Morocco’s Central Bank, China Banking Regulatory Commission Sign MoU
Rabat - Morocco's Bank Al-Maghrib (central bank) and China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) signed, on Friday in Rabat, a memorandum of understanding on banking control, information sharing and...
View ArticleMorocco’s National Team is in ‘Rebuilding Phase’: Mehdi Benatia
Rabat - Morocco’s national football team is "in a rebuilding phase", Bayern Munich defender Mehdi Benatia said. "We mustn’t get ahead of ourselves – we’re in a rebuilding phase, and we’ve been...
View ArticleCharlie Hebdo Mocks Death of Muhammad Ali
Rabat - French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is again stirring controversy. In its new issue, the Paris-based magazine chose to mock the death of American boxing legend Muhammad Ali. Published...
View ArticleMoroccan Party Leader Calls for Moderate Consumption of Cannabis
Rabat - Ilyass El Omari, President of the Regional Council of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, proposed to allow cannabis to be sold legally in cafes. The Secretary General of the Authenticity and...
View ArticleOrlando Shooting: 50 People Killed in Deadliest Mass Shooting in U.S History
New York - At least 50 people were killed in Orlando shooting, Orlando police said Sunday morning. The number of people killed in the mass shooting that occurred in Orlando, Florida in the early hours...
View ArticleUEFA Threatens to Disqualify England and Russia
Paris - England and Russia face being thrown out of Euro 2016 if scenes of serious fan disorder continue, UEFA's executive committee said on Sunday. Ugly scenes both before and during Saturday night's...
View ArticleRussian Coach of Morocco’s Diving Team Converts to Islam
Rabat - Russian national Kzanya Ivica, coach of the Moroccan National Team for Diving and Underwater Activities, converted to Islam on Friday in the Ibraheem Khalil Mosque in the California...
View ArticleDonald Trump Already Capitalizes on Orlando Shooting
New York - American Presidential candidate, Donald Trump, is already capitalizing on the Orlando shooting where 50 people were killed and at least 50 others were injured. Reacting to the mass...
View ArticleAir Strikes in Syria’s Idlib Kill More than 20
Damascus - Air strikes carried out by Syrian or Russian warplanes killed more than 20 people in the northwestern city of Idlib Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. Areas hit...
View ArticleOrlando Nightclub Shooting Sparks U.S. Gun Control Debate
By Ghita Benslimane Orlando, Florida — A gunman opened fire early Sunday morning at Pulse, one of Orlando’s most popular gay nightclubs. According to the Associated Press, at least 50 people were...
View ArticlePrison Break Star Shocked by Poor Health Facilities in Ouarzazate
Rabat - Prison Break star Dominic Purcell has criticized the health care infrastructure in the city of Ouarzazate where he was seriously hurt on May 30 in an accident on the set of the latest show in...
View ArticleThe Skyrunner: The Flying Vehicle Is Now Available
By Safae Kajouane Rabat - In early 2005, Stewart Hamel, a businessman and skydiving lover, teamed with British inventor and aviation engineer Gilo Cardozo. Through their partnership, they created the...
View ArticleU.S Muslim Community Condemns Orlando Shooting
By Ghita Benslimane Orlando, Florida — On Sunday morning, the deadliest shooting spree in U.S. history left at least 50 people dead and many injured in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The...
View ArticleRwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushkiwabo Denies Supporting Fighters in Burundi
Rabat - In a heated interview with Al Jazeera English’s current affairs show UpFront, Rwandan foreign minister Louise Mushikiwabo denied a wide range of allegations including human rights abuses,...
View Article92,700 Moroccans Obtained Citizenship of an EU Member State in 2014
Brussels - In 2014, 889,100 people obtained citizenship of an EU-28 Member State, including 92.700 Moroccans, the EU's statistical office Eurostat said on Monday. Viewed in terms of original...
View ArticleItalian National Arrested for his Involvement in a Terrorist Plot in Morocco
Rabat - Security services at Oujda-Angad airport arrested last Wednesday an Italian national living in Belgium for his involvement in a dangerous terrorist plot against sensitive sites in Morocco, the...
View ArticleWorld Blood Donor Day: Morocco has not yet Achieved WHO Goals
Rabat - Morocco is behind the blood donors rate of 3% for the whole country's population as set by the World Health Organization (WHO), said director of National Center for Blood Transfusion and...
View ArticleUN Deplores Detention of Migrants in Europe
Geneva - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, deplored on Monday "the widespread anti-migrant rhetoric that we have heard, spanning the length and breadth of the...
View ArticleClinton Says She Won’t Blame Islam for Orlando Shooting
By Christopher Thomas Rabat -American Presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, said on Monday she would not blame Islam for the Orlando shooting. The worst non-military mass shooting in American...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Launches Construction works of Vocational Training Center in...
Kenitra,– King Mohammed VI launched, Monday in Bir Rami Est neighborhood in Kenitra (north of Rabat), the construction works of a vocational training center in the automotive industry. Carried out by...
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