Morocco Seeks to Host the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Rabat - Morocco is planning to submit its candidature to host the 2026 world cup. According to media reports, the President of the Moroccan Royal Football Federation (FRMF), Faouzi Lakjaa, discussed...
View ArticleWe Will Either Rule with the King or Leave Office: Benkirane
Rabat- Moroccan Chief of government, Abdelilah Benkirane, said that one of the secrets of his success was that he understood from the very beginning that there will be no future for his party, the...
View ArticleMorocco to Renew Casablanca’s Synagogues
Taroudant - Casablanca will restore the Temple Beth El synagogue, the most famous Jewish place of worship in the city, according to the Italian news agency ANSAmed. The renovation of the Jewish...
View ArticleMorocco, Among Germans’ Favorite Destinations in 2015
Rabat - Morocco is among Germans' favorite vacation destinations in 2015, a new survey has revealed. Morocco has been awarded the 'destination that made the biggest breakthrough in 2014' award by the...
View ArticleMorocco, Second Arms Importer in Africa: Survey
Rabat - Morocco is the second largest importer of arms in Africa during the period 2010-2014, a Swedish think tank has said. According to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research...
View ArticleMarrakech Hosts Global Marketer Week
Rabat - The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) is holding its annual Global Marketer Week in Marrakech from March 16 to March 20, 2015. The event, which will be co-hosted with the Moroccan...
View ArticleMorocco’s Head of Govt. Says His Life is Under Threat
Rabat - Head of government Abdelilah Benkirane has revealed that he was the target of potential threats as a result of the reforms he is undertaking along with the other members of his cabinet. During...
View ArticleMorocco Population Reached 33,8 Million in September 2014: Census
Rabat - The number of inhabitants in Morocco has reached 33,848,242 in September 2014, announced on Monday, the High Commissioner for Planning Ahmed Alami Lahlimi. In an address to King Mohammed VI...
View ArticleMorocco Improves Its Trade Balance
Rabat - Morocco's trade deficit has narrowed to 20.51 billion Dirhams by the end of February against 32.64 billion dirhams a year earlier, latest figures from the Exchange Office have revealed....
View ArticleRemittances of Moroccans Living Abroad Reach MAD 9.4 Billion in February
Rabat - The remittances of Moroccans living abroad have increased by 6.9 per cent to reach 9.48 billion Dirhams by the end of February compared to 8.86 billion Dirhams during the same period a year...
View ArticleMorocco Expects An Exceptional Crop Year
Rabat - Morocco is expecting a good harvest this year. Thanks to the best weather and a good distribution of rainfall, the Ministry of Agriculture is optimistic about the outcome of the 2014-2015 crop...
View ArticleMorocco’s Railway Development Strategy to Cost $20 Billion
Dubai - Minister for Equipment, Transport and Logistics showcased in Dubai on Tuesday Morocco’s strategy to revamp the railway sector whose total cost is estimated at $20 billion. Speaking at a...
View ArticleNo Text in Quran Prohibits Abortion: Moroccan Scholar
Rabat - There is not text in the Quaran or any prophetic saying that provide specific guidance on whether to prohibit or allow the termination of pregnancies in Islam, said Ahmed El Khamlichi,...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Offers Official Welcome Ceremony to Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Rabat- King Mohammed VI chaired, on Tuesday at the Mechouar Square in the Casablanca Royal Palace, the official welcome ceremony for Sheikh Mohammed Ben Zayed Al-Nahyane, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and...
View ArticleMorocco Reject Spain’s Project to Expand Maritime Borders Off Canary Islands
Rabat - A new tension between Morocco and Spain has surfaced and this time over territorial waters. According to media reports, Morocco has requested the United Nations to reject a Spanish proposal to...
View ArticleMoroccan Islamists Warn Against ‘Shia Threat’ in Morocco
Rabat - Religious figures in Morocco are leading campaigns throughout the country condemning Shiism as straying from the path of Islam. Islamists from both ends of the spectrum are putting aside their...
View ArticleAmerican Jewish Delegation Visits Morocco, Supports Its Territorial Integrity
Rabat - A delegation from the American Jewish Committee (AJC), a leading global Jewish advocacy organization, hailed Morocco's economic and political progress and its security partnership with the...
View ArticleCasablanca: King Mohammed VI, Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Inaugurate Sheikh...
Casablanca - King Mohammed VI and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces, inaugurated on Tuesday the Sheikh Khalifa Bin...
View ArticleInternational Collegiate Programming Contest Set for May in Morocco
Taroudant - The 39th Annual World Finals of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest 2015 will take place on May 16-21 in Morocco. Hosted by the Moroccan Association for Computing...
View ArticleGunmen Attack Tunisian Museum, 8 People Killed
Rabat - Gunmen killed at least eight people in Tunisia, including seven foreigners and a Tunisian national at the National Bardo Museum near the country's parliament, Tunisian officials said....
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