UK’s Oxford Business Group: Morocco’s automobile production rises 83%
Rabat - The Oxford Business Group, a UK economic studies firm, reports an 87% rise in Morocco’s automotive production index during the last ten years. In its new report, the Oxford Business Group...
View ArticleCasablanca Zoo: Hotbed for Late Night Sexual Encounters and Illicit Activities
Rabat- A zoological park is one of the most popular sites frequented by Moroccans on weekends and holidays. Families head towards the nearest zoo to strengthen their ties with nature. However, this...
View ArticleUK’s Tory Party Councilor Compares Children in Burkas to Bin Bags
Rabat- The British Conservative Party expelled Chris Joannides, a tory councilor for sharing picture on Facebook where he compares children in burkas to bin bags. The photo showed a woman and a child...
View ArticleMorocco: A Seaman Died, 9 Others Rescued in Tangier
Ezzoubeir jabrane Casablanca- A fishing boat sank in the shore of Tangier on Tuesday morning, just few days after the tragic incident that took place Dakhla. One out of 10 seamen died after the boat...
View ArticleOthmane Benjelloun Heads Forbes’s List of Moroccan Billionaires
Rabat- Othman Benjelloun, owner of BMCE Bank, was ranked the richest billionaire in Morocco, followed by Miloud Chaabi, while the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Fishing, Aziz Akhenouch, occupied...
View ArticleTrial of Ben Laden’s Son-in Law Begins
By Ezzoubeir Jabrane Casablanca - According to the New York Times, a Manhattan court has begun the trial of Suleiman Abu Ghaith, the son-in-law of the late leader of Al-Qaida, on charges of conspiring...
View ArticleRAM Passengers Left Stranded for 7 Hours in a Paris Airport
Taroudant, Morocco- According to the Moroccan daily Al Massae, more than 150 passengers, including Moroccan businessmen and foreign tourists were left stranded Sunday night for more than 7 hours...
View ArticleCanada: Immigration Procedures Leave a Moroccan Away From his Wife and Son
Taroudant, Morocco- Moroccan Abderrahim Chakir has been waiting since 2008 to join his Canadian wife Karla Piedrasanta and his son Amin, 19 months, whom he has never met. The couple were faced with a...
View ArticleMoroccans Demand Participation of Haifaa Wahbi in the 2014 Mawazine Festival
Casablanca- Lebanese diva Haifaa Wahbi seems to have some loyal fans in Morocco. Numerous Moroccans on Twitter have recently demanded that the Lebanese singer be invited to the 2014 Mawazine Festival,...
View ArticleTangier: A 25-Year-Old Woman Commits Suicide
Casablanca- Yet another suicide in Morocco; this time, the victim was a 25-year-old woman. According to news site Le360, a 25-year-old woman committed suicide on Tuesday in Idrad, Tangier. According...
View ArticleDangerous French Teenage Delinquent Sent for a Field trip to Morocco
Rabat- After arresting him many times in vain, the French justice system sent the teenage delinquent nicknamed “the terror of Limoges” to Morocco for a field trip in order to set him on the right...
View ArticleMorocco: Former CEO arrested for manipulating incoming and outgoing calls
Rabat- Former CEO of Wana corporate Karim Zaz was put on trial on Wednesday March 5th, along with 11 others in Casablanca. “Casablanca’s public prosecution arrested Karim Zaz due to a complaint filed...
View ArticleMorocco: a High School Student Attempts to Set Himself on Fire
By Ezzoubeir Jabrane Casablanca- A student attempted to set himself on fire with gas at Errazi High School in Settat, a city in central Morocco, after a fight with his teacher. According to the daily...
View ArticleFootball: Holland’s Ruud Gullit Interested to be New Morocco Manager
Rabat- According to Moroccan media, Netherlands’ Ballon d'Or 1987, Ruud Gullit has sent his application to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation to become coach of the Moroccan national team...
View ArticleCasablanca Celebrates International Women’s Day
Rabat - In the frame of partnership signed between the Anfaplace Shopping Center in Casablanca and SOS children's village organization, International Women's Day on March 8th is going to be...
View ArticleMiss Israel 2014 of Moroccan origin
Fez - Miss Israel was elected on Tuesday in the city of Haifa, in Israel. But unlike previous edition of Miss Israel, this year’s beauty is of Moroccan origin. According to the Jerusalem Post, 18-year...
View ArticleDid Asmaa Boujbar really join NASA as a full-fledged employee?
Casablanca- News that Moroccan Asmaa Boujibar was hired by NASA went viral in recent days, with countless news outlets reporting on it and thousands of people sharing it on social media. MWN also...
View ArticleMorocco: Amnesty International Calls for Sexual Freedom
Rabat- Amnesty International’s Morocco branch leads a campaign for government support of women’s sexual freedom on International Women’s Day. In a bold move, Amnesty International leads its campaign...
View ArticleOver a thousand Athletes to Participate in the 29th Marathon des Sables
Rabat-Over a thousand Athletes to Participate in the 29th Marathon des Sables. The marathon organizing committee reported that over 1,079 athletes representing approximately 45 countries will take...
View ArticleChaos is coming to the Middle East (Part 1)
Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness. Werner Herzog In December 2010, the Arabs, sick to death with the corrupt patriarchal and tribal regimes that ruled...
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