Moroccan Minister Downplays Importance of Gas Discoveries in Morocco
Rabat - Moroccan Energy Minister Abdelkader Amara said that information provided by the national media on deposit discoveries is not 'always true'. Speaking in a session of oral questions in the...
View ArticleMoroccans Among Happiest, Most Optimistic for 2015: Survey
Rabat - Moroccans are among the happiest and most optimistic people in the world for the year 2015, says the latest global barometer of confidence in the future released by WIN/Gallup International....
View ArticleTangier, Third Moroccan City to Have a Tramway Network
Rabat - Studies for the implementation of Tramway lines in the city of Tangier should be ready by early 2015, According to Fouad El Omari, the city's mayor. In a statement to Maghreb Arab Press (MAP),...
View ArticleZlatan Ibrahimovic: I Spent ‘Wonderful’ Days in Marrakech
Rabat - PSG star Zlatan Ibrahimovic is said he spent 'wonderful' days in Marrakech. The Ligue 1 champions held a training camp in Marrakech in preparation for the second half of the season. Contrary to...
View ArticleMorocco’s Benatia Says Ronaldo Deserves to Be Best Player of the Year
Rabat - Morocco international Mehdi Benatia said that Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo is the player most likely to lift the FIFA Ballon D'Or trophy for the second consecutive year. Speaking to...
View ArticleEgyptian TV Presenter Apologizes to Moroccans Over Sorcery Accusations
Rabat - Egyptian anchorwoman Wafaa ElKilany apologized to Moroccans following her description of Morocco as the 'land of sorcery'. In a series of posts on her official Facebook page, the Egyptian...
View ArticleMorocco: 240,000 students to Benefit From Free Medical Coverage
Rabat - Soumia Benkhaldoun, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Executive Training, said that 240,000 students will benefit from a Government-sponsored...
View ArticleThree Moroccans Among Arab World’s Most Influential Women
Rabat - Arab magazine Sayidaty recently published a list of the most influential Arab women of 2014. Three exceptional Moroccan women were included on the list. In the realm of politics, Hakima El Hiti...
View ArticleMorocco: State-Owned Channels Slam Egypt’s El Sisi
Rabat- In an unprecedented shift in the Moroccan-Egyptian relations, Morocco’s state-owned channels 2m and Alaoula broadcasted a report that harshly criticized Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi....
View ArticleNawal El Moutawakel Among 25 Most Influential in Olympic Movement
Rabat - Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco has been included in the Around the Rings list of 25 individuals who will have substantial influence on the Olympic Movement in the year ahead. The former...
View ArticleMoroccan Woman Calls King Mohammed VI ‘Love of my Life’
Rabat - A Moroccan woman who took a picture with King Mohammed VI in The Turkish city of Istanbul described the Moroccan monarch as the "love of her life". The Moroccan woman identified only as Maria...
View ArticleMorocco-Egypt: What Went Wrong?
By Majid Morceli San Francesco - Thursday evening, Morocco’s news Channel referred to the Egyptian president, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi as the architect of the military coup, and to Mohamed Morsi as...
View ArticleMoroccan Sheikh Lashes out at Amazigh Activist and USFP Leader
Rabat - In a video posted on YouTube, a Moroccan takfiri sheikh attacked Amazigh activist Ahmed Assid and the Secretary General of the USFP party Driss Lachgar. Sheikh, Abu Naim, posted a video on...
View ArticleEgyptian Media React to Moroccan State-owned Media’s Stance on Sisi
Rabat - Egyptian newspapers are in search of possible justifications for the unprecedented shift in the Moroccan-Egyptian relations have alighted on an alternate theory. Egyptian newspapers have...
View ArticlePrices of 98 medicines down in Morocco: Health Ministry
Rabat - The health ministry announced on Friday the lowering of the prices of 98 drugs as part of its policy of reducing medicine price to make it more accessible to citizens and alleviate the expenses...
View ArticleMBC Apologizes for Egyptian Reporter ElKilany’s Offensive Comment on Morocco
Rabat - Following the flashpoint controversy sparked by Egyptian news anchor Wafaa ElKilany who described Morocco as a land of sorcery in her show broadcast on MBC, Director of MBC Group Television Ali...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI’s Visit to Turkey Behind Shift in Morocco’s Position: Egypt...
Rabat - Numerous Egyptian media outlets reportedly were surprised to see the shift in the Moroccan position regarding the political establishment in Egypt. On Thursday, the two Moroccan state-owned...
View ArticleA German Cathedral To Turn Off Lights In Protest Against Anti-Muslim March
Rabat - Cologne Cathedral, one of Germany's most famous landmarks, is said to have decided to plunge into total darkness next Monday evening to protest the growing anti-Muslim sentiment through the...
View ArticleBenkirane Forgets to Introduce His Wife to Brazil’ President
Rabat - A new protocol “gaffe” by Moroccan head of government Abdelillah Benkirane that was widely commented by Moroccan social users. Abdelillah Benkirane, who represented the King Mohammed VI in the...
View ArticleMarrakech Received 4 Million Tourists in December
Rabat - Marrakech has attracted a record number of visitors last December. According to Acharq al Awsat newspaper, four million passengers used the city's airport in December, which is nearly three...
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