Unveiling in Paris of Commemorative Plaque Honoring late King Mohammed V
Paris - A commemorative plaque honoring late King Mohammed V as Companion of Liberation was unveiled Tuesday in the Mohammed V Square in Paris, to mark the 71th anniversary of the liberation of...
View ArticleRegional and Municipal Elections in Morocco: To Boycott or Not to Boycott?
Fez - With municipal and regional elections in Morocco coming up imminently, Moroccans are hoping for change – changes to improve their financial situation and their standard of living. However, the...
View ArticleNiqabi Woman Runs for Morocco’s Municipal Elections
Rabat - A photo of a niqabi candidate on the female list of the Party of Renaissance and Virtue, a Salafist political party representing itself as being modern Islamist, running for the municipal...
View ArticleIranian Movie Depicts Prophet Mohammed By Showing ‘Back of His Head’
Rabat - An Iranian film about the Prophet Mohammed's childhood premiers on Wednesday in 143 movie theaters throughout Iran, according to media reports. The 171-minute film 'Mohammed, Messenger of God'...
View ArticleMarrakech: David Bloch Gallery to Host Four New Art Exhibitions
Casablanca - The David Bloch Gallery in Marrakech, founded in 2011, brings together several art exhibitions for the public to view, analyze and enjoy. Sensitive Eyes - From September 11 to October 19...
View ArticleMorocco Slams Switzerland for allowing Polisario to Join the Geneva Convention
Fez - Morocco rejected on Tuesday the decision of the Swiss government to accept the accession of the Polisario Front, the separatist movement that calls for the independence of the Western Sahara, to...
View ArticleMorocco Slams AFP’s ‘False Information’ on Western Sahara’s Bern
Rabat - Morocco slammed on Monday the information published by Agence France Press (AFP), in which it presented the berm of the Western Sahara as a separation wall. “The Information provided by French...
View ArticleOasis Festival 2015 to Take Place in the Red City of Morocco
Casablanca - Morocco’s Oasis festival announced their complete 2015 summer program in Marrakech. Oasis is a comfy destination music festival featuring today’s top underground electronic talent. The...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia to Pay for Submarine Morocco Will Buy from Russia: Source
Rabat - Morocco and Russia may sign an agreement on the supply of the Amur-1650 diesel-electric 4th-generation project 677E submarine – and Saudi Arabia may be paying the bill. According to Russian...
View ArticleI Fear For My Life: Benkirane
Rabat - Head of government Abdelilah Benkirane made a surprising statement on Tuesday in the northern city of Tetouan in which he said that he fears for his life. The Secretary General of the Justice...
View ArticleRoyal Air Maroc Denies Crash of Its Plane in Agadir Airport
Rabat - Royal Air Maroc, Morocco’s national carrier, has denied the rumors reported by some electronic news websites saying that one of its planes had an accident in Agadir Airport. In a communiqué...
View ArticleMoroccan Salafist Cleric Defends Heroine of Controversial Film ‘Much Loved’
Rabat - Mohammed Fizazi, a reformed Moroccan Salafi-jihadist sheikh, has defended the heroine of the controversial film by Nabil Ayouch"Much Loved”. In a video posted on YouTube, the cleric said that...
View ArticleEU Reaffirms its Support for Morocco’s Migration, Asylum Policy
Brussels - The European Union reaffirmed its support to Morocco's new migration and asylum policy, which is based on full respect for human rights and aims to integrate legal migrants and recognize...
View ArticleMoroccan Artist Participates in Global Competition on Sculpture Arts
By Yasyn Mouhir Marrakech - Moroccan artist Mohamed El Aadi participates in the biggest competition of sculpture arts on wood in Japan, taking place August 18-30, 2015. According to Media24, Mohammed...
View ArticleIsrael Urges Its Citizens to Avoid Morocco for Non-Essential Travel
Rabat - The Counter-Terrorism Bureau of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office has called upon Israeli citizens to avoid Morocco for non-essential travel. Last week, Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau...
View ArticleMorocco has the Arab World’s Cheapest ADSL: Survey
Rabat - Morocco has the cheapest digital subscription for ADSL in the Arab world in 2015, a new report from the Arab Advisors Group revealed. The report, which provides an analysis for the price of...
View ArticleAfter Tangier Money Truck Robbery, DGSN Presses Banks to Boost Security
Rabat - Following the attempted robbery of a cash-transit truck in Tangier, Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has hired a special committee to carry out checks on banks’...
View ArticleYemeni President Flies to Tangier to Meet Saudi King
Rabat - Yemeni President, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, is due to arrive on Thursday evening in Tangier, northern Morocco, to meet with Saudi Arabia’s king Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Morocco’s daily...
View ArticleMarrakech’s ESAV Among Top 15 International Film Schools
Rabat - Marrakech's Ecole Supérieure des Arts Visuels (the School of Visual Arts) ESAV has been selected among the best international film schools, according to the Hollywood Reporter. ESAV has made...
View ArticleLeon Reiterates Gratitude to Morocco for Supporting Inter-Libyan Peace Talks
New York (UN) - UNSG special representative for Libya Bernardino Leon reiterated, on Wednesday before the UNSC, his gratitude to Morocco for supporting the inter-Libyan dialogue process which led to...
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