Delta Air Lines Plans New Marrakech-Washington D.C. Direct Route
Rabat - American airline company "Delta Air Lines" plans to open a direct route between Washington D.C. and Marrakech. Morocco’s Minister of Tourism Lahcen Haddad confirmed the airline’s proposal of...
View ArticleRonaldo and His Alleged Girlfriend to Spend New Year Festivities in Fez
Rabat - Real Madrid’ super star, Cristiano Ronaldo, is allegedly spending the last days of 2015 in Fez, Morocco’s spiritual capital. According to Moroccan daily L’Economiste, the Portuguese player...
View ArticleMorocco’s Royal Family to Spend New Year’s Eve in Hong Kong
Rabat - Members of Morocco’s royal family will travel together to China for a private visit this Wednesday. Morocco’s King Mohammed VI will be accompanied by his oldest son, Crown Prince Moulay El...
View ArticleInterview With the Secretary General of the Forum of the Lawyer
Rabat - interview with Mr. Bouabid Benyaich, lawyer at the Bar of Casablanca and Secretary General of the Association “Forum of the lawyer’’. The ‘Forum of the Lawyer’ seeks to enrich the debate on...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Prominent Moroccans Who Died in 2015
Rabat - The world lost a number of prominent Moroccans in 2015. Morocco World News remembers them here and pays tribute to their achievements in and contributions to their various fields. Haj Mohamed...
View ArticleMandarin Oriental Marrakech Ranks World’s Best New Luxury Hotel in 2015
Rabat - “Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech” was voted most beautiful new luxury hotel in the world in 2015, according to American digital magazine “Luxury Travel Intelligence” (LTI). The five-star Moroccan...
View ArticleNational Workshop on Strategies to Combat Violence against Women in MENA
By Fatima Sadiqi Fez - ISIS Center for Women and Development at Fès, Morocco organized on 29 Decemebr a National Workshop on Strategies to Combat Violence against Women in the Middle East and North...
View ArticleMoroccan Salafists Organize Political Movement to Combat Terrorism
Taroudante - Moroccan Salafists have reportedly been organized in a political group called “Salafi Movement for Political Reform,” with the aim to guide Salafists and combat terrorism, according to...
View ArticleNew High Speed Casablanca-Tangier Rail Line to Be Inaugurated in 2018
Rabat - During a parliamentary session on Tuesday, Mohamed Najib Boulif, Morocco’s Minister Delegate to the Minister of Equipment, Transport and Logistics, said that 75 % of the high speed rail line...
View ArticleSpanish Police Push Wheelchair-Bound Moroccan Woman Onto Pavement
Rabat - A video showing two Spanish police officers dumping a supposedly disabled Moroccan woman on the ground from a wheelchair has gone viral on social media networks. [video id="EXRneQWIT2U"...
View Article25,000 Armed Officers to Protect Casablanca On New Year’s Eve
New York - Casablanca authorities have deployed 25,000 members of the armed forces across the city on Thursday evening to protect the New Year festivities from potential terrorist threats. The 25,000...
View ArticleMorocco Approved 36 Investment Projects For MAD 63 Billion in 2015
Rabat - Morocco’s Investment Commission (AMDI) approved 36 investment projects in 2015 totalingMAD 62.86 billion, to generate 8,452 jobs, Minister of Industry, Trade & New Technologies,...
View ArticleMorocco to Provide $ 1 Million Humanitarian Aid to Flood-Hit Paraguay
Rabat - Upon High instructions of HM King Mohammed VI, Morocco will provide a US$ 1 million emergency humanitarian aid to flood-hit Paraguay, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation said...
View ArticleMorocco: Drunk Police Officer Forgets His Gun In Passenger Train
Rabat - A Moroccan policeman is in deep trouble after forgetting his service weapon inside a passenger train because he was allegedly drunk on New Year’s Eve. The judicial police at Rabat Police...
View ArticleMoroccan Police Bust ‘Rich Kids’ Cocaine Trafficking Network
Rabat - Police has dismantled a cocaine trafficking network allegedly composed of young members of very wealthy Moroccan families. Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) busted a...
View ArticleMorocco Not on the List of Unstable Countries for 2016: Survey
New York - Morocco earned another recognition as a safe country as it has been excluded from a list of “potentially unstable areas for 2016”. According to “Preventive Priorities Survey: 2016”, an...
View ArticleMorocco’s Net International Reserves Amounted to MAD 222.3 Billion as of...
Rabat - Morocco’s net international reserves amounted to MAD 222.3 billion until December 25, 2015, recording a 23.2 pc increase on an annual basis, Bank Al-Maghrib announced. The central bank...
View ArticleMorocco Strongly Condemns Attacks on Saudi Diplomatic Missions in Iran
Rabat - Morocco's Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned the attacks on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad. "These acts are inconsistent with diplomatic norms and...
View ArticleNew Postage Stamps Honor Morocco’s Historical Figures
Taroudant - The Moroccan post office, Barid Al Maghrib, released new postage stamps featuring Moroccan well-known historical figures. The new postage stamps, by which the post office aims to pay...
View ArticleDonald Trump Campaign Manager Says Morocco’s Video Disguise Was Intentional
New York - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump unveiled his first campaign television ad on Monday. The 30-second “approved message” by Trump has everyone talking about it, but for a very...
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