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Lamia Bounahmidi: the Journey of a Young Moroccan Social Entrepreneur
Fez- Social entrepreneurship is the process of pursuing innovative and sustainable solutions to social and economic problems. The mission of an entrepreneur is a relentless pursuit of opportunities,...
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Morocco: man arrested for rapping 70 women
Casablanca- News stories on rape in Morocco are apparently not vanishing anytime soon. According to the Moroccan daily Akhbar Al Youm in its issue of Monday, a man in his fifties was arrested, this...
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Blatter not to attend the inauguration of Morocco’s FIFA Club World Cup
Rabat- International Football Federation (FIFA) will miss the inauguration of the FIFA Club World CUP, which is scheduled to take place in the city of Agadir and Marrakech from 11 to 21 December,...
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Morocco’s FIFA Club World Cup to pay tribute to Mandela
Marrakech- The Club World Cup matches taking place in Morocco will be preceded by a moment of silence and a minute’s applause to mark the life and accomplishments of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela,...
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Moroccan official recommends grating basic healthcare to sex workers
Casablanca- The Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) released yesterday the results of a study on the Moroccan healthcare sector. Ostensibly, the results are far from being comforting....
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FIFA Club World CUP: Brazil’s star Ronaldinho arrives in Marrakech
Rabat- Ronaldinho, the Brazilian star and FIFA World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005, arrived in Marrakech on Tuesday to take part, along with his team, in the FIFA Club World Cup, scheduled to...
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Morocco: B.A., M.A protesting teachers carry on striking despite threats from...
Sidi Ifni- The B.A. and M.A protesting teachers, who are calling for their ‘basic’ right of promotion in Rabat, have defied the Ministry of Education by going on strike for the fourth week now. Even...
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Uruguay becomes first country to legalize consumption of marijuana
Fez- Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalize the use of marijuana. The Uruguayan Senate voted on Tuesday on bill that legalizes marijuana. In accordance with the newly approved law,...
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Moroccan TV channels excluded from broadcasting the FIFA Club World Cup
Fez- The much-anticipated FIFA Club World Cup, which will take place in the Moroccan cities of Agadir and Marrakech, will kick off tomorrow. But, the organization of the prestigious tournament in the...
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The University of Sherbrooke leaves Algeria to relocate in Morocco
Taroudant- After putting an end its activities in Algeria, the Canadian “Université de Sherbrooke” wishes to settle with fresh aspirations in Morocco. The Canadian university will launch several...
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Morocco’s Raja of Casablanca wins the opening game of the FIFA Club World Cup
Agadir- Morocco’s Raja Casablanca won the opening game of the FIFA Club World Cup, as it beat Auckland City (2-1). Raja’s goals were scored by Mouhcine Iajour and Abdelilah Hafidi. The opening game...
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Morocco: Girl with Masculine Facial Features Victimized by Society
Casablanca- In its edition for this Wednesday, December 11, daily Al Akhbar recounts the painful events constituting the story of a young woman who has manly facial features. According to Al Akhbar,...
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King Mohammed VI’s close friend to be appointed Morocco’s Ambassador to Spain
Fez- According to the Spanish daily El Pais, King Mohammed VI is poised to appoint Fadel Benyaich, Morocco’s new Ambassador to Spain. The post of Ambassador to Madrid is a highly sensitive...
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Moroccan press outraged by the opening ceremony of the FIFA Club World Cup
Fez - The 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, kicked off on Wednesday in Agadir, in southern Morocco. While Moroccan fans were looking forward to that event and hoping that it would showcase the rich and...
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AIESEC Morocco organizes awareness day on early marriage of teenage girls
By Sara El Bekri- Marrakech AIESEC, the global organization for young leaders, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), organized an awareness day on Tuesday to address the...
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FIFA Club World Cup Opening Stirs Moroccans’ Discontent
Casablanca- A “mediocre” inauguration show; delirious hooligans hastily climbing the stadium walls; the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation misses the opening ceremony—could the FIFA...
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Morocco’s High Atlas Foundation participates in setting new development goals...
By Lamia Bazir, New York- The Sixth Session of the United Nations General Assembly Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) is currently taking place from 9-13 December 2013,...
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Morocco to host the second edition of the World Human Rights Forum
Rabat- Morocco was chosen to host the second edition of the World Human Rights Forum. The decision was made on Friday at the closure of the first edition of the World Human Rights Forum, which opened...
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FIFA Club World Cup: Raja of Casablanca beats Monterrey, qualifies to the...
Fez- Raja of Casablanca won its second game of the FIFA Club World Cup against Mexico’s Monterrey on Saturday night in Agaidr and qualified to the semi-finals of the tournament. Raja scored its first...
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From north to south, Moroccan fans celebrate Raja’s historic win over Monterrey
Fez- After several years full of disappointing performance by Morocco’s national team and its early elimination from the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in Brazil next summer, Raja of...
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