Morocco, Key Air Transport Hub In Africa: Embraer President
Sao Paolo - In view of its strategic location, Morocco has steadily become a key air transportation hub in Africa, Paulo Cesar Da Souza Silva, President of the leading Brazilian aircraft manufacturer...
View ArticleLack Of Integration Costs Maghreb Countries 2 To 3% Of GDP: Expert
Tunis - The lack of regional integration in the Maghreb costs the region’s countries 2 to 3% of their GDP, president of the Moroccan economists association Mustapha El Ktiri said on Monday in Tunis....
View ArticleEU to Back Morocco’s Immigration Policy
Brussels - The EU intends to back substantially the new Moroccan immigration and asylum policy which has clear goals and provides for concrete actions, mainly in terms of immigrant integration and the...
View ArticleMadrid Counterterrorism Cooperation Hailed By GCTF In Marrakech
Rabat - The Rabat-Madrid close counterterrorism cooperation was lauded by the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) which holds, Monday and Tuesday in Marrakech, the inaugural meeting of its Working...
View ArticleHouse of Advisors Passes 2015 Finance Bill Draft with Majority
Rabat - The House of Advisors on Tuesday passed the 2015 Finance Bill Draft with a majority. The draft bill was adopted by a majority of 62 votes, versus 5 votes against it, while 55 advisors...
View ArticleMorocco ‘Well-Positioned’ in Debate on Sustainable Development in Africa:...
Washington - Morocco is well-positioned in the debate on the different sustainable development challenges in Africa, wrote an analysis by US think tank Atlantic Council. "Morocco is especially...
View ArticleMoroccan Artist Mohamed Bastaoui Dies at 60
Marrakech - Moroccan artist and producer, Mohammed Bestaoui, dies today morning at the age of 60. Mohammed Bastaoui, born in Khouribgha in 1954, left a rich history of success in Moroccan Cinema and...
View ArticleMoroccan Government Strongly Condemns Attack On Pakistani School
Rabat - The Moroccan government strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar in which several children were killed last Tuesday. In a statement, The government denounced as "a...
View ArticleMoroccan Minister Lashes out at Teachers Who Give Costly Private Classes
Marrakech - Commenting on the growing trend of public education teachers offering costly private lessons, Minister of Education, Rachid Belmokhtar, said Tuesday before the House of Representatives that...
View ArticleCarlo Ancelotti Greets Real Madrid’s Moroccan Fans
Marrakech - Real Madrid’s Italian coach, Carlo Ancelotti, greeted Moroccan fans who supported Spain’s royal team during its semi-final match against Cruz Azul of Mexico, in the Club World Cup that is...
View ArticleMorocco Hosts Seventh International Forum on Political Dialogue
Marrakech - The Seventh International Forum on political dialogue was held in Rabat on December 16th - 17th. The forum’s themes this year was, "Teachers in international education beyond 2015:...
View ArticleAlgerian citizen calls on King Mohammed VI to Grant Him Political Asylum
Rabat - An Algerian citizen identified as Lahcen Laajaj said that it is “impossible for him to continue living in Algeria,” which he described as a “living hell” after being harassed by the police. In...
View ArticleMoroccan Women Residing Abroad: Prospects of Legal Protection under the...
Rabat - On the occasion of the 10 years of the reformed Moroccan family code, KVINFO, the Danish Centre for Research and Information on Gender, Equality and Diversity, in cooperation with ARPA...
View ArticleMorocco Received 8.11 Million Tourists in Jan-Sep 2014
Rabat - Morocco welcomed 8.11 million tourists in the first nine months of 2014, a gain of 4 percent compared to the same period in 2013, Managing Director of the Moroccan National Tourist Office...
View ArticleFinnish Think Tank: Morocco, Bridge between Europe & Africa
Helsinki - The economic strategy adopted by Morocco in recent years has consolidated its position as a bridge between Europe and Western and Central Africa, "Finland Team" think tank said. "The...
View ArticleDutch Far-Right Politician to Be Prosecuted for Inciting Hatred against...
Amsterdam - Dutch far-right politician and leader of (PVV) party, Geert Wilders, will be prosecuted on charges of incitement "to discrimination and hatred," following his racist comments last March...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Gets Involved in Investigation on Rabat’s Stadium Scandal
Rabat - King Mohammed VI ordered General Hosni Benslimane to supervise the ongoing investigation that will enquire about all the stages of the Complex Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah's renovation and...
View ArticleRoyal Air Maroc Wins National EGovernment Award
Rabat - Morocco's national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) won, here Thursday, the E-mtiaz Award in the "Website" category of the National Award for Electronic administration "e-mtiaz 2014". Distance...
View ArticlePM Party Threatens to Withdraw from Government if Sports Minister is Dismissed
Rabat - Several days after the scandal sparked by the conditions of the pitch of Rabat’s stadium during the quarter-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup, which were held last Saturday in Rabat, the...
View ArticleGovernment Council Adopts Draft Strategy on Migration & Asylum
Rabat - The Government Council adopted, Thursday, the draft strategy on migration and asylum. This draft was adopted following a presentation by the Minister in charge of Moroccans expatriates and...
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