Saudi Cleric Rejects Earth’s Rotation, Becomes Internet Laughing Stock
Rabat - Saudi Cleric has become an overnight internet laughing stock after he claimed that the Sun revolves around the Earth and not the other way around, rejecting in the process a centuries-old...
View ArticleSpain Refuses Asylum to Polisario Supporter Involved in Gdeim Izik Events
Madrid - The Congress of Deputies expressed Tuesday its support for the interior ministry's decision to refuse asylum sought by Polisario Supporter Hassana Aalia who was sentenced in 2013 to life by...
View ArticleHalieutis exposition to strengthen relations between Morocco and Spain
Fez - The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment announced on Tuesday that the third edition of Halieutis Exposition would serve as an opportunity to improve relations and institutional...
View ArticleThree Individuals Arrested In Casablanca And Oujda Before Joining IS In Libya
Rabat - Security services arrested three individuals in Casablanca and Oujda who were attempting to join the terrorist organization of IS in Libya, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement. The...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament Calls on EU to Adapt Aid to Real Needs Of Population In...
Brussels - The Committee on Budgetary Control of the European parliament called on the European Commission to adapt the aid it sends to Tindouf camps to the real needs of the population on grounds of...
View ArticleMarrakech to Hold Forum of Investments and Projects’ Development in Africa 2015
By Ferdaws Aharrar Rabat - The NOV'AFRIQUE foundation will organize, in cooperation with Khittano Investment, the forum of Investments and Projects’ Development in Africa 2015 on March 11-15 in...
View ArticleMorocco’s Efforts To Counter Terrorism Highlighted in Washington’s...
Rabat - The comprehensive approach adopted by Morocco in countering the proliferation of foreign terrorism was highlighted on Wednesday by the Minister Delegate to the Foreign Minister, Mbarka...
View ArticleObama Rejects Idea That West Is at War With Islam
By Kristina Fried Rabat - In his speech at the three-day conference held on Wednesday to combat extremism, Obama stated that “the notion that the West is at war with Islam is an ugly lie, and all of...
View Article‘We do not want veiled women in France,’ Sarkozy
Rabat - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced his rejection of the veil for women in France this morning. In a lengthy interview on Europe 1 radio, during which he received questions from...
View ArticleMoroccan Talent Expo 2015 to Take Place in Virginia in April
Radia Benabbou Tangier - The State of Virginia, USA will host the Moroccan Talent Expo Sports (MTES) to provide young Moroccan soccer players with a chance to showcase their talents. This event will...
View ArticleMorocco, Most Stable Country in Region of Terrorist Threats, Says US Think Tank
Washington - Morocco remains a haven of peace and regional stability despite an increase of 25 percent of terrorist activities in North Africa and the Sahel region, according to a report released by...
View ArticleISIS Terrorists: Wrongly Diagnosed
By Majid Morceli San Francisco- When Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal committed murder and dismemberment of 17 men and boys, Psychologists and prison psychiatrists...
View ArticleNew Highway to Link Beni Mellal to Fez-Meknes and Errachidia
Rabat - The Department of Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics has launched a tentative offer for the construction of a highway linking Beni Mellal to Fez-Meknes and Errachidia. In its February...
View ArticleFour Moroccan Think Tanks in the University of Pennsylvania’s 2014 Report
Rabat - Four Moroccan Think Tanks are included in the University of Pennsylvania’s 2014 Global Go to Think Tank index report (GGTTI). The eighth GGTTI index report, conducted by the Think Tanks and...
View ArticleAU President Mugabe ‘Fishing’ for Boko Haram in the Western Sahara
Washington DC - The 24th Session of the Summit of the African Union (AU), which concluded in Addis Ababa in late January, was supposed to deliberate on ways to tackle the Boko Haram threat. Instead,...
View ArticleMoroccan Army Fifth Strongest in Arab World: Report
Rabat - The Moroccan Army is the fifth strongest army in the Arab world, according to the Global Firepower Index, a ranking of 126 countries that compare the world’s militaries based on more than 50...
View ArticleMorocco Sentences 18 Individuals for Terrorism
Rabat - The anti-terrorism court in Salé sentenced, on Thursday, 18 individuals to prison terms ranging from 5 to 10 years on terrorism charges. The court delivered a ten-year prison sentence to a...
View ArticleMoroccan Satirical Video Mocks Issa Hayatou
Taroudant - An animated video, posted on YouTube on February 16, depicts Issa Hayatou, the President of the African Football Federation (CAF), dancing and singing in a funny manner. Following the...
View ArticleFulbright Study Grant: an Opportunity for Moroccan Undergraduates
By Chaimae El Mouhtarim Kenitra - The Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange has launched the Fulbright Study Grant program for 2015-2016. This scholarship covers all...
View ArticleMoroccan MP Sentenced to 5 Years for Misappropriation of Public Money
Rabat - An MP from the Istiqlal Party has been sentenced to five years in prison for misappropriation of public money and abuse of power. The Istiqlal Party MP, Abdellatif Abdouh, was sentenced by the...
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