Moroccan Samia Haimoura Finalist for Vodafone Female Acceleration Program
By Julia Cabrera Rabat – Samia Haimoura is one of five final participants In Vodafone’s female acceleration program, F-Lane. Her app, Securella, strives to protect women in the fight against sexual...
View ArticleFebruary: A Difficult Month for Casablanca Stock Exchange Market
Rabat – Although the Moroccan All Shares Index (MASI) saw a slight increase Tuesday, with a 0.88 percent gain, it is closing February with a 2.47 percent decline, putting an end to five months of...
View ArticleMoroccan Minister Calls For Expertise Network to Speed UP Paris Agreement...
Rabat – Minister delegate for the environment Hakima El Haite called, on Wednesday in Rabat, for setting up a network between the centers of competences worldwide and establishing a database to speed...
View ArticleMinistry of Interior to Reinforce Video Surveillance in Moroccan Prisons
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – More than MAD 101 million will be invested in video surveillance systems (CCTV) in several penitentiary establishments in Morocco, according the General Delegation of Prison...
View ArticleGiant Wave Kills Elderly Woman in Morocco
By Amira El Masiti Rabat – A 77-year-old woman died and five others were injured after being struck by a massive wave at the Val d’Or beach in Herhoura on Tuesday February 28. A Canadian man, a French...
View ArticleIraq to Be Removed From Trump’s New Muslim Ban List
Rabat – The new incarnation of US President Donald Trump’s travel ban is expected to roll out in a matter of days. The Trump administration is promising a more streamlined version which will be far...
View ArticleCanadian University Buildings Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat Against Muslims
Rabat – Three buildings at Concordia University in Montreal were evacuated Wednesday morning after a bomb threat was received targeting Muslim students. According to the CBC, three Concordia buildings...
View ArticleMorocco’s Imports of Russian Wheat Increase by 300%
Casablanca – Morocco’s imports of wheat from Russia has increased by 300 percent over the last season, indicating a new level of economic cooperation between Morocco and Russia. Morocco’s importation...
View ArticleMoroccan Tourism Revenues Reach $6 Billion in 2016
Rabat – The number of tourists visiting Morocco in 2016 reached 10.3 million, an increase of 1.5 percent compared to 2015. The increase in the number of tourists in 2016 hit 1.5 percent amid a...
View ArticleMorocco’s Appeal Court Reduces Sentence for Italian Involved in Terror Cases
Salé – An Italian national sued in terror-related cases had his prison sentence reduced to one year by the Court of Appeal on Wednesday. The accused was sentenced in October 2016 by the Court of First...
View ArticleIvorian Tidjanes Pay Tribute to King Mohammed VI for Promoting Tolerant Islam
Abidja – The Federal Council of Tidjanes in Cote d’Ivoire on Wednesday paid a heartfelt tribute to King Mohammed VI for His role in promoting peace and stability in the world. During a religious...
View ArticleMorocco Poised to Be China’s Gateway to Africa: The Diplomat
Washington – Morocco is on the way to becoming China’s gateway to Africa by actively courting more Chinese investment and closer ties, said an article published on Wednesday by US magazine “The...
View ArticleLinguistic and Mathematical Achievements of Moroccan Pupils Are Weak
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – The Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research has announced alarming results of the National Program of the Evaluation of Student Achievement (PNEA)...
View ArticleQatar International Islamic Bank, CIH to Launch Islamic Bank in Morocco
By Amira El Masaiti Rabat – In partnership with the Moroccan Crédit Immobilier et Hotelier bank (CIH), Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) will launch “Umnia Bank”, a joint Islamic financial...
View ArticleUNSG Names Moroccan Najat Rochdi Deputy Special Representative in Central...
New York (UN) – UNSG Antonio Guterres named on Thursday Moroccan Najat Rochdi as Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in the Central...
View ArticleGuerguerat: Polisario Militias Throw Stones at Moroccan Drivers
RAbat – Moroccan truck drivers headed to Mauritania are still being harassed by Polisario militias in the buffer zone of Guerguerat, in the southernmost part of Western Sahara, in southern Morocco....
View ArticleAlgerian Media Calls Morocco Joining ECOWAS ‘Geopolitical Earthquake’
Rabat – A “Geopolitical-Economic Earthquake” is how Algerian media outlet El Watan has described Morocco’s recent request to join the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The El Watan...
View ArticlePolisario Increases its Provocations Against Morocco in Guerguerat
Rabat- The Polisario Front is continuing to defy a United Nations call to withdraw from Guerguerat in a peaceful and orderly manner to avoid further escalation in ongoing tensions. By indulging in...
View ArticleMorocco Blocks Sale of Dinosaur Skeleton
By Julia Cabrera Rabat – The recently-announced auction of an aquatic dinosaur skeleton unearthed in Morocco has been canceled. The auction house at the Drouot Hotel in Paris stated that the fossils...
View ArticleHong Konger Arrested in Casablanca Airport for Trafficking Fake Coins
Rabat – Customs services at the Mohammed V international airport in Casablanca arrested a citizen of Hong Kong in possession of 3700 fake coins of 10 dirhams (Moroccan currency). An investigation was...
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