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Cristiano Ronaldo ‘to Build Hotel for International Celebrities in Marrakech’
Rabat - Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo is said to be planning to build the first first-class African hotel for international celebrities in Marrakech. Amid speculation about Ronaldo’s...
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Morocco, New Host Country of IAAF Diamond League
Zurich - The General Assembly of the Diamond League meeting Wednesday in Zurich has decided to include Rabat, Morocco as a new host city for the prestigious global series of one-day athletics...
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British-Moroccan 4-year-old Asks King Mohammed VI to Lift Ban on VoIP Services
Rabat - A picture depicting a British-Moroccan girl named Layla is making its rounds on social media. In the image, she asks King Mohammed VI to lift Morocco’s ban on Skype so that she can talk to her...
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Agriculture Agreement: Paris to Support EU Council Against EU Court Ruling
Paris - France will intervene to support the European Council against December's EU court ruling on the Morocco-EU agriculture agreement, French Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. "France, which is...
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Report: Most Cannabis Destined for Europe is Smuggled from Morocco
Rabat - The 2015 report by the International Narcotics Control Board reported that Morocco remains one of the world’s largest producers of cannabis and is Europe’s leading supplier of cannabis resin....
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Steep Decline of Morocco’s Wheat Harvest Due to Lack of Rainfall
By Jonathan Walsh Rabat - Moroccan wheat crops are expected to amount to only half of last year’s harvest as this season’s drought takes its toll on the kingdom’s agriculture, official estimates show...
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Forbes: Net Worth of Saudi Owner of Morocco’s Oil Refinery SAMIR is $8.4 billion
Rabat - Saudi businessman Mohammed Al Amoudi, the majority stakeholder in the debt-ridden Moroccan oil company Société Anonyme Marocaine de l'Industrie du Raffinage (SAMIR), has a net worth of $8.4...
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Egyptian Student Faces US Deportation Over Facebook Post Against Donald Trump
Jonathan Walsh Rabat - A student from Egypt is facing deportation from the United States over posts he made on Facebook about Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. Elmadeldin Esayed, a 23 year-old...
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Mustafa Salma Ould Sidi Moloud’s Son Writes a Poignant Letter to Ban Ki Moon
Fez- Doomed to a plight that lasted longer than he and his family could bear, Mustafa Salma Ould Sidi Moloud continues his forced exile in Mauritania while his family is stuck in the Sahraoui Camps in...
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Morocco’s Richest Businessman Wants to Build Africa’s Tallest Tower in Rabat
Rabat - Morocco’s richest businessman, Othman Benjelloune, is said to be planning to build the highest tower in Africa in the heart of Rabat. French-speaking magazine Economie & Entreprises...
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Israel Hosts Morocco’s Second Largest Community Abroad: Official Report
Rabat - In an unprecedented move, the Moroccan government has included Israel on its list of foreign countries that host the largest Moroccan communities abroad. A new report released by the Ministry...
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Children in the Diaspora Urge King Mohammed VI to Lift Skype, WhatsApp,...
Rabat - More Moroccan children in the diaspora, unable to talk to their loved ones in Morocco, are sending King Mohammed VI a message: lift the ban on VoIP-enabled services put in place by the...
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Moroccan Scientist Rachid Yazami Nominated for Prestigious Engineering Award
Rabat - Moroccan scientists Rachid Yazami was chosen to be among the three semifinalists for the 15th edition of the prestigious Marius Lavet engineering award for his innovations in lithium...
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HRW Urges Ban Ki-moon to Intervene to Free Sahrawi Women Held in Tindouf Camps
Rabat - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called upon UN’s chief Ban Ki-moon to intervene in order to free the three Sahrawi women held against their will in Tindouf camps, during his upcoming visit to the...
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Russian Tourists Spent Over MAD 28 Million in Morocco in 2015
Rabat - Spending of Russian tourists in Morocco has hit just over MAD 28 million last year, according to the latest data disclosed by the Moroccan Observatory of Tourism. A report by the observatory...
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Morocco Blocks VoIP Services to Shore Up Telecom Companies: Oxford Business...
Rabat - In a push to stimulate an increase in voice revenues for local operators, in early January Morocco moved to limit access to select Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services such as Viber,...
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Moroccan Magazine Challenge Publishes a List of 60 Women Leaders of Morocco
Rabat - For the special occasion of the international women’s day, Moroccan magazine Challenge has dedicated its monthly edition to honor 60 women leaders in Morocco. The French-speaking magazine has...
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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals in 2016 Near 135,000: IOM
Rabat - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that 134,905 migrants already have crossed the Mediterranean this year, adding that 125,819 of these have reached the Greek...
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Islam Portrayed More Negatively than Alcohol, Cancer, and Cocaine in New York...
By Jonathan Walsh Rabat - A study conducted by consulting firm ‘416 Labs’ revealed that Islam is portrayed by major US newspaper New York Times in a more negative light than a whole host of topics,...
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EU-Morocco Agreements ‘Don’t Violate International Law’: Mogherini
Rabat - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said, here Friday, that Morocco-EU agreements "do not violate international law". "The EU...
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