Chabat Suspends Baddou, Ghellab and Hjira from Istiqlal Party
Rabat – Taoufik Hjira, Karim Ghellab and Yasmina Baddou have been suspended for 18 months by the Disciplinary Committee of the Istiqlal Party (IP) on February 9. Taoufik Hjira, president of the...
View ArticleKenyan Arrested in Mohammed V Airport for Carrying 1.6kg of Cocaine
Rabat – Police services at the Casablanca Mohammed V Airport arrested on Saturday a Kenyan national who was carrying 1.6kg of cocaine, said the national police (DGSN) in a statement. The suspect, aged...
View ArticleSyrian Family Drags Luggage & Baby Stroller Through Snow to Reach Canada
Rabat – A young Syrian family braved -15C weather to reach Canada on foot, dragging their luggage and a baby stroller with them through the snow, according to a CBC report Saturday. Taking their...
View ArticleMorocco: MAD 25 Million for Restoration of Casablanca’s Sacré-Cœur Cathedral
Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Interior has allocated MAD 25 million for the restoration of the Sacré-Cœur Cathedral in Casablanca. The Directorate General of Local Authorities stated that the Ministry...
View ArticleVenezuelan National Arrested in Marrakech Airport Over Drug Trafficking
Rabat – Police at the Marrakech-Menara airport arrested, on Sunday, a Venezuelan national for attempt of drug trafficking, the national police (DGSN) announced. The suspect, coming from Sao-Paulo, was...
View ArticleThe Boy Who Started the Syrian War Tells His Story
Rabat – “If we had known what would happen, we’d never have written that graffiti,” says Mouawiya Syasneh in The Boy Who Started The Syrian War, a recent Al Jazeera documentary that tells his story....
View ArticleButane Gas Cylinders Still Wreaking Havoc in Morocco
Rabat – The Ministries of the Interior and Energy, Mines, Water and Environment warn of the dangers associated with the misuse of butane gas cylinders. Following the increase in accidents due to the...
View ArticleIOM Ready to Support Morocco in Implementing its Migration Policy
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) “will spare no effort” to support Morocco in the implementation of its migration policy, IOM Director General William Lacy-Swing said. He...
View ArticleBenkirane: Morocco Does Not Need Early Legislative Elections
Rabat – Morocco’s appointed Head of Government, Abdelilah Benkirane, has once again asserted that the new government will be composed only of the parties of the former majority and that he will not...
View ArticleMorocco Takes Part in 2nd Forum of Public Finances in Arab Countries
Dubai – The Second Forum of Public Finances in the Arab countries began on Sunday in Dubai with the participation of Morocco. The Kingdom takes part in this event with a large delegation led by the...
View ArticleDetails of King Mohammed VI’s New Tour to Africa
Rabat – The next round of King Mohammed VI’s tour of Africa will start this Monday with trips to five African countries, according to Moroccan daily newspaper Akhbar Alyoum. With a fresh sense of...
View ArticleSIEL 2017: Ibn Batouta Prize 2016 Awarded to Moroccan Khaled Touzani
Casablanca – The Ibn Batouta Prize for travel literature (edition 2016), launched since 2003 by the Arab center of geographical literature “Irtyad El Afaq”, was awarded on Sunday in Casablanca to eight...
View ArticleSit-in Staged in Seville to Free Women Kidnapped in Tindouf
Madrid – Hundreds of people took part last weekend in Seville (south of Spain) in two sit-ins to call for releasing young Sahrawi women who were kidnapped and held against their will in the camps of...
View ArticleFebruary 13-18 Must-Go Cultural Events
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – This week’s cultural events agenda provides you with a full spectrum of cultural activities taking place in Morocco. TKLM: After a short break, #TKLM has prepared a new...
View ArticleNew draft Bill to Expand Powers of US Border Agents on Canadian Soil
By constance renton Rabat – As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to meet US President Donald Trump for the first time, a little-talked-about Bill C-23 is wending its way through...
View Article10 Year Old Student Fatally Beaten by Teacher in Meknes, Claim Parents
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – Hiba, only ten, died on Sunday as a result of an eye infection caused, according to her parents, by her schoolteacher in Meknes. A photo and video of Hiba’s inert...
View ArticleOutlierz: New Seed Investment Firm Born in Morocco
Rabat – Outlierz, a new seed fund with an investment of more than MAD 45 million has just been launched in Morocco. After three years of hard work on the ground, connecting entrepreneurs and building a...
View ArticleAdele Tops with 5 Grammy Awards
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – English singer-songwriter, Adele, won 5 Grammy Awards at the 59th annual Grammy Awards, which was held on February 12th at Staples Center, La (California). Adele dominated...
View ArticleAbdelwahed Radi Publishes Memoir: “The Morocco I Lived Through”
Rabat – Abdelwahed Radi, Moroccan parliamentarian, exhibited his memoir entitled “The Morocco I Lived Through” on February 11 in Casablanca’s International Book Fair (SIEL). The 800-page memoir was...
View ArticleOCP to Aid Cacao Production in Cote D’Ivoire
Rabat – The Cherifien Office of Phosphates (OCP) launched the first edition of the OCP School LAB Cacao campaign in Soubré, Côte d’Ivoire this Saturday as an initiative to improve agricultural...
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