Thousands of Jews Arrive In Morocco To Celebrate Passover
Rabat - Moroccan authorities have put strict security measures in place as over nine thousand Jews pass through Moroccan airports this week to celebrate Passover. Despite the Israeli citizens having...
View ArticleForbes Middle East: 6 of Richest 100 Arabs are Moroccans
Rabat - This month Forbes Middle East released its list of World’s Richest Arabs, which included 6 Moroccans out of 100 business tycoons from 13 countries across the region. Morocco has landed in 6th...
View ArticleProcrastination versus Delay of Gratification
Agadir - Some people resort to the “Last minute strategy” to do what they have to do or decide on critical matters that may seriously affect their lives. In that manner they put off today’s work till...
View ArticleGender in Morocco: a stream of inconsistencies and misconceptions
Kenitra - It goes without saying that men and women are different in ways that make them complete each other.It is also logical to believe that men and women are assigned different roles and tasks that...
View ArticleA Dream – Poem
Rabat Once upon a time When words were still words And smiles were real And not plastic I read on your lips A poem about love and life. Your eyes in their fascinating beauty, I remember, Broke superbly...
View ArticleEnglish Language in the Service of Morocco
Marrakech - When the Moroccan Minister of Higher Education, Lahcen Daoudi, stated that English should be the primary language for medical and information technology teaching in universities, it boosted...
View ArticleMarrakech hosts British Polo Day Morocco
Marrakech- Jnan Amar Polo Club will host the inaugural British Polo Day Morocco in aid of The Eve Branson Foundation on April 19 in Marrakech. "On Saturday 19th April, British Polo Day, presented by...
View ArticleMoroccan Marc Lasry and Wes Edens buy Milwaukee Bucks for $550 million
Taroudant, Morocco- New York-based investing giants Marc Lasry, son of Moroccan immigrants, and Wesley Edens, bought the Milwaukee Bucks for $550 million on Wednesday afternoon at the Bradley Center....
View ArticleInitiative to Preserve the Architectural Heritage of Gueliz, Marrakech
Marrakech - Heritage Month begins tomorrow, April 18th in Marrakech according to a report in the online site Made in Marrakech. Save Cinemas in Morocco Association in partnership with the City of...
View ArticleAlgerian Authorities Arrest Two Moroccan Journalists
Rabat- Two Journalists for the Moroccan TV channel 2M were arrested on Wednesday and had their equipment confiscated before they were released by the authorities in Algeria. Two days earlier, Amnesty...
View ArticlePetty Crime Rules Ok in Morocco
Rabat - In spite of denials from the Ministry of the Interior, crime rules ok in Morocco. For many citizens it seems that the police, the Forces Auxiliaires, or the gendarmes, are more interested in...
View ArticleMorocco’s Interaction With UN Human Rights System, a Strategic Choice: Official
Rabat - Morocco's interaction with the UN human rights system is "a strategic choice", said on Thursday Morocco's inter-ministerial delegate for human rights, Mahjoub El Haiba. El Haiba, who was guest...
View ArticleAlgerian presidential elections: Who’s the boss?
By Mohammed Said Rabat - As predicted by many analysts, Bouteflika will win the presidential elections in Algeria, some may even say “fair and square.” The relatively high turnout number of voters and...
View ArticleMustapha Buhendi: Muslims, Christians and Jews created a discriminatory...
Rabat - The national library in Rabat hosted an academic conference earlier this week on "religious discourse in Morocco between innovation and tradition." It was organized by the Moroccan Youth...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI pays Historic Visit to the Sahara
Fez- King Mohammed VI of Morocco started on Wednesday a historic visit to the Saharan provinces. Today, the Moroccan monarch attended the Friday prayer at the Asslam mosque in the city of Dakhla, the...
View ArticleMorocco’s Phosphates group Raises USD 1.55 Billion in Debut Sale of Bonds
Rabat- Morocco's OCP Group (phosphates) raised USD 1.55 billion in its debut international bond sale to help finance a $17 billion investment plan. Casablanca-based OCP sold USD 1.25 billion of...
View ArticleWhen teens take action (Part 2)
Safi - When teens take action, take off your hat to them; if you don’t have one on, just applaud them, but do it warmly! This is what I did when a group of students in my school took over the...
View ArticleOpinion: President Bouteflika’s Election Win, a Defeat to the Algerian People
By Mohammed Said Rabat - Algerians will remember April 17, 2014, not by the Algerian presidential elections, but rather by the image of their re-elected President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, being pushed in...
View ArticleMoroccan athlete Mariem Alaoui Selsouli suspended for 8 years for doping
Taroudant, Morocco- Moroccan athlete Meriem Alaoui Selsouli has been officially suspended for eight years following a positive doping control at a meeting in Paris July 6, 2012, according to the Royal...
View ArticleAlumni TechCamp Caravan Organized in Morocco
By Asmae Azzamouri Oujda - In collaboration with US Embassy, TechCamp Caravan, which took place on the 12th and the 13th of April, called for active members in civic society to take part in its second...
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