the...
View ArticleDo our National TV channels represent Moroccans?
Chefchaouen- When TV channels demolish the bridge that links our present to our past, can they be called national? When we lose sight of our tradition, will we remain Moroccans? I still remember...
View ArticleSix Thousand Teachers are Still on Strike, Who is to Blame?
Casablanca - Teachers who hold high degrees are still manifesting for their right to promotion. For more than two months, thousands of teachers have been uttering the same words: dignity, social...
View ArticleMoroccan Ministers who don’t have the same resumé of Hassan II’s driver
Casablanca - What has happened to Moroccan ministers these days? Especially the young Abdeladim Guerrouj who got himself into a trap by buying chocolates with taxpayers’ money. On top of that, he...
View ArticleWhy is Benkirane so Present in the Activities of his Party?
Casablanca- Despite a busy schedule and constant concerns, Abdelilah Benkirane, the head of government doesn’t miss any activities of his Justice and Development Party. Whether it be a big event or a...
View ArticleA reflection on “the perks of dating a Moroccan man” controversy
Ohio - On the “Perks of dating a Moroccan man” Katrina Bushko’s article that enflamed and enraged some to the point of declaring it blasphemous, I’d like to simply state that the unwarranted assault...
View ArticleMoroccan Researcher Receives the 2014 award of the World Federation of...
Casablanca - Abdeslam El Khamlichi, director of Rabat’s Center for the Training of African Neurosurgeons in Rabat, received the 2014 award of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies. Abdeslam...
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