Morocco Receives the First Batch of US Tanks ABRAMS
Rabat – Morocco officially received the first batch of American tanks, Abrams M1A1, during a ceremony on Tuesday held at the Central Establishment and Management of Material Storage (ECGCM) at Nouaceur...
View ArticleHistorian Discusses How Amazigh Culture Contributed to Islamic History
By Alexandra Krauska Rabat – Amira Bennison, a historian and specialist in the Middle East and North Africa from the University of Cambridge, is publishing a book in August about the Amazigh Almoravid...
View Article13 Killed in al-Shabab Attack on UN Compound in Somalia
Rabat – At least 13 people were killed in an attack this morning by al-Shabab at the African Union (AU) base near the airport in Mogadishu. Two vehicles carrying explosives detonated near an entrance...
View ArticleGrowing Discontent in Morocco Over State-Owned Land Controversy
Rabat – The government is refusing to provide more information about the sale of state-owned land at least a 90 percent discount to up to 65 governmental officials. These officials include former...
View ArticleMinneapolis Man Faces Up To Seven Years After Shooting at A Group Of Muslims
Tatiana Flowers Rabat – Twenty-six-year old, Anthony Sawina faces up to seven years in prison for five counts of second degree assault after he shot a group of Muslim men while they were on their way...
View ArticleMorocco Receives First US Abrams Tanks for Royal Armed Forces
Rabat – Upon the instructions of the King, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), a ceremony to receive the first US Abrams Tanks M1A1, meant for the FAR, was...
View Article56 Slum-free Cities in Morocco So Far: Minister
Rabat – There are 56 slum-free cities in Morocco so far, Minister of Housing Nabil Benabdallah said here on Tuesday. During the last decade, 120,000 families settled in slum zones, he said in the House...
View ArticleMarrakech’s National Festival of Popular Arts
By Aya Soulimani Marrakech – The National Festival of Popular Arts is an annual festival held in Marrakesh. It was first established in 1960 by King Mohamed V and has gained lots of popularity...
View Article7 Year Old Girl Killed by an Elephant in Rabat Zoo
By Ashley Okwuosa Rabat – A 7-year old girl has been killed by an elephant in the Rabat-Temara Zoological Park. According to The Huffington Post, a 7-year old girl died on Tuesday, July 27th, after an...
View ArticleMinistry of Tourism Details Digitalization Plan
Rabat – The Ministry of Tourism released a communiqué Yesterday detailing its new digital strategy to attract more tourists. According to the press release, the Ministry hopes to increase digital...
View ArticleMigrants are ‘poison’ and a ‘terror risk’, Claims Hungarian Prime Minister
By Lauren Morgan Rabat – Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, commends Donald Trump’s foreign policy ideas and portrays anti-immigrant beliefs. Viktor Orban, Hungary’s right-wing prime minister, has...
View ArticleMuslim Leaders At The Democratic National Convention Urge The Community To...
By Tatiana Flowers Rabat – At the Democratic National Convention, Muslim leaders urged the community to vote, insisting that it’s a powerful mechanism to challenge and even combat the rise of hate...
View ArticleSupport for Morocco’s Return to the African Union Grows
By Ashley Okwuosa Rabat – Senegalese President, Macky Sall has declared support for Morocco’s request to rejoin the African Union. “Morocco has decided to come back and has requested that international...
View ArticleSonia Kruger Leaves For Gold Coast After Being Criticized For Supporting For...
By Tatiana Flowers Rabat – Sonia Kruger, an Australian media and television personality took some time off Twitter, amid a social media storm that came after she supported a ban on Muslims in...
View ArticleSyrian Bomb Explosion Kills Dozens
By Lauren Morgan Rabat – Immense truck bomb explodes in Kurdish town near Turkish border with ISIS claiming responsibility. At least 44 people are left dead after an Islamic State claimed truck bomb...
View ArticleRabat Zoo Seems to Deny Responsibility over Death of Child
Rabat – The Rabat Zoo has denied responsibility for a young girl’s death on Tuesday after an elephant threw a stone out of its enclosure that struck her on the head. The official statement from the zoo...
View ArticleTerrorism Not Mentioned in the First Night of the Democratic National Convention
By Alexandra Krauska Rabat – In the first night of the Democratic National Convention, not one of the 61 speeches included the words “ISIS,” “Islamic,” “terror,” “terrorist,” or “terrorism.” In...
View ArticleMorocco Leads ‘Very Effective Fight’ against Terrorism: Spanish Daily
Madrid – Morocco is conducting a “very effective fight” against jihadist terrorism, Spanish daily ABC pointed out on Thursday. Growing fundamentalism in several Maghreb countries is a “major threat”...
View ArticleU.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Underlines Importance to Include...
Rabat – U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Jonathan Pershing underlined, Thursday in Rabat, the importance of taking agriculture into account during the United Nations Framework Convention on...
View ArticleBehind Closed Doors: Virginity and Hymen Reconstruction in Morocco
By Nick Shafers Rabat – In a culture that expressly values female virginity, to not be a virgin at the time of marriage is grounds for divorce, shame, or even violence. If the fact that a woman is not...
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