Moroccan School Supplies to Increase by 30%
Rabat – Moroccan families are likely to face hard times at the beginning of this coming school year as the cost of school supplies’ will increase by 30 percent, according to Al Massae newspaper in its...
View Article21 killed in Baghdad Suicide Attack
Baghdad – A suicide bomb on Sunday killed at least 21 people and injured more than 35 others in a residential neighborhood in northern Baghdad, police and medical officials have said. Many of those...
View ArticleCreation in Morocco of Observatory on Extremism, Violence
Rabat – Academics and researchers have announced the creation of the Moroccan Observatory on Extremism and Violence, as a scientific and research entity dedicated to studying extremism and violence in...
View ArticleThree Moroccans Killed in Road Accident in Southern France
Paris – Three Moroccans were killed and six others injured in a road accident that occurred Friday night in the south of France, the Moroccan Embassy in Paris said. The accident occurred around 22:30...
View Article7 Sub-Saharan Illegal Migrants Arrested in Morocco For Setting Fire
Rabat – Moroccan authorities in the northern city of Nador arrested, Friday, seven sub-Saharan illegal migrants, suspected of deliberately setting fire to a forest and damaging public property....
View ArticleSyrian Refugee Kills Woman with Machete in Southern Germany
Berlin- A Syrian man killed a woman and injured two others with a machete in the southern German town of Reutlingen, police said. The 21-year-old Syrian refugee was arrested after the attack, according...
View ArticleKenitra Hosts the Global Summit on Peace and Social Development
Rabat – The Global Summit on Peace and Social Development (GPSD) is being held in the city of Kenitra from Saturday to next Tuesday. The event kicked off last Saturday as a platform to bring...
View ArticleMoroccan Youth Football Team Disqualified for Sexually Assaulting Swedish Girls
Rabat – On Monday at the opening ceremony of the Gothia Cup in Sweden, the world’s largest youth football competition, a Moroccan team, led by their coach, sexually molested three 16-year-old girls,...
View Article27th Arab League Summit Kicks off in Mauritania
By Ashley Okwuosa Rabat – The 27th Arab League summit kicked off On Monday in Nouakchott, Mauritania’s capital. The summit, which is being held in Mauritania for the first time since it joined the...
View ArticleAl-Qaeda Chief Assigns Militants for Kidnapping of Westerners
By Lauren Morgan Rabat – Ayman al-Zawahiri’s demands come as al-Qaeda plan to pursue attacks during Rio’s Olympics. Al-Queda commander Ayman al-Zahawiri has encouraged militants to kidnap Westerners...
View ArticleAfghan Casualties at Record High After startling Number of Infant Deaths
by Lauren Morgan Rabat – 1,509 child victims are reported to have been killed – a third of the fatal total. Within the first half of 2016 alone, the UN stated that Afghanistan reached their highest...
View ArticleMoroccan Jews Accuse Israeli Authorities of Discrimination
By Alexandra Krauska Rabat – Moroccan Jews living in Israel accuse Israeli authorities of discriminating against Sephardic Jews. They told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz that they were “robbed of their...
View ArticleAnsbach Bomber Vowed Allegiance to ISIS Leader, Says Minister
By Lauren Morgan Rabat – Syrian who blew himself up and injured 15 others in Germany had footage of the pledge on his phone, says Bavarian interior minister The Syrian suicidal bomber who blew himself...
View ArticleFull Text of King Mohamed VI’s Speech to 27th Arab Summit
Nouakchott – King Mohammed VI sent a speech to the 27th Arab Summit which kicked off on Monday in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott. Here follows the full text of the speech which was read out by...
View ArticleProtests Erupt In Rabat After New Legislation Moves Retirement Age From 60 To 63
By Tatiana Flowers Rabat – Thousands of Moroccans protested in Rabat near the medina yesterday to show frustration toward a new law that will legally move retirement age from 60 to 63. A majority of...
View ArticleArab World’s Greatest Challenge is to Win the Battle for Development: King...
Nouakchott – The greatest challenge for us is to win the battle for development by making up for lost time in terms of ensuring capacity-building, combating poverty and vulnerability in our countries...
View ArticleStabbing at Japanese Care Facility Leaves 19 Dead
By Lauren Morgan Rabat – “It is better that disabled people disappear” claims man armed with knives after attacking care center outside Tokyo. The man who carried out the knife attack at a care...
View ArticleAl Jazeera Broadcaster Praises King Mohammed VI’s ‘Wise Decision’ During Arab...
Rabat – Jamal Rayyan, a Jordanian-Palestinian broadcaster who has worked with the BBC and al-Jazeera, praised King Mohamed VI’s decisions during the Arab Spring on Twitter this weekend. “The Arab...
View ArticleVideo: Moroccan Workers in Saudi Arabia Ask King Mohammed VI to Resolve...
Rabat – Some Moroccans working in Saudi Arabia are requesting that King Mohammed VI intervene to resolve the issue of their delayed salaries after not being paid for eight months. A video posted on...
View ArticleEgyptian Filmmaker Mohamed Khan Dies at 73
Rabat – Egyptian director and filmmaker Mohamed Khan died in a hospital following a sudden health crisis on Tuesday morning. Khan, 73, was one of Egypt’s most important filmmakers. Along with Daoud...
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