Rare Picture of king Mohammed VI as a Baby with His Father
Rabat - A rare picture of King Mohammed VI of Morocco is going viral on social media among Moroccan users. The picture shows the then one-year-old crown prince in a walker with his father, the late...
View ArticleMichelle Obama Sparks Controversy for Not Wearing a Veil in Saudi Arabia
Rabat - U.S President Barack Obama went to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to pay respect to late Saudi King Abdullah in what appeared to be an expression of how important is the U.S.-American relationships....
View ArticleMoroccan Journalist at Charlie Hebdo Advocates Blasphemy
Rabat -Franco-Moroccan journalist at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Zineb El Razhoui, claimed the right to blasphemy at a Montreal news conference Monday. In a visit organized by a...
View ArticleMorocco’s ICT market to grow 8.5% in 2015: IDC
Casablanca - The Moroccan market of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will post a growth of 8.5% in 2015, wrote a report by the International Data Corporation (IDC). According to the...
View ArticleMorocco-France relations: Moroccan Justice Minister to Meet French...
Rabat - Moroccan Justice Minister Mustapha Ramid is set to meet his French counterpart Christiane Taubira on Thursday to discuss judicial cooperation between the two countries suspended since early...
View ArticleMoroccan Banks Granted MAD 754 Billion of Credits in Jan-Nov 2014
Rabat - Moroccan banks granted 754 billion dirhams of credits in the first eleven months of 2014, that is an increase of 3.76 percent compared to the same period in 2013, Minister of Economy and...
View ArticleMorocco to achieve over 90% of MDGs: Head of HCP
Rabat - Morocco will achieve over 90% of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the end of 2015, said high commissioner for planning Ahmed Lahlimi Alami. The MDGs indicators show that extreme...
View ArticleItaly Praises ‘Major’ Reforms Initiated in Morocco
Rabat - Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni praised, in Rabat Tuesday, the "major" reforms initiated by Morocco in various fields. "Morocco has undertaken major reforms that have contributed to...
View ArticleLa Liga: Cristiano Ronaldo handed two-game ban
Rabat - Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a two-game suspension after he received a red card in the match against Cordoba at the weekend. The three-time Ballon d'Or winner will miss...
View ArticleMoroccan MP Jailed for Electoral Bribery
Rabat - The court of Appeals in Agadir has convicted a Moroccan Parliamentarian to six months in prison for allegedly engaging in electoral bribery. Authorities had accused Mubarek Bouaida from the...
View ArticleFrance’s Top Court Approves Franco-Moroccan Same-sex Marriage
Rabat - France's top court has validated on Wednesday the marriage of a French-Moroccan gay couple, challenging an earlier government circular stating that nationals from certain countries were not...
View ArticleSupreme Council for Education Recommends Use of English in Moroccan Curriculum
Taroudant - The Moroccan government is moving towards elevating the position of English in Moroccan Curriculum and in the educational system of Morocco in general over French. The Strategic Report of...
View ArticleMorocco and France to Resume Judicial Cooperation
Rabat - Morocco and France will resume judicial cooperation, the French Justice Ministry said in statement on Saturday. Morocco suspended cooperation agreements with France a year ago after French...
View ArticleMorocco’s Attijariwafa Bank to Launch Islamic Bank
Rabat - After Morocco approved Islamic finance legislation in November, Morocco's Attijariwafa Bank plans to launch its own subsidiary of Islamic bank “without depending on a foreign partner.” Mohamed...
View ArticleAgadir: Man Dies After Self-immolation Over French Visa
Rabat - A man died on Friday few days after he set himself on fire outside the French consulate in the southern city of Agadir. The man, Mustapha Riad, 47, self-immolated in Agadir in protest of the...
View ArticleRare Video: Mohammed V in Jellaba, Hassan II in Shorts
Rabat - A video released by the YouTube account FARMAROC shows the King of Morocco Mohammed V and Crown Prince Moulay Hassan inspect the construction site of the "Union Road" in 1957. The video shows...
View ArticleEredivisie: Moroccan Footballer Anouar Kali Breaks Teammate Jaw
Rabat - Moroccan football player Anouar Kali has reportedly been fined by his team FC Utrecht after breaking teammate Kristoffer Peterson's jaw. The 23-year-old midfielder got into an argument with...
View ArticleIndonesia Supports Morocco in Western Sahara Issue: Indonesian Official
Rabat - The Speaker of Indonesia's People Consultative Assembly (MPR), Zulkifi Hasan stated that his country supports Morocco in the Western Sahara issue. "Indonesia supports Morocco in the Western...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI to honor French Imam, Rabbi, and Bishop
Rabat- King Mohammed VI has entrusted his older sister, Princess Lalla Meryem, to honor an imam, a rabbi, and a bishop, all Moroccan natives, at the Institute of the Arab World in Paris. Princess...
View ArticleAngela Merkel: Islam is Part of Germany
Rabat- German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated that Islam is part of Germany, in response to criticism raised against her from members of her party the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)....
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