Morocco Projected to Rank Third in Internet Penetration by 2017 in MENA Region
Tinejdad, Morocco- The Dubai-based ICT market research firm MADAR Research & Development projected early this week that the number of Internet users in Morocco would grow significantly by 2017,...
View ArticleAfter Bursting Their Soccer Ball, Tom Hanks Teaches Moroccan Boys Baseball
Tinejdad, Morocco- Hollywood Star Apologizes for Film Crew Accidentally Bursting Boys’Soccer Ball by Teaching All-American Baseball American film star Thomas Jeffrey Hanks, known popularly as Tom...
View ArticleRoyal Air Maroc To Launch New Morocco-Italy Direct Route
Fez- The national Moroccan airline, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), is commencing a new direct connection between the Beni Mellal airport and the airport of Malpensa in Milan, Italy, on July 21, 2014. The new...
View ArticleCasablanca, Second African City with Greatest Potential for Inclusive Growth
Casablanca- Casablanca, Morocco’s economic capital and melting pot city, has recently figured among Africa’s top three largest cities with the greatest potential for inclusive growth, according to the...
View ArticleBritish Muslim TV to launch in June
Tinejdad- British Muslim TV, a new TV channel, will launch this month on the British Sky digital platform. According to the channel’s website, British Muslim TV will “provide both Muslim and non-Muslim...
View Article3 Moroccan Students Awarded during the Morocco Intel Business Challenge
Casablanca - Three Moroccan students were given awards by the American multinational technology giant Intel during their second Innovation Week, organized from the 2nd to 6th of June, in partnership...
View ArticleMorocco, Russia agree to Promote joint ventures in fisheries
Rabat - Moroccan Minister of Agriculture and Marine Fisheries, Aziz Akhannouch and his Russian counterpart, Nikolai Fyodorov, agreed Tuesday in Moscow to work for the promotion of joint ventures in the...
View ArticleMorocco’s Census Data To Be Used for Development Planning Not Law Enforcement
Rabat - Morocco's Interior Minister, Mohamed Hassad, has denied that Morocco’s upcoming general population census set to begin on September 2014 will be used for “policing” of the population. Mr....
View ArticleRoyal Cabinet Reprimands 2M TV for Using Casual Pictures of King Mohammed VI
New York- Morocco’s Royal court issued a stern warning on Tuesday to public television channel 2M over what the protocol representatives of the Royal court described as a “professional mistake.” In one...
View ArticleMorocco Seeks to Attract Russian Tourists
Tangier- The Minister of Tourism, Lahcen Haddad, who is participating in the Morocco-Russia Economic Forum that is being held in Moscow on June 9-10, said that attracting tourists from emerging...
View Article‘Anonymous’ Threatens to Destroy beIN Sports Website for Monopolizing the...
Casablanca- Hacktivist movement “Anonymous” is back in action. The movement now aims at beIN Sports, the global network of sports channels owned by Qatari Sports Investments, for allegedly monopolizing...
View ArticleMorocco’s Attijariwafa Bank Signs Cooperation Agreement with Russia’s Sberbank
Casablanca- Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank has just landed on the Russian soil. The Moroccan bank signed a cooperation agreement with Russia’s Sberbank Monday, in Moscow, during the Morocco-Russia...
View ArticleThey Came With Cliches, They Leave With a Different Picture: Experience of...
By Ikram Ben Aicha Rabat - They thought that Morocco was just a barren desert, a land of dates and palms and camels. They came and they found iPhones, fast food, luxury cars--in short, they found...
View ArticleFIFA 2014 World Cup Countdown
By Marisa Fernandez Buenos Aires The most important sporting event in the world is in its final countdown to June 12th. On that day, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the men in yellow will be taking on the men...
View ArticleMorocco, Most Searched Summer Destination for Indians
Casablanca- Moroccan cities are increasingly captivating Indian travelers, consequently placing the kingdom on top of best go-to places for Indian lovers of breathtaking, unconventional travel...
View ArticleA 70 years old Moroccan retiree sits for Bac exams
Taroudant, Morocco- Abdesslam El Fassi, 70, a retiree from Casablanca, sat for the national baccalaureate exams, which started on Tuesday in Morocco. Probably the eldest candidate for this year, El...
View ArticleRunning and Rhythms Unite for Sacred Music Race in Fes
Fes - Fes will be buzzing this weekend as it kicks off the twentieth edition of the Festival of World Sacred Music. Most of the musical performances will take place in one of the venues throughout the...
View ArticleJapan and Morocco to Strengthen bilateral Cooperation
Tangier - Moroccan and Japanese officials met on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 in Rabat to work together on the development of several areas of bilateral cooperation. The meeting brought together Ambassador...
View ArticleTunisian President Denies Spat With King Mohammed VI
Casablanca- Tunisian President, Moncef Marzouki, recently a guest on Tunisian television show “Liman Yajroo Fakat” (“Only for those who dare”), dispelled an earlier unsubstantiated rumor targeting...
View ArticleNeymar Leads Brazil to Win Opening of the World Cup
Agadir - Felipe Scolari’s side produced an incredible comeback against Croatia in the opening game of the 2014 World Cup on Thursday thanks to a double from the Barcelona ace Neymar and another goal by...
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