The Ninth Edition of the “Panda Raid” Takes Marrakesh
By Julia Cabrera Rabat – 300 drivers meet in Nador on Sunday to begin their first stage in the 3,000-kilometer “Panda Raid” race to Marrakech, where the participants will then disperse to collaborate...
View ArticleIslamic Banking: Bank Al Maghrib Interested in IFSB Prudential Standards
Rabat – Bank Al-Maghrib and the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) co-organized a regional workshop entitled “Facilitating Implementation of IFSB Standards” from February 28 to March 3 at the...
View ArticleMohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art to Feature Monet and Delacroix
Rabat – Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMVI) in Rabat will open its doors in 2019 and 2020 to two of the greatest names in French history: Claude Monet and Eugène Delacroix. The...
View ArticleTrump Signs New Travel Ban on Six Muslim Countries
Rabat – US President Trump’s much-anticipated new travel ban order was finally signed today. Details reveal concessions on key points but critics speculate there isn’t enough different from the...
View ArticleMoroccan Authorities Establish Controls on Gunpowder
Rabat – Security authorities have launched operations to establish strict controls on gunpowder, a chemical explosive used in the manufacture of bombs, reported the daily Al Ahdath Al Maghribia on...
View ArticleYoung Canadian Muslims Launch Door-to-Door Education Initiative
Toronto – Following the massacre in Quebec last month, which left six Muslim men dead and five others injured, Muslim youth across Canada launched a new initiative aimed at educating neighbors and...
View ArticleUS State Dep. Releases its Annual Report on Human Rights in Morocco
Toronto – The US State Department’s annual Human Rights Report has been released. The results for Morocco primarily reflect areas needing improvement but also acknowledge some of the positive steps the...
View ArticleMoroccan Holds Conference on Climate Change and Human Rights in Geneva
Rabat – Morocco organized a debate on Monday in Geneva to discuss possibilities for a global human rights-based climate change agenda.At the meeting, held on the sidelines of the main sessions of the...
View ArticleTwo Women Arrested Near Rabat for Carrying 9,262 Psychotropic Pills
Rabat – The Judiciary police of Salé (near Rabat) arrested on Monday two women for carrying 9,262 psychotropic pills, including 802 ecstasy tablets and a sum of money, suspected to be obtained from...
View ArticleWilders Wants to Ban Quran in the Netherlands
Rabat – Geert Wilders is not shy when it comes to expressing his anti-Islamic views. In the latest of the far-right Dutch politician’s chronicles, Wilders has called for the banning of Quran in...
View ArticleMorocco Takes Lead in Fighting Jihadist Terrorism: Breitbart
Washington – “Morocco is distinguishing itself through a series of successes in breaking up Islamic terror cells and foiling attacks, writes on Monday U.S. news website Breitbart. “As part of its...
View ArticleMoroccan Boxer Rabii Prepares for New Pro Fight
Rabat – Following his postponed professional debut fight, Moroccan boxer Mohammed Rabii will face the Hungarian Laszlo Kovacs on March 11 in the Czech Republic’s capital of Prague. Rabbi took to his...
View ArticleSami Yusuf and Nawal Al Zoghbi to Perform at 2017 Mawazine Festival in Rabat
Rabat – British singer of Iranian origin Sami Yusuf and Lebanese singer Nawal Al Zoghbi will perform at the 2017 Mawazine Festival: Rhythms of the World, announced Maroc Cultures, the organizers of the...
View ArticleLatin American Diplomat Expected to Replace Christopher Ross
Rabat – A yet-unidentified Latin American diplomat might replace Christopher Ross as the United Nations Personal Envoy for Western Sahara following his resignation last week. The news comes amidst an...
View ArticleHow Did US State Dept. Estimate Market Value of Moroccan Cannabis
Rabat – Morocco is the world’s largest producer and exporter of cannabis, says the US Department of State in its 2017 report on International Narcotics Control Strategy. Citing the 2016’s United...
View ArticleJapan Donates Over MAD 2 Million to Three Moroccan Associations
Rabat – The Japanese government donated 2.2 million dirhams to three Moroccan associations involved in several fields, including women’s economic empowerment, sustainable agriculture and education. The...
View Article$450 Million for a Moroccan Project in Cote d’Ivoire
Rabat – King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Ismail, and the President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Dramane Ouattara, presided over the presentation of the Bay of Cocody’s...
View ArticleRenard Calls Back Three Former Internationals Ahead of Two Friendly Matches
Rabat – Hervé Renard, the coach of the national Moroccan football team, is planning to reintegrate three players into the team, who will face Tunisia and Burkina Faso in friendly matches later this...
View ArticleMoroccan Debate Team Makes Top 15 in International Championship
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – The Moroccan National Debate Team finished in the top 15 teams at the 2017 Nordic Schools Debate Championship, which took place March 2 to 5 in Copenhagen. The championship,...
View ArticleSuspect Arrested in Murder of Member of Parliament in Casablanca
Rabat – An individual was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of having killed a member of parliament in the Constitutional Union party (UC) on Tuesday, said the General Directorate of National...
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