Foreign Trade: Japan’s JETRO Opens Its First Maghreb Office in Rabat
Rabat - The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) opened, Thursday, its Rabat office, the first in the Maghreb and the 6th in Africa after Johannesburg, Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi and Abidjan. The...
View ArticleISESCO: Arabs Should Promote Arabic Language in their Education Systems
Marrakech - On World Arabic Language Day on December 18th, the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) called on the Islamic world to reinstate Arabic language and delegate...
View ArticleMorocco: Russian Ambassador Speaks Fluent Arabic, Official Asks Him to Use...
Rabat- Russia’s Ambassador to Morocco, Valery Vorobiev, enthralled his audience during an official event on Thursday by presenting his speech in “fluent Arabic” until a Moroccan official asked that he...
View ArticleBelgium, willing to invest in Morocco’s maritime infrastructure- Ambassador
Rabat - Belgian Ambassador to Rabat Frank Carruet expressed, on Thursday, that his country is willing to further invest in Morocco’s maritime and ports infrastructure projects. "Belgian companies...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Prevents Minister of Sports from Attending Club World Cup Final
Rabat- Following the controversy sparked by the deplorable condition of the pitch of Rabat stadium last Saturday on the occasion of the quarter-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup, King Mohammed VI...
View ArticleNine Migrants Die Off Tangier’s Coast
Rabat - Nine migrants died, including 3 babies, when their inflatable boat sank off the northern coats of Tangier and Fnideq, local authorities said. Twenty-one other migrants, who were onboard the...
View ArticleRabat Hosts the First JCI Debating Cup
Rabat - La Jeune Chambre Internationale (JCI), or International Youth Chamber, of Rabat will host the first “Rabat JCI Debating Cup” on December 21, 2014 at the Center of Training and Expertise for...
View ArticleDeath Of Late Abdellah Baha Caused By Train Accident: Public Prosecutor
Rabat - The public prosecutor at the Casablanca appeal court said, on Friday, that the death of former minister of state, late Abdellah Baha was caused by a train accident. A statement by the public...
View ArticleMarrakech Nakhil Crossing to be avoided today between 6 to 7 p.m
Marrakech - The Moroccan National Highways Company (Société Nationale des Autoroutes du Maroc) has announced in a communiqué that the Marrakech Nakhil crossing will be congested between 6 p.m to 7 p.m...
View ArticleMorocco Raises €1.7 billion for Solar Plants Noor 2, Noor 3 in Ourzazate
Rabat - The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen) said on Friday it has raised 1.7 billion euros to finance the next phase of solar energy projects Noor 2 and Noor 3 in Ouarzazate. The funds are...
View ArticleMoroccan Authorities Destroy Large Quantity of Drugs
Casablanca - The Customs services of the Mohammed V International Airport destroyed a large quantity of drugs and smuggled products seized in different operations, customs services said. These include...
View Article$1 million donation from Kuwait to Morocco’s Lalla Salma Cancer Foundation
Rabat- Kuwait Ambassador to Morocco Shamlan Abdulaziz Al-Roumi handed on Thursday a one million dollar donation from the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Lalla Salma Foundation...
View ArticleMarrakech: Tickets for Real Madrid’s Final Reach $1,100 in Black Market
Rabat- Tickets prices have skyrocketed few hours before the Club World Cup final match between Spain's Real Madrid and San Lorenzo from Argentina. The cost of tickets of the final match scheduled to...
View ArticleBelgium Closes its General Consulate in Casablanca
Rabat- The General Consulate of Belgium in Casablanca will be closing its doors temporarily and reorganized for financial reasons, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
View ArticleMorocco, 3rd Most Popular Tourist Destination in Africa
Marrakech- Morocco remained the 3rd most popular tourist destination in Africa, according to the Bloom Consulting Country Brand Ranking 2014 / 2015. Morocco ranks 31st in the world and 3rd in Africa....
View ArticleAIESEC and EF Company: A new era of education in Morocco
Rabat- Present in over 125 countries and territories, AIESEC is the largest student-run organization in the world. AIESEC is a global youth network that aims to have an impact on the world by providing...
View ArticleMoroccans of the World Create their Forum
Rabat- Associative actors of the Moroccan community abroad announced, Friday, the creation of the Moroccans of the World Forum. The Forum is a "think Tank that emanates from a pluralistic will of the...
View ArticleGareth Bale Thanks Moroccan Fans for Hospitality
Rabat - Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale has reportedly thanked the Moroccan people for their hospitality, following Real Madrid’s victory in the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco. Gareth Bale, who helped...
View ArticleOuzzine Asked Not to Attend Parliament Tuesday
Rabat - Sports Minister Mohammed Ouzzine has been relieved from attending a session of oral questions in the House of Representatives. According to sources quoted by Le360 website, majority and...
View ArticleMorocco’s Tourism Sector Attracts $2 Billion Investments in 2014
Rabat - Morocco’s tourism sector attracted $ 2 billion in investments in 2014, "despite a challenging international economic environment," Tourism Minister Lahcen Haddad said Monday. "Despite a...
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