Morocco’s Working Class Celebrates Labor Day, Calls for Preserving Benefits
Rabat - The working class in Rabat celebrated on Sunday the Labor Day (May 1) by calling for preserving benefits and meeting legitimate demands. The trade unions held several meetings before staging...
View ArticleUnion Leader Condemns Moroccan Govt. for ‘Reactionary Policy Towards Women’
Rabat - Noubir Amaoui, the General Secretary of the CDT labor union, openly condemned the government on Sunday morning for “discrimination against Moroccan women at all levels.” During his speech on...
View ArticleMorocco’s Net International Reserves Rise by 31.3% in April
Rabat - Morocco’s net international reserves amounted to MAD 239.9 billion until April 22, 2016, recording a 31.3 percent increase on an annual basis, Bank Al-Maghrib said. The reserves recorded a 1.4...
View ArticleSenegal Welcomes Renewal of MINURSO Mandate, Lauds Moroccan Autonomy Plan
Dakar - Senegal has welcomed the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council which renews the mandate of the MINURSO, adding that Morocco’s autonomy plan is a “serious and realistic” initiative...
View ArticleYemeni Officials Say Peace Talks Suspended After Houthis Seize Base
Sanaa - The Yemeni government suspended direct peace talks to end the country's civil war on Sunday after the Houthi movement and its armed allies seized a military base north of the capital Sanaa,...
View ArticleIOC Lauds Morocco’s Efforts to Develop National Sport
Rabat - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) lauded efforts made by Morocco to develop the national sport as well as the Kingdom's interest in promoting young people's status. "IOC officials have...
View ArticleReport: Hate Crimes Against Muslims in France Increased by 223% in 2015
Rabat - Hate crimes against Muslims in France more than doubled from 2014 to 2015, according to a new report by the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH). The governmental agency’s...
View ArticleMorocco’s Economic Council Calls for Decriminalization of Sex Outside Marriage
Rabat - On April 29 the Economic, Social and Environmental Council discussed a new report about the conditions facing Moroccan women, drafting controversial recommendations that are likely to stir up...
View ArticleShocking Video: Bouteflika Struggling to Communicate with Ban Ki-moon
Rabat - Several YouTube channels and news sites released a short video on Monday that shows the deteriorating health of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. [video id="3VYJChbDXDo" type="youtube"]...
View ArticleThink Tank Highlights Deep Emirati-Moroccan Relations
Abu Dhabi - The Emirati Center for Studies and strategic research said, on Monday, that the meeting between King Mohammed VI and Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown prince of Abu Dhabi and...
View ArticleAmerican Rapper 50 Cent To Open Resort in Marrakech
Rabat - American rapper Curtis James Jackson III, better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is set to open a club, hotel, and restaurant in Marrakesh, Morocco called Fiesta Beach. According to Irish...
View ArticleRAM Denies Presence of Tear Gas Bomb On board Niamey-Casablanca Plane
Rabat - Morocco's airline company Royal Air Maroc (RAM) on Monday categorically denied media reports on the presence of a tear gas bomb on one of its flights relating Niamey and Casablanca on...
View ArticleWorld Press Freedom Day: ISESCO Calls on Islamic World to Promote Freedom of...
Rabat - The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) called on the competent parties in the Member States to promote freedom of speech as part of responsibility and the...
View ArticleUAE’s Green Valley to Invest MAD 3 Billion in Morocco
Casablanca - The UAE-based Green Valley Real Estate will invest MAD 3 Billion in Morocco, the group announced here on Monday. The stability of the Kingdom and relations of friendship and brotherhood...
View ArticleU.N. to Negotiate With Morocco Size of MINURSO’s Civilian Staff
Rabat - The United Nations will carry out discussions with the Moroccan government to determine the size of the peacekeeping mission in the Western Sahara to allow its return to Laayoune and Dakhla in...
View ArticleMorocco Participates in International Conference on Al Quds Al-Sharif in Dakar
Dakar - The International Conference on Al Quds Al-Sharif, initiated by the Committee of the United Nations on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in cooperation with the...
View ArticleMorocco Offers Favorable Framework for Sustainable Development Actions
Rabat - Morocco offers a favorable framework to set up sustainable development actions, said, on Tuesday in Rabat, Minister delegate for foreign affairs Nasser Bourita. In the current regional...
View ArticleMoroccan Schools Launch Environmental Education Initiatives Ahead of COP22
Taroudante - The Casablanca-Settat Regional Academy of Education and Training launched an environmental initiative to plant 50,000 trees in land surrounding the region’s schools by 2017. Under the...
View ArticleMorocco Committed to Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Ambassador
Rabat - Morocco has already started the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs) by establishing policies in this area, according to an inclusive and integrated approach, said on Tuesday...
View ArticleGerman Software Company SAP Opens First Office in Morocco
Rabat - The German software company SAP opened a new office in Morocco on Tuesday as part of the firm’s expansion into the continent of Africa. The inauguration of the new office in Casablanca’s...
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