Brazilian Football Team’s Plane Crashes in Colombia Killing 76
Beryl Kessio Rbat – A chartered plane carrying 81 people, including Brazil’s Chapecoense soccer team and over 20 journalists, crashed in Colombia on Monday evening, killing 75 people. The team was...
View ArticleTrump Suggests Unconstitutional Punishments for Flag Burners
Beryl Kessio Rabat – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to propose penalties – including loss of citizenship and possible jail time – for protesters who burn the American...
View ArticleHeavy Rain Across Morocco Reveals Faulty Infrastructure, Fraudulent Projects
Casablanca — The heavy rains experienced across Morocco this past week have revealed faulty infrastructure in various cities. In its November 28 edition, Moroccan daily Assabah detailed several...
View ArticleSaad Lamjarred Could Still Be Extradited to the U.S.: Newspaper
Casablanca — Saad Lamjarred could still be extradited in the U.S. for rape charges levied against him in 2010, reports the New York Post. A spokeswoman for the Brooklyn district attorney would have...
View ArticleMuslim Scholar: French Language “Useless and a Waste of Time”
Rabat – Prominent Kuwaiti businessman and Muslim scholar Tariq Al-Suwaidan has been quoted as saying publicly, “French language is useless and a waste of time.” During a lecture organized last week in...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI to Visit Nigeria in Early December
Rabay – After his official visits to Ethiopia and Madagascar, King Mohammed announced last Saturday that he will visit Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, in early December. During an exclusive interview with...
View ArticleHow King Mohammed VI Extends Morocco’s Influence Across Africa
Casablanca – From Rwanda to Madagascar, King Mohammed VI has been extending Morocco’s influence across the African continent, and he’s not done just yet, as he will soon be heading to Nigeria and...
View ArticleSpain Authorities Arrest 2 Moroccans Belonging to ISIS
Rabat – Two Moroccan nationals suspected of supporting ISIS were arrested on Wednesday morning in Madrid’s outskirts and the Basque Country, according to Spain’s Interior Ministry. The same source said...
View ArticleMounib: Cancellation of Tuition-Free Public Education Needs a Revolution
Rabat – Secretary General of the Unified Socialist Party (PSU) Nabila Mounib, has been quoted as saying, “The cancellation of the public education system’s free tuition in Morocco needs a revolution...
View ArticleMorocco Denounces AU Chairperson Dlamini-Zuma for Delaying Morocco’s Re-Entry
Rabat — The Kingdom of Morocco has strongly denounced the actions of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who it believes is trying to thwart Morocco’s request to...
View ArticleAbdelilah Benkirane: We Are Not Abolishing Free Education
Casablanca – Morocco’s appointed Head of Government Abdelilah Benkirane confirms that free education will not be abolished in Morocco and that rumors in this regard are untrue. In a quick interview...
View ArticleMorocco’s Dam Storage Capacity Reaches 45% by End-November (Ministry)
Rabat – Dam’s storage capacity in Morocco reached 45% as of November 30, that is a total storage of 7 billion cubic meters (m3), according to the Department of Water. This is due to heavy rains in the...
View ArticleDeath Sentence for Tetouan Man Charged With Murder
Casablanca — A Tetouan man who was charged with the murder after killing a mosque-goer last August has just been sentenced to the death penalty. The court sentenced the man, who admitted his guilt, on...
View ArticleQatar Airways Lauds Partnership with Royal Air Maroc
Casablanca – CEO of Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker lauded, on Tuesday in Casablanca, the good partnership with Moroccan carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM). Speaking at a press briefing held as part of the...
View ArticleMoroccan Arrested in Basque Country for Planning to Join ISIS
Madrid – The Spanish Civil Guard arrested, on Wednesday in Irun, in the autonomous region of the Basque Country (north), a Moroccan who was planning to join the terrorist organization of ISIL, said the...
View ArticleMoroccan Delegation Set to Travel to Israel in December
Casablanca – An Israel Foreign Ministry (IFM) announcement revealed that a Moroccan delegation would be traveling to Israel this December. The IFM announcement stated that the delegation will be made...
View ArticleHakim Ziyech to Play for Morocco in 2018 World Cup Qualifiers
Rabat – Morocco’s coach, Hervé Renard, will reportedly reintegrate AFC Ajax star, Hakim Ziyech, into the list of Morocco’s national football team players. Ahead of Morocco’s match against Mali on...
View ArticleBelgian Athletes of Moroccan Descent Refused Entry into the United States
By Alexander Jusdanis Rabat – Belgian taekwondo practitioners Mourad Laachraoui and Si Mohamed Ketbi and their coach Abdelkhalak Mkadmi were refused entrance to the United States on Wednesday,...
View ArticleMorocco’s Return to African Union Widely Reported by International Media
Rabat – The 28th Summit of the African Union closed with the decision to welcome Morocco back to the pan-African body, a return that has been wildly reported by international news outlets. AFP, the...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI: Africa is My Continent and My Home
Rabat – “It is a beautiful day when one returns home after too long an absence. Africa is my continent and my home. I am finally home, and I am happy to see you. I have missed you all.” This is how...
View Article