Benkirane Accuses PAM of Buying Votes in Rural Areas
Rabat - Abdelilah Benkirane, the Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), harshly criticized the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) after it dominated the countryside during...
View ArticleRussian Delegation Visits Morocco to Strengthen Energy Sector Partnership
Taroudante - An important Russian delegation in the energy industry is expected to visit Morocco from September 8 to 11 on a business mission. The Moroccan Department of Energy, Mines, Water and...
View ArticleMoroccan Woman Steals MAD 360 k from Saudi Man She Met Online
Rabat - A Moroccan woman is accused of stealing MAD 360, 000 from a Saudi man she met online. According to daily newspaper Asabah on Monday, the woman met the Saudi man on a social media website and...
View ArticleMorocco to Take Part in Ground Operations in Yemen
Rabat - Morocco is poised to participate in a ground operation to restore legitimacy in Yemen and fight the Iran-backed Houti rebels. Troops from nine Arab countries, including Morocco, are expected...
View ArticleInternal Security Forum Praises Morocco’s Approach in Fighting Religious...
Taroudante - Experts at the Internal Security Forum held September 2 to 5 at the headquarters of the Czech Parliament in Prague praised Morocco’s efforts in the fight against radicalism, religious...
View ArticleMorocco Participates in International Embassies Festival in Romania
Taroudante - Morocco flew its flag high at the first ever Embassies Festival held in Bucharest, Romania, September 1 to 5. The Embassies Festival, organized by ESCU Association, under the auspices of...
View ArticleMorocco Grants Visa to Syrian Refugee Child Haider to Join His Father
Rabat - Following a YouTube video gone viral in which 10-year-old Syrian refugee Haider appeals to King Mohammed VI to grant him a visa to enter Morocco and join his father, the young boy will get his...
View ArticleRAM’s CEO Forecasts Gloomy Prospects for Morocco’s Tourism Industry
Rabat - Royal Air Maroc (RAM) chief Driss Benhima forecasts a gloomy phase for Moroccan tourism industry this winter, according to news website Media24 on Tuesday. The CEO of Morocco's national...
View ArticleHamid Chabat Breaks His Promise, Says He Won’t Resign
Rabat - The Secretary General of the Istiqlal party (PI) Hamid Chabat broke his promise that he would step down if his party fails to win the municipal and regional elections, which were held last...
View ArticleWorld Tourism Cities Federation Confident in Morocco’s Capacity to Host its...
Beijing - General Secretary of the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF), Li Baochun, expressed, here Monday, his confidence in Morocco's capacity to successfully host the WTCF annual summit, which...
View ArticleMoroccan Salafist Threatened with Death for Refusing to be ISIS’ Mufti in...
Rabat - Moroccan Salafist, cheikh Abou Al Fadl Omar Haddouchi, claimed that he received a ‘very high’ offer from the Islamic State to be their “official mufti,” in Morocco. He said ISIS offered him...
View ArticleMoroccans Lie Face down in Rabat’s Beach in Solidarity with Syrian Refugees
Taroudant - A group of Moroccans lay face down in Udayas beach in Rabat, Morocco’s capital city, in a position similar to the image of the drowned Syrian toddler who was washed up in one of Turkey’s...
View ArticleGerman Company Opens Plant in Morocco
Taroudant - Germany's Kromberg & Schubert announced the opening of a production unit in the industrial zone of the city of Kenitra, about 50 kilometers from Rabat. The German company’s global...
View ArticleMoroccan and Indonesian business operators mull means to boost investments
Casablanca - Moroccan and Indonesian businessmen mulled on Tuesday means to boost investments in the two countries and promote their presence in the Middle East. The Indonesian businessmen informed...
View ArticleMoroccan Police Officers in Court For Covering Drug Dealers Activities
Rabat - Police officers suspected of covering the activities of drug traffickers who were arrested in July in Fez will face trial for their crimes. An investigation conducted by the Central Bureau of...
View ArticleOum El Ghait Benssahraoui To Release New Album “Zarabi”
Rabat - Following her successful 2013 album, “Soul of Morocco,” Moroccan Sahrawi singer Oum El Ghait Benssahraoui will release her new album, entitled ‘Zarabi’ (Carpets), on September 22 as a tribute...
View ArticleVan Gaal Says £36m Anthony Martial Fee was “Ridiculous”
Rabat - Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal admitted that the amount of money his club spent to sign the teenage Anthony Martial from AS Monaco is “ridiculous.” The 19-year-old French...
View ArticleLeaked Video Shows Inhumane Conditions in Polisario Prisons
Rabat - A video posted on YouTube shows the inhumane conditions inside a Polisario prison in the Tindouf camps in Algeria. The jail has been allegedly used by separatists with the support of the...
View ArticleDiesel Prices in Morocco Are Lower than Worldwide Average: Report
Rabat - A new report released on Monday by Global Petrol Prices ranks Morocco among countries where the price of diesel is below the worldwide average (US $0.92 per liter). The report noted that...
View ArticlePicture: Miss Morocco Contest in 1960’s
Taroudant - The appreciation of beauty is something characteristic of every human, but organizing beauty contests officially became part of Moroccan society in the 1960s. Zamane, a Facebook page of a...
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