Hayato Asks South Africa to Host CAN 2015 Instead of Morocco
Rabat- Aissa Hayato, the President of the African Football Confederation (CAF) asked South Africa to consider hosting the African Cup of Nations (CAN). This move comes few days after Moroccan asked the...
View ArticleHollande Highlights Willingness to Overcome Tensions with Morocco
Rabat- French President Francois Hollande seized the occasion of the inauguration on Tuesday of the exhibition "Contemporary Morocco" at the Arab World Institute, to highlight the willingness of his...
View ArticleSpanish Woman Held Hostage in Polisario-controlled Tindouf Camps
Rabat- Mahyuba Mohamed Hamdidaf, a 23-year old Spanish citizen is being held by her parents in the Tindouf camps in Algeria, according to Spanish daily El Mundo. According to the same source, the young...
View ArticleMoroccan British Business Conference in London on October 22
Marrakech- A business conference entitled "Morocco, Africa's business gateway" will be held on October 22 at the prestigious Mansion House in London. Organized by the Moroccan Embassy and the...
View ArticlePrincess Lalla Salma, Most Beautiful First Ladies in Africa
Rabat- The American website “Richest Lifestyle”, dedicated to the lifestyle of celebrities, rich and fabulous people around the globe, released its 2014 ten Most Beautiful First Ladies in Africa,...
View ArticleMoroccan-Ivorian cooperation, great example of south-south cooperation, Côte...
Marrakech - The multi-sectoral cooperation between Morocco and Côte d'Ivoire is a great example of south-south cooperation and of an Africa that takes its destiny into its hands, said Ivorian...
View ArticleMerzouga: a Destination of Health and Sights
Ouarzazate - Merzouga, a small village in the south east of Morocco, located about 35 km from Rissani and 55 km from Erfoud, is the largest oasis in Morocco. It has become a favorite destination for...
View ArticleMorocco Denies Suspected Ebola Case
Rabat - The Health Department has categorically denied media reports that there was a suspected case of Ebola in Casablanca. An electronic website published a false story about the first case of Ebola...
View ArticleLalla Salma Ranks third World’s Most Beautiful First Lady
Rabat – The American website “Richest Lifestyle”, dedicated to the celebrities lifestyles and rich people around the globe, released its 2014 list of World’s Most Beautiful First Ladies last week....
View ArticleMorocco Listed as a Member of the US-led Coalition Against ISIS
Marrakech- According to General John R. Allen, US President Barack Obama’s Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Morocco is one...
View ArticlePostponing CAN 2015 is Not Only a Moroccan Issue
Marrakech- The outbreak of the Ebola Virus in West Africa prompted Morocco to ask for African Cup of Nations (CAN) 2015 to be postponed. But the request, which was sent on 10 October 2014 to the...
View ArticleAlex Salmond says Britain ‘reneging on pledges’ after Scottish referendum
Marrakech - Less than a month after decisive defeat of the Scottish referendum on independence from the United Kingdom, Alex Salmond who is standing down as Scotland’s First Minister and is being...
View ArticleCasablanca Airport: Arrest of a Moroccan Man Trying to Join ISIS
Rabat - A Moroccan man residing in France was arrested at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca on Wednesday, as he was attempting to travel to Turkey to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). He...
View ArticleMoroccan writer Fouad Laroui awarded Grand Prix Jean Giono 2014
Paris - Moroccan writer Fouad Laroui was awarded on Thursday in France the Grand Prix Jean Giono 2014 for his novel "The tribulations of the last Sijilmassi." The Grand Prix Jean Giono, created in...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI launches construction of Casablanca Grand Theater
Casablanca - King Mohammed VI launched, on Thursday, the construction of the Casablanca Grand Theater (CasArts), a project of the 2015-2020 Greater Casablanca Region Integrated Development Plan. The...
View ArticleSahrawi Children in Spain Exploited by Polisario, Ignored by Morocco
Washington DC - The case of the Mahyuba Mohamed Hamdidaf, a young Spanish national of Saharan descent, being held against her will in the Algeria controlled camps for Sahrawi refugees in Tindouf raises...
View ArticleMinister Says Moroccan Needs More Science Students
Taroudant, Morocco - After various statements made by Lahcen Daoudi, Minister of Higher Education, in which he highlighted the importance of scientific training, the Minister once again would like to...
View ArticleIncrease of Bread Prices: Morocco Government Says It Won’t Bow to Pressure
Taroudant, Morocco - Following the recent decision of the National Federation of owners of bakeries to rasie the cost of a loaf of bread throughout Morocco, Mohamed El Ouafa, the Minister Delegate to...
View ArticleSpain Elected UN Security Council Non-permanent Member
Tangier - The United Nations on Thursday elected Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela for non-permanent seats on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on January 1, 2015....
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