191 New Hotels Built in Morocco in 2014
Rabat - 191 new hotels were built in Morocco in 2014, according to official figures released on Monday. Investments in the tourism sector have contributed to the creation of 9,000 additional beds in...
View ArticleMorocco, Second Best Travel Destinations for Food Lovers
Taroudant - The Worldsim travel blog ranked Morocco second among the Best Travel Destinations for Food Lovers released on March 6. Known for its mouthwatering dishes, Morocco is ranked ahead of many...
View Article‘Ouzzine Is Not to Blame for Rabat’s Stadium Scandal’: Ministry of Interior
Rabat- An investigation conducted by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior says that the former Minister of Youth and Sports was not to blame for scandal that marked one of the matches of the 2014 FIFA...
View ArticleMorocco: Smartphone Sales up 42% in 2014
Rabat - The Moroccan market for household goods and equipment rose by 10 percent in 2014, compared to the results for 2013. According to GFK Temax, a report by international market intelligence...
View ArticleRabat, Best City to Live in Morocco: Survey
Rabat - Two Moroccan cities are included in the 2015 Quality of living Index, an annual survey by the global human resources consulting firm Mercer. According to Mercer's Quality of Living index,...
View ArticleMoroccan Teenager Arrested For Picture Showing Him Kissing a Girl
Rabat - A teenager has been arrested in southern Agadir after a picture showing him with another female teenager smooching was widely circulated online. The father of the girl shown in the picture...
View ArticleEmbezzlement of Humanitarian Aid: EU to Reduce Its Aid to Tindouf Camps
Rabat - The European Union has decided to "drastically" reduce the humanitarian aid allocated to the Tindouf camps following the release of a report by the European Union's Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)...
View ArticleSpanish ‘El Mundo’ Underlines ‘Massive Fraud’ in EU’s Aid to Tindouf Camps
Rabat - The European Union's aid to populations in the Polisario-controlled Tindouf camps (southwestern Algeria) is "massively defrauded" by the Polisario leaders and Algeria, writes Spanish paper "El...
View ArticleChristopher Ross to the Polisario: A Sahrawi State is Impossible
Rabat - A source quoted by news website Hespress from within the so-called General Secretariat of the Polisario Front claims that Christopher Ross, the UN Envoy to the Western Sahara, briefed the...
View ArticleBechar and Tindouf belong to Morocco: Morocco’s Ambassador to Egypt
Rabat - Saad Alami, Morocco's ambassador to Egypt and a member of the Istiqlal Party, said that the eastern regions of Bechar and Tindouf belong to Morocco. In an interview with local newspaper...
View ArticleMorocco Recalls its Ambassador in Nigeria for Consultation
Rabat - Morocco has decided the immediate recall of its ambassador in Abuja for consultation, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. "Contrary to the allegations made by Nigerian authorities to the...
View ArticleMorocco Denies Allegations about Phone Call between King Mohammed VI,...
Rabat - Morocco denies the allegations spread by the Nigerian authorities that a phone call was held between King Mohammed VI and Nigerian president Jonathan Goodluck. Morocco is surprised at the...
View ArticleThe Real Violence in Moroccan schools
Fez - Whenever I think of writing about the situation of teachers, students, and schools in Morocco, my heart skips a beat. The amount of violence in schools has surged recently, and video go viral on...
View ArticleEuropean Clubs Eye Morocco’s Omar El Kaddouri
Rabat - Many European clubs are reportedly keen to sign Morocco international Omar El Kaddouri who plays as a midfielder for the Italian side of Torino on loan from Napoli. In an interview with...
View ArticleMorocco’s Defense Expenditure to Reach $22 billion in Four Years
Rabat - Morocco's total defense expenditure during the four coming years is expected to be US $22.2billion, says a new study conducted by Strategic Defence Intelligence, a business intelligence...
View ArticleRaising Awareness about People’s Rights in Sidi Kacem, Morocco
Sidi Kacem - A nonprofit, self-advocacy organization has been established in Sidi Kacem, Morocco. The organization is making a positive impact within the community and assisting others with achieving...
View ArticleMoroccan Youssef Boudlal Wins 2014 Best Photography Award
Rabat - Reuters photographer Youssef Boudlal from Morocco has received the Award for the best photograph in 2014 in New York, USA. Boudlal, a Oujda-born photographer who works for the Paris office of...
View ArticleMorocco’s First ‘Halal’ bank to Open its Doors in September
Rabat - Morocco's first fully "Halal" bank is set to open its doors in September. According to the Moroccan Association of the Professionals of Participatory Finance (AMFP), the operation will take...
View ArticleMorocco: Raising Awareness about Women’s Rights in Sidi Kacem
Sidi Kacem - In celebration of International Women’s Day, in March every year, in collaboration with Peace Corps Morocco Gender and Development Committee, will host a gender advocate training in Sidi...
View ArticleMohamed V University, 14th Best Arab University for Computer Science
Rabat - With a score of 9.3, Mohammed V Agdal University in Rabat is ranked in the 14th position out of 19 universities in the Arab region that "have shown strength in producing research in the field...
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