Moroccan Magazine Challenge Publishes a List of 60 Women Leaders of Morocco
Rabat - For the special occasion of the international women’s day, Moroccan magazine Challenge has dedicated its monthly edition to honor 60 women leaders in Morocco. The French-speaking magazine has...
View ArticleMediterranean Migrant Arrivals in 2016 Near 135,000: IOM
Rabat - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that 134,905 migrants already have crossed the Mediterranean this year, adding that 125,819 of these have reached the Greek...
View ArticleIslam Portrayed More Negatively than Alcohol, Cancer, and Cocaine in New York...
By Jonathan Walsh Rabat - A study conducted by consulting firm ‘416 Labs’ revealed that Islam is portrayed by major US newspaper New York Times in a more negative light than a whole host of topics,...
View ArticleEU-Morocco Agreements ‘Don’t Violate International Law’: Mogherini
Rabat - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said, here Friday, that Morocco-EU agreements "do not violate international law". "The EU...
View ArticleEU Court Ruling, ‘Legally Erroneous, Politically Biased’: Moroccan FM
Rabat - The European Court of Justice’s ruling on Morocco-EU agriculture agreement is "legally erroneous and politically biased", said here Friday, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and...
View ArticleMan Removed From Plane in England Over Prayer Message
By Jonathan Walsh Rabat – Armed police arrested a man boarding a plane in England this week after a fellow passenger saw him arranging a prayer group with friends. The accused claims that he was...
View ArticleFez Equips Buses With Wi-Fi
Rabat - City Bus, the company in charge of urban transportation in Fez, has reportedly equipped its buses with free Wi-Fi 4G service for its clients, according to Menara.ma. Ali El Moutie, CEO of City...
View ArticleAct Early to Prevent Kidney Disease
By Asmaa Bahadi Rabat - Around the world, many events take place every year on World Kidney Day to spread awareness about preventive behaviors, awareness about risk factors, and awareness about how to...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Spotted in Several Pictures with Moroccans in Paris
Rabat - King Mohammed VI took pictures with several Moroccans in Paris during a stroll in the French capital on Thursday and Friday. The king appeared without his traditional protocol. On Thursday,...
View ArticleMorocco to Recruit Moroccans in the Diaspora to Play for National Football Team
Rabat - Morocco has been recruiting football players in European countries to compete on behalf of the kingdom in future regional and Olympic competitions, according to Mark Wotte, who was appointed...
View ArticleKaren Ghebbari: Franco-Moroccan Figure Skater, Proud to Play for Morocco
Rabat - Karen Ghebbari, a 15-year-old French-Moroccan figure skater, dreams of making Morocco proud by raising its flag at the International Figure Skating Championships. In an interview with Morocco...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon Should Get Algeria, Polisario to Listen to Voice of Reason:...
Washington - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should get Algeria and Polisario separatists to listen to the voice of reason, Robert Holley, former US diplomat and expert in the region underlined,...
View ArticleMoroccan Businesswoman Plans to Build Morocco Mall in Rabat
Rabat - Chief Executive Officer and a founder of Aksal Group, Salwa Akhannouch plans to build a new 6 hectares shopping mall featuring a big screen and a luxury hotel in Rabat, Morocco’s capital. A...
View ArticleCasablanca Among Africa’s Top 5 Cities of Opportunity
Rabat - Casablanca has been chosen by US magazine Cities and technologies (CITI) among Africa’s top 5 cities for opportunity. Morocco’s largest city and economic capital ranked fourth in the list,...
View ArticleHow Ban Ki-moon Missed a Golden Opportunity to Solve the Western Sahara Issue
New York - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has begun a tour of the Maghreb region with the intention to breathe new life into the stalled political process to achieve a resolution to the...
View ArticleFranco-Swiss Caregivers to Organize Humanitarian Caravan in Morocco’s Atlas...
Rabat - Five Franco-Swiss volunteer caregivers will conduct an altruistic caravan on mules called “Amoddou” to help the population of Dades Valley, an isolated village in the High Atlas Mountains of...
View ArticleMorocco is Most Globalized Country in Africa, According to KOF Index
Rabat - Morocco is the most globalized country in Africa, according to Swiss Economic Institute KOF Index of Globalization 2016. Released last Friday, the report ranked Morocco 57th out of 207...
View ArticleSahrawis in Tindouf Camps Prevented From Handing Letters to Ban Ki-moon
Fez - Amidst great distress in the Sahrawi camps of Tindouf, thousands of Sahrawi refugees obstructed the procession of the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, during his visit to the...
View ArticleMohammedia to File lawsuit, Organize Hunger Strike to Restart SAMIR Refinery
Rabat - Former employees of Societe Anonyme Marocaine de l'Industrie du Raffinage (SAMIR) and citizens of Mohammedia will participate in a hunger strikenext Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to urge the...
View ArticleSurvey: 78% of Moroccan Women Frustrated with Work at Workplace
Rabat - Seventy-eight percent of working Moroccan women expressed “frustration with tiring working conditions,” according to study conducted by the Forum Azzahrae for the Moroccan Woman. In addition,...
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