Nine Arrested in Marrakech for Attempt to Sell Fake $1 Million
Marrakech - The judiciary police arrested nine individuals involved in a failed attempt to sell a fake 1 million dollar banknote. The operation carried out in coordination between the police and the...
View ArticleNew York School Apologizes for Reciting US Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic
Rabat - A high school in upstate New York has apologized for reciting the US Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic. The pledge was read in Arabic in an effort to celebrate National Foreign Language week at...
View ArticleMorocco on High Alert after Terrorist Attacks in Tunisia
Rabat - Police across Morocco have been put on high alert in the wake of the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of 22 people, including many foreign tourists, at Tunisia's National Bardo Museum...
View ArticleMoroccan Girl Pulls Car With Her Hair
Taroudant - A Moroccan young girl stunned the audience after pulling a Mercedes-Benz weighing one-and-a-half tone with her hair. Representing Morocco for a new reality TV show 'World's Most Talented',...
View ArticleMorocco at the Crossroads: The Arab Spring and Beyond
By Mohammed Maarouf and Paul Willis El Jadida, Morocco - The popular insurrections that have taken place in the Arab World ever since the overthrow of Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in...
View ArticleDakhla Hosts 1st Round of 2015 Virgin Kitesurf World Championships
Taroudante- The first round of the 2015 Virgin Kitesurf World Championships took place in Dakhla, the city in southern Moroccan, on March 20. American kite surfer Jesse Richman posted on his YouTube...
View ArticleMorocco Dismantles Terrorist Cell That Planned to Carry out Terrorists Attacks
Rabat - The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), an offshoot of Morocco’s domestic intelligence agency (DGST), has dismantled a terrorist cell that was plotting to perpetrate terrorist...
View ArticleClasico: Barca Members Resell Their Tickets to Arab, Chinese Fans
Rabat- The economic crisis that has been affecting a large segment of the Spanish population since 2008 is pushing some members (socios) of FC Barcelona to resell their seats for high-demand matches,...
View ArticleReggaeton Star Sean Paul to Perform at Mawazine Festival
Rabat - Maroc Cultures Association has announced the participation of Jamaican singer Sean Peal in the 14th edition of the Mawazine Rhytms of the World Festival. The star of Reggae and Reggaeton music...
View ArticleRussia Involved in Spying Scheme in Belgium’s Consulate in Casablanca
Rabat - Belgium has reportedly launched an investigation into two Russian intelligence officers who have illicitly obtained the Belgian citizenship at the Belgian consulate in Casablanca and Rome....
View ArticleTwo Individuals Arrested in Casablanca for Trying to Bribe Police Officers
Rabat - Two individuals were arrested in Casablanca after they tried to bribe police officers. A motorcyclist was arrested at the crossroad of Ibn Tachafin Avenue after he attempted to bribe a law...
View ArticleLibyan Factions Continue Peace talks in Morocco
Skhirate, Morocco - The Libyan factions resumed, on Sunday afternoon in Skhirate (Rabat’s outskirts), the UN-sponsored peace talks for the third consecutive day with a view to finding a solution to...
View ArticleEgyptian Teacher Shaves Schoolgirl’s Head for Not Wearing Hijab
Rabat - A teacher of religious education in Egypt shaved a schoolgirl's head in front of her colleagues because she was not wearing the Hijab. According to Egyptian media reports, the primary school...
View ArticleCasablanca Finance City among Top 42 Best Performing Financial Centers Worldwide
Rabat - Casablanca Finance City (CFC) has moved up by 9 points in the 17 Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI 17) to rank 42nd. CFC has been ranked 42nd best performing financial center in the world...
View ArticleMorocco’s Exchange Office to Liberate Its Foreign Exchange Rate Regime
Rabat - Morocco is moving towards the liberalization of its foreign exchange rate regime in what appears to be an attempt to install confidence in foreign investors. The country's Exchange Office is...
View ArticleZakia Khattabi, First Belgian of Moroccan Origins to Lead a Political Party...
Rabat - Zakia Khattabi, a Belgian MP of Moroccan origin, has been elected co-chair of Ecolo, a French-speaking political party in Belgium based on green politics. Thus, Khattabi becomes the first...
View ArticleCasablanca: King Mohammed VI launches Operation to Rehouse 8,400 Households
Casablanca- King Mohammed VI launched, on Monday at the rural commune of Sidi Hajjaj Oued Hassar (Mediouna province), the construction works of the "Riad" operation to rehouse around 8,400 shanties'...
View ArticleRussian Ice Stars to Perform in Casablanca
Rabat - The Russian Ice Stars company will perform their famous musical production, "Peter Pan on Ice,” on March 28 and 29 in the theater of Mohamed V in Casablanca. For the first time in Morocco, the...
View ArticleMorocco Arrests Thirteen Terrorists in Agadir
Salé - Thirteen individuals were arrested in the dismantling operation of a terrorist cell operating several Moroccan cities on Sunday, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), an offshoot...
View ArticleMorocco Dismantled 132 Terrorist Cell in 2002-2015
Salé - Some 132 terrorist cells have been busted by Moroccan security services over 2002-2015, Prefect of Police, Director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) Abdelhak Khiame said...
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