US state of Department: corruption is rife in all branches of Morocco’s...
Rabat- Just a few weeks after Human Rights Watch and Reporters Without Borders released negative reports on journalistic freedom in Morocco, the U.S. Department of State has submitted a new report...
View ArticleMorocco: A Video of Bank Truck Robbery Goes Viral
Casablanca- On Monday, February 24, an armed gang attacked an armored bank truck in Tangier, robbing MAD 7.5 million from it. A video of the robbery has recently gone viral on the web. After shooting...
View ArticleBetween “Humanitarian aid” and evangelism in Morocco’s Rif Region
Casablanca- Are there any evangelists in the Rif? Daily Al Massae’s recent investigation in the Rif region attempted to answer this question. Daily Moroccan newspaper Al Massae recently published the...
View ArticleMorocco’s police officers to learn English and Spanish
Rabat - The National Security Directorate launches a new in-service training for the various departments of the organization, which includes learning Spanish and English languages. In an effort to...
View ArticleMorocco: two fishing boats collide, 20 people unaccounted for
Taroudant, Morocco- According to Moroccan TV channel 2M, a ship commanded by a Norwegian captain collided with a Moroccan fishing boat in the waters of Dakhla, in southern Morocco. “15 people were...
View ArticleThe Sahara should be called Moroccan Western Sahara: former FM
Taroudant, Morocco- The former Moroccan Foreign Minister Saad Eddine Otmani proposed Friday in the southern Moroccan city of Dakhla that the Sahara be called the “Moroccan Western Sahara”. The former...
View ArticleCasual pictures of King Mohammed VI in Cote D’Ivoire going viral
Rabat- Two casual pictures of King Mohammed VI, which were posted on social media on Saturday, are going viral with several thousands of Moroccans sharing them on Facebook and twitter. The two...
View Article“Attijariwafa Bank” Named Official Bank of FIFA World Cup 2014 in Morocco
Rabat- Attijariwafa Bank and Visa officials announced that Attijari has been named the FIFA World Cup 2014’s ™ Official Bank in Morocco. Attijariwafa Bank’s executive director, Driss Maghraoui and...
View ArticleChabat calls for the adoption of English as the second official language in...
Taroudant, Morocco- The Secretary General of the Independence Party Hamid Chabat called in a video posted on YouTube on Saturday for the adoption of English instead of French as the second official...
View ArticleTangier’s Bank Robbery, Suspects Allegedly Members of an International Mafia
Casablanca- Since the bank truck robbery took place in Tangier, the police have multiplied their efforts to capture the suspects who ran away with a huge sum of money after injuring two guards....
View ArticleWhen Some Moroccans Became Rich After Agadir’s Devastating Earthquake
Casablanca- The earthquake that took place in Agadir in 1960 was the deadliest in Morocco’s history, as around 12,000 were killed. Moroccan press recently recalled the tragedy of Agadir on the...
View ArticleAbidjan: King Mohammed VI welcomes Ivorian President after his recovery abroad
Abidjan- King Mohammed VI welcomed, Sunday at the international airport of Félix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, during his return ceremony...
View ArticleMorocco- France crisis: ‘There were shortcomings in the way things were handled’
Paris- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius admitted on Sunday that "there were shortcomings in the way things were arranged," regarding the complaint filed by a French Association against the...
View ArticleMohamed Fakhir to be Named Coach of Morocco’s National Team
Rabat- After its alleged failure to convince French coach Herve Renard to lead the Moroccan national team in preparation for the upcoming African Cup of Nations scheduled to take place in Morocco...
View ArticleBelgium: Moroccan Man Saves a Child from drowning, Breaks His leg
Rabat- Mohamed Bahi, a 69-year old Moroccan living in Belgium jumped into a river to save a child from drowning in Brussels and broke his leg. The Belgian media hailed Mohamed Bahi’s brave act, saving...
View ArticleCasablanca: Shopkeeper Arrested for Raping Two Minors
Casablanca - Rape and violence against children still plague Moroccan society despite all efforts to combat them. A shopkeeper was recently arrested near Farah Salam Residency in Casablanca for...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Arrives In Conakry
Conakry - King Mohammed VI arrived on Monday in Conakry for an official visit in the Republic of Guinea, third leg of an African tour that took the sovereign to Mali, Côte d'Ivoire and will take him...
View ArticleA 27-year old Moroccan Researcher Joins NASA
Taroudant, Morocco- Moroccan Asmaa Boujibar, 27, joined the team of researchers at the prestigious American agency of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). At the age of 27, the young...
View ArticleMorocco: A Judge Commits Suicide after He Was charged for Corruption
Casablanca- Is suicide becoming a new social plague in Morocco? After a high-ranking security official committed suicide in Hrawiyin neighborhood in Casablanca last week, a judge committed suicide...
View ArticleCasablanca: Man Chased by 250 People after He Tried to Rape a Child
Casablanca- Cases of child rape in Morocco have recently become rampant. After a shopkeeper was arrested in Casablanca for rapping two minors, 250 people recently caught a man who attempted to rape a...
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