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Morocco Has One of the Largest Social Safety Net Programs: Report
Rabat - A new World Bank report ranked Morocco’s National Initiative for the Support of Human Development Support Project (INDH) among the world’s five largest social safety net programs. The World...
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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank to Open Branch in Morocco
Rabat - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) is moving forward to set up a branch of its Islamic Financial institution in Morocco next year. ADIB which is the United Arab Emirates’ second-largest...
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Moroccan NGO Brings Muslims & Jews Together Around a Ramadan Iftar
Rabat - Celebrating Ramadan, the Mimouna Association in collaboration with Lubavitch Youth-Morocco held a Ramadan iftar and distributed food commodities to some 250 underprivileged families in Rabat...
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Morocco Among Countries With Highest Internet Penetration in Africa: Oxford...
Rabat - Morocco is among the African countries with highest internet penetration, according to the Oxford Internet Institute (OxIS)'s latest survey on the number of internet users in the world. The...
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Morocco: Inezgane Women Acquitted of ‘Gross Indecency’ Charges
Rabat - The two Moroccan women, who were facing charges of "gross indecency" after they were accused of wearing "immoral" clothes, were acquitted on Monday. The Inezgane Court of First Instance in the...
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First IKEA Store in Morocco to Open in December 2015
Rabat - IKEA, the world’s leading furniture company, will open its first store in Morocco by the end of 2015 in the new city of Zenata, about 30 kilometres away from Casablanca. Covering an area of...
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My Aunt Paid for Rebecca’s Travel Expenses: Simo El Adala
Rabat - Simo El Adala, the Moroccan boyfriend of American teenager Rebecca Arthur who was reported missing before she was found safe in Morocco last Friday, said that his aunt had paid for his...
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Rabat on New York Times List of 52 Places to Go in 2015
Rabat - The New York Times included Morocco's capital Rabat in its annual list of Places to Go 2015. Rabat, a Unesco World Heritage site since 2012, is ranked 31st out of 52 global destinations...
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The Syrian Struggle and the Surge in Terrorism
By Yassin Zyani Milan - The Syrian "Thawra" revolution started alongside street demonstrations on March 15, 2011. Initially, it began as a civil revolution aiming to give a democratic legitimacy to...
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Mobilization in Spain to Release a Saharawi Woman Held in Tndouf Camps
Rabat - A petition has been launched on social networks to release Najiba Mohamed Belkacem, a Saharawi woman held in captivity by the Polisario in the Tindouf camps, since September 2013. In response...
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King Mohammed VI Invites 12,000 Moroccans For Collective Ramadan Iftar
Rabat - About 12,000 people are expected to take part in a collective Iftar meal tonight in Casablanca on the occasion of Laylat Alqadr, the Night of Destiny, at the initiative of King Mohammed VI....
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I Didn’t Choose to Be a Photographer, Photography Chose Me: Omar Chennafi
Rabat - With almost a decade of experience, Omar Chennafi has become one of Morocco’s most well-known and loved professional photographers. Morocco World News sat down with Chennafi during the Fez...
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Morocco King Launches Mohammed VI Foundation for African Ulemas
Casablanca - King Mohammed VI chaired, Monday at the Royal Palace in Casablanca, the announcement ceremony of the creation of the Mohammed VI Foundation for African Ulemas, a body designed to join...
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Eid el Fitr in Morocco will Be Celebrated Saturday: Benkirane
Rabat - Morocco’s Prime Minister, Abdelilah Benkirane, said Thursday at the weekly government meeting that the last day of Ramadan in Morocco is Friday and the first day of Eid El Fitr is Saturday....
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Eid El Fitr in Saudi Arabia to Be Celebrated Friday
Rabat- Eid El Fitr in Saudi Arabia will be celebrated Friday July 17, Al Arabiya TV channel said on Thursday evening. “A new moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, heralding the start of Eid Al-Fitr...
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EU Nationals Allowed to Enter Morocco with Their ID cards
Rabat - European Union citizens not subject to a visa requirement will no longer need a passport to enter Morocco, as the Moroccan government will allow them to enter the country with only their valid...
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Iran Nuclear Deal Sparks More Concern for Arab States
Rabat - Gulf countries have remaining concerns that the nuclear deal with Iran will spark unwanted instability within the region, despite the deal’s intentions to improve relationships among the...
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Train Users Debunk Morocco’s ONCF 75% Customer Satisfaction Rate
By Nahla Bendefaa Rabat - The ONCF, Morocco’s national railway, announced in a report earlier this month that their customer satisfaction is up to 75percent. As a regular customer of the ONCF, I...
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Eid El Fitr in America to Be Celebrated Friday: Fiqh Council of North America
New York- Eid El Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan will, be celebrated on Friday July 17, according to the Fiqh Council of North America. Unlike most Islamic countries,...
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Saturday, First Day of Eid El Fitr in Morocco
Rabat - Saturday will be the first day of Eid El Fitr, the Moroccan Ministry of Endowment and Islamic Affairs announced on Thursday evening. Earlier on Thursday, Abdelilah Benkirane, Morocco's head of...
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