Graffiti Glorifying ISIS in Northern Morocco
Rabat - Graffiti glorifying the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria were discovered on one of the walls of the Hriq neighborhood in the northern city of Martil. According to Al Ahdath Al...
View ArticleGabon Builds Replica of Mohammed V Mausoleum
Rabat - A replica of the famous mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat was built in Gabon. The white marble building with a green roof houses the body of the former head of state Omar Bongo, who died in 2009...
View ArticleMoroccan Meteorite Could Solve Mystery of Existence of Life On Mars
Rabat - New evidence supporting the existence of life on Mars has been found in a meteorite that fell to Earth in the Moroccan desert on 18 July 2011, new study has found. Scientists have found in the...
View ArticleAnother Social Media Post of King Mohammed VI Goes Viral
Marrakech - A recent photo of King Mohammed VI has again gone viral on social media after it was posted on Soufiane Elbahri’s Facebook page. The photo features the king with a young girl in one of Abu...
View ArticleHollywood: Having ‘Mohammed’ as Lead Actor Won’t Get a Film Financed
Rabat - In an interview with US Variety Magazine, British director Ridely Scott has unveiled that tackling Islam-related topics in Hollywood will not get a film financed. Promoting his upcoming movie...
View ArticleMorocco’s Remote Areas: 83% of Married Women Are Underage
Rabat - Ytto Foundation, an association that works to end violence against women released a troubling report on the situation of women in remote areas of the High Atlas. The association went to very...
View ArticleAlgerian Ambassador to Morocco Protests Against a Pro-Moroccan Song
Rabat - The Algerian Ambassador to Morocco Protests Against Pro-Moroccan Song. Algerian ambassador to Morocco Ahmed Bnimana protested against a song played during an event hosted by the Moroccan...
View ArticleThe United States is Willing to Boost FDI in Morocco: Ambassador
Rabat - The United States, which has a free trade agreement with Morocco, is eager to promote US Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Kingdom and readjust the trade balance between the two countries,...
View ArticleProphet Muhammad: A Role Model on Racial Equality
by Paola Garcia New York- The racial turmoil our country is experiencing after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown and the deaths of several other unarmed black men at the hands of white police...
View ArticleMoroccan Woman Tops Forbes’ List of Most Powerful Young African Women
Rabat - Morocco’s Fatima-Zahra Mansouri, Mayor of Marrakesh, ranks first in Forbes magazine’s list of 20 young powerful African women released this Thursday. Every year since 2011, Forbes magazine...
View ArticleHajiba Fahmy, A Moroccan Dancer For Beyoncé
Rabat - Hajiba Fahmy, 26, is a French dancer of Moroccan descent. In an interview with French website Pure Charts, she talked about how it is to be a dancer for Beyoncé. She added that the American Pop...
View ArticleUS Automaker Ford Establishes African Headquarters in Casablanca Finance City
Rabat - US automaker Ford has chosen Casablanca's Casa Finance City (CFC) to headquarter its office from which it will drive its operations in Africa. Ford has just obtained the CFC status. The global...
View ArticleDrop of Oil Prices, an Existential Threat for Algeria: Le Monde
Rabat - French daily Le Monde said in its Thursday, December 4th issue that Algeria, which relies heavily on oil as the main driver of its economy (oil represents 97% of Algeria's export earnings and...
View ArticleMorocco to Produce Phosphates for Next 700 years: Experts
Rabat - A group of international experts said on Thursday that Morocco is qualified to produce phosphates for the next 700 years. Speaking at the third edition of Mines and Quarries exhibition in...
View ArticleWorld’s first herbal-cream-written Quran to appear in Dubai show
Taroudant - Heddem Arts, a company that sells in rare Islamic arts and calligraphy, announced its possession of the only handmade herbal cream Holy Quran in the world, which will be showcased in an...
View ArticleRabat: Between Intimately Local and Amazingly Complex
By Jack Stanovsek Rabat - I wander through the winding laneways of the Kasbah of the Udayas. My vibrant aqua camera bag strapped across my chest rhythmically bounces off my hips while I gaze at the...
View ArticleMorocco’s Cadi Ayyad University among top 50 universities in emerging countries
Taroudant - Morocco’s University of Marrakech Cadi Ayyad was featured in the Top-50 places of the Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2015 – the World’s Only Independent...
View ArticleChild Marriage in Morocco: Young girls Married at the Age of 12
Rabat- A new report released by Morocco’s Ytto Foundation revealed that among 138 marriages in the Midelt province, 52 percent of brides are minors, and some of them married at the age of 12. 91...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Commits to Helping Flood-Hit Areas in Sidi Ifni
Rabat- Some Moroccan citizens from Sidi Ifni, who are currently living in the United Arab Emirates took advantage of the King Mohammed VI’s visit to the Galleria Mall in Abu Dhabi by expressing their...
View ArticleMorocco to Increase Cigarettes Prices in January
Rabat - Moroccan smokers could see an increase in the prices of their favorite brands of cigarettes starting January 1st 2015. According to business weekly La Vie Eco in its December 5 issue, a request...
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