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Morocco, Spain for joint development strategy
Rabat - Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and Digital Economy Moulay Hafid El Alalmy met, on Monday in Rabat, with Spanish Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism José Manuel Soria on the...
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Morocco: British Council and World Bank to Launch Joint Social Enterprise...
Rabat - The World Bank (WB) and the British Council (BC) announced today that they will sign a memorandum of understanding on September 30 to promote the importance of social enterprises and launch a...
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Spain Orders Detention of Alleged Member of ISIS
Madrid - The Spanish justice ordered on Sunday the detention of the suspected head of a terrorist cell, associated with the "Islamic State" organization, disbanded on Friday by Moroccan and Spanish...
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Morocco Elected Member of UNHRC Advisory Committee
Rabat - Morocco's Mohamed Bennani was elected, Friday in Geneva, member of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Advisory Committee, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. The election of Mohamed Bennani...
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66% of Arabs Say Israel Is Threat to Arab Security
By Nouh Anajjar Nador, Morocco - The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies in Doha, Qatar, announced on September 24th the results of the Arab Index for 2014, a survey carried out in 14 Arab...
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Moroccan Child Born Without Face to Undergo Life-Saving Operation in Australia
Fez - A Moroccan boy born without a face, is being saved by the intervention of a Moroccan living in Australia. Yahya, a little three year old boy, born near Tangier, was the main topic of an...
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A Moroccan Among Africa’s Top 10 Economic Leaders for Tomorrow
New York- A Moroccan was chosen among Africa's top 10 economic leaders for tomorrow. According to a study conducted by the French Institute Choiseul, 39-year old Mehdi Tazi, CEO of Saham Assurances,...
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Swiss Company Invests € 65 Million in Moroccan Bio-agriculture
Geneva - "Eléphant Vert," leading Swiss bio-fertilizer company, gained a foothold in Morocco where it is in the process of setting up three production units in Meknes, Agadir and Berkane for an amount...
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‘Western Sahara’: Bahrain Reiterates its Support to Morocco’s Territorial...
New York - Bahrain on Monday reiterated its full support to Morocco's territorial integrity and the autonomy initiative proposed by the kingdom to reach a final political settlement of the ‘Western...
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James Bond Actor in Visit to Marrakech
Rabat- Daniel Craig, the British actor who will feature James Bond in the 007 movie franchise is reportedly in a visit to Marrakech. According to the Belfast Telegraph, Craig spent the last weekend in...
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Anti-Islam Ad Campaign in NY Modified After Complaint from James Foley’s Family
Taroudant, Morocco - The anti-Islamic ads bankrolled by right-wing blogger Pamela Geller in New York City's subway system this month have been yanked after criticism from slain journalist James Foley's...
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Morocco: Tourism Sector Generates MAD 174 Billion in 3 Years
Rabat - Tourism sector, a real engine for Morocco's economic and social development, achieved over the past three years positive and encouraging results with an increase in tourist arrivals (+8%), in...
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Morocco: Oil Prices Down as of Oct. 1, Diesel Unchanged
Rabat - The prices of premium gasoline, fuel oil n2, fuel oil n2 ONE and special fuel will decline as of October 1, 2014. The price of diesel oil will remain fixed at MAD 9.69 per liter, announced the...
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Moroccan Geopark Receives UNESCO “Global Geopark” Label
Rabat - The M'Goun geopark, located in the Moroccan central region of Tadla-Azilal, has obtained recently the UNESCO "Global Geopark" label. The Office of the "global network of geoparks," a UNESCO...
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Morocco Calls for Population Census in Tindouf Camps
Geneva - Morocco called, here Tuesday, for conducting a population census in Tindouf camps as "a prerequisite for sustainable solutions". During a high-level meeting of the Executive Committee of...
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Morocco Takes Part in 4th High Level Meeting On Mali
Paris- Morocco participated Tuesday in Paris at the 4th High Level Meeting on Mali, which is a follow-up to the international donor conference 'Together for a new Mali'. During this meeting, Morocco's...
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UN Official Says Morocco Has ‘Good Practices’ in Teaching Religion, Moderate...
United Nations- Morocco has "good practices" in teaching religion and moderate Islam, Executive Director of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, Assistant...
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Will Beheading of French Hostage by ISIS Affect Morocco’s Tourism?
Marrakech - The beheading of the French hostage Hervé Gourdel in Algeria in the notoriously dangerous terrorist area of Kabilye has caused a drop in tourist bookings according to the President of the...
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UN hails King Mohammed VI’s initiative to train African Imams
New York - UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman welcomed, Tuesday in New York, Morocco's efforts in fighting against extremism, notably the initiative of King Mohammed VI to...
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UN Committee Calls on Morocco to Control Spread of Private Education
Marrakech - The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child issued its report on Moroccan education on 19 September. The Committee welcomed the increase in school enrollment and the efforts to increase...
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