Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce Features Moroccan Delegation during...
Washington, D.C.- Key leaders from the Delegation from Morocco to the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit spoke to business leaders at a forum sponsored by the Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce in...
View ArticleCafé du Livre Marrakech Gets a Face Lift
Marrakech - Liz Giles was born in New York. She has traveled extensively and lived abroad in Spain, South Korea, and Marrakech, Morocco. Liz has worked in a variety of fields and first came to...
View ArticleMoroccan LGBT Boat Sails in Amsterdam Gay Pride Canal Parade
Fez- A Moroccan lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) flotilla took part for the first time in the 19th Annual Amsterdam Gay Pride Canal Parade held on August 2 and 3 to celebrate Gay Cultural...
View ArticleSaudi Newscaster Appears on TV Without Veil, Sparks Controversy
Rabat- There has been uproar in Saudi Arabia, a deeply Islamic state, after an unprecedented appearance of a female newscaster without a headscarf on Saudi state television. Last week, an unnamed...
View ArticleIreland’s Leading Supermarket Chain Removes Israeli Goods from its Shelves
Rabat- Boycotting Israeli goods, Ireland's largest grocery and food distributor SuperValu ordered all its stores on Friday to remove Israeli carrots from their shelves in response to the Israeli...
View ArticleMoroccan Minister Reacts to Controversy Over Nabila Benkirane’s Attire in...
Fez- Following the storm of harsh criticism mocking Nabila Benkirane's Jellaba - a typical Moroccan women dress- that she was wearing at a White House formal reception during the US-Africa Summit held...
View ArticleAlgerian Official Calls for Severing of Diplomatic Ties with Morocco
Fez- The media war between Morocco and Algeria continues to rage unabated. Responding to the recent statements of Salaheddine Mezouar, Moroccan Foreign Minister, holding Algeria responsible for...
View ArticleMorocco, first African country to host the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in...
By Ouassima Boujrad Fez - Barack Obama, the president of the United States of America (USA), announced Tuesday, August 5, during the US-Africa Summit in front of the “US Africa Business Forum,” being...
View ArticleWHO: Ebola is Now an International Health Emergency
Casablanca — The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is no longer just a matter of the affected countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone, New Guinea and Nigeria. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared...
View ArticleWashington: Contradictory Stances in Morocco’s PM Speech
Rabat- During an interview with an American television channel, Morocco’s Head of Government and Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) tried to portray an image of a tolerant...
View ArticleStarbucks Denies Giving Money to Israel
Rabat - Responding to calls to boycott Starbucks for its alleged financial support of the state of Israel, the American global coffee company issued a statement announcing that it “doesn’t support any...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Bans Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia Muslims From performing Hajj
Fez- Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health decided to ban Muslims from West African countries from performing Hajj or Umrah (Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca) this year amid growing concerns of the spread of...
View ArticleJoan Rivers Backtracks on Her Comment ‘Palestinians Deserved to Die’
Rabat- After allegedly stating that “idiot” Palestinians deserved to die during Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, American comedienne Joan Rivers has backtracked and blamed the media for taking her...
View ArticleISIS-linked Jihadist Group Makes Death Threats Against Moroccan Minister of...
Fez- A Moroccan religious extremists group close to "'the Movement for Unity and Jihad" reportedly made 'death threats' against the Moroccan Minister of Justice and Liberties, Mustapha Ramid. According...
View ArticleAunt of King Mohammed VI Dies
Rabat- Princess Lalla Fatim Zahra, aunt of King Mohammed VI, died on Sunday morning in Tetouan, at the age of 84. Princess Lalla Fatim Zahra, the mother of Morocco's ambassador in London, Chrifa Lalla...
View Article4.3-magnitude earthquake hits off coast of Al Hoceima , release
Rabat - A 4.3 earthquake struck on Saturday afternoon the off coast of Al Hoceima, said the National Institute of Geophysics. The tremor occurred at 3:45 p.m., the Institute added in a release.
View ArticleYoung Moroccan Women Lured by Jihadists in Syria
Casablanca - An alarming phenomenon was recently highlighted in the bulk of Moroccan news media: young Moroccan women are joining the Jihadist movement ISIL. In its issue for this weekend, the Moroccan...
View ArticleMorocco: Teachers Professional Competence Exam Postponed
Fez - The Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training has postponed the written Professional Competency Exam for teachers that had been previously scheduled for September 9, 2014. The...
View ArticleMorocco Honors Moroccans Living Abroad in a ceremony in Rabat
By Ouassima Boujrad Fez - In celebration of “National Day of the Moroccan Community Residing Abroad,” the Ministry in Charge of Moroccans Living Abroad and Migration Affairs hosted a ceremony on...
View ArticleReal Madrid’s Official Website Adds the Arabic Version
Marrakech - Real Madrid fans from the Arab World will no longer follow the club’s news in foreign languages. Arabic has been added to seven other languages on the team’s official website. El Merengue’s...
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