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Moroccan-French politician denies allegations of her conversion to Christianity
Casablanca- France’s former Minister of Justice and current Mayor of the 7th arrondissementin Paris, Rachida Dati, has recently denied having converted to Christianity and indicated an intention to...
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Casabanca: a young man fatally struck by the tram
Casablanca- A thirty-year young man on Monday was fatally struck by the tramway in Casablanca, according to Maghreb Arab Press. The young man was hit while trying to cross the tram platform without...
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“Ariel Sharon: Scary Shame:” Tariq Ramadan
Casablanca- “Ariel Sharon: Scary Shame,”reads the title of Tariq Ramadanrecent blog post regarding former Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, published on the scholar’s official website. “Salute...
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Ronaldo wins the 2013 FIFA Ballon D’or
Rabat - During gala at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland, Ronaldo was awarded the 2013 Ballon D’or. The Portuguese international has garnered more votes than his rivals, Frank Ribéry and Leo...
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Moroccan Ambassador to UAE in hot water
Dubai, Special Correspondence - Moroccan ambassador to the UAE is facing a mess of his own making following a "malicious complaint" lodged against a Moroccan citizen by a female employee at the...
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Dutch-Moroccan girl with diabetes mistakenly arrested for drug-addiction
Casablanca- Sometimes cops hastily jump to conclusions! Yosra Aajir, a 17-year-old Dutch-Moroccan girl with diabetes was recently arrested in a store in The Hague, The Netherlands, after two guards had...
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Hollande declines to answer questions about alleged affair
Sidi Ifni, Morocco- French President Francois Hollande has responded to tabloid reports about a secret affair with actress Julie Gayet by saying that he will not give discuss it, particularly during...
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New Jersey: Moroccan storekeeper shot 4 times in armed robbery
Casablanca- A young Moroccan storekeeper was shot four times during an armed robbery that took place on January 10 at a 7-11 store in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey. According to ABC news, the armed...
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10 years after the Implementation of Morocco’s Moudawana: Experiences and...
Rabat - On the occasion of the 10 years of the reformed Moroccan family code, the Danish Center for Research and Information on Gender, Equality and Diversity Kvinfo, organized in November 2013, the...
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Migrants break into Spain’s Melilla territory
MADRID- Roughly 60 migrants entered Spain's north African territory of Melilla on Wednesday after charging a barbed-wire border fence, officials said. "At around 7:00am about 150 migrants launched an...
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France “welcomes Morocco’s initiative to organize a meeting on Al Quds...
Paris- France welcomed Wednesday, Morocco's initiative to organize a meeting of the Al-Quds Committee, noting that all initiatives "for peace are welcome." "We welcome the initiative of Morocco to...
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Republic of Mauritius withdraws recognition of Polisario’s so-called SADR
Port Louis- A new blow for the Polisario and Algeria. The government of the Republic of Mauritius announced the withdrawal of its recognition of the so-called SADR as part of the revision of its stand...
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Moroccan parliament ratifies an amendment of rape law
Rabat- Here is good news for human rights and women associations, a news that, however, went unreported in Moroccan media. The first chamber of the Moroccan parliament has unanimously ratified last...
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King Mohammed VI to chair 20th session of Al Quds committee
Rabat- The Al Quds committee, an offshoot of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), will hold on January 17-18 in Marrakech its 20th session under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI,...
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Actress sues magazine over Hollande affair report
Paris — Actress Julie Gayet is suing Closer, the magazine that reported she had an affair with French President Francois Hollande, a spokesman for the glossy weekly told AFP on Thursday. The move,...
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King Mohammed VI put Al Quds high on international agendas, French expert
Paris - King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al Quds Committee, had the merit to put the cause of the holy city high on the international and diplomatic agendas, said Director of the Observatory of...
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Moroccan government adopts Islamic banking law
Taroudant, Morocco - The Moroccan Islamist-led government on Thursday adopted a bill regulating Islamic banks and sukuk issues after months of delays. Under reference number 103-12, the preliminary...
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British Council to foster women participation in public life in the MENA region
Casablanca - “Women Participating in Public Life” is a program run by the British Council across four North African countries, including Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. It is funded by the Foreign...
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Empty slogans is not the way to defend Al Quds against Judaization plans:...
Marrakech - King Mohammed VI, chairman of Al Quds Committee, stressed that empty slogans and exploitation of the Palestinian cause are not the way to defend the holy city against judaization plans. We...
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Remittances of Moroccans living abroad reached over $ 7 billion in 2013
Taroudant- According to the Exchange Office, the remittances of Moroccans Living Abroad, (les Marocains Résidant à l'Etranger MRE) have reached MAD 58.4 billion by the end of 2013 compared to MAD 58.8...
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