Morocco’s Royal Family Celebrates Birthday of Princess Lalla Salma
Rabat- The Moroccan royal family celebrates on Sunday the 37th birthday of Princess Lalla Salma, consort of King Mohammed VI. The Princess’ birthday comes two days after the royal family celebrated...
View ArticleMorocco: Disabled Student Banned from Defending His Ph.D.
Rabat- He walks with a limp, but never thought of himself as disabled as he struggled to fulfill his father’s wish, getting a PhD. However, the Ministry of Higher Education’s new policy “torpedoed”...
View ArticleMoroccan F-16 Warplane Goes Missing in Yemen
Rabat - A Moroccan F-16 jet-fighter that is taking part in the Saudi-led coalition against the Houtis in Yemen has gone missing on Sunday, the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces said in a statement. The...
View ArticleTwo Moroccan Teams Participate in International Collegiate Programming Contest
Rabat - Two Moroccan teams are participating in the 39th Annual World Finals of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) 2015, which will take place from May 16 to 21 in Morocco....
View ArticleHouthi Group Claims Responsibility for Downing of Moroccan F-16 in Yemen
Rabat - Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed they shot down a Moroccan military F-16 in the Saada region in the north of the country, news website Hespress reported. The Iran-backed Shia group said the...
View ArticleMorocco: First Baby on the way for Princess Lalla Soukaina
Rabat - Princess Lalla Soukaina of Morocco is reportedly pregnant. According to news website Alyoum24, Princess Lalla Soukaina and husband Mohammed Regragui are expecting their first child. The couple...
View ArticleMAD1,200 Tickets on Sale for Jennifer Lopez Mawazine Concert
Rabat - Tickets are on sale for a performance by American singer Jennifer Lopez at Mawazine Festival at OLM Stage in the capital Rabat. Ticket prices will start at MAD1200. J LO's concert on May 28th...
View ArticleFirst Images of Moroccan F-16 Crash Site in Yemen
Rabat - The first images have emerged of the crash site of a Moroccan F-16 warplane which was reportedly shot down in northern Yemen by Houthi rebels on Sunday. Images have emerged showing wreckage...
View ArticleHouthis Rebels Release Gruesome Pictures of Alleged Corpse of Moroccan Pilot
Rabat - Houthi rebels in northern Yemen released the first images of what is said to be the corpse of Moroccan pilot whose F-16 warplane was reportedly shot down on Sunday. Supporters of the...
View ArticleCircle Oil ‘Delighted’ With Preliminary Gas Results in Morocco
Rabat - Exploration company Circle Oil said they are 'delighted' with preliminary results of testing of the well SAH-W1 in the onshore Sebou permit. The Limerick-based company, which operates in North...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Launches Important Development Projects in Rabat Region
Rabat - King Mohammed VI launched, on Monday, important road and urban development projects to solve the problems of mobility inside the city of Rabat and in its suburbs and improve the living...
View ArticleBenkirane Wants to Eliminate the Monarchy: Opposition Leader
Rabat - The Head of Government Abdelilah Benkirane "wants to eliminate the monarchy in Morocco," the main opposition Istiqlal Party (IP) leader Hamid Chabat said. During an appearance on 'Fi Kaffas Al...
View ArticleWomen Inside the Myth of Imilchil
By Chaymaa Rhou Rabat - Imilchil is located in the region of the High Atlas of Morocco, where the myriad array of tribal cultures have mixed for centuries. This land is known for many myths, one of...
View ArticleMoroccan Police Arrest Rapper For Sharing Sex-tape on Social Media
Rabat - A Moroccan rapper was arrested on May 8 by the judicial police in Casablanca for dissemination of obscene materials on social media platforms. The rapper, who goes by the stage name Chaht Man,...
View ArticleIf Death of Moroccan Pilot is Confirmed, He Will Be a Martyr: Cleric
Rabat- Moroccan cleric, Abdel Bari Zamzami, has hailed as a martyr a Moroccan pilot whose F-16 warplane was reportedly shot down by Houti rebels in northern Yemen on Sunday. Zamzami is the president...
View ArticleTindouf: Time for a Forceful Defense of Morocco’s Territorial Claim in...
Washington DC- With the Western Sahara conflict in a stalemate at the United Nations, It is time for Morocco and Algeria to resolve their long standing territorial dispute over the Eastern Sahara. The...
View ArticleMorocco’s ‘Ministerial Couple’ to Be Replaced in New Government Reshuffle
Rabat- PJD chief Abdelilah Benkirane has reportedly told the general secretariat of his party that Ministers Habib Choubani and Soumia Benkhaldoun will lose their posts in the government reshuffle....
View ArticleMoroccan Shia Celebrate Alleged Downing of F-16 in Yemen
Rabat- Moroccans who belong to the Shia branch of Islam celebrate on Facebook the "Yemeni resistance" for shooting down a Moroccan F-16 warplane over Yemen on Sunday. A Facebook page called "Shiaate...
View ArticleNepal Devastated By New Earthquake
By Zineb El Mechrafi Boston- A second major earthquake shook Nepal just 17 days after the first devastating quake, killing 42 and injuring 1,117, the Nepali government said. The tremors have been felt...
View ArticleTechnical Fault or Human Error Caused Crash of F-16: Saudi Official
Rabat- Officials of the Saudi-led coalition against Houthi rebels in Yemen said on Tuesday that a technical fault or human error caused the crash of the Moroccan F-16 warplane in the Saada province....
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