Anti-Islam vs Anti-Racists Rally in Australia
Tinejdad - An organization referred to as Reclaim Australia, along with some far right activists held anti-Islam demonstrations in major Australian cities, on Sunday. Some 150 Reclaim Australian...
View ArticleEid al Fitr: Did Saudi Arabia Mistake Saturn for the Shawwal Moon?
Rabat - An information reported by a number for news website claimed that Saudi Arabia has reportedly made a mistake in the announcement of Eid al Fitr, which was celebrated last Friday in most Muslim...
View ArticleLionel Messi Needs a Break: Luis Enrique
Rabat - FC Barcelona’s Coach Luis Enrique decided to let Lionel Messi skip the pre-season preparations in the United States, saying “he needs to rest” after a busy season. Speaking to the media in Los...
View ArticleWorld’s Greatest Freestyler Takes on Moroccan Hachim Mastour
Rabat - Few young footballers can compete against the king of freestyle football, Sean Garnier. But in a live street freestyle challenge, Morocco’s 17-year old Hachim Mastour did. AC Milan’s wonderkid...
View ArticleMoroccan Royal Family Spends Vacations in the Greek Islands
Rabat - The Moroccan royal family flew to the Greek islands on Monday for a short summer vacation. According to Maghreb Arab Press, King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan,...
View ArticleMoroccans Living in USA Call for Boycotting Royal Air Maroc
Rabat - The Moroccan community living in the USA has created a Facebook group calling for boycotting the national Moroccan airline, Royal Air Maroc (RAM). A Royal Air Maroc flight, scheduled to depart...
View ArticleMoroccans Honor a Traffic Policeman in Sale
Rabat - In an unprecedented move, a traffic policeman has received recognition from locals in Sale for going above and beyond what’s expected from a policeman in in terms of assistant citizens. Rachid...
View ArticleHammouchi Says No to Nepotism in Police Hiring
Rabat - Abdellatif Hammouchi, Head of Morocco’s Directorate of National Security (DGSN), has given strict instructions to end nepotism in recruitment for the national security body. Following his...
View ArticleMorocco in World’s Top Ten Countries that most Protect the Environment
Rabat - Morocco has climbed up six positions in the latest German-watch climate change performance index,which rates countries’ climate policies. Morocco’s efforts to become more green has attracted...
View ArticleFour Moroccan Tourists Arrested in Algeria on Suspicion of “Terrorism”
Rabat - The Algerian Police announced the arrest of four Moroccan tourists on suspicion of terrorism after taking pictures of “security headquarters.” Multiple Algerian media reports said the Moroccan...
View ArticleFestival of Amazigh Culture to Celebrate Moroccan Diversity
Rabat - The 11th Edition of the Festival of Amazigh Culture in Fez will host more than 30 international speakers, 190 artists and 60,000 anticipated spectators under the theme “Alliance of Cultures...
View ArticleWorld’s ‘Oldest’ Koran Uncovered in University of Birmingham Archives
Rabat - What may be the oldest fragments of the Koran have been found in the archives of University of Birmingham in England. According to researchers at University of Birmingham, the fragments are...
View ArticleUber Outrages Moroccans for Listing Western Sahara as a Country
Rabat - After starting a test phase in Casablanca ahead of the official launch across Morocco, the US-based transport application Uber outraged Moroccan social media users by using the term “Western...
View ArticleMelilia: Police Arrest a Man Accused of Recruiting Women for ISIS
Rabat - Spanish and Moroccan police arrested a man in Melilia on Tuesday night who was suspected of being involved in the recruitment of Spanish and Moroccan women for the Islamic State group. The man...
View ArticlePeacebuilding Summit Kicks Off in Kenitra
By Esther Bedik Kenitra - The Global Summit on Peacebuilding and Social Development kicked off tonight at Ibn Tofail University in Kenitra. The twelve-day program brings Moroccan youth together with...
View ArticleMorocco: Parliament Approves Implementation of Medical Coverage for Students
Rabat - A new draft law has been officially ratified by the Moroccan parliament on Wednesday to extend medical coverage to include all students in Moroccan universities and vocational training...
View ArticleUN Global Counterterrorism Strategy presented in El Jadida
El Jadida - The UN Global Counterterrorism Strategy, unanimously adopted by all member states in 2006 and reaffirmed in June 2014, is a comprehensive approach to fight terrorism, wrote a note to the...
View ArticleMoroccans Unite in Support for Stranded RAM Customers
Rabat - After dozens of Moroccans were told they would not be able to board their plane to Morocco on the eve of Eid al-Fitr, fellow Moroccans used Morocco World News and Facebook to express their own...
View ArticleSaving Susiya: The Latest Village Scheduled for Demolition
Jerusalem - On Friday afternoon, local Palestinians were joined by Israelis and international activists for a march to save Khirbet Susiya, the latest village scheduled to come under the Israeli...
View ArticleInter Milan Joins Juventus and Real Madrid in Pursuit of Mehdi Benatia
Rabat - Italy’s giants Inter Milan are poised to beat Juventus and Real Madrid to the signing of Bayern Munich’s defender Mehdi Benatia. Multiple Italian media reports said Mehdi Benatia seems to be...
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