USA Keen to Reinforce Cooperation with Morocco in Security, Says US Official
Rabat - The United States is keen to promote and strengthen its cooperation relations with Morocco, particularly in the field of security, US Principal Deputy Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy,...
View ArticleMorocco Arrests two Extremists Supporters of ISIS
Rabat - Two extremists, supporters of the "Islamic state" group, were arrested on Thursday in Oulad Tayma (near Agadir, south of Casablanca) and in Fez by the central bureau of judiciary...
View ArticleMoroccan Peace Activist Latifa Ibn Ziaten Booed in Paris National Assembly
Rabat - Moroccan peace activist Latifa Ibn Ziaten was booed Tuesday at the National Assembly in Paris during a meeting on secularism where she had been invited to speak. Ziaten, who is the President...
View ArticleMoroccan Student Becomes World’s Third Fastest Mental Calculator
Taroudant - Abdellah Ak-Houch, a young Spanish national of Moroccan origin won third place in the worldwide mental calculus championship held on December 5-6 in New Delhi, India. The Moroccan young...
View ArticleRonaldo to Visit Morocco Despite Gay Relationship Rumors
Rabat - Cristiano Ronaldo is due to visit Marrakech this weekend. This comes after rumors that he is in an alleged gay relationship with his Moroccan friend Badr Hari. Moroccan news website Alyaoum24...
View ArticleMoroccans Pray for Rain on Friday
Taroudant - Moroccan people performed on Friday Morning at 9:30 a.m. Salat-ul-Istisqa (Prayer for Rain) to implore God to shower on them His bounty of rain. In line with the teachings of the prophet...
View ArticleEU to Appeal ECJ’s Ruling on EU-Morocco Agriculture Agreement
Rabat - The European Union plans to appeal the European Court of Justice’s decision to annul the EU-Morocco agriculture agreement. The Council of Foreign Ministers of the European Union will appeal...
View ArticleNetherlands: Youngsters Choose Moroccan-Dutch Best Politician of 2015
Rabat - Jesse Klaver, a remarkable young Moroccan-Dutch politician has topped EenVandaag Channel’s Youngsters poll as best politician in the Netherlands in 2015. Twenty-three percent out of the 1,165...
View ArticleMoroccan Imam Under Investigation over Paris Attacks
Taroudant - Moroccan imam Abdelilah Ziyad, who was sentenced in France to eight years in prison in 1997 for plotting a terrorist attack in Morocco, has reportedly been a mentor to Omar Ismail...
View ArticleFrench Journalists Who Blackmailed Moroccan King ask Court not to use...
Rabat - The French Journalists suspected of blackmailing King Mohammed VI have protested the recordings of their voice requesting € 3 million to keep an allegedly compromising book about the Moroccan...
View ArticleMoroccan Pharmacists Stage a ‘Sit-In’ to Denounce Law Violations
Taroudant - Dozens of pharmacists in the Grand Casablanca region organized a ‘sit-in’ on Saturday in the district of Ain Sebaa in Casablanca to denounce the "non-compliance with regulatory schedules...
View ArticleSeven Moroccan Soldiers Reportedly Killed in Yemen
Rabat - Seven Moroccan soldiers were reportedly killed on Sunday night along with Saudi soldiers in a rocket strike in Yemen as fighting flared before Tuesday's peace talks. This information should be...
View ArticleWashington DC Government Rep. Explores Morocco’s Business Potential
Rabat - The Director of the District of Columbia’s Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment, Angie M. Gates, visited Morocco on December 5-13 to explore possible business...
View ArticleISIS Beheads Moroccan Woman for ‘Sorcery, Black Magic’
Rabat - A Moroccan woman was brutally executed on Monday by the terrorist organization of the so-called Islamic States (ISIS). ISIS accused the Moroccan victim of “sorcery and black magic,” according...
View ArticleBetween 1,200-1,500 Moroccans Are Fighting With ISIS: Report
Rabat - Between 1,200 and 1,500 Moroccan fighters are currently in the ranks of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) war zone, according to a new report by the New York based intelligence consultancy...
View ArticleRoyal Air Maroc Bans Moroccan Woman from Flying to Saudi Arabia
Rabat - Moroccan carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has banned a Moroccan woman from boarding a plane from Casablanca to Saudi Arabia this Monday, Moroccan media reported. The Moroccan airline employees...
View ArticleEU Foreign Affairs Ministers Appeal ECJ’s Ruling on EU-Morocco Agriculture...
Brussels - The European Union Foreign Affairs Council has appealed this Monday the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) ruling on the EU-Morocco agriculture agreement. The Council has appealed the...
View ArticleFrance to Decorate Three Moroccan Women
Rabat - France will bestow its highest awards upon three Moroccan women. The Ambassador of France in Morocco will decorate on Tuesday Nadia Bezad, Soumaya Guessous and Faouzia Zaaboul with the...
View Article2015 Arab Knowledge Index: Morocco Ranks Second in Maghreb
Taroudant - Morocco has ranked second in the Arab Knowledge Index in the Maghreb, according to the UNDP Arab Knowledge Index. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Expresses Condolences to Zoulikha Nasri’s Family
Rabat - King Mohammed VI expressed his condolences and sympathy with the family of Zoulikha Nasri, Royal advisor, who died this Wednesday morning at the Mohammed V hospital in Rabat. On this painful...
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