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Canada’s Cory Monteith dies at 31
By Houda El Mouatassim Billah Morocco World News Marrakesh, July 15, 2013 Cory Monteith, the 31 year old Canadian actor who’s known for his outstanding acting and singing in the hit Fox musical comedy...
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Two Spaniards Convert to Islam in Marrakesh’s Koutoubia Mosque
By Mohamed Mouad Chahbane Morocco World News Marrakesh, July 16, 2013 Ramadan is known for showering Marrakech and its people with its various blessings day and night. And the Koutoubia Mosque in...
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Morocco: Liquidity Strain Lingers despite Bank al Maghrib’s Interventions
By Loubna Flah Morocco World News Casablanca, July 16, 2013 The liquidity strain is still looming over the Moroccan banking sector. Its inimical effect on commercial banks since the beginning of the...
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Moroccan student Raouia among seven girls awarded by the UN on Malala’s Day
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, July 16, 2013 Raouia, the 12-year old Moroccan schoolgirl allegedly offended by El Ouafa last October, was among 7 girls awarded with the UN Special...
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Will the cultivation of cannabis be legalized in Morocco?
By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, July 16, 2013 The controversy over the legalization of the cultivation of cannabis (marijuana) in Morocco may be on its way to reach the parliament after a...
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Morocco: 70 children raped every day
By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Tangier, July 16, 2013 According to the statistics recently disclosed by “Don’t touch my Child” Association, 70 children are raped every day in Morocco. The rampant...
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Moroccan woman misrepresented in a Saudi soap opera
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, July 17, 2013 In the last couple of years, there has been a discernible tendency to misrepresent Moroccan women in popular media, especially in those...
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Baccalaureate Results of the Resit Exams to be Released on Friday
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Tinejdad, Morocco, July 17, 2013 According to the ministry of education, the Baccalaureate results of the catch-up session (June 2013) are expected to be announced...
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Arrest of UAE official who assaulted Indian driver over road accident
By Loubna Flah Morocco World News Casablanca, July 17, 2013 A video showing an Emirati official beating a driver from Asian background with his “agal “and punching him because of a minor traffic...
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Human Rights Watch Calls for Release of Abdassamad Haydour
By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, July 17, 2012 On Tuesday, July 16, Human Rights Watch called on Moroccan authorities to free Abdassamad Haydour, a university student from Taza (110 km east...
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A ten-year-old Saudi child becomes one of world’s youngest pilots
By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Sidi Ifni, July 18, 2013 Ali Mehdi, a ten-year-old Saudi child, managed to obtain pilot's license from one of the distinguished Saudi Aviation colleges, reported...
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Associations launch a Petition to Create Mohammed VI Academy for the Arabic...
Mohamed Amine Qasseras Morocco World News Kenitra, July 18, 2013 More than a hundred associations and civil and educational institutions across the Kingdom signed a popular petition calling for the...
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US: Church opens its doors to Muslims in Ramadan
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Tinejdad, July 18, 2013 According to radio Sawa, Muslim immigrants are performing Taraweeh prayers, a set of prayers performed collectively by Muslims after Isha...
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Morocco Baccalaureate exams: success rate reaches 51.48%
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Tinejdad, July 19, 2013 The Ministry of National Education on Friday announced the results of baccalaureate resit exams, and the number of students who passed the...
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Morocco: 2.3% increase in living costs compared to last year
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, July 19, 2013 According to the Moroccan High Commission for Planning (HCP), living costs in the kingdom rose by 2.3% in June 2013 compared to the same...
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Malaysian couple accused of mocking the holy month of Ramadan
By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Tangier, July 20, 2013 Alvin Tan Jye Yee and his partner Vivian Lee May Ling, A Malaysian couple, posted on Facebook a photo where they appeared drinking pork soup...
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USA: Moroccan mother kept indoors by her husband for three years
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Tinejdad, July 20, 2013 According to Sun-sentinel.com, a Moroccan woman told Palm Beach County deputies that her husband kept her locked inside home in Wellington...
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Morocco Scores Low in the Global Gender Gap Report
By Loubna Flah Morocco World News Casablanca, July 20, 2013 Despite all efforts to set men and women on equal footing at the political and the legislative levels, Morocco still ranks very low in terms...
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Supporter of Palestinians, Journalist Helen Thomas dies at 92
By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, July 21, 2013 Death took away one of the most powerful voices who spoke truth to power and strongly opposed the United States foreign policy. At age 92,...
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Bank AL Maghrib Funds Commercial Banks to Provide more Loans
By Loubna Flah Morocco World News Casablanca, July 21, 2013 Morocco’s central bank, Bank al Maghrib, launched a new procedure aimed at boosting the commercial banks‘s potential to deliver loans for...
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