Three Coal Miners Die in Morocco
Rabat - Three coal miners died on Monday when a roof collapsed at a coal mine in Jerada, northeastern Morocco. According to news website Al Yaoum24, one survivor was pulled out of the mine but with...
View ArticleMoroccan Air Force in High Alert in Anticipation of ISIS Air Strikes
Rabat - Morocco is preparing for the possibility that militants affiliated with terror group Islamic State in Libya might attempt to use hijacked civilian airplanes to mount attacks. According to...
View ArticleFIFA Accused of Asking for Bribe to Support Egypt’s Bid for 2010 World Cup
Rabat - Former president of the Egyptian football association Youssef Harb al-Dahchouri said former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner had asked for $7 million bribe in exchange for supporting Egypt's...
View ArticleMoroccan Jewish Community in Toronto Celebrates Mimouna
Rabat - The Moroccan Jewish community in Toronto, Canada, celebrated the Mimouna religious festival in the grand Moroccan Sephardic center. The festival marks the end of the Jewish Passover holiday,...
View ArticleMorocco: Train Leaves Station Without Driver
Rabat - An ONCF passenger train with twenty people onboard rolled out of its station on Monday without its driver who had allegedly gone for a coffee. According to local media reports, the train was...
View ArticleMorocco’s Nacer Benabdeljalil Hoists Moroccan Flag in North Pole
Rabat- Moroccan adventurer Nacer Benabdeljalil has achieved the tremendous feat of reaching the North Pole and raising the Moroccan flag. Upon reaching his destination along with a team of three...
View ArticleMilitary campaign in Yemen: Saudi Prince Offers 100 Bentleys to Pilots
Rabat - Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal of Saudi Arabia promised to offer Bentley luxury cars to the 100 Saudi fighter pilots who participated in Saudi Arabia's military campaign in Yemen. Bin Talal made...
View ArticlePep Guardiola Rips His Trousers after Victory against Porto
Rabat - Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola rips his left trouser leg of his grey garment during the European match between Bayern Munich and Porto in Germany. After his team scored five first-half...
View ArticleDrawing Glorifying ISIS in a Public School in Morocco
Rabat - Drawings glorifying the so-called Islamic State were discovered on Tuesday on the walls of a public school in the city of Fez, Asabah daily newspaper reported. The drawings revering the deeds...
View ArticleBen Smim: An Abandoned Hospital in an Unknown Tourist Destination
By Youssef Igrouane Meknes - The Kingdom is going through a crisis in the health field, and I cannot find the words to express the extent of the trauma I feel from such a big loss for Moroccans. I was...
View ArticleMorocco Ranks 42nd in Huawei’s Global Connectivity Index
Rabat - Morocco has been ranked 42nd out of 50 countries for internet connectivity, ICT usage and digital transformation in a global survey conducted by Chinese networking firm Huawei. The survey...
View ArticleMorocco’s Inflation Rate Rises to 1.3% in February: HCP
Rabat - The Moroccan High Planning Authority (HCP) said on Wednesday that Morocco's consumer price inflation has increased from 1.3 per cent in February to 1.6 per cent in March. HCP figures show a...
View ArticleUN Questions Morocco About Surge in Private Education
Fez - The Child Rights Committee (CRC) of the United Nations has recommended that the Moroccan government assess and address the consequences of the ongoing rapid privatization of education in...
View ArticleMoroccan Army Seeks to Increase Presence of Women in its Ranks
New York- The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces is planning to increase the number of women in its ranks, Akhbar Al Yaoum newspaper reported on Tuesday. In the Moroccan army, women make up less than three...
View ArticleMorocco Takes part in Cairo in Meeting on Creation of joint Arab force
Cairo - Morocco took part on Wednesday in Cairo in the meeting of the high level group which was set up upon the decision by the 26th Arab Summit, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, during which it was agreed...
View ArticleIn Pictures: Morocco’s World Heritage Sites
The city of Fes: (1981) The city of Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, with a population of 1.1 million. Fes is home to many cultural and historical sites including Al Karaouin...
View ArticleBenkirane Says Marriage of Two Ministers Tarnishes Image of his Party
Rabat - Chief of government Abdelilah Benkirane recently expressed his discontent with the romance between Habib Choubani, Minister Delegate in charge of Relations between Parliament and Civil Society...
View ArticleDieudonne Calls on King Mohammed VI to Allow Him to Perform in Morocco
Rabat - Following the cancellation of his show scheduled for April 29th in Casablanca, controversial French Comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala called on King Mohammed VI to allow him to perform in...
View Article45.7% of Moroccans Are Satisfied With Their Personal Lives: HCP
Rabat - 45.7 per cent of Moroccans said they are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal lives, while 30 per cent said they are dissatisfied and 24.4 per cent said they are...
View ArticleAmbassador Clive Alderton Tours Biwater’s Wastewater Works in Morocco
Rabat – The British Ambassador Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Clive Alderton, recently toured Biwater’s turn-key wastewater project in Aourir , about 15kms north of Agadir, while under...
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