Over $600 Million to Be Invested in Morocco’s Oil and Gas Sector
Rabat- Over five billion dirhams ($614 million) will be invested by private partners in 2014 in the sector of hydrocarbons and mining, Amina Benkhadra, director of Morocco’s national office for...
View ArticleSix Moroccans Among 36 Journalists Nominated for Dubai Press Club Awards
Rabat- Six Moroccan journalists have been nominated for awards at the 13thannual Dubai Press Club’s Arab Journalism Awards that take place on June 21, 2014, in Dubai. The Club announced the 36...
View ArticleCab Ride Experience in Morocco, a Sweet Dream or a Nightmare?
Fez - Returning home to live in your own country after a long time dwelling abroad for whatever reason — vacationing, a self-discovery trip, a pursuit of knowledge journey — can be fraught with...
View ArticleNew York: Two Moroccan-American Kids Allegedly Kidnapped by their Father
Casablanca- Hind Kettani, a Moroccan residing in the U.S., is in search for her two children allegedly kidnapped by their Moroccan father on November 21, 2011, in New York. The two brothers,...
View ArticleMorocco’s Ambassador Hands Credentials To King Juan Carlos
Madrid - King Juan Carlos of Spain received this Wednesday at the Royal palace of Madrid, Morocco's new ambassador, Mohamed Fadel Benyaich, who handed him his credentials as ambassador of King...
View ArticleTwo Young Girls Abducted via Facebook Found Captive in Casablanca
Casablanca- Two teenage girls who went missing in Marrakech were recently found captivein a house in Casablanca, according to daily Assabah. After four days of investigation, Hay Hassani police in...
View ArticleBouchra Marmoul, the first Moroccan female Jockey
Taroudant, Morocco- Bouchra Marmoul, the first Moroccan female jockey, will represent Morocco in the seventh edition of the Grand Prix of Prince Moulay Hassan on April 11 at the Casablanca-Anfa...
View ArticleGulf Countries to Form a Military Alliance with Morocco, Egypt, Jordan
Taroudant, Morocco- More than a year after the Gulf Cooperation Council invited Morocco and Jordan to join a regional grouping before withdrawing their offer, the Gulf countries are now calling for...
View ArticleTrain service in Morocco, a bittersweet necessity
By Youssef Bekkali Rabat- ONCF (Office Nationale Des Chemins de Fer) is considered as the most frequent means of transportation preferred by a great number of Moroccan citizens despite the constraints...
View ArticleTangier: Man Arrested for Stalking the King
Casablanca- Police in Tangier arrested a man on Wednesday for stalking the king in an attempt to give him a letter. The man was arrested in the November 6th Square in Tangier while he was stalking the...
View ArticleNew Video Denounces Recruitment of Young Sahrawis to Polisario Militia
Casablanca- In a recent video posted on YouTube, a young Sahrawi denounced the recruitment of Sahrawi youth to the Polisario’s armed militia. The video came as a response to another video posted a...
View ArticleMorocco: When Teens Take action
Safi, Morocco - Give teens leadership and see how well they manage it. Nothing warms the heart and revives our hope and expectations more than action take by teenagers, especially when actions are...
View ArticleJesus Never called Himself God: American Scholar
Washington- In Bart Ehrman’s latest book, he examines how a Jewish preacher from Galilee became God and comes to the conclusion that without this claim, Western civilization as we know it today would...
View ArticleBayern Munich Interested in Morocco’s Mehdi Benatia
Rabat - According to Italian Press, Bayern Munich is interested in securing the transfer of Morocco’s and AS Roma defender Mehdi Benatia. The same information was reported by Italian journalist and...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon Releases Report on the Sahara, no Human Rights Mechanism Included
New York - The annual report of the United Nations Secretary General on the “Situation in the Western Sahara” has been released on Thursday. The report, which was circulated to the members of the...
View ArticleFrench Ambassador to the UN to be Replaced in July
Taroudant, Morocco- According to Atlasinfo, Gérard Arraud, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations in New York, will leave his position in July. He will be replaced by...
View ArticleMoroccan teacher forces Female students to watch porn before raping them
Taroudant, Morocco- The Royal gendarmerie of Taroudant has arrested a schoolteacher accused of raping seven female students, according to the daily Annas issued April 10. According to the newspaper,...
View ArticleAfrican Lion 2014: US Marines ‘impressed’ by Moroccans Royal Forces
Rabat- US Marine officials stated that they were impressed by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces during Exercise African Lion 14, which was held in Tifnit, Morocco on April 3rd, in order to promote the...
View ArticleEducation: After French, Morocco to Introduce Spanish Baccalaureate
Fez- The Ministry of Education will soon introduce a “Spanish option” to the international Moroccan high school diploma beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, according to Moroccan news website...
View ArticleUS to Provide Assistance to Morocco to Fight Violent Extremism
Rabat- Morocco and the United States will strengthen their cooperation to fight violent extremism in North Africa. Alina L. Romanowski, the Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for the Middle...
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