Morocco Airline’s Car Collides with Plane in Jedah
Rabat - A car belonging to the Moroccan Airline (RAM) services collided on Thursday with a plane (Air Bus 320) heading towards a service area at the Jeddah International Airport. According to La Vie...
View ArticleAustralia: Moroccan Born Without Face to Undergo Life-Saving Operation Next Week
By Kristina Fried Rabat - Yahya Zohra, a nine-year-old Moroccan boy born without bones in part of his face, is about to undergo groundbreaking surgery on Tuesday to correct this problem. Yahya was...
View ArticleHamid Chabat Offeres His MPs Free Trip To Turkey
Rabat - Hamid Chabat, the secretary general of Istiqlal, an opposition party, has reportedly offered the elected members of his party in both Houses of Parliament a free trip to Turkey. According to...
View ArticleFour Moroccan Think Tanks in the University of Pennsylvania’s 2014 Report
Rabat - Four Moroccan Think Tanks are included in the University of Pennsylvania’s 2014 Global Go to Think Tank index report (GGTTI). The eighth GGTTI index report, conducted by the Think Tanks and...
View ArticleMoroccan Army Fifth Strongest in Arab World: Report
Rabat - The Moroccan Army is the fifth strongest army in the Arab world, according to the Global Firepower Index, a ranking of 126 countries that compare the world’s militaries based on more than 50...
View ArticleMoroccan Satirical Video Mocks Issa Hayatou
Taroudant - An animated video, posted on YouTube on February 16, depicts Issa Hayatou, the President of the African Football Federation (CAF), dancing and singing in a funny manner. Following the...
View ArticleMoroccan MP Sentenced to 5 Years for Misappropriation of Public Money
Rabat - An MP from the Istiqlal Party has been sentenced to five years in prison for misappropriation of public money and abuse of power. The Istiqlal Party MP, Abdellatif Abdouh, was sentenced by the...
View ArticleMorocco Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Eastern Libya
Rabat- Morocco has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks on Friday in Eastern Libya, which claimed the lives of at least 40 victims. The Kingdom offers its sincere condolences to Libyan authorities...
View ArticleMoroccan Political Model Draws its Strength from Reforms: Minister
Vienna- The Moroccan dynamic and realistic political model draws its strength from the reforms initiated by the Kingdom in various fields, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, Communication...
View ArticleMorocco’s Cycling Legend Mohamed El Gourch Dies at 79
Rabat- Triple "Tour du Maroc", Morocco Cycling Tour, winner Mohamed El Gourch has died aged 79. El Gourch, who was heavily involved in the cycling sport throughout his life, has passed away, his...
View Article‘Moroccan Jews Defend Sahara More Than Benkirane’s Government': Chabat
Rabat- In a new interview with a TV channel, the head of a major Moroccan opposition party said that Moroccan Jews defend the so-called Western Sahara conflict more than the government. The President...
View ArticleScarcity of Green Areas and the Spread of Cafes Destroy Youth in Fez
Fez - There is no doubt that the scarcity of green areas and the spread of cafes in Moroccans cities is one of the aspects that strike any foreigner who visits Morocco. This phenomenon, which has...
View ArticleMinister Calls for Strengthening Presence of English in Moroccan Universities
Rabat - Moroccan Minister Calls for Bolstering Standing of English in Moroccan Universities. Moroccan officials are bent on according English language greater importance in Morocco’s educational...
View ArticleMorocco Celebrates Longest Relationship with America
By Ray Hanania Chicago - One of my first journalism reports was written in 1976 when I was asked by the City of Chicago to cover a meeting between Morocco’s Washington D.C. Ambassador and Chicago...
View ArticleA Machiavellian Prince in the Making (Part 1 of 4)
Toronto- I will start with a confession! I am not a monarchist at heart, but I can appreciate the appeal the monarchy offers to some. After all, Canada, which I chose as my adopted country, is a...
View ArticleRoyal Air Maroc to Launch First Dreamliner Flight Today
Rabat- Morocco’s flag carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), will launch its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner today at Mohmmed V international airport in Casablanca. After More than a month since its acquisition,...
View ArticleThe Fascinating Beauty of Chefchaouen, Morocco’s Blue City
By Salma Moumou Rabat - After visiting “the Blue City” for the second time, I’m still speechless. I don’t think there is any appropriate word to describe the beauty and the magic of this place, but I...
View ArticleMoroccans Consumed 70 Million Liters of Homemade Liquor in 2014
Rabat- Moroccans consumed approximately 70 million liters of the homemade alcoholic beverage known as Mahya (water of life) in 2014. According to an investigation carried out by La Vie Eco, this...
View ArticleMoroccan Opposition Leader Calls for Decriminalizing Abortion, Banning Polygamy
Taroudante- Driss Lachgar, the Secretary General of the opposition socialist party USFP, called for the decriminalization of abortion and true equality between men and women at the Casablanca Book...
View ArticleWhy Do Moroccans Express Themselves in French?
By Mohamed Lakdali Fez- One cannot go through a day in Morocco without hearing or running across someone expressing themselves in French, or a combination of Arabic and French, as if we were in...
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