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Morocco’s 15th Anniversary of Sustainable Human Development
New York - In terms of sustainable human development, the story of Morocco - now celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the accession of King Mohammed VI - is a highly compelling one. It resonates...
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Gives Green Light to Moroccan Blueberries
Tinejdad, Morocco - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cleared a shipment of blueberries from Morocco for entry into the U.S. provided that it meets "phytosanitary requirements.” Under a decision...
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Los Angeles Users Call 911 over Facebook Crash
Tinejdad, Morocco - The world's largest online social network Facebook was down Friday morning for some users in a number of countries for about 30 minutes. "Earlier this morning, some people had...
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Saudi Grand Mufti Issues Fatwa against Solidarity Marches with Gaza
Fez- A fatwa has been issued against pro-Gaza marches by a Saudi cleric who says that demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians “are just useless demagogic actions.” The fatwa was issued by Saudi...
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King Mohammed VI Absent From US-Africa Summit
Rabat - King Mohammed VI won’t attend US-Africa summit scheduled to take place next in Washington, a diplomatic source in Rabat told MWN. It is still unclear whether the reason of King Mohammed VI's...
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Controversy: Video Shows Chabat Decorated by Israeli Delegation
Fez - A new video circulating on social media shows Hamid Chabt, the current mayor of Fez and head of the Istiqlal party, a major opposition party, being decorated by a delegation of the World...
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Where is capital in the twenty-first century?
Fez - The distribution of wealth is one of the most debated issues nowadays. For some, inequality would never cease growing in an increasingly unjust world. For others, there would be a natural...
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Gaza: Israeli Soldier Records Video Boasting About Targeting Mosques
By Ida Wassime Rabat- Video footage posted on YouTube allegedly shows a Mosque in the Gaza strip being blown up by the Israeli IDF followed by cheers by soldiers. This is not the first mosque targeted...
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Moroccan Scholar Gives Green Light for Jihad in Gaza
Meknes- Following the recent "weird" fatwa issued by Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti and General President for Scientific Researches and Fatwa, Abdul Aziz Al Ash-Sheikh, prohibiting pro-Gaza marches,...
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How To Tip In Morocco
Rabat - Many tourists are under the assumption that it's not necessary to tip in Morocco. Unfortunately, it is quite common for Westerners to leave no gratuity for the service men and women who have...
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Madonna’s Picture Over Gaza Creates War of Words
Meknes - American singer Madonna is again stirring controversy after she posted a picture on Instagram where she appears on the centre of two dancers bearing the Star of David and the Muslim star and...
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Top 5 signs of Willful Ignorance About Israeli Massacre in Gaza
By Yasmina Mrabet Washington D.C- These are what I see as the Top 5 signs that you're talking about the Israeli massacre in Gaza, Palestine with someone who is willfully ignorant and/or has little or...
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Algeria-Morocco: The Endless and Tiresome Conflict
By Majid Morceli San Francisco - Immediately after King Mohamed VI’s throne speech in which he denounced the closure of the borders between Morocco and Algeria, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of...
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UK: Muslim Baroness Warsi Resigns over Gaza
Meknes- Sayeeda Warsi, the first Muslim to serve in British Cabinet, resigned on Tuesday over Cameron's government policy on Gaza. The senior minister in Britain's Foreign Office tendered her...
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Picture of the Day: Benkirane & His Wife With Barack & Michelle Obama
New York- This picture will certainly not go unnoticed in Morocco. The picture shows Morocco’s Prime Minister, Abdelilah Benkirane, and his wife along with American President, Barack Obama and the...
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Morocco: Benkirane’s Wife Sparks Controversy on Social Media
Rabat- The picture of Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and his wife, Nabila Benkirane, with American President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hasn’t gone unnoticed in Morocco. It...
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Spain: 14 Year Old Girl Arrested on Terrorism Charges
Rabat- A 14-year-old girl was arrested, along with another teenage girl, in Spain for attempting to join a network that sends volunteers to fight with the Islamic State jihadists. “For the first time...
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Italy Expels Moroccan Imam for Preaching Annihilation of Jews
Rabat- Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano ordered on Tuesday, August 5th, the immediate expulsion of a Moroccan imam after a video emerged online of a Friday sermon in which he publicly called...
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The Not So Moroccan Exception
Vancouver, Canada - Not one day passes by where we are not reminded by the Arab Spring. This wave of uncontrolled protests and organized anarchy has not failed either of Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Iraq,...
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Morocco Always Urged Respect of Libya’s Unity, Sovereignty : Minister Bouaida
Washington - Morocco has always urged for the respect of the unity, the sovereignty and the security of Libya and called for the cessation of violence, said minister-delegate of Foreign affairs and...
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