Moroccan woman savagely gang-raped by Indian police officers
Taroudant- According to the Moroccan daily Al Massae, a young Moroccan woman was “savagely’ raped by Indian police officers after she was arrested on charges of “prostitution and illegal residence in...
View ArticleAlgeria Denies Aid to Syrian Refugees, Morocco receives them with open arms
Rabat - News of the expulsion of Syrian refugees at the Moroccan-Algerian border went viral this week. With this move, Algeria added insult to injury to already troubled diplomatic relations with...
View ArticlePopular Movement Party Denies Minister’s Use of State Funds to Buy Chocolate
Sidi Ifni, Morocco- Moroccan Minister of Vocational Training Abdeladim El Guerrouj, has been accused of using state funds to make a purchase of chocolate estimated at $4,000. After the controversy...
View ArticleMorocco Tourism Revenues Reach $4.69 Billion from Jan to Aug 2013
Taroudan- According to TradeArabia News Service, Morocco’s tourism revenues reached MAD 38.8 billion (USD 4.69 billion) in 8 months, from January to August 2013. The revenues recorded an increase of...
View ArticleMorocco government to increase prices of gasoline
Rabat- The Ministry of General Affairs and Governance on Friday said that the price of premium gasoline will reach MAD 12.75 per liter, and the price of Type 2 fuel will stand at around MAD 5742.72 per...
View ArticleKing Mohamed VI Has Given Significant Impetus To Relations Between Morocco,...
Marrakech- King Mohammed VI has given significant impetus to relations between Morocco and the African countries as part of South-South cooperation within an encompassing tripartite strategic vision...
View ArticleUNESCO Slams Morocco’s Education System
Fez - The Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report 2013/4, published annually by UNESCO, had its global launch in Ethiopia and in Brazil simultaneously on 29 January 2014. In Brazil, the...
View ArticleTindouf Camps: Fertile Ground for Terrorism and Embezzlement of Humanitarian Aid
Rabat- The Tindouf camps are increasingly becoming Fertile Ground for Terrorism and Embezzlement of Humanitarian Aid. Saharawis living in the Tindouf camps controlled by the Algerian-backed Polisario...
View ArticleFirst Moroccan Shale Oil Refinery to be Built in Timahdit
Taroudant, Morocco- The Irish oil and gas exploration company San Leon Energy (SLE) announced Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) to set up an...
View ArticleCanada: Moroccan woman dies after her scarf was allegedly caught in escalator
Taroudant, Morocco- According to Journaldemontreal, Naima Rharouity a Moroccan woman was found dead Thursday morning in the Fabre metro station in Montreal, in mysterious circumstances. The same...
View ArticleMoroccan among top- 20 most influential women scientist in Islamic World
Taroudant- The English website Muslim-Science.com recently released a list of ‘Top-20 Most Influential Women in Science in the Islamic World’ featuring Moroccan scientist Ismahane Elouafi. Being the...
View ArticleUNESCO Report Places Morocco among the 21 Countries with Deplorable Education
Sidi Ifni, Morocco- According to a report published by UNESCO on the quality of the world’s education systems, Morocco ranks among the 21 countries suffering from poor education. Morocco, along with...
View ArticleLibya wins the African Cup of Nations for local players
Rabat- The Libyan national team on Saturday won the third edition of the African Cup of Nations for local players (CHAN) 2014, which was held in South Africa. The Libyan team won the tile with a 4-3...
View ArticleMorocco to play a friendly match against Gabon on March 5th
Rabat- Now, it is official. The Moroccan national team will play a friendly match against Gabon at the Marrakech Stadium on March 5th, Football Royal Federation said on Friday. However, it hasn’t yet...
View ArticleDismantlement of network that forges passports for Moroccan women willing to...
Sidi Ifni, Morocco- According to the daily Assabah newspaper, police authorities in Rabat have dismantled a crime network specializing in forging administrative documents, including passports, for...
View ArticleMoroccan-Led American Team Makes Breakthroughs in Research on Breast Cancer
Casablanca- Led by Khalid Sossey-alaoui, a Moroccan research assistant at the Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute, a team of researchers from the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve...
View ArticleIndia determined to reinforce cooperation relations with Morocco, Indian FM
Marrakech- Indian foreign minister Shri Salman Khurshid expressed, Saturday, his country's determination to foster cooperation ties with Morocco. India wants to foster its cooperation with Morocco in...
View ArticleAmerican Actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman dies at 46
New York- American award-winning actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman died on Sunday in New York. The American actor was found dead in his Greenwich Village apartment in Manhattan, according to reports from...
View ArticleLebanese Haifa Wehbe among the world’s most beautiful women
Taroudant- Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe was chosen among the 30 Most Beautiful Women of 2014 in a recent poll conducted by online magazine 'Hollywood Buzz.' The 37-year-old Lebanese singer and actress,...
View ArticleMorocco Advances 28 places in 2014 Environmental Performance Index
Taroudant, Morocco-Morocco ranks 81st in the world in the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) According to the Environmental Performance Index released in January 2014, Morocco is ranked 81st...
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