UN Security Council adopts Morocco-Sponsored presidential declaration on Sahel
New York, July 17, 2013 (MAP) The UN Security Council adopted on Tuesday a new presidential declaration, sponsored by Morocco, on the Sahel region. In the statement, read out by during a formal meeting...
View ArticleNew airports project envisaged in Morocco: Minister
Rabat, July 17, 2013 (MAP) A new airports project, part of the 2035 air transport strategy is being envisaged, said Minister of Equipment and Transport, Aziz Rebbah The minister who was answering a...
View ArticleBaccalaureate Results of the Resit Exams to be Released on Friday
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Tinejdad, Morocco, July 17, 2013 According to the ministry of education, the Baccalaureate results of the catch-up session (June 2013) are expected to be announced...
View ArticleHow Morocco has shaped my identity as a young adult and an aspiring scholar...
By Anna Jacobs Morocco World News Charlottesville, Virginia, July 17, 2013 I have just returned to the United States after living, studying, and working in Morocco for two years. I will be moving to...
View ArticleA ten-year-old Saudi child becomes one of world’s youngest pilots
By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Sidi Ifni, July 18, 2013 Ali Mehdi, a ten-year-old Saudi child, managed to obtain pilot's license from one of the distinguished Saudi Aviation colleges, reported...
View ArticleNaming of Muslim student to University of Calif. board stirs controversy
San Francisco, July 18, 2013 (Reuters) The University of California appointed a Muslim American woman as a student member of its governing board on Wednesday in a move opposed by Jewish groups that...
View ArticleGrowth rate of national economy slows down in 2012 : central bank
Rabat, July 18, 2013 (MAP) The Moroccan economy growth rate slowed down in 2012 standing at 2.7% after 5% in 2011, due to the world's meltdown particularly in the Euro zone and the disadvantageous...
View ArticleReview of Moroccan editorials : July 18
Rabat -July 18, 2013 (MAP) The Moroccan-Spanish cooperation on the occasion of the official visit by Spanish King Juan Carlos I to Morocco and the political negotiations to form a new government...
View ArticleAssociations launch a Petition to Create Mohammed VI Academy for the Arabic...
Mohamed Amine Qasseras Morocco World News Kenitra, July 18, 2013 More than a hundred associations and civil and educational institutions across the Kingdom signed a popular petition calling for the...
View ArticleUS: Church opens its doors to Muslims in Ramadan
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Tinejdad, July 18, 2013 According to radio Sawa, Muslim immigrants are performing Taraweeh prayers, a set of prayers performed collectively by Muslims after Isha...
View ArticleCancer forces F.C. Barcelona’s Vilanova to step down
Morocco World News with agencies New York, July 19, 2013 According to the Spanish sport newspaper Marca, Tito Villanova has resigned as Barcelona’s coach on Friday. The same source added that the main...
View ArticleNorwegian Woman Sent to Prison After Reporting Rape in the UAE
July 19, 2013 A 25-year-old Norwegian woman has been sentenced to a 16 month prison sentence, convicted of ‘having sex outside of marriage’, after reporting a rape incident to Dubai police. Marte...
View ArticleAgreement on basis to resume Mideast peace talks: Kerry
AMMAN, July 19, 2013 (AFP) US Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday that an agreement has been reached between the Israelis and Palestinians for the basis to resume Middle East peace talks....
View ArticleMalaysian couple accused of mocking the holy month of Ramadan
By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Tangier, July 20, 2013 Alvin Tan Jye Yee and his partner Vivian Lee May Ling, A Malaysian couple, posted on Facebook a photo where they appeared drinking pork soup...
View ArticleUSA: Moroccan mother kept indoors by her husband for three years
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Tinejdad, July 20, 2013 According to Sun-sentinel.com, a Moroccan woman told Palm Beach County deputies that her husband kept her locked inside home in Wellington...
View ArticleIsrael agrees to free Palestinian prisoners
By Jonah Mandel JERUSALEM, July 20, 2013 (AFP) Israel on Saturday announced it will release some Palestinian prisoners as a "gesture", as the two sides agreed to meet to pave the way for their first...
View ArticleSupporter of Palestinians, Journalist Helen Thomas dies at 92
By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, July 21, 2013 Death took away one of the most powerful voices who spoke truth to power and strongly opposed the United States foreign policy. At age 92,...
View ArticleMoroccan scout roves on feet across the Arab world disseminating peace and...
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, July 22, 2013 It is well known that travelling helps us explore the world’s wonders. It gives us the chance to familiarize ourselves with cultures and...
View ArticleHighlights of editorials of Moroccan dailies, July 22
Rabat, July 22, 2013 (MAP) The culture of solidarity in the Kingdom since the accession to the throne of King Mohammed VI, the contribution of the official visit of King of Spain Juan Carlos I in...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI accepts resignations of IP’s ministers
Morocco World News with agencies Rabat, July 22, 2013 (MAP) King Mohammed VI received, on Monday, from the head of government, the resignations of several ministers, members of the Istiqlal Party,...
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