African Nations Cup Unites Communities in London
By Mariam Aite-Ouakrim London- Saturday May 30 saw the opening of the African Nations Cup 2015 tournament, a unique football competition uniting teams from African communities in the United Kingdom....
View ArticleTamkeen National Competition to Be Held in Rabat Saturday
By Hind Touissat Rabat- The Tamkeen Initiative is a program that aims to transform schools into vectors of social innovation by introducing high school students aged fifteen to sixteen and their...
View ArticleMoroccan Notary Swindles Her Customers, Flees to the US
Rabat - A Moroccan notary had disappeared after allegedly swindling millions of dirhams from her clients and fleeing to the United States. The notary abandoned her notary practice and her clients,...
View ArticleThe Crisis of Reading in Morocco
By Hajar Slaoui Fez - The popularity of reading has declined in Morocco, signaling a deeply troubling cultural crisis for the kingdom. Many factors have lead to this crisis, but the only known fact is...
View ArticleMorocco Among Top Importers of French Arms: Report
Rabat - Morocco is the sixth largest importer of French arms in the world during the period 2010-2014, according to a defence ministry report published Tuesday. Morocco bought 723 million euros worth...
View ArticlePrincess Lalla Salma Attends Usher’s Concert at Mawazine Festival
Rabat - Princess Lalla Salma, consort of King Mohammed VI, attended on Friday the concert of American R&B star Usher at the Mawazine Festival, initiated by Maroc Cultures Association, under the...
View ArticlePAM Party Denounces PJD’s Attempts to “Encircle” Art and Creativity in Morocco
Rabat - The Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), one of Morocco's major opposition parties, added their voice to the controversy surrounding Nabil Ayouch's film "Much Loved" and Jennifer Lopez's...
View ArticlePolice Officer Arrested for Bribery at Casablanca Airport
Rabat - A police inspector assigned to the Mohammed V International Airport was arrested Friday for suspicion of involvement in a corruption case, according to the General Directorate of National...
View ArticleMoroccan Teen Kills Friend Over Cell Phone
Rabta- A Moroccan teenage girl killed her friend in a low-income neighborhood in Rabat on Friday. The tragic incident came about after a violent fight between the two teenage girls over a...
View Article‘Best View in the World’: Usher Says About Mawazine on His Twitter
Rabat - American singer Usher expressed his happiness to take part in Mawazine by posting a video on Twitter with the caption “Best view in the World.” Friday's Mawazine headliner Usher Raymond saw...
View ArticleMorocco Won 2010 World Cup Vote but FIFA Awarded it to South Africa: British...
Rabat - New evidence revealed by a British newspaper suggests that Morocco had won the 2010 World Cup vote in May 2004, but FIFA decided to award it to South Africa. According to the Daily Telegraph,...
View ArticleA New Chance for Ray
By Zineb El Bekkari Casablanca - Who would have thought that the story of Ray, the hopeless little dog, could touch so many hearts? A week ago, Ray was just an ordinary stray dog who was found by...
View Article11 Young Moroccan Athletes Die in a Beach Near Rabat
Rabat - 11 young Moroccans died on Sunday in an unguarded beach in Bouznika near Rabat. The 11 athletes belong to a Karate team made up of 24 people. The victims were swimming and enjoying the nice...
View ArticleBenkirane Says Child Marriages Does Not Exist in Morocco
Meknes - The phenomenon of child marriage doesn’t exist in Morocco, but girls who are 16 or 17 years old get married voluntarily and ask for a judge’s approval themselves, according to Abdelilah...
View ArticleVideo: Inside King Mohammed VI’s Royal Palace
Rabat - Egyptian documentary-film producer Assaad Taha posted on his Facebook account an excerpt of a video documentary about the personal life of King Mohammed VI in his palace in Marrakech. The...
View ArticleIMF Optimistic about the Moroccan Economy
Rabat - The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, is optimistic about the performance of the Moroccan economy. A staff team from the fund visited Morocco from May 28 to June 5, 2015 to conduct...
View ArticleMinistry of Health’s Study Recommends Decriminalization of Homosexuality in...
Rabat - Morocco could become the first Arab country to decriminalize consensual same-sex relations if the PJD-led government accepts recommendations of a Health Ministry study. The study, conducted by...
View ArticleMoroccan Boy Saves Two Lives, Dies While Trying To Save Third One
Rabat - A Moroccan boy died on Sunday in a tragic incident as he attempted to save the lives of a group of young Moroccan athletes on an unguarded beach near Rabat. The boy was among the first...
View ArticleIn Pictures: Usher Walks Down ‘Rabat Medina’ Streets
Rabat - American singer Usher Raymond took a stroll through the "medina," the old city of Rabat, Morocco during the Mawazine Festival on June 3, 2015. Along with his fiancee Grace Miguel, the American...
View ArticleMorocco’s Gad El Maleh Dismisses Rumors on His Split with His Wife
Rabat - Franco-Moroccan comedian Gad El Maleh and girlfriend Charlotte Casiraghi put an end to speculation surrounding their relationship as the pair turned up together for a stroll under the sunny...
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