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US Automaker Ford Establishes African Headquarters in Casablanca Finance City
Rabat - US automaker Ford has chosen Casablanca's Casa Finance City (CFC) to headquarter its office from which it will drive its operations in Africa. Ford has just obtained the CFC status. The global...
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Clubs World Cup In Morocco Promises Great Show Of Friendly Competition: Blatter
Rabat - The 2014 Clubs World Cup, scheduled to take place in Morocco on December 10-20, will be a great show of friendly competition bringing together best clubs in all continents, FIFA President...
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Drop of Oil Prices, an Existential Threat for Algeria: Le Monde
Rabat - French daily Le Monde said in its Thursday, December 4th issue that Algeria, which relies heavily on oil as the main driver of its economy (oil represents 97% of Algeria's export earnings and...
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Morocco to Produce Phosphates for Next 700 years: Experts
Rabat - A group of international experts said on Thursday that Morocco is qualified to produce phosphates for the next 700 years. Speaking at the third edition of Mines and Quarries exhibition in...
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World’s first herbal-cream-written Quran to appear in Dubai show
Taroudant - Heddem Arts, a company that sells in rare Islamic arts and calligraphy, announced its possession of the only handmade herbal cream Holy Quran in the world, which will be showcased in an...
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Morocco’s Cadi Ayyad University among top 50 universities in emerging countries
Taroudant - Morocco’s University of Marrakech Cadi Ayyad was featured in the Top-50 places of the Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2015 – the World’s Only Independent...
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Child Marriage in Morocco: Young girls Married at the Age of 12
Rabat - A new report released by Morocco’s Ytto Foundation revealed that among 138 marriages in the Midelt province, 52 percent of brides are minors, and some of them married at the age of 12. 91...
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King Mohammed VI Commits to Helping Flood-Hit Areas in Sidi Ifni
Rabat- Some Moroccan citizens from Sidi Ifni, who are currently living in the United Arab Emirates took advantage of the King Mohammed VI’s visit to the Galleria Mall in Abu Dhabi by expressing their...
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Cruyff: “Ballon d’Or is a Media Circus”
Rabat - Former Barcelona midfielder Johan Cruyff admitted that he is not interested in who wins the FIFA Ballon d'Or "because it's staged". The Dutch football legend and winner of the prestigious award...
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Morocco to Increase Cigarettes Prices in January
Rabat - Moroccan smokers could see an increase in the prices of their favorite brands of cigarettes starting January 1st 2015. According to business weekly La Vie Eco in its December 5 issue, a request...
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#100DHpouraider Campaign Helps Flood Victims in Morocco
Marrakech - The campaign known as #100DHpouraider that was launched among Moroccan Twitter users to support the disaster areas in the south and south east of Morocco destroyed by the recent...
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Morocco: Two Men Ask to Be Jailed to Have Place to Sleep, Eat
Rabat - Two men from Bouarfa have reportedly sent a joint letter to the city's attorney general, "consciously" demanding to be put in prison. 45-year-old Hakoum Balataris and Sheikh Kdraoui, two...
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Saudi Cleric Says Women Are not Required to Wear Hijab, Can Put Makeup
Rabat - A new fatwa against wearing Hijab has been issued last week by a Saudi Cleric who said that “Islam doesn’t require women to wear veil,” adding that women can put makeup on, take pictures for...
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Staying in Morocco is Better than Going Abroad for Moroccan Youth – Minister
Marrakech - Instead of thinking about emigrating abroad, Morocco’s youth should trust their country and its labor market, as it is improving in several sectors, according to the Minister of Higher...
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Morocco: Al Oula TV Journalist Resigns Over “Poor Coverage” of Flooding
Rabat- Abdelghani Jabbar, a journalist and editor of Al Aoula, resigned because the Moroccan national television channel did not properly covered the flooding that hit Guelmim, in southern...
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Teenager Arrested for Drawing Flag of ISIS on Walls of a House
Rabt - A teenager was arrested for drawing the flag of terrorist organization the Islamic State in the old city of Taza. Authorities said it arrested 19-year-old Khalid Tahiri, of Taza, on Wednesday...
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Al-Azhar Accuses Islamic State of ‘Barbarism, Distortion of Islam’
Rabat - The Grand Imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar Mosque, Ahmed al-Tayeb, said on Wednesday that the Islamic State, known as IS or ISIS, is "barbaric," accusing "all armed groups and sectarian militias who...
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Oscar Fulloné Dismisses Accusations That He Squandered his Fortune in Casinos
Rabat - In an interview with daily newspaper Al Massae, former coach Oscar Fulloné, said that he refuses all accusations made against him suggesting that he has squandered all his fortune in casinos,...
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In Pictures: Marrakech International Film Festival, Day 2
The 14th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival opened, on Friday, under the patronage of King Mohammed VI.
View ArticleVideo: ‘King Mohammed VI Tower’ in Casablanca, Tallest in Africa
A video posted on Sunday shows the skyscraper that will be in be built in Casablanca. The building, which according to the video will be named after Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, will be the tallest...
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