London: Muslim Woman Abused for Wearing Hijab
Rabat - A Muslim woman has reportedly been subject to an Islamophobic attack in London as she went to pick up her children from school. According to the London Evening Standard, a group of women in...
View ArticleMorocco to Return to GMT Time on June 14
Rabat - Like every year on the occasion of Ramadan, Moroccans will have to switch their watches an hour back, as Morocco will return to standard time (GMT) starting from next Sunday June 14. According...
View ArticleMeditel Launches 4G Services in Casablanca
Rabat - Meditel has started selling 4G services in Casablanca on Monday. Customers of Meditel in the country's economic capital can now enjoy advanced capabilities such as high definition video...
View ArticleMorocco Seeks to Attract More Russian Tourists
Rabat - A workshop bringing together tour operators and travel agencies from Russia gathered in Marrakech, Morocco over the weekend. According to Liberation newspaper, they explored the destination of...
View ArticleMario Cotillard to co-star Brad Pitt in WWII Drama to be filmed in Casablanca
Rabat - Oscar-winning Marion Cotillard is in negotiations to co-star with Brad Pitt in an untitled World War II spy thriller to be filmed in Casablanca, Morocco. The French actress Cotillard and...
View ArticleMoroccan Baccalaureate Exam Leaked on Facebook
Rabat - After the decision of the Ministry of Education to tighten control over the Baccalaureate students who took the first session exams on Tuesday, “Tasribat” (leak) Facebook pages challenged the...
View ArticleInternational Campaign Calls on Muslims to Boycott Israeli Dates in Ramadan
Rabat - Only a week after the beginning of the month of Ramadan, the British organization Friends of Al-Aqsa launched a campaign calling for the boycott of the Israeli dates grown in occupied...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Man Who Steals MAD 5,000 Per Day from Morocco Mall
Rabat - A man was arrested for shoplifting at Morocco Mall, Morocco's largest shopping center. The man in question was caught in the act stealing thousands of dirhams worth of clothing. According to...
View ArticleBarcelona Extends Luis Enrique’s Contract Until 2017
Rabat- Spain’s football team Barcelona has decided to extend coach Luis Enrique’s contract until 2017, according to Spanish sports newspaper El Mundo Deportivo. The decision puts an end to the...
View ArticleMoroccan Student Who Has Cancer Takes Baccalaureate Exam at Hospital
Rabat - A girl suffering from cancer is sitting for the Baccalaureate exam on Tuesday at the Ibn Rochd hospital in Casablanca where she is being treated. Despite her illness, the girl wrote her exam...
View ArticleSkhirat Drowning Tragedy: 12-Year-old Girl Rescued After Spending 24 Hours at...
Rabat - A 12-year-old girl was rescued on Monday after having been swept out to sea from an unguarded beach in Bouznika near Rabat. The rescued girl was one of 46 people from a sports association who...
View ArticleAnnual Pilgrimage in Djerba Island brings together Jews and Muslims
Tunis - On May 6 and 7 and June 6 and 7, 2015, Djerba sent Tunisians a message of peace and tolerance, characteristics that have long distinguished this historic island. "In 2015, the world became...
View ArticleA Moroccan Association calls for abolishing imprisonment for cheaters in the...
By Hajar Jannad Rabat - As the Baccalaureate exams are beginning for Moroccan students, there are rising questions about the trend of cheating. Officials recognize the necessity to inform the...
View ArticleMoroccan Youth Increasingly Addicted to Internet: Report
Rabat - Young Moroccans are becoming more and more addicted to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), a new report has found. The National Telecommunication Regulatory Agency (ANRT)...
View ArticleMuch Loved to be released in Paris on June 16
Rabat - “Much Loved (Zin li Fik)," the highly controversial film by Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch which was presented at the Cannes Film Festival but censored in Morocco, will be released in France...
View ArticleBefore Morocco, Jennifer Lopez Had Also Stirred Outrage in the UK
Rabat - The controversy over Jennifer Lopez’ concert at the opening of Mawazine Festival made headlines worldwide, with many international media mocking the backlash that her performance elicited from...
View ArticleMorocco Could Potentially Host 2022 World Cup if Qatar Loses Its Rights
Rabat - Chairman of FIFA's audit and compliance committee, Domenico Scala, has reportedly said that Russia and Qatar could lose their rights to host the upcoming World Cups in 2018 and 2022 if...
View ArticleMorocco: New Baccalaureate Exams Leaked on Internet
Rabat - A new set of baccalaureate exams was leaked on the internet on Wednesday, causing a wave of protest among students and their parents across the country. Early this morning, a copy of the...
View ArticleAfter Leaks on Facebook, Morocco Cancels Baccalaureate Math Exams
Rabat- Morocco’s Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training has decided to cancel the Baccalaureate exams for math and set a new date for the exam. The decision came after the Ministry...
View ArticleMoroccan Teen Needs Liver Transplant, His Family Calls for Help
Rabat- Taha Ellaouzi, a 15 year old Moroccan young man, is suffering from terminal liver failure, and his family calls on merciful hearts to help him go through this ordeal. The patient has been...
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