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Mezouar: ‘Arresting Women for Wearing Mini-Skirts Is a Form of Terrorism’
Rabat - The National Rally of Independents (RNI) denounced the arrest of the two women in Inezgane for wearing mini-skirts and called the behavior of street vendors who harassed them and called the...
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King Mohammed VI to Revive Role of al-Qarawiyyin University in Spreading True...
Rabat - The University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, the oldest educational institution in the world, has gained the patronage of King Mohammed VI. According to a new royal Dahir (decree) 1.15.71 dated...
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Francis Ford Coppola to Preside over the Jury of the Marrakesh Film Festival
Rabat - American director Francis Ford Coppola will be the president of the jury of the 15th edition of the Marrakesh Film Festival. Based on a communiqué from the foundation of the Marrakesh Film...
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Iran Wants to Improve Ties With Morocco
Rabat - Iran is reportedly seeking to strengthen ties with Morocco based on 'mutual respect and non-interference in internal affairs of each country," according to Iranian news website PressTV....
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Fiber-Optic: Furukawa Electric to Open Production Facility in Morocco
Rabat - Japan's Furukawa Electric, the world's third largest fiber-optic manufacturer, will open a fiber-optic cable factory in Morocco. The new factory will be Furukawa Electric's first factory in...
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The UK Reassures Its Citizens about Their Safety in Morocco
Rabat - The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth office has updated its travel advice to British tourists in response to last week's massacre in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse. The travel advice...
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French Aerospace Manufacturer Tecalemit to open a factory in Casablanca
Rabat - After Bombardier, Airbus and FigeacAero, French manufacturer Tecalemit Aerospace has also announced plans to open a production facility in Morocco. The company's president Thierry Colcombet...
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Moroccan Immigrant Killed and Burned in Germany
Rabat - The charred body of a French national of Moroccan origin was found Tuesday night in Offenburg in Germany. An autopsy performed Wednesday in Freiburg Brigsau confirmed that the victim, who was...
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Public Prosecutor Opens Investigation After Assault on Gay Man in Morocco
Rabat - The Public Prosecutor at the Court of First Instance of Fez said in a communique issued on Tuesday that his office would open an investigation into the incident that occurred last night in the...
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Moroccan Opposition Parties Denounce Arrest of Women for Wearing Mini-skirts
Rabat - Opposition parties PAM and USFP have joined forces to denounce the arrest of two women in Inezgane who are facing charges for "gross indecency" after having been arrested for having worn...
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Picture: King Mohammed VI Gets Stuck in Traffic in Casablanca
Rabat- King Mohammed VI and his wife Princess Lalla Salma were seen on Sunday around 7:00 pm in a Mercedes sport on the “Corniche Ain Diab,” in Casablanca. The Moroccan sovereign was reportedly stuck...
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Moroccan Social Media Users Condemn Mob’s Assault of Gay Man
By Timothy Filla Washington - Following the emergence of video footage showing a mob in Fez beating a man dressed in woman’s clothing, many Moroccans have taken to social media to express their...
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Morocco Arrests Two People for Brutally Assaulting a Gay Man
Rabat - Two men who allegedly attacked a man they perceived as gay have been arrested by Moroccan police. A police statement said on Wednesday that two assailants in their thirties who allegedly...
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Marrakech: Morocco Arrests Three Afghans for Terrorism
Rabat - Moroccan police at the Marrakech Menara International Airport arrested three Afghan nationals in possession of "letters with jihadist content," announced Wednesday the Ministry of Interior....
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No to the Cultivation of Cannabis in Morocco: Interior Minister
Rabat - Moroccan Minister of Interior, Mohamed Hassad said that the Moroccan government will not authorize the cultivation of cannabis in the country. “The cultivation of kif and its...
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Morocco Strongly Condemns ‘Despicable’ Terrorist Attacks Against Egypt
Rabat - Morocco strongly condemned the despicable terrorist attacks, which targeted the Arab Republic of Egypt during the past three days, claiming the lives of several victims among high-ranking...
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Moroccans Still Not Ready to Accept Those Who Break the Fast in Public: Minister
Rabat - Moroccan Justice Minister, Mustapha Ramid, responded to activists seeking to repeal article 222 which imprisons for up to six months people who break the fast in public place during Ramadan....
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Paris Hilton to Sue Host of Prank Show for ‘Emotional Distress’
Raba- Paris Hilton is allegedly moving forward with suing Egyptian actor Ramez Galal, who hosts a prank show called “Ramez in Control”, for emotional distress. Paris Hilton was reportedly furious over...
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I would Rather Resign Than Decriminalize Sexual Relations out of Marriage:...
Rabat- Following the demands of a group of activists to repeal Penal Code Article 490, which prohibits sexual relations outside of marriage in Morocco, Justice Minister Mustapha Ramid said he’d rather...
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Tunisians Under 35 Banned from Traveling to Morocco
Rabat- Following the terrorist attacks that hit Tunisia last Friday, the Tunisian government announced it will ban its citizens under the age of 35 to travel to Morocco, Turkey, Serbia, and Libya....
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