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Morocco’s SNI Plans to Sell Stakes at Attijariwafa Bank
Rabat - SNI, a private holding company, has reportedly hired American and British investment Banks Goldman Sachs and Rothschild to advise it on the sale of a minority stake in Attijariwafa Bank, one...
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Western Sahara: Christopher Ross in Rabat Wednesday
Rabat - The United Nations Secretary General's Personal Envoy to the Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, is due to start a visit to the region starting on Wednesday. After Rabat, the envoy is set to...
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Saudi Arabia: Moroccan Sentenced to Amputation for ‘Theft’ Pardoned
Rabat - Mohammed Aderbouch, a Moroccan plasterer, who was facing amputation of his right hand for theft in Saudi Arabia, has reportedly been pardoned by the Saudi justice. The Moroccan plaster, 27...
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Paris Meeting, Decisive Stage in French-Moroccan Friendship: Former French...
Brussels - The meeting between King Mohammed VI and French president François Hollande, on Monday at Paris Elysee Palace, heralds new decisive stage in the French-Moroccan friendship, said French...
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American Sniper: One-Sided View
Cairo- Recently, my friend and I decided to watch a movie in the theatre. With no specific movie in mind, we arrived at the theatre and watched as many people were queuing in front of the box office...
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Morocco Regularizes Status of 17,916 Immigrants
Rabat- Morocco regularized the status of 17,916 immigrants in 2014, according to figures released by the Moroccan government on Monday. Out of a total number of 27,332 applications received for...
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Anti-Moroccan Amendment on Western Sahara Rejected by European Parliament
Strasbourg - An amendment to a draft report on human rights and the European Union's policy presented by handful of anti-Moroccan members of the European parliament on the so-called Western Western...
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44 Million Cell Phone Subscribers, 9.97 Million Internet Users in Morocco
Rabat- A new report released by Morocco’s telecommunication regulator reveals that the number of cell phone subscribers has reached 44 million, while the number of internet users reached 9.97 million....
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English Band Placebo in Rabat’s Mawazine Festival 2015
Rabat - Association Maroc Culture has revealed that English Alternative rock band Placebo will perform at the 14th edition of Mawazine Festival, which is scheduled to take place between May 29th and...
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Morocco: German National Arrested For Shoplifting
Rabat- Police in the southern city of Agadir arrested a German woman last week for allegedly shoplifting at a local Marjane supermarket, according to Moroccan news website le360. The German national...
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Video: Swedish Security Guard Violently Abuses 9-year-old Moroccan Boy
Taroudant - A video posted recently on YouTube shows a nine-year-old boy, apparently Moroccan, being abused by a security guard at the main station in Malmö, Sweden. The video shows the guard sitting...
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Jon Stewart to Leave ‘Daily Show’
Los Angeles- Host Jon Stewart will leave the satirical and pioneering "The Daily Show" later this year, his bosses at Comedy Central said Tuesday, calling him a "comic genius." The 52-year-old, who...
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German Artist Rolls Prayer Rugs in Square against Islamophobia
Taroudant - In response to the growing anti-Islamic movement led by Pegida "European Patriots against the Islamization of the West" in Germany, renowned artist Kurt Fleckenstein rolled on Monday...
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Tourism Sector Achieved Positive Results in 2014: Minister
Rabat - The tourism sector achieved positive and overall encouraging results in 2014 despite a slowdown in the past few months, said, on Tuesday in Rabat, tourism minister Lahcen Haddad. Over...
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North Carolina: Three Muslim Students Killed in Alleged Hate Crime
By Kristina Fried Rabat - Craig Stephens Hicks, 46, was charged with the first-degree murders of three young Muslim students in North Carolina on Wednesday. He is currently being held in Durham County...
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Swedish Security Guards Investigated after Assaulting 9-year-old Moroccan Boy
Rabat - The police are reportedly investigating the two Swedish security guards who were filmed slamming a Moroccan nine-year-old boy’s head into a stone floor at the main station in Malmö, Sweden....
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Morocco’s Football Federation Rejects CAF’s Sanctions
Rabat - The Moroccan Royal Football Federation (FRMF) has said it was “surprised” by the decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to suspend the national football team from...
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France: University professor Fired For Refusing To Teach a Veiled Student
Rabat - A professor at the University of Paris 13 in Villetaneuse was reportedly dismissed from his duties on February 2 after refusing to give lessons before a veiled student in class. After 28 years...
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Belgium: Police Interrogate Moroccan Man for Receiving Veiled Women in His House
Rabat- A man of Moroccan origin was questioned by the Belgian police after his neighbors had complained about the presence of veiled women in his house, Alyoum24 news website reported. The man,...
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Tribute to the Three Muslim Victims of North Carolina Shooting
By Zahra El Alami New York - In the wake of today’s tragic event, there seems to be distress on how to react to such a horrendous act. Should we be angry? Should we be silent? Should we speak up? Does...
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