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Ouarzazate Among Best Destinations for International Filmmakers
Rabat - Morocco's movie capital Ouarzazate is ranked among the best destinations for international filmmakers, says Belgian news website Derniere Heure. In addition to Ourzazate, the list also...
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Belgium School Forces Muslims Students to Wear Mini Skirts
Rabat- The School of Ursuline, a Christian institution in the city of Mechelen, Belgium, prohibits Muslim students from wearing long skirts and long sleeve shirts. The school, which has already banned...
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Several RAM Flights Diverted Due to Bad Weather
Rabat- Several flights of Morocco's national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), were diverted Saturday due to severe weather conditions. "The persistence of dense fog in several Moroccan cities,...
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Royal Air Maroc CEO Opposes Cockpit Replacement
Rabat - Following the tragedy of Germanwings flight 4U 9525, in which 150 people died, including a Moroccan couple, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) CEO, Driss Benhima, said that the decision to introduce the...
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King Mohammed VI to embark on African tour soon
Rabat - King Mohammed VI is expected to make an official visit to a number of African countries. According to French-speaking Magazine Jeune Afrique, the royal cabinet is preparing an African tour of...
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Jazzablanca Is Back in Full Swing
Casablanca - Jazzablanca presents its tenth annual festival this month in Casablanca, featuring the innovative sounds of six international performers from around the world. The six day festival runs...
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Moroccan Sex Trafficking Victim Tells Her Story
Rabat - The victim arrived in Italy, drawn to the idea of finding a legal job that may improve her life along with the lives of her poor family in Morocco. However, later she realized that she got...
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‘Quran Would Be a Feminist Charter if It Is reinterpreted,’ Scholar
Rabat - Moroccan doctor and theologian Asma Lamrabet, Director of Women's Studies Centre in Islam, an organization affiliated with the “Rabita Mohammadia of Ulema” in Morocco, said that the Quran, the...
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Hamid Chabat Calls on Benkirane to Clarify His Relationship with ISIS
Errachidia - Hamid Chabat, the Secretary General of the Istiqlal Party, demanded on Sunday in Errachidia that Abdelilah Benkirane, the Moroccan Head of Government, clarify his relationship with the...
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Two Spanish Cavers Die in Southern Morocco
Rabat - Two Spanish cavers who were trapped at the bottom of a cliff in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains have died, but rescue teams managed to save a third one. Spanish media identified the three as...
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Sanctions against Morocco: CAF Commits to Implement CAS Decisions
Cairo - The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said Sunday in Cairo that it has taken note of the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case...
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Morocco to Lead Arab Military Joint Force
Rabat - Morocco will be among contributors with the majority of units that will form the newly unveiled joint Arab military force, according to Arab League sources quoted by Defense News, a website...
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Belgium: Moroccan Arrested in Airport Diamond Heist
Rabat - A Moroccan is among the suspects detained by Belgian authorities on March 16 in connection with a diamond heist at Brussels International Airport. On February 18, 2013, eight gunmen raided an...
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Forbes Middle East Reveals the Richest Arabs on the Planet
Rabat - Forbes's Middle East magazine list of the world's richest Arabs has been released. Despite plummeting oil prices, the world's 100 Arab mega rich seem to be even wealthier than they used to be...
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Morocco Put ‘Great Effort’ to Rescue Spanish Cavers – Rajoy
Madrid - Morocco put "great effort" to rescue the three Spanish cavers who were trapped in a deep ravine in the province of Ouarzazate, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday. "The...
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Rajaa Cherkaoui, First Moroccan Woman to Win L’Oréal-UNESCO Science Award
Casablanca - Moroccan professor at Rabat’s Mohammed V University Rajaa Cherkaoui El Moursli is the first Moroccan woman to win the prestigious L'Oréal-UNESCO award recognizing the top women in science...
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Two Moroccan Police Officers Dismissed for Taking Bribe
Rabat - Two police officers have been dismissed from duty after they were caught on camera taking a bribe from a Spanish tourist in the southern city of Tantan on January 2nd. The General Directorate...
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Opposition Parties Aim to Withdraw Citizenship of Moroccan Jews Living in...
Rabat - Opposition groups in the Moroccan parliament are seeking to revoke the Moroccan citizenship of Israelis of Moroccan origin residing in the settlements built on the Palestinian lands occupied...
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Famous Fashion Designer Francesco Smalto Dies at 87
Rabat – Italian National Couturier Francesco Smalto died at the age of 87. Reports say his body was found on Sunday in his room at Mamounia Hotel in Marrakesh, Morocco. Francesco Smalto died in his...
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Saudi Man Beheaded for Drug Trafficking
Rabat - Saudi Arabia has beheaded one of its own citizens convicted of drug trafficking on Monday. The Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the official Press Agency (SPA) that the...
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