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RAM delays New York-Casablanca flight for Moroccans returning for Eid al Fitr
Rabat - Royal Air Maroc (RAM) may cause dozens of Moroccans in the United States to celebrate Eid Al Fitr in John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, as it prevented them from flying to...
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German Public TV to air Eid al Fitr Prayers
Tinejdad - German public TV and radio broadcaster Bayerischen Rundfunk will air the Eid al Fitr prayers live from a mosque in a town near Munich on Friday Morning. In an unprecedented move in the...
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Mob Beats Person to Death in Morocco For Stealing
Rabat- An alleged thief was beaten to death on Thursday at weekly market in Midelt, in the Morocan Atlas mountains. The incident took place when a mob surprised the alleged thief in the act of...
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Morocco Bans Moroccan Youth From Traveling to Tunisia
Rabat - After the terrorist attacks that hit Tunisia three weeks ago, the Moroccan government has imposed a travel ban to Tunisia for youth, citing safety reasons. Moroccan youth who have booked...
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Japan’s Furukawa To Open Fiber Optic Cable Factory in Tangier
Rabat - Japanese group Furukawa Electric, the world’s third largest fiberoptic manufacturer, is moving forward with plans to establish a manufacturing facility in Tangier, Morocco. A report by the...
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Uber Arrives in Morocco After Launching a Test Service in Casablanca
Rabat - The famous taxi-finding service, Uber, has finally been launched in Morocco after it began a test phase in Casablanca, the country’s largest city. After Dubai, Amman and Cairo, Casablanca has...
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Morocco: 11-Year Old Boy Killed by his Friend Over 20 Dirhams
Tinejdad - An eleven-year-old boy was found dead in a well in Tizgaghine, a small village about 10 kilometers away from Tinejdad in the province of Errachidia, southeastern Morocco. According to the...
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Eid Al Fitr: King Mohammed VI Pardons 322 convicts
Rabat - On the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, King Mohammed VI granted his pardon to 322 people sentenced by the different Moroccan courts, said on Friday a statement by the Justice and Liberties ministry....
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Morocco’s Ecole Normale Supérieure Wins International Prize in Paris
By Amine Mechaal Rabat - Rabat’s L’école Normale Supérieure (ENS) won the BID 2015 (Business Initiative Directions) an international prize for leadership in the field of quality and excellence for...
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AC Milan Willing to Sell Morocco’s Hachim Mastour This Summer
Rabat- Although Moroccan star Hachim Mastour had some brilliant moments in the friendly match against Legnano, scoring a stunning goal, AC Milan is said to be willing to sell him this summer. Multiple...
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Last of the Line Bugatto Veyron “La Finale” Spotted in Tangier
Rabat - The one-off example of the impressive Bugatti Veyron, appropriately named ‘La Finale’, was allegedly spotted this week in Tangier, Northern Morocco. Dubbed as Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse ‘La...
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Morocco’s Trade Deficit Drops as Oil Price Falls
Rabat - Morocco’s trade deficit has decreased from $7.8 billion in the first half of 2015 compared to $10.2 billion in 2014. A report by the Moroccan Exchange Office revealed on Wednesday that this...
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New York’s Empire State Building Lit Up in Green to Celebrate Eid al Fitr
Rabat - New York City’s emblematic Empire State Building lit up in Green on Friday to share with Muslims around the world their celebration of Eid al Fitr, the three-day holiday that marks the end of...
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Picture of Moroccans Praying on Tramway Track Stirs Controversy
Rabat - A photo of worshippers occupying one of the Casablanca Tramway station tracks in order to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers stirred controversy on social media. Since the prayer ground was...
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France: Moroccan Girl Named Philosopher Student
Rabat - A Moroccan student living in France has reportedly been named ‘The Philosopher Student’ by French media, as she scored 20/20 on this year’s philosophy baccalaureate exam. Inspired by the...
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Standard & Poor’s expects the Moroccan economy to pick up by 2018
Rabat - The international rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) expects the Moroccan economy to pick up between 2015 and 2018. The US-based rating agency released a recent report entitled...
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Sub-Saharan Immigrants Seek Shelter in a Spanish Church in Tangier
Rabat - A few weeks after the Moroccan authorities conducted an eviction operation against sub-Saharan immigrants who illegally occupied apartments belonging to others in Tangier, hundreds of them...
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31 dead, 100 others wounded in explosion in Suruc, Turkey
Rabat - 31 people are confirmed dead, an increase from what was originally 27, and 100 others wounded in a blast on Monday in Suruc, Turkey, according to the country’s Interior Ministry. The ministry...
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Video Showing Sexual Harassment of Two Girls in Saudi Arabia
Rabat - A video that shows a group of young boys harassing two women in Jeddah’s Corniche sparked an outrage in social media last week. The video, which was uploaded to YouTube, went viral on social...
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Moroccan National Sues Disney World over Discrimination
Rabat - A Moroccan former employee at Disney World has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the company for racial and religious discrimination. Nabil Boromi, who worked in the Florida theme park as a...
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