Three Moroccans Win ETNOMED Prizes For Short Movie, Screenplay And Photography
Rabat- Three Moroccans have won the ETNOMED prizes for short movie (Cherif Abderrahman Jah), screenplay (Tarik Boukler) and photography (Daoue l'Makan Mezghan). The winner of the best short movie is...
View ArticleItaly: Moroccan teenager accused of rapping two women
Rabat- The Italian police arrested a 15-year-old Moroccan on grounds of raping two women aged 40 and 28, respectively, according to news outlet Goud.ma The 40-year-old was the first to address the...
View ArticleMoroccan actor Mohamed Khouyi honored at the Marrakech Film Festival
Rabat- Moroccan actor Mohamed Khouyi was honored on Tuesday at the 13th edition of the Marrakech Film Festival. A vibrant tribute was paid to one of Morocco’s most famous and prolific actors in the...
View ArticleTunisia’s Benzerti to coach Raja of Casablanca
Rabat- It seems that the direction of Raja of Casablaca was determined to hire a Tunisian coach no matter what. After Nabil Maaloul, the former coach of Tunisia’s national team and the Esperance of...
View ArticleSpain: two Moroccans arrested after stealing 22 cars from a dealership
Rabat- According to Spanish news portal La Información, two Moroccan individuals were arrested in Madrid and accused of leading an international criminal network dedicated to the illegal traffic of...
View ArticleUruguay might be first country to legalize and nationalize marijuana
New York- The Uruguayan Senate is set to vote next Tuesday on bill that would legalize marijuana. If voted, the draft law would allow adult to consume marijuana under the government’s control. The...
View ArticleOpen Letter from Sahraoui Associations to the European Parliament
Brussels 05.12.2013 EU/Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities & financial contribution. Dear MEPs, On December 10th, your parliament will settle on the new Fisheries...
View ArticleSome medicines used by Moroccans are extracted from Cannabis: political leader
Taroudant, Morocco- The head of a Moroccan opposition party said on Wednesday that some of the medicines used by Moroccans are extract from cannabis. In the context of the national debate about...
View ArticleMorocco: Tens of B.A. and M.A. teachers beaten and injured during their...
Sidi Ifni- Tens of teachers have been taunted, beaten and severely injured by the Moroccan forces in Rabat today for taking to the street, to ask for what they called their "basic right," which is...
View ArticleOur People have lost their father,” say South Africa’s President
Marrakech - Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader and first black president of South Africa, has died today at the age of 95. Mandela was awarded the Noble Peace Prize for his leadership in ending...
View ArticleCrisis in Moroccan Education
By Adil Draissi Rabat - Moroccan Teachers Caught Between their Right to Strike and the Right of the Child to Study and Learn The continued marginalization of licensed school teachers with BA Degrees...
View ArticleMoroccan father takes his five sons to fight the Syrian regime
Sidi Ifni, Morocco- According to the Telegraph, a Moroccan family joined the Syria's Islamist rebel group to fight against Bashar al Assad regime. The father Ahmed al-Sha’ara took all his five sons to...
View ArticleMorocco’s Khadija Riyadi awarded the Prestigious UN Human Rights Prize
Fez- Moroccan human rights activist Khadija Riyadi was awarded the prestigious United Nations Human Rights Prize. The United Nations on Thursday announced the winners of the prestigious United Nations...
View ArticleAmerican Jennifer Grout earns second spot in Arabs Got Talent
Fez- The American singer who stunned the Arab and the world audiences with her voice got the second spot in the final of the third season of Arabs Got Talent, which was held in Beirut on Saturday...
View ArticleFake Police Officer Arrested in Casablanca
Casablanca- According to news outlet, the police arrested a man in Casablanca’s Ain Chock neighborhood for impersonating a police officer. The arrested man had allegedly stopped a car and requested...
View ArticleAlgeria decides to freeze its diplomatic relations with Morocco: official
Rabat- Algeria has decided to freeze its relations with Morocco. The spokesperson of the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Sunday that his country had decided to severe its diplomatic...
View ArticleJennifer Grout appears for the first time with her Moroccan fiance
Taroudant- The MBC website posted photo of the American singer Jennifer Grout with a young man holding Ribbab, an Amazigh music instrument, allegedly to be her fiancé. The MBC said that the young man...
View ArticleMoroccans react to Algeria’s decision to severe its diplomatic ties with Morocco
Rabat- There has been still no official reaction from the Moroccan government to the Algeria’s decision to freeze its diplomatic relations with Morocco. But some Moroccan officials said that the...
View ArticleWHO report: 15% of Moroccans are addicted to cigarettes
Taroudant- According to a recent report on smoking released by the World Health Organization (WHO), entitled “Enforcing bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship“, 15% of Moroccans are...
View ArticleMoroccan-Dutch Entrepreneur Receives Silicon Valley’s Global Ideas Award
Casablanca- Last month, Chokri Mousaoui, a Moroccan-Dutch entrepreneur and co-founder of Eternal Sun, was awarded the Global Ideas Award at the Cleantech Open Global Forum in San Jose, Silicon Valley....
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