Casablanca, Second African City with Greatest Potential for Inclusive Growth
Casablanca- Casablanca, Morocco’s economic capital and melting pot city, has recently figured among Africa’s top three largest cities with the greatest potential for inclusive growth, according to the...
View ArticleBritish Muslim TV to launch in June
Tinejdad- British Muslim TV, a new TV channel, will launch this month on the British Sky digital platform. According to the channel’s website, British Muslim TV will “provide both Muslim and non-Muslim...
View ArticleMorocco’s Reduction in Pharmaceutical Drug Prices Hailed by Minister as...
Fez- Moroccan Minister of Health, Mustapha El Wardi, expressed his satisfaction on Monday with the entry into effect of the Ministry’s recent decree to reduce the prices of medicines in pharmacies all...
View ArticleRoyal Cabinet Reprimands 2M TV for Using Casual Pictures of King Mohammed VI
New York- Morocco’s Royal court issued a stern warning on Tuesday to public television channel 2M over what the protocol representatives of the Royal court described as a “professional mistake.” In one...
View ArticleMorocco Seeks to Attract Russian Tourists
Tangier- The Minister of Tourism, Lahcen Haddad, who is participating in the Morocco-Russia Economic Forum that is being held in Moscow on June 9-10, said that attracting tourists from emerging...
View Article‘Anonymous’ Threatens to Destroy beIN Sports Website for Monopolizing the...
Casablanca- Hacktivist movement “Anonymous” is back in action. The movement now aims at beIN Sports, the global network of sports channels owned by Qatari Sports Investments, for allegedly monopolizing...
View ArticleMorocco’s Attijariwafa Bank Signs Cooperation Agreement with Russia’s Sberbank
Casablanca- Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank has just landed on the Russian soil. The Moroccan bank signed a cooperation agreement with Russia’s Sberbank Monday, in Moscow, during the Morocco-Russia...
View ArticleThey Came With Cliches, They Leave With a Different Picture: Experience of...
By Ikram Ben Aicha Rabat - They thought that Morocco was just a barren desert, a land of dates and palms and camels. They came and they found iPhones, fast food, luxury cars--in short, they found...
View ArticleFIFA 2014 World Cup Countdown
By Marisa Fernandez Buenos Aires The most important sporting event in the world is in its final countdown to June 12th. On that day, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the men in yellow will be taking on the men...
View ArticleMorocco, Most Searched Summer Destination for Indians
Casablanca- Moroccan cities are increasingly captivating Indian travelers, consequently placing the kingdom on top of best go-to places for Indian lovers of breathtaking, unconventional travel...
View ArticleA 70 years old Moroccan retiree sits for Bac exams
Taroudant, Morocco- Abdesslam El Fassi, 70, a retiree from Casablanca, sat for the national baccalaureate exams, which started on Tuesday in Morocco. Probably the eldest candidate for this year, El...
View ArticleMega Churches in the U.S.
Casablanca - The aftermath of September 11, 2001, renewed a focus on the rise of fundamentalism all over the world. Since the United States is characterized by its religious diversity and the most...
View ArticleFacebookers, Beware: Virtual Interactivity Breeds Interpassivity
Kenitra - It can be argued that interactivity is one of the most distinguishing features of social networking sites. People join these sites to connect with others and make virtual relations. They look...
View ArticleGive a Smile – Poem
Safi, Morocco If you have nothing to do nor even to give For people who find it so difficult to live, Simply give them a real, thoughtful smile, It may be as generous as the flowing Nile, Only a...
View ArticleTunisian President Denies Spat With King Mohammed VI
Casablanca- Tunisian President, Moncef Marzouki, recently a guest on Tunisian television show “Liman Yajroo Fakat” (“Only for those who dare”), dispelled an earlier unsubstantiated rumor targeting...
View ArticleSpanish Magazine ¡Hola! Publishes Exclusive Photos of Princess Lalla...
Casablanca- The Moroccan version of Spanish celebrity magazine ¡Hola! has recently published exclusive pictures and details from the royal wedding of Princess Lalla Soukaina, niece of King Mohammed VI,...
View ArticleMorocco, Tunisia, Libya Organize a Regional Workshop on Public Policy
Casablanca- Supported by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), the Moroccan Center for Civic Education (MCCE) and the Tunisian Social Development and Empowerment Center organized a regional...
View ArticleTaking some Latitude on Digital Photography
Agadir - Long ago, in 1976 on the Apache Indian reservation in White River, Arizona we (Foreign exchange students in the US) were to spend a fortnight within Apache Indian tribal society and culture....
View ArticleWe Must Put an End to Street Harassment
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Walking alone on a rather well-lit street in the Columbia Heights neighborhood in D.C., I make my way home at around 11 p.m. Headphones in my ears, I’m minding my own business when...
View ArticleMorocco Forges Ahead with Conversion to Electronic Driving Licenses
Taroudant, Morocco- The Ministry of Equipment and Transport has introduced a new procedure to renew driving licenses: the old paper-based driving licenses are being replaced with new electronic...
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