Othmani to Spanish Media: “I Feel Strongly Supported”
Rabat – Saad Eddine Othmani gave his first foreign Media interview as newly appointed Head of Government on Wednesday. In a report in Spanish newspaper, Correo Diplomatico, he expressed his optimism...
View ArticleIn Pictures: King Mohammed VI Reserves Warm Welcome to Jordan’s King Abdullah II
Rabat – Invited by King Mohammed VI, Jordan’s King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein arrived on Wednesday to Morocco for an official visit to Morocco. The visit is aimed to consolidate the longstanding ties...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Offers Condolences to British PM
Rabat – King Mohamed VI has sent a message conveying his deep condolences and those of the Moroccan people to British Prime Minister, Theresa May, following Wednesday’s carnage outside Parliament. “On...
View ArticleAbdelilah Benkirane: I am Still Alive
Rabat – Following his dismissal as appointed Head of Government last week, Abdelilah Benkirane told reporters on Thursday that he is “still the caretaker of the government and Secretary General of the...
View Article5 Things to Know About the $10 Billion Industrial City in Tangier
Rabat – Morocco has signed an agreement with the Chinese aerospace company Haite on the construction of an “industrial city” near Tangier, which will host some 200 Chinese companies. Named Mohammed VI...
View ArticleMoroccan Actor Jamal Eddine Dkhissi Dies at 63
Rabat – The actor and theater teacher Jamal Eddine Dkhissi died at the age of 63 on Friday, March 24 following a long illness. His students, the likes of Latefa Ahrare and Driss Roukh, have expressed...
View ArticleIn Pictures: Glamorous View of Ifrane Under Snow
Rabat – Although Spring officially started on March 21, the residents of Ifrane, often called Morocco’s Switzerland, and its surrounding areas woke up on Friday to panoramic snowy views. Heavy snow has...
View ArticleRabat to Host First Edition of Résonances Festival
Rabat – Rabat will host yet another cultural festival. The first annual Rabat Résonances, a meeting place for intercultural dialogue, will take place in the city April 5 to 11. For its first edition,...
View ArticlePolice Release Picture of London “Ghost” Attacker
Rabat – A more complete picture of London attacker, Khalid Masood, is starting to come together, but there are still many questions. Metropolitan police have released a photo of the man who killed four...
View ArticleMerzouga to Host International Music Festival
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – The 5th International Festival of Merzouga will take place April 13 to 16. The event aims to provide national and international attendees with an opportunity to discover and...
View ArticleDar Essalam to Host Two Golf Competitions
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – Dar Essalaam will host the 44th annual Hassan II Golf Trophy and the 23rd edition of the Lalla Meryem Golf Cup April 10 to 16. The events expect more than 200 of the world’s...
View ArticleVideo: Morocco Beats Burkina Faso 2-0
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View ArticleMulti-Faith Clerics Lead United Vigil for London Victims and Families
Toronto – In a timely and moving show of solidarity, representatives of Christian and Jewish faith groups joined with Muslim leaders in London to condemn the “heinous and appalling terror attack.”...
View ArticleLafargeHolcim Maroc: Initial Synergies Boost Results
Casablanca – Following the merger-absorption of Holcim Maroc by Lafarge Ciments (completed in July 2016), LafargeHolcim Maroc has become an indisputable leader of the Moroccan cement sector with a...
View ArticleTop Istiqlal Party Members Denounce Chabat’s ‘Individual Decisions’ Against...
Rabat – A group of Istiqlal Party (PI) members have denounced what they called the “individual decisions” of the party’s Secretary General, Hamid Chabat, calling for change to “restore the position of...
View ArticleLeo Africanus and the Rewriting of History From Below
By Aziz Nouhaidi Rabat – No other slave could ever recreate what Al-Hassan Ibn Mouhamed Al-Wazzan, Al-Fasi, had achieved in Europe, as a writer, geographer and papal adviser. This Moorish serf moved...
View ArticleMorocco’s Non-Financial Services, Wholesale Trade Performing Well
Rabat – In the Q4 of 2016, the activity of the non-financial market services sector and wholesale trade registered a considerable increase according to 67% of industrial employers, reports the High...
View ArticleGdim Izik Trial Fair, According to International Observers
Rabat – International lawyers and other observers who attended the Gdim Izik trial this past week say that the trial is being conducted fairly as judged by international legal standards. In an article...
View ArticleMorocco’s Coalition Government to Be Formed by Next Week
Rabat – Saad Eddine Othmani, new appointed Head of Government, is reportedly expected to form the government by the end of this week and allocate the ministerial portfolios next week. Following his...
View ArticlePJD’s General Secretariat Meet to Decide Party Ministerial Portfolios
Rabat – The members of the General Secretariat of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) met on Saturday morning to designate the party members to be allocated with ministerial portfolios in the...
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