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Casablanca police Shoot Man Who Was Assaulting a Woman with His knife
Rabat- A man who was attempting to rob two girls in Casablanca was shot and wounded by police Thursday after he pulled a knife and tried to attack the police. According to news website Al Yaoum 24,...
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66 Children Under the Age of One Die Every Day in Morocco: the World Bank
Rabat - Despite progress over the years, there are considerable deficits in early childhood development (ECD) in Morocco, according to a new report by the World Bank issue late Tuesday. Morocco has...
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In Morocco it’s King Mohammed VI Who Governs: Benkirane
Rabat- In an interview with Al Jazeera's Ahmed Mansour on Wednesday, Abdelilah Benkirane, head of the government and the Secretary General of the Justice and Development party (PJD), said that his...
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Blues Legend BB King Dies at age 89
Rabat - American King of the Blues music BB King has died aged 89. According to media reports, King died in his sleep in Las Vegas. He was recently hospitalized with a diabetes-related illness. King...
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American Automaker Ford to Open Production Facility in Morocco
Rabat - American automaker Ford Motor Company is preparing to launch a production facility in Morocco. The giant manufacturer will open an assembly plant in the free zone of Tangier, according to...
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Algiers’ Peace Plan in Mali: A Tale of Confusion and Manipulation
Washington D.C - As fighting rages on in the North between Tuareg groups and the Malian Army, Algerian diplomats continue to claim that the two warring factions are “ready” to sign a peace agreement....
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Vladimir Putin Invites King Mohammed VI to Visit Russia
Rabat- Valentina Matvienko, speaker of the Russian Parliament's upper house, the Federation Council, said Thursday that President Vladimir Putin sent an invitation to King Mohammed VI to visit Russia....
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Sarkozy Accused of Making Racist Comments Against Minister Belkacem
By Zineb El Mechrafi Boston- Former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has been accused of making a “racist” comment against French Minister of Education, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, who is of Moroccan...
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Abdellatif Hammouchi Appointed Director of Morocco’s National Security Body
Rabat- King Mohammed VI appointed on Friday in Casablanca Abdellatif Hammouchi new Director of Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security. Abdellatif Hammouchi, head of the Moroccan internal...
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Moroccan Pilot Yassine Bahti Died In Yemen
Rabat – Moroccan pilot whose F-16 warplane crashed in northern Yemen is reportedly dead, according to a press communiqué released today by the Royal Armed Forces (FAR). After a special Moroccan...
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Video: Morocco’s Miss Rose
Rabat - Kelaat M'Gouna, a small village in the south east of Morocco, organized from May 7 to 10 the 53rd edition of the Rose Festival, one of the oldest festivals in Morocco. The region produces...
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Morocco to Allow Abortion in Cases of Incest, Rape and Malformation
Rabat - King Mohammed VI examined Friday proposals on abortion he asked the departments of justice and Islamic Affairs and the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) to prepare. The proposals showed...
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Egypt: Former President Mohammed Morsi Sentenced to Death
Rabat - An Egypt court has sentenced former President Mohammed Morsi to death over a prison break in 2011, media reports say. The Egyptian court ruled on Saturday that the death sentence against Morsi...
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Charlie Hebdo to Fire Moroccan Journalist Zineb El Rhazoui
Rabat - Zineb El Rhazoui, Moroccan-French columnist for the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, has been warned she may be laid off for "serious misconduct", according to le Monde. El Rhazoui, who has...
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Morocco: Highways Network to expand by 1,000 Km
Rabat - Morocco intends to add 1,000 kilometers to expand its highways network by 2016. Morocco's national highway system of consists of approximately 1,800 kilometers. It plans to add an additional...
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Ahlam: ‘#We are all Yassine Bahti’
Rabat- Emirati singer Ahlam Ali Al Shamsi, commonly known as Ahlam, expressed her solidarity with the Moroccan pilot who has reportedly died after his F-16 warplane crushed last Sunday in Yemen. The...
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Russian SSJ-100 Aircraft to Participate in Plane Tender in Morocco
Rabat - Russian aircraft Sukhoi SuperJet-100 (SSJ-100) will take part in a planned tender in Morocco, Russian Upper Parliament Speaker Valentina Matvienko said on Thursday, news agency Sputnik...
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Luxembourg PM Ties the Knot with Same-sex Partner
Rabat - Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (right) has become the first EU leader and second leader in the world to marry his gay partner. Bettel, 42, a center-right politician who became premier...
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Former Miss USA Under Fire for Tattooing Verses of Quran on Her Back
Rabat- Former Miss USA Rima Fakih has come under fire from social media users for tattooing verses of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, on her back, according to CNN Arabia. A picture widely shared on...
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Rapper French Montana Returns to Perform in Morocco
Rabat- French Montana has returned to his native Morocco to host a party at Club 555 in Marrakech. Karim Kharbouch, known by his stage name French Montana, was born in Rabat, but left the country for...
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