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Morocco: Up to 5 Years in Jail for Two People on Terrorism Charges
Salé - The criminal court in charge of terrorism affairs at the Salé appeal court's annex on Thursday passed sentences ranging from two years to five years imprisonment against two people sued in...
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King Mohammed VI Rejects Request to Hold Phone Call with Nigerian President
Rabat - King Mohammed rejected a request made by Nigerian authorities to hold a phone conversation with the Nigerian President. In a communique released on Friday, Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign...
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UNCTAD Ranks Morocco 16th in Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
Tangier - Morocco came first in Africa taking the 16th position in the global 2014 Liner Shipping Connectivity Index conducted by the UN trade and investment body (UNCTAD). Morocco’s liner shipping...
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Moroccan Economy Shows Resilience To External Shocks in 2014: Minister
Rabat - The Moroccan economy showed resilience to external shocks in 2014 despite the unfavorable international context, Economy and Finance Minister said on Thursday in Rabat. Speaking to the press...
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Air Arabia Maroc to Launch Two Naples-Casablanca Weekly Flights
Rome - Low cost airline, Air Arabia Maroc, announced that it will be operating two weekly flights linking Casablanca to Naples as of March 30. The launch of this air route aims at meeting the...
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Moroccan Education: Commission Retracts Recommendation to Replace French by...
Rabat - Despite all the media hype, it seems that English will not replace French in the Moroccan curriculum after all. Will Morocco ever escape from the francophone influence? The switch of the...
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Morocco Slams ‘Unfair’ Statement by Reporters Without Borders
Rabat - Communication Ministry on Friday slammed the statement of Reporters Without Borders (RWB) on freedom of expression in Morocco as "unfair, unjustified and contradictory with the reality of...
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Inter-Libyan Political Talks Take Place in “Positive Spirit”: Bernardino Leon
Rabat - Inter-Libyan political talks, which resumed Friday in Skhirate, on the outskirts of Rabat, in the presence of representatives of different Libyan stakeholders, to find a peaceful solution to...
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Morocco’s Major Opposition Party Calls for Amnesty of Cannabis Growers
Rabat - The Istiqlal Party (IP) has requested amnesty for Cannabis growers. According to Asabah daily newspaper in its weekend issue, the parliamentary group of the Istiqlal party in the House of...
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UN Says Inter-Libyan dialogue in Morocco is Making progress
Rabat - UNSG special representative for Libya Bernardino Leon announced, on Friday in Rabat, that progress has been made in the two main topics on the table of inter-Libyan political talks, held since...
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Morocco among Best Destinations For Muslim Travelers
Rabat- Morocco has been ranked among the best destinations for Muslim travelers within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, according to the MasterCard and CresentRating's 2015 Global Muslim...
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Moroccan Salah Entertainer wins Arab Got Talent 4
Taroudante- The Moroccan dancer who goes by the name Salah Entertainer won Saturday the 4th season of the Arabs Got Talent, an Arab reality television talent show broadcast by MBC4. Following an...
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Moroccan Film “Fever” Wins “Golden Stallion’ at Festival of African Cinema
Taroudante- "Fever", a film by Moroccan director Hicham Ayouch, won the Golden Stallion award, the most prestigious award at the Festival of African Cinema on Saturday in Ouagadougou. During the...
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King Abdullah II, Queen Rania of Jordan to Visit Morocco Next Week
Rabat- King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan will pay an official working visit to Morocco on March 10-12 at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and...
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King Mohammed VI Thanks Fans of Facebook Page Devoted to Him
Rabat - Soufiane El Bahri, administrator of the Facebook page dedicated to King Mohammed VI, posted on Sunday a message where the Moroccan monarch thanks the fans of the page. "God bless you, thank...
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Satirical Video Mocks Morocco’s PM on Women’s Day
Rabat - A satirical video, posted on YouTube on March 7, depicts Abdelillah Benkirane, Morocco’s Head of Government, doing housework and singing Zina Daoudiya’s controversial song, “Atini saki.” The...
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Moroccan Court Orders Auction of Miloud Chaabi’ Aswak Assalam Group
Rabat- Casablanca’s Commercial Court has ordered the seizure of Assawak Asalam group’s shares, a 99% subsidiary of Ynna Holding, owned by Moroccan billionaire Miloud Chaabi. The President of the...
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Morocco ‘Key Partner’ For France: French FM
Rabat - Morocco is a "key partner for France" and the two countries will be working together on an "equal footing", French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said. "Morocco is a key partner for France...
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EU Allocates 70 Million Euros in Support Of Morocco’s Judicial System Reform
Brussels - The European Union will earmark 70 million Euros for a program in support of Morocco’s reform of the judicial system, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy...
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Morocco in Top 10 Countries in ‘2015 Islamic Growth Markets Investment Index’
Rabat - Morocco has been ranked among the top ten countries in the 2015 Islamic Growth Markets Investment Index, which ranks the investment potential of countries within the Organization of Islamic...
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