Ahlam: ‘#We are all Yassine Bahti’
Rabat- Emirati singer Ahlam Ali Al Shamsi, commonly known as Ahlam, expressed her solidarity with the Moroccan pilot who has reportedly died after his F-16 warplane crushed last Sunday in Yemen. The...
View ArticleRussian SSJ-100 Aircraft to Participate in Plane Tender in Morocco
Rabat - Russian aircraft Sukhoi SuperJet-100 (SSJ-100) will take part in a planned tender in Morocco, Russian Upper Parliament Speaker Valentina Matvienko said on Thursday, news agency Sputnik...
View ArticleLuxembourg PM Ties the Knot with Same-sex Partner
Rabat - Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (right) has become the first EU leader and second leader in the world to marry his gay partner. Bettel, 42, a center-right politician who became premier...
View ArticleFez Hosts International Forum on Violence against Women
By Sara Gomez Fez - The ISIS Center for Women and Development (ICWAD) will hold an international forum at the Palais des Congrès in Fez, on May 29-31 in response to the increase of violence toward...
View ArticleRAM Accused of Serving Pork Meat to Passengers
Rabat- Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has come under fire after a passenger accused the airline of serving pork meat on a Canada-bound flight. On May 8, several passengers, mainly Moroccans living in Canada,...
View ArticleMoroccan Polygamous Man Condemned for Burning His Wife Alive
By Zineb El Mechrafi Rabat- The Ksar El Kbir region near Tangier has been shocked by tragedy, where a man burned his wife alive for not allowing him to have a second wife. He has been prosecuted and...
View ArticleAC Milan’s wonderkid Hachim Mastour in Ezzaki’s provisional squad
Rabat - Head coach of the national football team Badou Ezzaki has announced his 30-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Libya on June 12th in Agadir, with AC Milan's...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Hires New Executioners to Carry out Beheadings
Rabat - Saudi Arabia wants to hire eight new executioners. They would be required to behead criminals in public, as well as other punishments, such as amputations. The job listing posted on the...
View ArticleGerman Police Officer Forces Moroccan Immigrant to Eat Pork
Rabat - Prosecutors in Germany are investigating a police officer who is alleged to have mistreated two refugees in custody, including a Moroccan, for entertainment. An investigation has been opened...
View ArticleVideo: Marrakech Street Food
Rabat - National Geographic Adventure dedicated an episode of its program “Street Food Around The World” to explore the street food in Marrakech. “Amur n Kuch” as it is called in Amazigh language,...
View ArticleSpain Arrests 5 People for Attempting to Buy Kidney of Moroccan for €6,000
Rabat - Spanish police say they have arrested five people for attempting to buy a kidney from a Moroccan immigrant for 6,000 Euros, AFP reported. A Serb gang, accused of burglaries in Spain and...
View ArticleBody of Moroccan Pilot Returns Home
Rabat - The Moroccan pilot whose F-16 warplane crashed in Yemen has been found dead and his body returned home on Tuesday, May 19th. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the body of 26-year-old...
View ArticleFormer US Congress Candidate Plotted to Burn Down New York Mosque
Rabat - A former congressional candidate in Tennessee could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for plotting an assault on a mosque in New York, according to news agencies. Robert...
View ArticleHachim Mastour to Play for Moroccan National Team
Rabat- Hachim Mastour, AC Milan’s midfielder, has reportedly welcomed his inclusion on the list of players called to play on head coach Badou Ezzaki’s Morocco’s national team, according to Hesport....
View ArticleMoroccan Pilot Yassine Bahti Receives Military Honors in Salé
Rabat - Morocco organized military funerals to honor first Lieutenant Yassine Bahti, who died following the crash of his F-16 warplane in Yemen. The ceremony was presided by Bouchaib Arroub, inspector...
View ArticleMix City, Street Theatre on Diversity and Development Tours Moroccan cities
Rabat - In between the sound and the fury caused by the preparations for the upcoming festivals bringing pop-stars like Maroon 5, Pharrell, and more to Morocco, it’s easy to forget to appreciate the...
View ArticleGeneral Abdelaziz Bennani Dies at 80
Rabat - General Abdelaziz Bennani died Wednesday in Rabat after several months of palliative care. Born in 1935 in Taza, the four-star general was between 27 July 2004 and 13 June 2014, the General...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Appoints New Ministers
Casablanca - King Mohammed VI appointed, Wednesday in the Royal Palace of Casablanca, new ministers. The new ministers are Mohand Laenser, Minister of Youth and Sports, Driss Merroun, Minister of...
View ArticleIsrael’s Judo Team to Participate in International Tournament in Morocco
Rabat- The Israeli national judo team has decided to travel to Morocco to participate in an international tournament despite recommendations from Israel's national security agency to avoid travelling...
View ArticleProfiles of New Ministers Appointed by King Mohammed VI
Rabat- King Mohammed VI appointed, Wednesday in the Royal Palace of Casablanca, four new ministers of the third version of the Benkirane government. The King has appointed some unfamiliar faces and...
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