Astana Peace Talks Trigger Infighting among Rebel Opposition
New Delhi – The Astana Talks proved vital for sustaining Syria’s fragile truce. The secretive clause of excluding Jabhat Fatah Shaam and other radical armed groups, however, has started to backfire....
View ArticleENSAK Celebrates Fifth National Renewable Energy Day
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – Kenitra’s National School of Applied Sciences (ENSAK) has organized its first national event on February 8, celebrating the fifth edition of National Renewable Energy Day,...
View ArticleThe Ancient City of Fes is Expressed in Japanese Woodblock Printmaking
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – Architect Wick Williams will exhibit a series of woodprints entitled “Fes Medina Woodblock Prints,” from February 10-24 in Batha, Fes. While residing in Fes, Williams was...
View ArticleEuropean Union Reacts to Morocco’s Agricultural Warning
Rabat – The EU will take the necessary measures to secure the agricultural agreement and preserve partnership with Morocco, wrote High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and...
View ArticleMoroccan Police Inaugurate Analysis Laboratory in Kenitra
Rabat – The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has inaugurated an analysis laboratory at the Royal Institute of Police in Kenitra, the agency announced in a communiqué on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleMoroccan-Canadian Woman Denied Access to the US
Rabat – “Do Moroccans like Americans?” a Canadian woman of Moroccan origins was asked by the American customs at the Philipsburg border crossing. The list of victims of US President Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleRabat-Salé Borrows MAD 180 Million for Tramway Extension
Rabat – Rabat’s Council of Municipalities Group, Al-Assima, will take out a MAD 180 million loan from the Municipal Equipment Fund (MEF) to finance a seven-kilometer bidirectional extension of the...
View ArticleNew wheat diseases discovered in Morocco, Europe and Central Asia
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – Two new fungal diseases capable of destroying whole wheat crops around the world have been discovered, with crops in the Mediterranean at particular risk, according to a...
View ArticleUS National Security Council: Morocco’s Return to AU, Positive Step for...
Rabat – The US National Security Council (NSC) has moved Morocco to the African department, a decision that a spokesperson of the NSC said is “a very positive signal for the long-term strategic...
View ArticleMollusk’s Ancestor Discovered in Morocco
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – 480 million-year-old fossils discovered north of Zagora have revealed one of mollusk’s common ancestors, according to a study published February 6 in the scientific journal...
View ArticleCristiano Ronaldo to Buy Hotel in Casablanca
Rabat – Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo is planning to buy a hotel in Casablanca, Morocco’s economy capital, reported the Moroccan daily newspaper Akhbar on Thursday. According to a...
View ArticleHajj: Fees Payment in Advance this Year
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – The payment of fees for the 2017 pilgrimage will be carried out through an electronic platform. A new procedure will be established for the payment of Hajj fees. Moroccans...
View ArticleSoccer: Morocco to Face Burkina Faso and Tunisia in March
Rabat – Morocco’s national football team will face Tunisia and Burkina Faso in friendly matches, according to the Royal Moroccan Federation of Soccer (FRMF). Ahead of Morocco’s match against Mali on...
View ArticleMorocco Highlights Efficiency of its Counterterrorism Approach
Rabat – Minister Delegate to the Interior minister Cherki Drais on Thursday highlighted the efficiency of the Moroccan approach in the fight against terrorism and cross-border organized crime. During a...
View ArticleCounterterrorism: USA, Iraq Determined to Deal ISIS Lasting Defeat
Washington – The United States and Iraq reaffirmed their attachment to a strong partnership that will enable the Iraqis to deal ISIS a lasting defeat, said the US department of Defense in statement on...
View ArticleMorocco Wins Five Prizes in Thailand Inventor National Day
Rabat – Morocco’s Inventors Union won five international prizes during the Thailand Inventor National Day organized on Feb. 2-6 at the “International Intellectual Property, Invention Innovation and...
View ArticleMorocco Ranks 48 in FIFA Rankings
Zurich – The Moroccan football team (A) moved nine spots in the world rankings of the International Federation of Football (FIFA) in February and jumped to the 48th place. With 660 additional points,...
View ArticleSan Francisco Court of Appeals Upholds Block of Trump Immigration Ban
By Constance Renton Toronto – The Court of Appeals of the Ninth District has rejected President Donald Trump’s request for an emergency stay of the block imposed on his immigration ban, which prevented...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI to Visit Five African Countries
Rabat – King Mohammed VI is set to continue his tour of Africa with trips to five African countries starting next Sunday. After his official visit to South Sudan in early February 2017, King Mohammed...
View ArticleBritish Man Beats Muslim Woman, Kills Her Twin Babies
Rabat – British man, David Gallacher, aged 37, has been charged with assaulting a pregnant woman by kicking her in the stomach. Walking close to a mosque, a Muslim woman of Somali origin, was attacked...
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