Alert in Romania for Disappearance of Prominent Arab Businessman
Rabat - Famous Kuwaiti businessman, Mohammed Al Baghli has allegedly gone missing under suspicious circumstances on Wednesday, in the South-Central Province of Prahova, Romania. A report by Kuwaiti...
View ArticleMorocco: Tafrouat Organizes Collective Wedding Ceremony (Video)
Rabat - The tenth edition of the Festival of Tifawin (meaning light in Amazigh) held from August 6 though out 9, in Tafraout, a small town in Tiznit Province. To encourage the youth to tie the knot...
View ArticleDubai: Man Prevents Lifeguards From Saving His Daughter
Rabat - A 20-year-old girl drowned at a beach in Dubai after her father prevented lifeguards from rescuing her because he did not want 'strange men' to touch her. The father stopped the lifeguards as...
View ArticleMoroccans Living Abroad Send Home $4.9 Billion Every Year
Rabat - Remittances from Moroccan immigrants and migrant workers abroad to family or for investments back home is a booming business, as the money transfers reached MAD 50 billion ($45 million) a...
View ArticleMorocco’s ONCF Increases Daily Train Service for the Summer
Casablanca - The Moroccan National Railways Office, ONCF has launched a new transportation plan to provide travelers with a smoother and more satisfying ride over the summer season. ONCF’s new summer...
View ArticleLucie, Juliette, Elisa: Rising French YouTube Stars
Casablanca - Lucie (left), Juliette (middle), and Elisa (right) are three rising YouTube stars from France that are known for their original and unique way of covering modern pop songs. The three...
View ArticleAlgerian Player Angry After Teammate Splashed Him With Champagne
Rabat - Islam Slimani, the Muslim striker for the Portuguese side of Sporting CP and the Algeria national team, was reportedly furious after getting doused with champagne following Portugal's Super...
View ArticleTwo Brothers Become First Children to Climb Morocco’s Toubkal Mountain
Rabat - Belgian-Moroccan young mountaineers Yanis and Adam Oulad, have become the first children to climb Jebel Toubkal, the highest mountain in Morocco and North Africa. Accompanied by their father...
View ArticleCasablanca to Host First African Show for Business Aviation
Rabat - Casablanca will host the first African Show for Business Aviation on September 1st and 2nd at the Mohammed V Airport. In a statement by the Ministry of Equipment, Transport and Logistics, the...
View ArticleMorocco’s Oil Refiner La Samir to Suspend Production
Rabat - Morocco's refiner of petroleum products La Samir is reportedly suspending production at its 200,000 barrel per day (bpd) Mohammedia refinery due to financial constraints. According to Reuters,...
View ArticleEgyptian Actor Refuses to Apologize to Moroccans Over Offensive Remarks
Rabat - Amid a storm of controversy over labeling Morocco as a country of prostitution, famous Egyptian actor Hassan Hosny has refused to apologize to Moroccans. On Sunday, Egypt’s TV presenter Wael...
View ArticleMoroccan Women Demand Women-Only Beach in Tangier
Rabat - A group of women in Tangier launched a campaign on Facebook entitled "Women-only beach", calling for a private beach exclusively for women. On their Facebook page, the activists said that the...
View ArticleBritish Foreign Secretary: ‘African Migrants Threaten Europe’s Standard of...
Rabat - British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has accused African migrants seeking better economic situation in Britain of posing a threat to the EU's standard of living. Speaking to the BBC during...
View ArticleUnmarried Saudi Women Eye Moroccan Husbands
Rabat - The trend of Saudi women seeking Moroccan husbands on online dating sites has grown significantly in the last years. In a bid to fight the growing rate of spinsterhood in the...
View ArticleMotorbikes, The Famous Means of Transport in Marrakech
Rabat - Marrakech, known as the Kingdom’s best tourist destination, is also described as "the capital of motorbikes," since they are the most important means of transportation for the city’s...
View ArticleJamel Debbouze to Play Role of Leo the African
Meknes - Moroccan-French comedian Jamel Debbouze will play the role of Hasan Al-Wazzan, also well known as Leo the African, in a new film co-produced by French Lebanese production companies. The movie...
View ArticleMorocco Becoming One of Chinese’s Most Favorite Tourist Destinations
Rabat - Morocco is becoming one of the Chinese people’s most favorite tourist destination. According to China.org, “more Chinese tourists are choosing Morocco as their travel destinations.” The same...
View ArticleFamous Egyptian Actor Nour el-Sherif Dies Aged 69
Rabat - Renowned Egyptian actor Nour el Sherif passed away Tuesday in Cairo at the age of 69, Egyptian media reported. The legendary actor died around midday Tuesday after suffering from a series of...
View ArticleMoroccans, Largest Foreign Prison Population in Spain
Rabat - Moroccans comprise the highest percentage of foreign prisoners kept in prison across Spain, according to the most recent data released by Spain’s Ministry of Interior. The recent figures...
View ArticleInsider Look at a Danish Cell That Groomed Two Suicide Bombers
By Kevin Kriedemann London - Warriors From The North premieres on Al Jazeera on 26 August 2015. This is the chilling but courageous first-person account of a Danish-Somali boy who fell victim to...
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