Morocco-EU Association Council Holds 11th Session in Brussels
Brussels - The Morocco-European Union association committee opened this Monday in Brussels its 11th session in the presence of a large Moroccan delegation chaired by minister of foreign affairs and...
View ArticlePalestinian President Commends Morocco’s Support to Palestinian People
Ramallah - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas commended Morocco's support to the Palestinian people and their cause, reports Palestinian news agency "WAFA." The Palestinian president who received on...
View ArticleEgyptian news source publishes strange rumor on tsunami threat in Morocco
Sidi Ifni - According to the Al Doustour newspaper website, Morocco will face the strongest tsunami in the world beginning on December 26, due to heavy rains in Western countries and adverse climate...
View ArticleMorocco brushes off rumors on tsunami published by Egyptian newspaper
By Aissam El Hani Tetouan - A Moroccan official brushed off the piece of news published yesterday by the Egyptian newspaper “Al Dostor” according to which Morocco will witness one of the worst...
View ArticleMoroccan workers protest against Irish gas exploitation company “Circle Oil”
By Maha Naami Rabat - More than a hundred workers, from Machraa Bel Ksiri (99 Km north east of Rabat) protested last Wednesday morning in front of Rabat's headquarters of Circle Oil, an Irish...
View ArticleMorocco, EU to launch negotiations on facilitating visa procedures
Brussels - Negotiations for the conclusion of an agreement facilitating visa procedures between Morocco and the European Union will soon be launched, said the EU in a declaration adopted at the end of...
View ArticleMorocco, first Non-European country to join the European Audiovisual Observatory
Casablanca - Morocco is now the 41th member of the European Audiovisual Observatory, becoming the first non-European country to join this organization based in Strasbourg. Morocco will be represented...
View ArticleFIFA expresses dissatisfaction with lack of locker rooms in Marrakech...
Marrakech - Football’s world governing body FIFA has expressed serious discontent regarding the lack of locker rooms in the training field of Marrakech stadium just one day ahead of the semi final...
View ArticleMoroccan-Spanish ties are very strong, Spanish minister
Brussels - The Moroccan-Spanish relations are very strong and involve a vast array of fields, said on Monday in Brussels, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo. "Our relationship is very...
View ArticleEU: Morocco plays key role within UfM
Brussels - Morocco plays a key role in the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), said the EU in the declaration adopted at the end of the 11th EU-Morocco Association Council meeting. "The...
View ArticleLaayoune: Attorney General informs WGAD on legal rights of prisoners in Morocco
Laayoune - The Attorney General of the King at the Court of Appeal in Laayoune, Abdelkarim Chafai informed the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) on the legal and human rights approach, and...
View ArticleEU welcomes progress made by Morocco in implementing constitutional reforms
Brussels - The European Union welcomed, Monday in Brussels, the progress made by Morocco in the implementation of constitutional reforms. "Two years after the adoption of a new constitution, the EU...
View ArticleEU-Moroccan Association Council adopts 2013-2017 Action Plan for...
Brussels - The 11th meeting of the EU-Moroccan Association Council which was held in Brussels on Monday adopted a new Action Plan for the implementation of the advanced status which defines the...
View ArticleSpain, Morocco, avert mass attempt to cross border
MADRID - Security forces averted an attempt by about 1,000 migrants to rush a towering, triple-layer border fence separating Morocco from the Spanish-held north African territory of Melilla, Spain's...
View ArticleCasablanca Buses to Adopt the Tram’s Ticket System in mid-2014
Casablanca - According to daily La Vie Eco, Casablanca’s M’dina buses will start using the same ticket management system used by Casa Tram by the first half of 2014. According to the same source, the...
View ArticleFirst batch of ‘refugee card’ distributed in Rabat
Rabat - The first batch of "refugee card" was distributed Tuesday in Rabat, under the supervision of Nasser Bourita, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. The cards were...
View ArticleUN calls for an end to torture confessions in Morocco
RABAT - Morocco must put an end to the practice of convicting detainees on the basis of confessions obtained through torture, a visiting group of UN experts said Wednesday. "The working group (on...
View ArticleSahel: Morocco reaffirms commitment to UN strategy, ambassador
New York - Morocco urged, Wednesday at UN headquarters in New York, the international community to provide full support to ensure the success of the strategy of the United Nations for the Sahel....
View Article“Beckenbauer told me Rajaouis played samba instead of Mineiro:” Blatter
Marrakech - FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter said that German legend Franz Beckenbauer was expecting Brazilian team of atlético mineiro to play samba during the semi-final clash against Raja of...
View ArticleMorocco: Teachers seeking wage promotion stage a mass demonstration
By Mohamed Naj Rabat - Thousands of teachers gathered in Rabat last Tuesday to participate in a mass demonstration organized by the National Coordination of Teachers holding Master Degrees and the...
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