Time for Morocco to Create an Inclusive Quartet to Manage Western Sahara Dossier
Washington - Once again, Morocco’s diplomatic flaws are in full display for the world to see. Rabat’s lack of a strategy to counter and diffuse the potential political windfall from the United Nations...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Receives Newly-appointed Wali, Governors
Rabat - King Mohammed VI received, Wednesday at the Royal Palace of Rabat, a new Wali and several new governors appointed by the Sovereign in the Kingdom’s territorial and central administrations....
View ArticleSaudi Arabia to Invest in Western Sahara, Supports Morocco’s Sovereignty
Rabat - Amid critical comments made by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during his recent trip to Algeria, Saudi Arabia said that it would remain steadfast in its support of Morocco with...
View ArticleSuriname Withdraws its Recognition of Polisario’s Self-proclaimed SADR
Rabat - The Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Suriname issued today a press release announcing the withdrawal of its recognition of the so-called "SADR," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...
View ArticleGCC, Jordan, Morocco Reject Iran’s Intervention
Rabat - The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, as well as Jordan and Morocco rejected Iranian interference in the internal affairs of the Gulf states and the region on...
View ArticleFormer US Diplomat Slams ‘Dangerous’ UNSG Verbal Blunders on Sahara Issue
Washington - Former US diplomat Robert Holley slammed the “dangerous” verbal blunders of UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon during his tour in the region, stressing that they go beyond UN Security Council...
View ArticleThrowback: Moroccan Cinematography in 2015
By Asmaa Bahadi Rabat - The budget for the 17Th National Film Festival (NFF) by the Moroccan cinematographic center (MCC) was revealed on Saturday in Tangier. The MAD 143.73 Million budget represents...
View ArticleEnglish to be Taught in Primary School in Morocco
Rabat - Rachid Belmokhtar, Moroccan Minister of Education said on Wednesday in Rabat that English will be taught in the fourth grade of primary school, according to Maghreb Arab Press (MAP). “The...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI to Visit Russia on March 15
Rabat - King Mohammed VI is scheduled to make an official visit to Russia on March 15. As Morocco World News reported last month, the Moroccan monarch will visit Moscow at the invitation of President...
View ArticleSamira Sitail: ‘Morocco is not Arab country’
Rabat - Samira Sitail, Director of Information at Morocco’s second national TV channel, 2M, said in a radio interview on Thursday, March 10, that Morocco is not an Arab country. In the interview, the...
View ArticleUN ‘Deeply Concerned’ over Tindouf Youth Exposure to Recruitment by Terrorist...
Rabat - A high-ranking UN official on Thursday expressed his "deep concern" over the growing frustration among the youth living in Tindouf camps, exposed to recruitment by terrorist groups in the...
View Article5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off Morocco’s Mediterranean Coast
Rabat - A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Friday the coast of the cities of Al Hoceima and Nador, according to the the National Geophysics Institute (CNRST). The tremor, which occurred at 04:16m am...
View ArticleINDH: King Mohammed VI King Launches Several Medico-Social Projects in Rabat
Rabat - King Mohammed VI launched, Friday in Rabat, several medico-social projects, as part of the large-scale anti-poverty program "the National Initiative for Human Development,"known by its French...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Receives Several Foreign Ambassadors in Rabat
Rabat - King Mohammed VI received, Friday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, several foreign ambassadors who presented to the sovereign their credentials as plenipotentiary and extraordinary ambassadors of...
View ArticleBuddhist Monk Attacked in the US For Being Mistaken as Muslim
By Jonathan Walsh Rabat - A Buddhist man who was attacked in America by a man who assumed he was Muslim has spoken out about his sympathy for the abuse those in the Islamic communities suffer. Kozen...
View ArticleKhadija Benguenna to Samira Sitail: ‘Morocco is a Genuine Arab Country,...
Rabat - Famous Algerian TV anchor, Khadija Benguenna, refuted the statement made by Samira Sitail, director of information at Morocco’s second national TV channel, 2M, when she challenged Morocco’s...
View ArticleMinistry Denies Man Who Intercepted King Mohammed VI’s Motorcade Was Given...
Rabat - The Interior Ministry Denies That Man Who Intercepted King Mohammed VI’s Motorcade Had Been Issued a “Transport License” Morocco's Ministry of Interior has disputed “false information" that...
View ArticleNo Case of Zika Virus in Morocco, Says Health Ministry
Rabat - No case of Zika virus has been reported in Morocco, the Health Ministry said on Friday. In conformity with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and regarding information...
View Article“Freedom For All” Deplores Ban Ki-moon Comments on Western Sahara
Rabat - British NGO "Freedom for All" deplored the "inappropriate" comments delivered by UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon on the Sahara issue during his tour in the region. The director of the British NGO Tanya...
View ArticleMoroccans ‘Second Least Honest People in the World,’ Study Claims
Rabat - A new British study has found that citizens who live in countries with high levels of governmental corruption, tax evasion, and fraud are more likely to be dishonest individually. The results...
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