London Rabbi To Observe Ramadan Fasting
Tinjdad, Morocco - Orthodox Jewish rabbi Natan Levy, who is one of the leaders of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, is taking part in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan by fasting, like millions of...
View ArticleUnderage Marriage in Morocco Not Eradicated
By Malak Mihraje Rabat - Salima Dakani, 19, married at 16. She escaped a torturous husband and is now taking refuge at an association in Rabat, which provides shelter as well as employment...
View ArticleSentence Reduced for Two Moroccans Accused of Homosexuality
By Sapha Bouamara Rabat - Two Moroccans were sentenced to prison for “homosexuality”in Fqih Bensaleh. Their sentences were reduced after their defense lawyer said his clients were “victims of society.”...
View ArticlePedophile Caught Red-handed in Marrakech Appears Before Court
Rabat - The suspected pedophile, who was caught with a 10-year-old boy in Marrakech, was presented before the Marrakech criminal court on Tuesday. According to Moroccan French Magazine Telquel, Najia...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch: Moroccan Government Should End the Criminalization of...
Casablanca - Morocco’s Islam-based penal code punishes those convicted of the crime of “homosexuality” with six months to three years in jail, a sentence that Human Rights Watch (HRW) says cannot be...
View ArticleLondon’s Synagogue opens its door to Muslims for Iftar meal
Tinjdad, Morocco - In an unprecedented philanthropic move, a Jewish synagogue invited Muslims in North West London to break their Ramadan fast. According to BBC radio 5, the meal served to break the...
View ArticleGermany Humiliates Brazil
Rabat - Germany have a clear chance to lift the world cup trophy for the first time since 1990, after they destroyed host country Brazil with an outstanding 7-1 in the semi-final clash at Estadio...
View ArticleFez: Man Violently Beaten and Robbed
Casablanca - More and more organized crime is taking place in the Kingdom of Morocco. On July 3, a group of young men attacked an employee of a slaughterhouse in the outskirts of Fez. According to the...
View ArticlePictures Posted by Politicians on Social Media Outrage Moroccans
Casablanca - Pictures of Hamid Chabat, the Secretary General of the Istiqlal Party, praying at his house, and pictures of the Parliamentary Councilor Latifa Ziouani posing for the camera as she hands...
View ArticleISIS Leader Lashes Out at Moroccan Islamists
Casblanca - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the so-called “Caliphate” established by the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and the Levant, called on all Muslims, especially from Morocco to "obey." In a...
View ArticleYoung Moroccan girl with trisomy21 gets her baccalaureate degree with honors
Azrou - Her name is Yasmine Berraoui and has just earned her baccalaureate degree, scoring 12.3 out of 20 in the physical sciences branch. Yasmine is not like other graduates: she was born with...
View ArticleMarrakech to Host the 8th Annual Global Spa & Wellness Summit
Casablanca - In 2014, Morocco sought to host the annual Global Spa & Wellness Summit meeting on wellness and spa tourism at the Four Season Resort in Marrakech. The eighth annual Global Spa &...
View ArticleArgentina defeats the Netherlands to advance to World Cup final
Rabat - Argentina had to wait until the shoot-out phase to seal a victory against the Netherlands on Wednesday to book a spot in Sunday’s final against the Germans. The Maracana final will be a...
View ArticleList of Stars who Observe Ramadan Fasting
Taroudant, Morocco- The International Business Times published this week a list of the world's most famous Muslim converts who, like millions of Muslims around the world, are observing the Holy Month...
View ArticleDeath Toll Continue To Rise in Gaza Amid Indifference of the UN
Washington DC - The death toll and casualties continue to rise Thursday as Israeli missiles rain down on Gaza, killing more than 80 and injuring more than 500 Palestinians, including women and...
View ArticleMorocco: Travellers to U.S. Face Increased Airport Security Checks
Rabat - Morocco is stepping up security at its Mohamed V airport in Casablanca following a request from the U.S. based on intelligence reports that militant groups in the Middle East are preparing a...
View ArticlePetroMaroc Hires Thomas Feuchtwanger as New CEO
Rabat - PetroMaroc Corporation plc (formerly Longreach Oil and Gas Limited) announced in a press release on Thursday that its Board of Directors has appointed Thomas Feuchtwanger as its new President...
View ArticleMorocco’s Fatiha Mejjati Joins ISIS
Rabat - Fatiha Mejjati, one of the most notorious Moroccan Islamic radicals, has joined the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). Fatiha Mejjati, or “the black widow of Al-Quaeda”as she is known...
View ArticleMorocco: Women receive less than 9% Talk Time on Radio and TV Channels
Azrou - The Moroccan High Authority of Audiovisual Communication (HACA) recently released statistics showing how much of talk time public figures are given in all audiovisual services for the year...
View ArticleSeveral Deaths Reported After Three Buildings Collapsed in Casablanca
Fez - Three Buildings collapsed early on Friday morning in Borgogne neighborhood in Casablanca. The accident has reportedly claimed the life of several people, at time when members of the fire...
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