Over 150 Children Died in Mediterranean Migration Route in 2017: UNICEF
Rabat – More than 150 children have died crossing the Central Mediterranean from North Africa to Italy so far this year, according to UNICEF. The true number of child casualties is almost certainly...
View ArticleMoroccan Salafi Scholar: We Must Open Debate on Inheritance Equality
Rabat – After finding himself in an eye of the storm, former Salafi detainee Mohamed Abdelouahab Rafiki – better known as Abou Hafs – has publicly defended inheritance equality between men and women in...
View ArticleTwelve People Killed in Venezuela in Overnight Violence
Rabat – Twelve people have been killed following looting and violence in Venezuela’s capital amid a spiralling political crisis, authorities said Friday. Most of the deaths took place in El Valle, a...
View ArticleAfghan Army Base Attacked by Taliban
Rabat – A Taliban attack on Friday has left more than 100 people dead or wounded according to the country’s Defense Ministry. The attack took place near the city of Mazar-e Sharif in the northern...
View ArticleKing Sends Condolences to French President Following Terrorist Attack in Paris
Rabat – King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolence to French President François Hollande following the terrorist attack that targeted the French security forces on the Champs-Elysées Avenue in...
View ArticleMorocco Deplores Tragic Situation of Syrian Immigrants on Algerian Soil
Rabat – Moroccan authorities are deploring the tragic situation of Syrian immigrants in Algerian territory and have denounced the inhumane attitude of Algerian authorities against these immigrants in...
View ArticleBenkirane Calls Recent PJD Shakeup an “Earthquake”
Rabat – Abdelilah Benkirane, former Head of Government and Secretary General of the Justice and Development (PJD), has spoken up about his party’s recent developments, saying, “What’s happened to the...
View ArticleWar, Religion, Rape: Female African Authors Tell it All in Rabat
Rabat – Eight novelists from throughout the African continent shared their visions on African women’s literature at a literary fair held in Rabat on Thursday as part of the cultural event called...
View ArticleRapper Asylum Seeker in Belgium Sparks Outrage Burning His Moroccan Passport
Rabat – After becoming an asylum seeker in Belgium, Moroccan rapper, Mouad Belghouat, better known as El Haqed (The Enraged), released a video clip on Friday entitled “Raka Taka,” showing himself...
View ArticleMarine Le Pen: ‘Algeria Owes a Lot to French Colonization’
Rabat – French extreme right leader and presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen, has created another controversy by praising the French colonization of Algeria. In an interview with BFM TV-RMC, the...
View Article“King and Princess of Style” Steal Public Attention in Miami
Rabat – King Mohammed VI and Lalla Salma has proven their love of stylish attire all over again. Simple, creative, and elegant, their latest look has been captured in multiple photographs taken by...
View ArticleImprovement of Morocco-Algeria Relations Possible: Fitch
Rabat – A potential improvement in the tense relationship that exists between Morocco and Algeria is possible in the future, a Fitch Report says. According to the BMI Research unit, relationships...
View ArticleDrunken Ferrari Driver Accident: One Fatality, Five People Arrested
Rabat – The General Directorate for National Security (DGSN) has announced that after the Ferrari of Hamza Darham’s now infamous collision with three cars, the crash resulted in the death of an...
View ArticleAnother Moroccan Family Recounts Special Moment with King Mohamed VI in Miami
Rabat- King Mohamed VI’ stay in Miami has made the days of many Moroccans living in North America. Each time new pictures surface on the internet where Moroccans, who got the chance to meet the king...
View ArticleMacron and Le Pen Qualify for Second Round in French Presidential Election
Toronto – French Presidential election candidates, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have both qualified to advance to May 7th’s all-important run-off. Projections from today’s vote have declared that...
View ArticleHCP: Morocco’s Economic Growth to Accelerate in Q2FY17
Rabat – The HCP expects continual improvement in the business climate in both emerging and advanced economies in the second quarter of 2017, despite the ongoing political uncertainties in Europe and...
View ArticleMoroccan Journalists Launch Association for Advocacy and Training
BY Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – A new assocation, the Forum for Young Journalists, is about to launch, aiming to support Moroccan journalists in Morocco by adovacting for “the freedom of press, the right to...
View ArticleAgadir to Host Bembe Afro-Latin Festival
By Safaa Kasraoui Rabat – The city of Agadir will host its very first edition of the Bembe Afro-Latin Festival, scheduled to take place on April 27-May 1. The festival’s main events will take place at...
View ArticleRabat: Firefighters Stop Woman’s Suicide Jump
Rabat – An elderly Moroccan woman attempted to commit suicide by climbing up an electricity pole in the neighborhood of Hassan in Rabat. Staying on the pole for two hours, the woman eventually climbed...
View ArticleAlgeria Rejects Morocco’s Accusations That It Manipulated Syrian Refugees
Rabat – Algiers summoned the Moroccan ambassador to Algeria on Sunday to express its “complete rejection” of Moroccan authorities’ accusations that the country had been exploiting the Syrian refugee...
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