Future King of Spain Felipe to Visit Morocco Soon
Rabat - Prince Felipe, who will be proclaimed King of Spain , will "soon" pay a visit to Morocco, the spokesman for the Spanish royal family announced on Thursday according to the Spanish daily ABC ....
View ArticleSelf-Destruction – Poem
Safi, Morocco As if your body were just a corpse As if it were a hateful enemy of yours, You’re mangling it without remorse. As if the grey air, your wheezy breath Were not enough to ruin your health,...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Stresses Need To Preserve Libya’s Territorial Integrity
Rabat - King Mohammed VI stressed on Thursday the need to preserve Libya’s national unity and territorial integrity, according to a statement issued by the Royal Office. During a phone he received from...
View ArticleMorocco and the High Atlas Foundation Celebrate World Environment Day
By Yossef Ben-Meir Marrakech- World Environment Day is held annually on June 5th under UN auspices to highlight a particular area of environmental concern. The focus this year is on the unique...
View ArticleMorocco: 502,127 Candidates to Sit for Baccalaureate Exams in 2014
Casablanca- The number of Moroccan candidates who are expected to sit for the national baccalaureate exams this year has climbed to 502,127 candidates. This figure marks an increase of 4.7% over 2013,...
View ArticleVisit of King Mohammed VI to Russia Postponed
Rabat - The Visit that Mohammed VI was supposed to pay to Russia starting from June 10 has been postponed, according to Moroccan news website Le360. According to the same source, the second visit of...
View ArticleStudy Released by Morocco’s Tourism Observatory Indicates High Level of...
Tangier - Morocco’s Tourism Observatory research on the satisfaction of tourists who visited Morocco in 2013 indicates that Morocco has made a considerable improvement in its tourism sector. The...
View ArticleMexico Officially Protests Morocco’s Minister Attack on Mexican Soap-operas
Fez - Mexico formally protested against the remarks made by the Minister of Communication and Government spokesman, Mustapha El Khalfi before the Parliament on Tuesday. El Khalfi said that public...
View ArticleRussia Beats Morocco 2-0 in Friendly
Fez - Moroccan national football team lost to its Russian counterpart 2 goals to nil on Friday night in a friendly match, which took place at Lokomotiv stadium in Moscow. The Russian goals were scored...
View ArticleChabat Calls for the Adoption of English in Morocco’s Education System
Rabat - Once again, Hamid Chabat, the head of Morocco’s Istiqlal party (Independence party), an opposition party, called for the adoption of English in Morocco’s educational system. During a visit to...
View ArticleUNICEF: Morocco Praised as Regional Leader in the War on Poverty
Tangier - At an international conference on human development methods and evaluation approaches to equality for new generations, Roberto Benes of UNICEF’s MENA Regional Office praised Morocco’s...
View ArticleAfter Mentioning ‘Mexico’s Brothels’, Morocco’s Minister clarifies on Twitter
Fez- It seems that Mustapha El Khalfi, Morocco’s Minister of Communication and government spokesman, was either ill-advised or did not realize the seriousness of his words when he compared the high...
View ArticleCafe Clock Marrakech Puts New Spin on Old Tradition With Storytelling Program
By Melissa Smyth and Jessica Rohan Marrakech- Cafe Clock’s new location in Marrakech has begun a new program that brings a master storyteller to teach apprentices who tell stories in English, adding to...
View ArticleOver 16 Tons of Cannabis Seized at Casablanca Port
Casablanca- Members of the customs services at the Casablanca port seized, on Friday, 16.659 tons of cannabis resin, according to Maghreb Arab Press (MAP). As part of their daily task of controlling...
View ArticleMoroccan Businessman Buys English Soccer Club
Taroudant- Young Moroccan businessman Otail Touzar and Mark Winter became the new owners of the English football club Salisbury City FC, according to a statement published Saturday by the local web...
View ArticleMorocco Condemns Israeli Settlement Policy in Occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem
Rabat - Morocco condemned, on Saturday, the recent decision by the Israeli government to build settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem (Quds), in blatant violation of resolutions of...
View ArticleWashington to hold an international forum to honor Moroccan journalists
Taroudant, Morocco- The Moroccan American Network announced that it will hold a ceremony to honor a number of U.S.-based Moroccan journalists on June 20th-21st in Washington D.C. The event recognizes...
View ArticleNass El Ghiwane band releases new album “Al Baraka”
Taroudant, Morocco - The legendary group that revolutionized Moroccan music during the 1970’s released a new album. Co-produced by the Association Maroc-Cultures and Music Disc Platinum, Moroccan music...
View ArticleMoroccan Singer Latifa Raafat Named Oriflame’s Beauty Ambassador for 2014
Casalanca- Latifa Raafat, one of the towering icons of Moroccan song, has been selected as the beauty ambassador for leading Swedish beauty cosmetics company, Oriflame. Moroccan diva Latifa Raafat was...
View ArticleMorocco to Reduce Prices of Prescription and Over-Counter Drugs Nationally
Tinejdad, Morocco- Following a decree issued by the Ministry of Health concerning the conditions and rules of determining the prices of medicines manufactured locally or imported, the process of many...
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