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Benkirane Represents Morocco in Saudi Arabia’s “Thunder of the North” Closing...
Rabat - Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane arrived the afternoon of Mar. 9 in Saudi Arabia to represent Morocco at the closing ceremony for “Thunder of the North,” a major military maneuver...
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GCC, Jordan Reaffirm Support to Moroccan Autonomy Plan
Riyadh - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Jordan reaffirmed, here on Wednesday, their support to Morocco's autonomy plan in the Sahara. The Gulf States and Jordan said that the autonomy...
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UNSG Comments on Sahara Issue Do Not Help Negotiation Process: MEP
Brussels - The comments delivered by UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon during his tour in the region do not help the negotiation process to settle the Sahara issue, MEP and President of the EU-Morocco Friendship...
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GCC Praises Morocco Efforts in Facilitating the Signing of Skhirat Agreement
Riyadh - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers, who held here on Wednesday a meeting with Morocco and Jordan, praised the keen efforts made by Morocco in facilitating the signing of...
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Morocco to Switch to Summer Time (GMT+1) on March 27
Rabat - Like most European nations, Morocco will switch to summer daylight saving time (GMT+1) on the last Sunday of the month, March 27, at 2 a.m. Moroccans should advance their clocks by one hour on...
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English to be Taught in Primary School in Morocco
Rabat - Rachid Belmokhtar, Moroccan Minister of Education said on Wednesday in Rabat that English will be taught in the fourth grade of primary school, according to Maghreb Arab Press (MAP). “The...
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GCC Ministerial Meeting Underlines Importance of Strategic Partnership With...
Riyadh - The joint ministerial meeting of the foreign ministers of the GCC member states, Jordan and Morocco, held here on Wednesday, underlined the importance of the strategic partnership between...
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UAE, Guest of Honor at Morocco’s International Agriculture Fair
Rabat - UAE is the guest of honor of the 2016 Moroccan International Agriculture Fair (SIAM), which will be held from April 26 to May 1 in Meknes, under the theme "resilient and sustainable...
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Moroccan Man Arrested for Denouncing Corruption Released
Taroudante - Abderrahmane El Mekraoui who made international headlines after posting a video on YouTube exposing a poorly constructed new road located in the town El Djema Sahim in the Safi region,...
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King Mohammed VI to Visit Russia on March 15
Rabat - King Mohammed VI is scheduled to make an official visit to Russia on March 15. As Morocco World News reported last month, the Moroccan monarch will visit Moscow at the invitation of President...
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Bissau-Guinean Man Arrested at Mohammed V Airport with 2kg Cocaine in His...
Casablanca - A Bissau-Guinean man was arrested at Mohammed V International Airport after being found carrying 2kg of cocaine. The passenger, who arrived from the Brazilian city of São Paulo, was...
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Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank Plans Bid for Barclays’ Operations in Egypt
By Wael Maaninou Rabat - Last week Chief Executive of Barclays, Jes Staley, announced that the company will sell its 62 percent stake in Barclays Africa Group over the next two to three years....
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Fez Hosts Second Annual Comparative Theology Conference
Rabat - The second national conference “Comparative Theology: Concepts; Issues and Comparisons” will take place on March 10-11 at the convention center in Fez. The two-day event is held by the...
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UN ‘Deeply Concerned’ over Tindouf Youth Exposure to Recruitment by Terrorist...
Rabat - A high-ranking UN official on Thursday expressed his "deep concern" over the growing frustration among the youth living in Tindouf camps, exposed to recruitment by terrorist groups in the...
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5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off Morocco’s Mediterranean Coast
Rabat - A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Friday the coast of the cities of Al Hoceima and Nador, according to the the National Geophysics Institute (CNRST). The tremor, which occurred at 04:16m am...
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Khadija Benguenna to Samira Sitail: ‘Morocco is a Genuine Arab Country,...
Rabat - Famous Algerian TV anchor, Khadija Benguenna, refuted the statement made by Samira Sitail, director of information at Morocco’s second national TV channel, 2M, when she challenged Morocco’s...
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Ministry Denies Man Who Intercepted King Mohammed VI’s Motorcade Was Given...
Rabat - The Interior Ministry Denies That Man Who Intercepted King Mohammed VI’s Motorcade Had Been Issued a “Transport License” Morocco's Ministry of Interior has disputed “false information" that...
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No Case of Zika Virus in Morocco, Says Health Ministry
Rabat - No case of Zika virus has been reported in Morocco, the Health Ministry said on Friday. In conformity with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and regarding information...
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“Freedom For All” Deplores Ban Ki-moon Comments on Western Sahara
Rabat - British NGO "Freedom for All" deplored the "inappropriate" comments delivered by UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon on the Sahara issue during his tour in the region. The director of the British NGO Tanya...
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Moroccans ‘Second Least Honest People in the World,’ Study Claims
Rabat - A new British study has found that citizens who live in countries with high levels of governmental corruption, tax evasion, and fraud are more likely to be dishonest individually. The results...
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