Casablanca: Arrest of French Woman in Possession of 3 kg of Cocaine
Casablnca- News of confiscated illegal substances in Casablanca’s International Airport are becoming increasingly less surprising. On Saturday A French woman originally from Togo was arrested in the...
View ArticleMorocco Ranks 3rd Best Arab Country for Investment, 42nd worldwide: Study
Casablanca- Foreign investors with international aspirations are constantly on the lookout for the best international investment destinations. Today, Morocco is among the top 3 Arab countries for...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI, Tunisian President Chair Signing Ceremony of 23 Bilateral...
Tunis - King Mohammed VI and Tunisian president, Moncef Marzouki, chaired, Friday at the Palace of Carthage in Tunis, the signing ceremony of several bilateral agreements. These agreements are of...
View ArticleMWN: Digital News for Savvy Moroccans
Rabat- Today is the three-year anniversary of Morocco World News. The e-newspaper, founded by brothers Adnane and Samir Bennis, is a symbol of the digital revolution in the Moroccan media. While the...
View ArticleMorocco World News celebrates Its Third Anniversary
Fez- The foremost English language news site in Morocco has come a long way from its humble beginnings in an apartment in Queens, New York. The founders, Moroccan brothers Samir and Adnane Bennis,...
View ArticleJustin Timberlake Headlines Mawazine Opening Night
By Melissa Smyth Rabat - The streets of Rabat are filled with a robust bustle that can only mean one thing: Mawazine is back. Now in its thirteenth year, the free, ten-day annual music festival opened...
View ArticleWhy a Spat Between Morocco and Tunisia Over ‘Western Sahara’ is Unlikely
New York- Moroccans were surprised on Saturday by an unlikely rumor that King Mohammed VI has decided to cut short his visit to Tunisia and return to Morocco. The reason for this supposed decision was...
View ArticleTunisian President Hosts Dinner in Honor of King Mohammed VI
Tunis- Tunisian president, Moncef Marzouki, hosted this Saturday at the Presidential palace of Carthage in Tunis, a dinner banquet in honor of King Mohammed who is paying an official visit in Tunisia....
View ArticleJennifer Grout Wows Audience, Donates $5,000 Prize to Moroccan Artists
Rabat - Since her first appearance on Arab’s Got Talent when she performed Egyptian singer Umm Kalthum’s song, Jennifer Grout has created a global buzz. On Saturday, she not only mesmerized the...
View ArticleMorocco Denies Reports Over Alleged Spat Between King Mohammed VI and...
Rabat - Morocco flatly denied this Sunday reports by some news outlets over an alleged spat between King Mohammed VI and Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, says a release of the Royal office according...
View ArticleMorocco keeps welcoming the ‘influenza’ of cigarettes
Tangier - It is crystal clear that cigarettes are spreading horrendously among different age groups and, unhappily, no real efforts have been made so far by the government to put an end to its...
View ArticleNancy Ajram Says She Wants to Sing a Moroccan Song
Casablanca- Lebanese star Nancy Ajram has expressed her desire to sing in Moroccan Arabic. According to Moroccan news portal Hesspress, Nancy Ajram, one of the international artists taking part in...
View ArticleMorocco Represented in Finland’s World Village Festival in May 2014
By Yassine Berrouj - Helsinki Helsinki, Finland recently hosted one of Finland’s most famous festivals, known as the World Village Festival. 80,000 people visited the festival on May 24, 2014,...
View ArticleAbengoa to build a €82 million desalination plant in Morocco
Fez - Abengoa, the Spanish corporation for renewable energy will develop a new desalination project in Agadir estimated at 82 Million Euros ($112). The Moroccan National Electricity and Drinking Water...
View ArticleKing Juan Carlos Abdicates in Favor of his Son
Madrid - King Juan Carlos of Spain decided to abdicate his throne in favor of his son Felipe de Asturias. King Juan Carlos 1 of Spain said on Monday in a televised message his decision to abdicate in...
View ArticleJennifer Grout Asked to Show Her Passport After Amazing Performance in Arabic
Casablanca - American singer Jennifer Grout, now one of the Arab World’s most popular sensations, stunned her Arab fans in her recent performance on the TV show “Shaklak Mich Gharib,” broadcast on...
View ArticleMorocco World News Exclusive: Mawazine Update
Rabat- Hello music lovers! We are just four days into the 13th Mawazine festival, and we’ve already seen dozens of dynamic performances from around the world. Attending multiple free concerts every day...
View ArticleMoroccan student engineer invents gloves that translate sign language
Taroudant, Morocco - A Moroccan student engineer at the “Ecole des Mines de Nancy” in France, invented “HandSpeaker,” a translation device for sign language, which is composed of a pair of gloves and a...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI To Pay Official Visit to Russia
Fez- After His Royal Majesty’s official visit to Tunisia this past weekend, King Mohammed VI is due to visit Russia next week. According to the Moroccan daily Al Massae, Mohammed VI’s visit is...
View ArticleNabil Benabdellah reelected S.G of the Party of Progress and Socialism
Bouznika - Mohamed Nabil Benabdellah was reelected, General Secretary of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) for a second term on Monday in Bouznika, near Casablanca. Benabdellah was the sole...
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