Two Suspected Cases of Ebola in Casablanca
Rabat- Two Sub-Saharan Africans suspected of having the Ebola virus are causing panic in Casablanca. They are currently being quarantined at the Moulay Youssef Hospital. According to the Moroccan daily...
View ArticleMorocco Tops the List of Safest Countries of the Maghreb
Marrakech- Morocco tops the list of the safest countries of the Maghreb and outranks the U.S. on global scale The Institute for Economics and Peace published its recent report on the "index of global...
View ArticleMorocco: 6 dead, 10 injured in 2 road accidents
Meknes - Six people have died and ten others were injured, two seriously, in two road accidents Sunday in Meknes, local authorities said. The first accident took place at around 5:30 p.m. at the...
View ArticleAdoptive family of woman detained in Tindouf fears for her life
Madrid - The adoptive family of Mahjouba Mohamed Hamdidaf, a young Spanish woman of Sahrawi descent held in captivity since last summer in the Tindouf camps (in Algeria) by the Polisario, said they...
View ArticleSouth Africa Says “NO, NO” to Replacing Morocco as Host of CAN 2015
Rabat - South Africa refused on Monday to host the upcoming edition of the African Cup of Nations, scheduled to take place in Morocco from January 17 to February 8, 2015. In a Tweet posted on Monday,...
View ArticleFIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: Tickets go on sale
Zurich - Tickets for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held in Rabat and Marrakech from December 10 to 20 are put on sale until November 4, FIFA announced. "From 21 October to 4 November,...
View ArticleCAF Slams Platini For Supporting Morocco’s Decision to Postpone CAN 2015
Rabat - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has criticized UEFA president Michel Platini's latest media appearance with Qatari network beIN SPORTS in which he addressed the legitimacy of...
View ArticleCanada raises ‘terrorism’ alert after soldier killed
Ottawa - Canada has raised its national "terrorism" alert, officials said, after a soldier run over by a suspected jihadist died in hospital. The alert level was raised from low to medium after...
View ArticleUAE: Saudi Customer Helps Woman Forced into Prostitution Return to Morocco
Rabat- Two Arab women are on trial for women trafficking by Dubai’s Criminal Court, according to the emirates247. The two defendants were reportedly prosecuted for exploiting a Moroccan woman, who was...
View ArticleA Moroccan Among the 10 Funniest People in the World
Marrakech- French-Moroccan comedian Mustapha El Atrassi is among the 10 funniest people in the world due to his recent success in an international competition of stand-up comedy, in which 41 countries...
View ArticleMorocco Surprised by France’s Decision to Include it on Travel Warning List
Rabat - Morocco's Interior minister Mohamed Hassad said that France’s decision to include Morocco on its travel warning list is "incomprehensible", calling on French authorities to repair this...
View ArticleAmerican Pop Star Katy Perry to Celebrate Her Birthday in Marrakech
Rabat - American pop star Katy Perry chose Morocco’s main tourist destination to celebrate her 30th birthday. According to US Magazine, the American arrived in Marrakech earlier this week. The...
View ArticleMorocco’s Autonomy for Western Sahara “Serious, Realistic, Credible”: US...
Rabat - US ambassador in Morocco, Dwight Bush, reiterated Washington's support to the Moroccan autonomy proposal in the ‘Western Sahara’, which it has repeatedly welcomed as "serious, realistic and...
View ArticleMorocco: 3.1-magnitude quake hits Al Hoceima
Rabat - An earthquake measuring 3.1-magnitude tremor on the Richter scale occurred on Thursday in the province of Al Hoceima, according to the National Geophysics Institute. The Institute said in a...
View ArticleSaudi to deal ‘strictly’ with female drivers
Riyadh - Female drivers in Saudi Arabia will be dealt with “strictly”, authorities said on Thursday before a right-to-drive campaign culminates at the weekend. The kingdom is the world’s only country...
View ArticleMorocco: Teacher Sentenced to 1 Year for Sexually Abusing 7 Underage Girls
Marrakech- A teacher at the primary school of “Al Mamoun”, in the region of Taroudant, was sentenced to one year in prison over child abuse and sexual harassment. Agadir’s Court of Appeal pronounced...
View ArticleSuitcases of Ivoirian President, Other African Figures Stolen at Casablanca...
Rabat- According to the Moroccan news source Al Massae the suitcases of a number of public figures were stolen upon their arrival in Casablanca airport. In addition to the President of Cote D’Ivoire, a...
View ArticleAustralia: Muslim School and Two Mosques Vandalized
Taroudant - Two mosques and a Muslim school were vandalized last weekend in the city of Perth, Western Australia, according to ABC news. Islamphobic words like "Ban Islam" were spray painted on the...
View ArticleMan with ‘Islamic extremist leanings’ attacks New York police
Washington - A man reported to have Islamic "extremist leanings" attacked police officers in New York City with a hatchet Thursday, injuring two before being shot dead, police and a monitoring group...
View ArticleMorocco is an Ebola-free Country: Medical Sources
Rabat - A report published earlier this week by the Moroccan daily Assabah claimed that two suspected cases of Ebola were being treated at a Casablanca hospital. The report, which was published by a...
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