Arab Fund Grants Morocco 500 Million Dirhams to Finance SMEs
Rabat – The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development on Monday granted Morocco a loan of 500 million dirhams to finance small and medium sized enterprises. Inked by Director General of Crédit...
View ArticleMorocco Is a ‘Major Force in The MENA Region’
By Mohamed Lakdali Fez - Morocco has become “a major force” in the MENA region, thanks to a series of fundamental reforms made under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, according to an article...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Inaugurates MAD 6.1 billion OCP Projects
Jorf Lasfar - King Mohammed VI inaugurated, Monday at the Jorf Lasfar industrial complex, a fertilizer plant dedicated to the African Market (Africa Fertilizer Complex) and the first stage of a...
View ArticleMorocco Busts ISIS-Linked Terror Cell
Rabat - Moroccan security services arrested, on Tuesday in the southern cities of Marrakech, Laayoune and Boujdour, a seven–member terrorist cell related to the so-called Islamic state (ISIS)....
View ArticleIn Pictures: Cristiano Ronaldo and His Family in Marrakech
Rabat - Pictures of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent holiday in Morocco are beginning to surface online. The pictures surface Following reports that Cristiano Ronaldo had flown onboard his...
View ArticleYoung Moroccan Migrants in Sweden, Norway to be Sent Home
By Jonathan Walsh Rabat - Sweden and Norway have announced plans to repatriate young Moroccan and Afghan migrants. It is estimated that there are currently around 800 homeless Moroccan and North...
View ArticleMoroccan Expatriates Send $6 Billion Home, Have No Representation in Parliament
New York – With the approach of the next legislative elections scheduled to be held next fall, Moroccan expatriates (referred to in Morocco as Moroccans living abroad) are wondering why the current...
View ArticleRonaldo’s Frequent Trips to Morocco Continue to Raise Questions in Spain
New York - Real Madrid super star, Cristiano Ronaldo, has Spanish press wondering about the real reasons behind his frequent trip to Morocco. The Portuguese striker made headlines this week after he...
View ArticleMorocco Adopts Measures to Face Football Hooliganism
Rabat - The Moroccan government on Wednesday announced a series of preventive and punitive measures to face football hooliganism. The government has adopted a comprehensive strategy to put an end to...
View ArticleRoyal Air Maroc to Launch New Casablanca-Rio de Janeiro Flight
Brasilia – Morocco's airline company, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), will launch a new flight between Casablanca and Rio de Janeiro starting from May, RAM Director in Brazil Mehdi El Yaalaoui said, according...
View ArticleMEP Calls for Stronger EU Commitment to Hold Population Census in Tindouf Camps
Brussels - Socialist MEP Gilles Pargneaux on Wednesday called for "stronger commitments" from the European Union to hold a population census in Tindouf camps, southwestern Algeria. In a statement to...
View ArticleYoung Moroccan Creates New Social Photo Sharing Application
Rabat - Redouane Abbad, a young Moroccan, created Groupr, a social photo sharing application that enables its users to create groups in order to access and share their photos instantly without being...
View ArticleMorocco Participates in London’s Syrian Donor Conference
London - Morocco will take part on Thursday in a donor conference in London aimed at raising the money needed to help millions of people whose lives have been torn apart by the devastating civil...
View ArticleMercedes 240: Morocco’s Invincible Taxi Car
Rabat - German automobile manufacturer Mercedes posted a video on YouTube in late January that tells the story of Mohamed El Bacha, a Moroccan taxi driver from Essaouira who drives a Mercedes Benz....
View ArticleMorocco Dismisses Imam Who Attributed Recent Earthquakes to Divine Wrath
Rabat - The Moroccan Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs dismissed an Moroccan imam following controversial comments on the earthquake that his Morocco recently. Amid widespread uproar among...
View ArticleLondon Conference Seeks to Raise $9 Billion for Young Syrian Refugees
By Johnathan Walsh Rabat - World leaders opened a donor conference in London on Thursday, with the aim of raising $9 billion for refugees who have fled Syria. Representatives from sixty countries will...
View ArticleUS Embassy in Rabat, TIBU Maroc launch Wheelchair Basketball Tour
Rabat - Continuing a successful four year relationship with the US Embassy in Morocco, the TIBU association was back again with its first 2016 session of the Wheelchair basketball tour. Surprising...
View ArticleCasablanca Police Break up Demonstration Staged by Taxi Drivers Against Uber
Rabat - Police broke up a demonstration staged by grand taxi drivers in Casablanca earlier today, after declaring that it was unlawful. The demonstration involved dozens of drivers protesting against...
View ArticleMoroccan FM Hands King Mohammed VI’s Message to UN Chief
London - Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Salaheddine Mezouar on Thursday handed a message from HM King Mohammed VI to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. During a meeting with...
View ArticleWith Noor Ouarzazate, Morocco Hosts the World’s Largest Solar Power Complex
Ouarzazate - Noor Ouarzazate, the first solar power project run by the Moroccan Solar Energy Agency (MASEN), is the world’s largest solar power complex with an overall capacity of 580MW. Built on...
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