Morocco, Priority for Belgium in Cooperation, Trade Development: Belgian...
Rabat - Morocco is our "priority" country in the fields of cooperation and trade development", Belgian ambassador in Rabat, Franck Carruet, said. As an illustration of the interest of his country to...
View ArticleOver 16 Tons of Cannabis Seized Central Morocco
Agadir - Moroccan authorities seized, Thursday night in Agadir (485 km from Rabat), more than 16 tons of cannabis resin, security sources said. During this operation, the Royal Gendarmerie arrested...
View ArticleMuslim Preacher Lashes Out at Moroccan Teacher Trainees
Taroudante - In a recent article, the vice president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Ahmed Raissouni lashed out at teacher trainees, describing their nearly six-month strike as...
View ArticleBlaze Rips SNRT Headquarter in Rabat
Rabat - A violent fire broke out on Thursday at the headquarters of the National Society of Radio-diffusion and Television (SNRT) in Rabat, causing significant property damages but no casualties....
View ArticleMoroccan Billionaire Miloud Chaabi Dies
Rabat - Moroccan billionaire and politician Miloud Chaabi passed away on Saturday in Germany, a source close to his family told Morocco World News.. He was 86. The Essaouira born businessmen was...
View ArticleTransparency International Demands Government to Investigate SAMIR
Rabat - The Moroccan branch of Transparency International (TM) has demanded that the government start a criminal investigation into the operations of the SAMIR oil refinery, which halted production...
View ArticleAfrica Science Leadership Program Aims to Develop Skills of Next Generation...
By Lahcen El Youssfi Meknes - The Africa Science Leadership Program (ASLP) aims to grow excellent mid-career African academics in the areas of collective leadership, team and research development and...
View ArticleNew App Provides Live Voice Translation for Phone Users Speaking Different...
Taroudante - A new application by a Moroccan inventor will allow cellphone users who speak different languages to carry out a conversation over their mobile devices by offering them an instant voice...
View ArticleSixty International Women at Start Line of Sahraouiya Rally in Dakhla
Dakhla - Sixty Moroccan, American, Spanish, French, Senegalese and Cameroonian women departed Sunday afternoon from the southern city of Dakhla as part for the solidarity rally "Sahraouiya," which...
View ArticleEcuador Earthquake: 77 Killed, Hundreds Injured
Quito - A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador's central coast, killing at least 77 people and injuring hundreds, authorities said. The major earthquake struck Saturday night, Vice President Jorge...
View ArticleVideo: Thousands March Against Terrorism in Brussels
Rabat - Thousands of people took to the streets of the Belgian capital to join a march “against terror and hatred.” The rally was organized in response to attacks in Brussels in March that killed 32...
View ArticleMoroccan Committee Warns that Google and Facebook Sell Moroccans’ Data
Taroudant - The National Committee for Monitoring the Protection of Personal Data (CNDP) warned Moroccan Internet users that social networking sites like Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are tricking...
View ArticleShaggy to Perform in Mawazine Festival
Rabat - Dancehall prince Shaggy will perform in Mawazine Music Festival, which will be held in Rabat on May 20-28, the event's organizer Maroc Cultures Association announced on Monday. The Jamaican...
View Article‘Mezouar May Be Next Brazil’s President,’ According to BBC
Taroudant - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) mistakenly published a photo of Salaheddine Mezouar, the Moroccan minister of foreign affairs, in a story covering Michel Temer, the man next in...
View ArticleMorocco, a Historic and Essential Partner of EU: French State Secretary
Rabat - Morocco is a historic and essential partner of the European Union (EU), French secretary of State for European Affairs Harlem Desir said. "Morocco is a historic and essential partner for the...
View ArticleAatabou Urges Dounia Boutazout to Apologize for Her Controversial Altercation
Rabat - Moroccan singer Najat Aatabou spoke out against the actress Dounia Boutazout for her “misbehavior” following the actress’s altercation with a young woman in Casablanca that sent her to the...
View ArticleOthman Benjelloun, Aziz Akhannouch, Morocco’s Richest Men: Forbes
Rabat - Forbes named two Moroccan businessman - Othman Benjelloun and minister Aziz Akhannouch - the wealthiest people in the kingdom, awarding them the 19th and the 28th positions in a list ranking...
View ArticleGunmen Kill Moroccan Peacekeeper in Central African Republic
New York - A Moroccan peacekeeper has been killed on the Sunday in the African Republic, the United Nations said on Monday. According to the UN spokesperson, the Moroccan peacekeepers, who is part of...
View ArticleSurvey: Mustapha El Khalfi Has Highest Name Recognition in Morocco
Rabat - Mustapha El Khalfi, the minister of communication and the official government spokesperson, has the most “notoriety” among Moroccans according to a new survey by the Tariq Ibn Ziyad Initiative...
View ArticleExclusive: Ban Ki-moon Releases His Annual Report on Western Sahara
New York – United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has released his much-anticipated annual report entitled “The Situation Concerning Western Sahara.” The report will submitted to the members...
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