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FIFA Suspends Bidding for 2026 World Cup Amid Corruption Allegations
Rabat - Amid corruption allegations around the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, FIFA has decided to suspend the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup. FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said Wednesday...
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Serene Untouched Nature in Chefchaouen
Rabat - God’s Bridge is an impressive rock formation stretching over 25 meters above the water. It is a naturally formed bridge which stretches above the Oued Farda River in Chefchaouen. The city of...
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Morocco Plans to Build 10 New Prisons in 2015
Rabat - The numbers of prisoners in Morocco are rising inside an already packed area. Morocco's High Delegation of Corrections (DOC) has announced on Wednesday plans to open ten new prisons in 2015 to...
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Morocco’s Adel Taarabt to Sign for Benfica
Rabat - Adel Taarabt will sign for Portuguese champions Benfica on Thursday after six years at the Loftus Road defending the colors of Queens Park Rangers. The Morocco midfielder will sign for the...
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In Pictures: Morocco in TV Series Games of Thrones
Rabat - Morocco is the site of several filming locations for the epic television series of Games of Thrones, which will conclude its fifth season on HBO next week. Tourism website Lawrence of Morocco...
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Three Organizations Seek to Enhance Morocco’s Travel Through Charity
Rabat - Three organizations are committed to working towards enriching travel experiences in Morocco. Creative Interactions, Marrakech Henna Art Cafe, and Open Doors Morocco are joining hands to...
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Ronaldo, the World’s Highest-Paid Football Player: Forbes
Rabat - Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the highest-paid footballer in the world by US Forbes Magazine with total earnings of 79.6 million dollars. The Real Madrid star has also been ranked the third...
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4 Years in Prison, 1,000 Lashes for 2 Saudis who sexually Harassed 2 Iranian...
Rabat - Two airport employees in Saudi Arabia have been convicted and sentenced to four years in prison each for sexually harassing two Iranian teenage pilgrims. The two teenage boys were visiting...
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64 Years Old Moroccan Man Sits For Bac Exam
Taroudante- A 64-year-old Moroccan man sat for this year’s national baccalaureate exam, which began on Tuesday, June 9. Ahmed Sedki, a 64-year-old retiree, did not go unnoticed when tests were...
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Baccalaureate Exam: Ministry Uses Morocco World News Article, Attributes it...
Rabat - The Moroccan Ministry of Education made an unprofessional error when it used in this year’s exam administered to baccalaureate candidates a text taken from Morocco World News, but which it...
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Moroccan LGBT Rights Group Distances Itself from Femen
Rabat - Aswat group for sexual minorities has distanced itself from extreme group Femen and British rock band Placebo who protested against criminalization of homosexuality in Morocco. The group which...
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8 Moroccan Women Arrested in Indonesia over Prostitution
Rabat - Eight Moroccan women have been arrested in Indonesia on suspicion of being prostitutes, according to Jakarta post. Indonesia's Immigration Investigation Directorate arrested on Monday eight...
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Morocco Expels Two Amnesty International ‘Researchers’
By Nahla Bendefaa Rabat - Two Amnesty International staff members were interrogated before being expelled from Morocco on Thursday, June 11, on the basis of conducting unauthorized research. John...
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London school bans Muslim students from fasting during Ramadan
Taroudant - On Wednesday, Barclay Primary School in Leyton, East London, banned Muslim students from fasting during Ramadan. A week before the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, the school...
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Moroccan Magazine Under Fire for Cover Asking ‘Should We Burn Homosexuals’
Rabat - Weekly magazine Maroc-Hebdo has come under fire after it ran a cover deemed by many as homophobic. The cover depicts two men 'intimately' looking at each other in a swimming pool under the...
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Moroccan Families Sue Carrefour for Selling Alcohol to Muslims
Rabat - A group of Moroccan families from Mohammedia, a city 30 km north of Casablanca, are suing retail store Carrefour. According to Hespress, the group of 17 families who live in a neighbourhood...
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Moroccan Dog Ray Dies Despite Worldwide Campaign to Save Him
Rabat - In spite of the best medical care it received, Ray, the little dog whose eyes were gouged out and mouth was torn in a sadistic way, succumbed to his wounds on Friday. Ray died few days after...
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Moroccan National Team Beats Libya in African Cup Qualifiers
Rabat- Moroccan National beat Libya 1-0 on the first match of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The match, which was played in Adrar stadium in Agadir, was the first official appearance of the...
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Moroccan Court Sentences Algerian Man to Ten Years for Terrorism
Salé - The criminal court for terrorism affairs at the annex of the Salé's appeal court sentenced, on Thursday, an Algerian national sued on terrorism-related charges to ten years in prison with no...
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After Uproar, Moroccan Magazine Withdraws Its Issue on Homosexuals
Rabat - Weekly magazine Maroc Hebdo recalled its latest issue on homosexuality, whose cover asked "Should we burn homosexuals?", after it was deemed by many as homophobic. The cover depicts two young...
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