Amid World AIDS Epidemic, Morocco Making Progress
By Kaitlin Junod Rabat - While HIV and AIDS infections are rising in the Middle East and North Africa, Morocco has made substantial progress in fighting HIV/ AIDS, wrote Navid Mandani for Nature...
View ArticleBenkirane to Education Minister: I Am the One the King Appointed to Head the...
Rabat - Benkirane took his Education Minister Rachiad Belmokhtar by surprise on Tuesday when he told him that he should focus rather on less controversial issues and work to fix the issues that...
View ArticleAir Arabia Maroc to Launch New Route Between Fez and Toulouse
Rabat - Moroccan low-cost airline Air Arabia Maroc will begin operations of a new route between Fez and Toulouse, France starting on March 29, 2016. According to a statement by the airline on November...
View ArticleMorocco Invests MAD 30 Billion in Rural Roads
By Cindy Basha Rabat - The Moroccan government announced on Tuesday that it had invested MAD 30 billion to building roads in rural areas. The Minister of Transport, Equipment and Logistics, Aziz...
View ArticleMorocco Among Top Three Countries With Highest Number of Unhappy Workers
Rabat - Morocco has ranked among the top three countries with the highest number of unhappy workers in the world, on the global workforce happiness index. The report was released by Swedish employer...
View ArticleRabat Conference Encourages Innovation and Self-Motivation as Solution to...
Rabat - The Rabat chapter of People to People International was founded this September in an effort to impact the community through special projects and humanitarian intervention. Under the banner of...
View ArticleAddressing Food Security in Morocco at the COP21 Summit
By Kaitlin Junod Rabat - Ahead of the COP21 summit in Paris, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released a report saying natural disasters triggered by climate...
View ArticleMorocco to Open Its Embassy in Paraguay
Rabat - Morocco will soon open its embassy in Paraguay in a move to deepen relations between the two countries. Paraguay’s Foreign Affairs minister Eladio Loizaga made the announcement on Tuesday at...
View ArticleStelia Aerospace Opens Plant in Morocco
Rabat - Stelia Aerospace, a company specializing in making large structures and components for aircraft, including airliners, launched a production facility in Morocco on Wednesday, Minister of...
View ArticleThree Men Arrested in Casablanca for Counterfeit Money
Rabat - Judicial police in Casablanca arrested three men accused of attempting to sell counterfeit banknotes of MAD 200. The three forgers were detained this week in Casablanca by the members of the...
View ArticleMoroccan Christians Call on King Mohammed VI to Allow Them to Celebrate Their...
New York - Moroccan Christians have called on King Mohammed VI of Morocco to allow them to celebrate their religious festivities and traditions in freedom. A Christian group named “Eglise Marocaine”...
View ArticleHaifa Wehbe Talks to Her Moroccan Fans
New York - Lebanese superstar Haifa Wehbe published a video on her official Facebook Page announcing her arrival in Morocco. “To my fans awaiting my arrival in Morocco, I will meet you in Casablanca...
View ArticleFilmmaker Tackles Morocco’s Celebrity Culture in new Short Film
By Cindy Basha Rabat - Moroccan-Canadian filmmaker Hicham Bennir has recently completed principal production of his short film The Price of Fame. The film depicts the struggles of an actor, played by...
View ArticleMoroccan American Bridges Conference Kicks off in Washington, D.C.
By Kaitlin Junod Rabat - The Association of Moroccan Professionals will host a conference on Friday in Washington, D.C. to explore how US-Moroccan partnerships can work together to create new business...
View ArticleWorld’s Healthiest Countries: Where Morocco Stands
By Kaitlin Junod Rabat - Data from the World Bank and United Nations identifies the world’s healthiest countries. Singapore ranked first with an overall score of 89.45 percent, with Italy and...
View ArticleWhat Tunisians Said About King Muhammed VI’s Arrival in Paris COP21
Fez - King Mohamed VI was welcomed with greeting worthy of royalty at the Paris COP21 summit. Received by French President Francois Hollande and UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon, the Moroccan king...
View ArticleMoroccan Migrants Rescued At Sea By Spanish Ship
New York - A Spanish naval vessel rescued more than 280 Moroccan migrants at sea crammed together onboard a small boat in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday. According to a statement by the Spanish...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Chairs Official Launch of Moroccan Cultural Week in UAE
Rabat - King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, chaired on Friday in Abu Dhabi the official launch of the Moroccan cultural week in the United Arab Emirates. The Sovereign toured the...
View ArticleInterview: MAB Conference in DC Contributes to Success of US-Morocco Economic...
Rabat - The Association of Moroccan Professionals (AMPA) is organizing its flagship Moroccan American Bridges 2015 conference on December 4 in Washington, DC. Morocco World News asked Loubna Kadiri,...
View ArticleFormer NY Governor Calls ‘War on Radical Islam’: “I’m declaring we kill them”
New York - Former New York Governor, George Pataki, called for a “war on radical Islam” via his Twitter account on Friday. Pataki who is running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination with...
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