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UNICEF Calls for Better Protection of Children Under Revised EU Asylum Rules
New York - As the European Union (EU) prepares for critical talks on the rules governing applications from people seeking protection in Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called...
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ISIS Threat: Polisario Front Member Threatens Morocco, MINURSO
Rabat - A Saharan affiliate of the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) has threatened to attack United Nations offices and foreign tourists in the Western Sahara, in southern Morocco, in a new audio...
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Morocco: Brother of Paris Attacks Alleged Mastermind Sentenced to 2 Years
Sale - The first instance court of Sale in charge of terrorism cases sentenced, Thursday, to two years in prison Yassine Abaaoud, the little brother of the Paris attacks alleged mastermind, Abdelhamid...
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COP22: Morocco, Sustainable Development International Organizations Sign MoU
Rabat – Morocco and three international organizations for sustainable development signed, Thursday in Washington, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the organization of the "Low Emissions...
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A Third of all Attacks in U.S. in December Were Hate Crimes Against Muslims
Rabat - Attacks against Muslims in the United States constituted roughly a third of all “attacks" in the country during December 2015, according to a new report by Georgetown University's Prince...
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Spanish Airline ‘Binter’ To Launch New Agadir-Tenerife Air route
Agadir - Spanish airline "Binter" presented, on Thursday in Agadir, its new flight linking Agadir to Tenerife. This new weekly flight, operational since March 2nd and scheduled on Wednesdays, is an...
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Morocco Dismantled 155 Terrorist Cells Since 2002
Rabat - Morocco has dismembered 155 terrorist cells since 2002, according to numbers presented by Abdelhak El Khayam, the director of the Central Office for Judicial Investigations, on Thursday in...
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Floods in Southern Morocco Kill Six People, Four Missing
Rabat - Six people were killed and two others are missing following the floods caused by heavy rain Wednesday and Thursday in the provinces of Taroudant and Ouarzazate, the Interior Ministry said...
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Bombing of Syrian Refugee Camp Could be War Crime: UN Officials
Geneva - The bombing of a Syrian refugee camp that left dozens of civilians dead and wounded and was blamed on the government of Bashar al-Assad was “despicable” and “could amount to a war crime,”...
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Morocco: Activists Call for One-Third Quota for Women in House of...
Rabat - Women’s groups in Morocco are leading a movement to have the government allocate at least a third of freshman representatives, who will be voted into office after legislative elections this...
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New Foreign Investments to Bring 60,000 New Jobs to Morocco by 2020
Rabat - New investments will bring 60,000 new jobs to Morocco by 2020 as foreign companies begin offshoring to the kingdom, according to new contracts signed by the minister of industry, trade and...
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London: A Global City Elects its First Muslim Mayor
Chicago - In an unprecedented and historic move, London elected its first Muslim Mayor. With this election, London has become the second Western city to elect a Muslim Mayor after Rotterdam. Sadiq...
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Haddad Highlights Morocco’s Achievements in Sustainable Tourism
Taroudant - Moroccan Minister of Tourism Lahcen Haddad said on Friday in Marrakech that the organization of COP22 in Morocco is a valuable opportunity to showcase companies’ achievements in...
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Moroccan Businesswoman Refuses Award Depicting Morocco Without Sahara
Rabat - Moroccan businesswoman Zoulikha Ghallab refused to receive a medal awarded to her by Arab Women Investors Union, during the Joint Arab Cooperation Conference, held from April 29 to May 2 at...
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Fez Festival of Sacred Music Celebrates Female Founders From Morocco
Fez - Women in traditional garb took center stage at Bab Makina in Fes to kick off the 22nd annual Fez Festival Of World Sacred Music. This year’s focus is on female founders from Morocco and around...
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Princess Lalla Salma Chairs Opening Ceremony of 22th Fez Festival of World...
Fez - Princess Lalla Salma, accompanied by Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, chaired, Friday in Fez, the opening ceremony of the 22th Fez Festival of World Sacred Music, held under the high...
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Morocco: French Man in Women’s Clothes for Bachelor Party Arrested
Rabat - A male French tourist wore “female” clothes in the middle of Marrakesh’s famous bazaar, Djemaa El Fna, while visiting the area with eight of his friends, leading the police to arrest all nine...
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Moroccan Autonomy Proposal, Very Good Formula to Settle Sahara Issue:...
Rabat - The autonomy plan for the southern provinces presented by Morocco is "a very good formula" to settle the dispute over the Sahara issue, Hungarian Minister of Justice, Laszlo Trocsanyi, said....
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Dutch-Moroccan Mayor Voted Manager of the Year in Netherlands
Dutch - Moroccan Ahmed Aboutaleb, mayor of Rotterdam, has been voted Manager of the Year in The Netherlands for a second time in a row through a survey conducted by the local magazine Binnenlands...
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Morocco Among Specific Countries Targeted by Cyber Criminals: Sophos
Rabat - Sophos, a network and endpoint analysis organization, revealed research on Wednesday indicating a growing trend among cybercriminals to target, as well as filter out, certain countries...
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