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A Saudi Man“Mocks” Morocco’s English Name
Casablanca- Is there anything wrong with Morocco’s name in English? The video of a Saudi man recently uploaded to Al Arabiya’s website seems to claim so. “Why is ‘Morocco’ the English translation of...
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Clint Eastwood to Shoot American Sniper in Morocco
Casablanca - Super movie star Clint Eastwood is back with a fresh breath—the veteran filmmaker has an upcoming film project entitled American Sniper. The shooting will take place in Morocco. Morocco’s...
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Morocco: Two Arrested For Flying Remote-Controlled Helicopter Over Royal...
Casablanca - The last place you want your remote-controlled helicopter to fly over is a royal residence. A French and a Moroccan men were recently arrested after their remote-controlled helicopter was...
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Morocco: PJD Member “Authorizes” Sexual Relations During Ramadan Daytime
Rabat- A Member of Justice and Development Party (PJD) issued a new Fatwa legalizing sexual relations during Ramadan daylight hours. Abdelbari Zamzami is no longer the only Cheikh specializing in the...
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Danish Parliament Rejects Recognition of the so-called Polisario’s RASD
Fez - The Danish parliament rejected on Wednesday by 160 votes against 12 a draft law that aimed at recognizing the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic." The draft law, was proposed in January by two MPs...
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Morocco: Son of Minister in Open Strike With his Fellow Students
Taroudant, Morocco- Anas Boulif son of Mohamed Najib Boulif, Minister Delegate in charge of Transport and Logistics, is on strike with his fellow students in the University of Abdelmalek Essaadi in...
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Fatwa of Saudi Sheikh Authorizes “Chemical Castration” for Sex Criminals
Taroudant, Morocco- In an attempt to combat sexual harassment or sex crimes, a Saudi religious scholar has advocated chemical castration as a punishment for sexual predators. According to Alquds, Saud...
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Are Moroccan Ministers Bribed To Maintain High Medicine Prices?
Rabat- The Parliamentary deputy for the Justice and Development Party (PJD) Mustafa Ebrahimi accused ministers of taking bribes from pharmaceutical lobbies to block any proposals to reduce medicine...
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Rabat: Engineering Student Puts an End to his Life
Casablanca- Another young student commits suicide in Morocco. A student at Rabat’s Mohamedia Engineering School committed suicide in the afternoon of Saturday, March 22. The victim was a senior-year...
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Tangier: Three Police Officers Arrested for Drug Trafficking
Casablanca - Tangier has seemingly become a niche for drug dealers. Three police officers were arrested on Tuesday in the city’s Beni Makada neighborhood for their alleged involvement in drug...
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Morocco: State Employs over 860,000 Civil Servants, 54% in Education
Rabat - The total number of civil servants in Morocco exceeds 860,000, according to statistics announced Wednesday in Rabat, according to MAP. The total number of civil servants exceeds 860,000,...
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Moroccan Woman elected Member of the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances
New York - Moroccan Human Rights activist, Ms. Houria Es-Slami, was elected Thursday in Geneva as member of UN Working group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, according to MAP. This election...
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Belgium: Moroccan Woman Fired for Praying at Work, Speaking Arabic
Rabat- Habiba Zerouani, a Moroccan living in Belgium, says she was unfairly dismissed for praying at her workplace and speaking Arabic. After spending fourteen years at the Saint-Josse Public Centre...
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Moroccan Foreign Minister “Humiliated” at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport:...
Fez - It seems that the relations between Morocco and France are going to go through another period of tensions. After the diplomatic row that estranged the two allies earlier this month following a...
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Morocco: Citizens Call For a March Against Criminality In Casablanca
Rabat- “Marche Contre L'insécurité Ambiante à Casa” or March Against urban crime in Casablanca, is the name of a new Facebook page calling for a march to show citizens’ displeasure toward the growing...
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Growing Percentage of Mediterranean Women Unable to Find Jobs
Rabat- The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UFM), Fathallah Sijilmassi, said Wednesday in Barcelona, that ??25 percent of women in Mediterranean countries are unemployed,...
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Casablanca: Bus crashes into Bank Agency Injures Eight People
Casablanca - A bus crashed into a bank agency located at Ibn Tachfine Boulevard on Thursday morning, leaving eight people injured, according to LE360. On Thursday, one of El Madina buses crashed into...
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Young Moroccan Actor Becomes “Real sex Symbol” in Spain: Spanish Press
Casablanca - Broadcast on Spanish channel Telecinco, a Spanish TV series called “El Principe” is the talk of almost everyone in Spain. One of the reasons appears to be the talent and attractiveness of...
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France’s FM Apologizes to Moroccan Foreign Minister over “Humiliating” Treatment
Rabat - French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laurent Fabuis, apologized on Friday to his Moroccan counterpart, Salaheddine Mezouar, after the “humiliating” way in which the Moroccan Minister was treated...
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Morocco’s Minister of Education: French is No Longer Valid, English is the...
Rabat- Morocco’s Minister of Higher Education Lahcen Daoudi announced that the government is moving to boost the position of English in Moroccan universities, stressing that English is the language of...
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