Morocco to Host Picasso Exhibition Starting in April
Paris – The National Foundation for Museums (FNM) and the Picasso National Museum signed, on Wednesday in Paris, an agreement to hold in Morocco an exhibition on the works of Picasso as of the month of...
View ArticlePremière Vision New York Highlights Morocco’s Textile Potential
New York – Morocco has conducted a large-scale communication campaign at Première Vision New York to highlight the textile industry’s potential. Première Vision New York, held on July 19-20, is a...
View ArticleCounterterrorism: Trump’s Foreign Policy Advisor Highlights Morocco’s ‘Unique...
Cleveland – Morocco is characterized by its “unique experience” in the field of deradicalization and counter-terrorism, Walid Phares, Donald Trump’s top foreign policy advisor, said on Thursday in...
View ArticleFrance’s National Assembly Extends State of Emergency for Six Months
Paris – The French National Assembly adopted on Thursday the extension of the emergency state for six month, until the end of January 2017. President François Hollande said his government was planning...
View ArticleMoroccan Social Media Users Launch Campaign “Zero Grissage” to Fight Crime
Rabat – Moroccan social media users launched a campaign with the slogan “Zero Grissage,” on Monday. The campaign aims to increase public safety, eradicate the crime in Moroccan streets and call for...
View ArticleMoroccan Experience in Fighting Terrorism Showcased in Washington
Washington – Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mbarka Bouaida, highlighted, Thursday in Washington, the Moroccan experience, under the leadership of King Mohammed...
View ArticleRetesting Finds 45 New Doping Cases from 2008 and 2012 Olympics
by Alexandra Krauska Rabat – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that 45 new cases of illegal substance use were found among Olympic athletes from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and...
View ArticleLatécoère Opens Factory Near Casablanca
By Alexandra Krauska Rabat – The French Airplane company Groupe Latécoère was added to the list of foreign companies operating in the Moroccan aerospace sector, as they opened their first factory in...
View ArticleChinese Electric Vehicles to be Produced in Tangier
By Alexandra Krauska Rabat – The Chinese company Yangtse announced Thursday that it would open a factory in Tangier to produce electric vehicles. This is the first factory of its kind in Tangier, and...
View ArticleBrazil: Arrest of 10 Individuals Suspected of Planning Terrorist Acts during...
Brasilia – Brazilian police have arrested 10 people suspected of belonging to a poorly organized group supporting the Islamic State (IS) and planning terrorist acts during next month’s Rio Olympics...
View ArticleRacist Mob Violently Beats Every Muslim-looking Person in France
Casablanca – In a graphic video posted on YouTube, a mob of extremists in France violently beats every Muslim-looking person on the streets. The video shows hundreds of extremists destroying what looks...
View ArticleMunich Shopping Center Shooting: 1 Dead, Many Injured
Munich – A shooting, which took place on Friday afternoon, in a shopping center in Munich (south of Germany), claimed the life of one victim and injured ten, German police said. According to German...
View ArticleAustrian FM Asks Turkish Anti-coup Demonstrators to Leave His Country
Casablanca – Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration, Sebastian Kurz, has asked the Turkish community to leave Austria if they want to demonstrate in support of the Turkish Recep Tayyip...
View ArticleHilton Announces Construction of a Luxury Hotel in Southern Morocco
By Alexandra Krauska rABAT – The Hilton Group announces the construction of a luxury hotel in Taghazout Bay, north of Agadir. It is estimated to be a $33 million investment in Morocco, and is expected...
View ArticleNoor Project, Good Example of Africa’s Energy Potential: AfDB President
Ouarzazate – The Noor project is a good example that encourages the development of the energy potential in the continent, President of the African development Bank (AfDB) group, Akinwumi Adesina, said...
View ArticleMorocco Ranks 33 Happiest Country Ahead of US, UK
Rabat – Morocco ranks 33 out of the most sustainably happy countries in the world today, ahead of the UK and well ahead of the US, according to, The Happy Planet Index Report, published by The New...
View ArticleMorocco Condemns Munich Attack Expresses Solidarity with Germany
Rabat – Morocco condemned the “despicable” attack’ that targeted Friday a shopping center in the German city of Munich and expressed its solidarity with that “friendly” country. “The Kingdom of Morocco...
View ArticleUS Welcomes Morocco’s Return to African Union
Rabat – The United States has expressed its support for the return of Morocco to the African Union (AU), deeming it a “very important” step of a “strategic partner” of the USA. “We welcome Morocco’s...
View ArticleIMF Approves US$ 3.47 Billion Precautionary Line for Morocco
Washington – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a new two-year arrangement for Morocco under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) for US$ 3.47 billion, the Fund said...
View ArticleMunich Gunman Was 18-year-old with Dual Iranian German Nationality
Munich – The gunman behind the shooting, which broke out Friday in a busy shopping area, was an 18-year-old man with dual German and Iranian citizenship, police said. The attack prompted authorities to...
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