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King Mohammed VI in a ‘Selfie’ with a Moroccan Citizen
New York- A photo received by MWN shows King Mohammed VI in a 'selfie' with a Moroccan citizen. The young girl looks very happy to take a 'selfie' with the Moroccan monarch, who just celebrated his...
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Traders Borrowing Record Cash to Fund UK Stock Purchases in Rising Market
Marrakech- Market traders on the London Stock Exchange are borrowing record amounts of cash to invest in the UK’s rising stock markets, according to an article in The Daily Telegraph. A similar...
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Polisario and the Search for Another Card to Play
By Majid Morceli San Francisco – I had to sit through twelve agonizing minutes watching an interview of the head of the Polisario Mohammed Abdelaziz with the Algerian news agency APS. The first thing...
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Four Moroccan Athletes to Compete in 2014 Athletics World Cup in Marrakech
Taroudant, Morocco- The Technical Committee of the African Union for Athletics (AUA) has chosen four Moroccan athletes to participate in the 2014 Athletics World Cup that will be held in Marrakech,...
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Moroccan Soldier Charged with Recruiting for the Islamic State, Daach
Marrakech - A soldier in the Royal Moroccan Armed forces was arrested today, September 3, by the National Bureau of the Judicial Police (BNJP). According to the newspaper al-Ahdath al-Maghribiya, he...
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Morocco: Over 40k Men Made Requests to Marry Underage Girls in 2013
Rabat- The Moroccan Ministry of Justice has reportedly received over 40,000 requests for marriage of underage girls in the last year. Although the requests were denied, dozens of them allegedly married...
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Morocco Officially Raises Teacher’s Retirement Age to 65
Rabat- Amid a flash point controversy in reforming the country’s ailing retirement system, the Moroccan Parliament has passed a new bill to increase the retirement age of the educational sector’s...
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IESESCO Discredits Independent Article Regarding Moving the Prophet’s Tomb in...
Marrakesh- The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which is one of the largest Islamic organizations specializing in culture education and science based in Rabat, has denied that...
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The establishment of the Islamic State of Libya (ISL) is imminent
Rabat - The Libya of today, is no more the Libya we used to know, it is changing for the worse, at the speed of light. The Islamists of Tripoli have gone the extra mile and have booted the last...
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Kia Motors Back in Morocco
Marrakech- After a difficult period in 2010—which saw the chairman of Kia Motors Amine Belkhouya incarcerated in Oukacha prison, charged with bad management and fraud—Kia Motors has returned to Morocco...
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Morocco, Biggest Threat for Spaniards: Survey
Rabat- According to a survey conducted by the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies and commissioned by the Spanish Ministry of Defense, Spaniards perceive Morocco as the country that is most...
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World Festival of Salsa Opens in Marrakech
Marrakech- For those who love to dance and desire a glamorous and exciting experience, the 7th World Festival of Salsa opens at le Palmeraie Resort in Marrakech on September 4th. Salsa, which...
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Egypt’s First Belly dancing Reality Show Banned by Religious Body
Taroudant, Morocco- Egypt's top religious body demanded yesterday that a new X Factor-style competition for belly dancers Show be suspended for "corrupting morals" and serving "extremists" who could...
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Doha Badrane, first Moroccan doctor in Italy
Rabat- Just few days after Moroccan physician Rajae Ghanimi won the title of the best Arab medical doctor in the world, here is another example of successful and determined women who honor their...
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Spain Considers Banning the Burqa
Rabat- Spanish Minister of Interior Jorge Fernandez Diaz said on Wednesday that Spain would consider banning burqas (the full-face Islamic veil) as part of a package of planned new security reforms,...
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France: Minister of Education Attacked by Far Right Over Moroccan Muslim Roots
Rabat- After having been subjected to an unwarranted sexist slur by a French UMP Counselor last week, Moroccan-born NajatVallaud-Belkacem, France’s new Minister of Education, has been reportedly...
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American Comedian Joan Rivers Dies at 81
Rabat- American Comedian Joan Rivers died on Thursday in New York. She was 81 years-old. The American celebrity’s health condition deteriorated suddenly last Thursday after following a throat procedure...
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Seven ISIS Members Remanded in Custody in Salé Prison, Legal Source
Salé - The examining magistrate in charge of terrorism affairs at the Salé appeal court ordered, on Wednesday, to remand in custody, in Salé's local prison, seven members of a network linked to the...
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FM hands message in Ramallah from King Mohammed VI to Palestinian Press
Ramallah - Foreign minister Salaheddine Mezouar handed, on Thursday in Ramallah, a message from King Mohammed VI, chairman of the Al Quds Committee to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. In a...
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Over 1,500 Moroccan Jihadists Fight in Syria: Report
Rabat- The US television channel CNN has estimated that Morocco is one of the top countries for sending jihadists to Syria. Based on the official data provided by 25 countries, CNN suggested that over...
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