Moroccan Woman Suffering From Cancer Gives Birth to Quadruplets
Rabat - A young Moroccan woman suffering from cancer has given birth to four healthy babies on Saturday at the Inezgane Hospital in the Agadir region. The 33-year-old woman was confronted with her...
View ArticleWalmart Stirs Controversy Over Halloween Costume of ‘Israeli Soldiers for Kids’
New York - Walmart, U.S. largest supermarket chain, stirred controversy this Halloween celebration, for offering a costume of an “Israeli soldier for kids”. The “Israeli soldier” costume depicting an...
View ArticleTangier Residents Protest Over High Utility Prices Imposed by Amendis
Rabat - Thousands of Moroccans in the city of Tangier, in northern Morocco, gathered on the streets in a large-scale protest on Saturday evening to denounce the high prices being charged for utilities...
View ArticleWalmart Under Fire Over Arab Halloween Costume
New York - American supermarket chain, Walmart, has done it again and offered for sale a latex prosthetic nose as a Halloween costume allegedly mocking the facial features of Arabs. The face mask...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI to Launch MAD 140 Billion Projects in Western Sahara
Rabat - Morocco’s King Mohammed VI is set to arrive in Laâyoune this week on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Green March, where he is expected to announce the launch of a MAD 140 billion...
View ArticleMoroccan Insurance Companies to Share Experience with Cameroon Counterparts
Rabat - The Moroccan Federation Of Insurance and Reinsurance Companie (FMSAR) will receive a delegation from l’Association des Sociétés Camerounaises de l’Assurance (ASAC) as part of an effort to...
View ArticleRabat Police Arrest Woman for Procuring Girls for Gulf Men
Rabat - The vice squad of the judicial police in Rabat arrested last Tuesday a woman wanted for procuring prostitutes for Emiratis living in a villa on the road to Akrache in Rabat.], according to...
View ArticleGovernment Attempts to Calm Protests against High Prices of Water-Electricity...
Rabat - Government Chief Abdelillah Benkirane and Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad arrived, Sunday in Tangier, to enquire about the causes behind citizens' protests against high prices of water and...
View ArticleMorocco Among Safest Countries Worldwide: British Foreign Office
New York - Morocco has ranked high among the list of “safest countries in the world”, alongside European and North American nations, according to the British Foreign Office (FCO) classification of...
View ArticleMoroccans Internet Subscriptions Reach 13.89 Million
Rabat - The use of the internet in Morocco and the amount of online subscribers has witnessed a rapid growth over the past year. The number of internet subscribers reached 13.89 million users in one...
View ArticleMorocco: Two Polish Tourists Killed as Yacht Capsizes Off El Jadida Coast
Rabat - Two Polish tourists were killed last Sunday when their yacht capsized off the coast of El Jadida, approximately 91km (57 miles) away from Casablanca. Six other people on board were rescued. A...
View ArticleReported Rape Cases Decreased by 9 percent in Morocco in 2015
Rabat - The number of reported incidents of rape across Morocco has dropped 9 percent during the first eight months of 2015, according to Charki Draiss, Minister Delegate to the Minister of the...
View ArticleSlight Increase of Tourists Arrivals in Morocco’s Southern Regions
Rabat - 10,031 Moroccans and 2,549 foreigner tourists, a total of 12,580, visited the region of Laayoune - Sakia El Hamra Boujdour- from January 1 to July 31, 2015, compared to a total of 12,400 last...
View ArticleThe Vatican Accuses a Moroccan-Italian Woman of ‘Serious Treachery’
New York - Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui, a Moroccan-Italian public relations specialist, was arrested in Italy over the weekend and accused of “serious treachery” for allegedly leaking confidential...
View ArticleFor First Time Egypt Votes in Favor of Israel at the United Nations
New York - In an unprecedented move that is causing an uproar in the Arab world, Egypt voted in favor of Israel at the United Nations. Last Friday, member states of the United Nations voted on...
View ArticleMorocco’s Autonomy Plan ‘Best Solution’ to Western Sahara: Former MINURSO Chief
London - The autonomy plan presented by Morocco to the Security Council in April 2007 remains "the best solution" to the so-called Western Sahara conflict, stressed Erik Jensen, former Special...
View ArticleMaradona to Play in Laâyoune’s Green March Gala Match, Gratis
Rabat - Argentine football legend Diego Maradona’s visit to the city of Laâyoune to participate in a “gala match” celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Morocco’s Green March has been confirmed. Last...
View ArticleMorocco Calls on UN to Integrate Kabylia’s Self-determination in its Agenda
United Nations - Morocco called on the United Nations and its various bodies to integrate the protection and the promotion of Kabyle people's rights in their agendas in accordance with the UN...
View Article4,481 Refugees Registered in Morocco as of September 2015: UNHCR
Rabat - More than 4,481 refugees have been registered in Morocco as of September 2015, according to the most recent data announced by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). “There are currently an...
View ArticleAni Zonneveld’s Visit to Morocco Creates Controversy over Woman Imam
Taroudant - The visit to Morocco of Ani Zonneveld, founder and president of the faith-based, human rights organization, “Muslims for Progressive Values” (MPV), has created controversy over her...
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