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Moroccan govt. makes MAD 80 billion from tobacco and alcohol taxes
Taroudant - The tax revenues for Moroccan alcohol and tobacco sales have reached MAD 80 billion (about $96 million) in 2012. According to the Moroccan daily Al Akhbar, this figure was announced by...
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Google Doodle goes gay ahead of Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia
Taroudant - On the eve of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics to be held in Russia from Feb 7-23, Google has showed its support for gays with a rainbow colored doodle. Google has updated its home page with...
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Morocco Ranks 4th of African Countries in Numbers of Facebook Users
Taroudant- According to Socialbakers.com, Morocco ranks fourth in the top ten African countries in the number of users it has on the social media network Facebook. The kingdom came in just ahead of...
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A Moroccan world’s No.1 Internet &Media analyst for Facebook, Google, Amazon
New York- Here is good news that went unnoticed in most Moroccan media outlets. Moroccan Youssef Squali Global Head of Internet & Media Research at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a leading global...
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Adam Lamhamedi proud to represent Morocco at the Olympic Games
Fez- Morocco has only two athletes participating at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Adam Lamhamdi and Kenza Tazi, are Morocco’s only hope to win the first medal in the Olympic Games in its...
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Arabs criticize Shakira, Colombian politician accuse her of ‘promoting...
Casablanca- Have you watched the music video by Colombian diva Shakira for her new single, “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” which features Barbados superstar Rihanna? Well, in some countries of the...
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Do Moroccan politicians pay money to become Ministers?
Casablanca- These days, Moroccan politicians seem to have a propensity for squabbling. Last Tuesday, a dispute erupted in parliament when Hakim Benchamass, president of the Authenticity and Modernity...
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Calculated controversy as marketing strategy in Coca-Cola’s ad campaign
Philadelphia - Last Sunday, Coca-Cola debuted its “America the Beautiful” commercial during the Super Bowl, taking heavy criticism in some circles for perceived defamation of a patriotic American song....
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Germany: Moroccan immigrant attacked by alleged neo-Nazi element
Taroudant- A Moroccan immigrant was attacked Friday morning in the destitute East German town of Hoyerswerda by a cyclist allegedly belonging to an alleged “neo-Nazi anti-migrant group.” According to...
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King Mohamed VI to pay an official visit to Mali
By Aziz Allilou Rabat - Having received an invitation from the President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, King Mohamed VI of Morocco will pay an official visit to the Republic of Mali on February 12,...
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Moroccan Director Aballah Ouzad Found Dead in Hotel in Tangier
By Aziz Allilou Tangier - Abdallah Ouzad, the Amazigh actor and theater director was found dead under suspicious circumstances Sunday morning in his room at the Cesar Hotel in Tangier, where he was...
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Algerian military guards shoot a Moroccan citizen in the border region
Fez - Algerian border guards on Sunday evening shot a Moroccan citizen in the border region, according to a security source cited by Anadolo agency. The source explained that the injured person called...
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Was the First Moroccan, Arab Woman Pilot Murdered by France?
Sidi Ifni- Touria Chaoui is considered by many to be the first Moroccan and Arab woman pilot. She was born in Fez in 1936. At a young age, she had a passion for flying a plane. In March of 1956,...
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Morocco: Alleged Cases of Sexual Harassment at 2M TV
Casablanca- Following the accusation of sexual harassment of a high-ranking executive at the Moroccan TV channel 2M, the directors of 2M have appointed a commission to investigate the allegations of...
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The Number of Homicides in Morocco Decreased by 2%: Ministry of Interior
Casablanca - The Moroccan Ministry of Interior has recently shared positive news on the rate of criminality in the kingdom. According to Minister of Interior Mohamed Hassad, the recorded number of...
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Demonstration Before the Ministry of Justice in Solidarity with Elderly...
Casablanca - Following the forced eviction last month of an elderly Moroccan couple, Ibba Ijou and her husband Moulay Ahmed, from their house in Lakhsass, a southern Moroccan town, Moroccans have...
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80% of Moroccan families can’t save money: survey
By Aziz Allilou- Rabat Eight out of ten families in Morocco could not save money last year, according to a recent research made by the Higher Delegation of Planning. The Higher Delegation of Planning...
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Moroccan colonel loses job for refusing to shake hand with a woman
Rabat- A Moroccan military officer has been dismissed from his position for refusing to shake hands with the first woman governor in Morocco’s history. According to the Moroccan newspaper Al Massae,...
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Morocco’s Ifrane to Host Popular Snow Festival
Taroudant - The Moroccan resort city of Ifrane will host from February 28 to March2, 2014 the 2nd annual Ifrane Snow Festival, according to the Moroccan daily Le Matin. The Association “Tourtite”...
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King Mohammed VI appoints Fadel Benyaich Morocco’s Ambassador to Spain
Fez - King Mohammed VI is on Tuesday appointed Fadel Benyaich, Morocco’s new Ambassador to Spain. The announcement was made during the council of ministers, which was chaired by King Mohammed VI in...
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