Argan: Morocco’s Tree of Life
Rabat - Tap, tap, crack. Tap, tap, crack. The sound of argan nuts being split open between smooth river stones continues in a repetitive beat. Tap, tap, crack. Three barefoot Berber women are propped...
View ArticleMoroccan Ministers to be protected by bodyguards
Rabat- The Moroccan Government is considering reinforcing the protection and physical safety of its members in the wake of successive assaults against a number of ministers in recent weeks. For the...
View ArticleAfrican Cup of Nations: Morocco qualifies for the quarterfinals
Rabat- Moroccan national football team qualified for the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship for local players after beating Uganda 3-1 Monday at the Cape Town stadium. The members of...
View ArticleWinds of Change: First Woman-Owned Law Firm Opens in Saudi Arabia
By Sarah Bakhsh Washington- Recent developments in modern Saudi society have demonstrated that despite the concerns of conservatives and the challenges that women in Saudi Arabia face, Saudi women are...
View ArticleMorocco buys three spying drones from Israel: source
Rabat- While there is a draft law in the Moroccan Parliament seeking to criminalize normalized relations with Israel, the Hebrew nation is reported to have exported a range of military equipment to...
View ArticleDutch Minister of FA Urges King Mohammed VI to Prevent Anti-Israeli Law
Casablanca- According to Dutch news agency Novum, Frans Timmermans, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, has recently urged HM King Mohammed VI to prevent the adoption of a law seen as anti-Israeli...
View ArticleZineb El Adaoui, first woman appointed governor by King Mohammed VI
Rabat- For the first time in the history of Morocco, King Mohammed VI appoints a woman governor of one of the regions of the country. On Tuesday, King Mohammed Vi appointed Zineb El Adaoui as governor...
View ArticleMoroccan-American TV Producer Awarded the 2013 CINE Gold Award
Casablanca- Driss Sekkat, a Moroccan-American TV producer based in Washington D.C., in the United States, has recently been awarded the 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Award, in the category of investigative...
View ArticleMoroccan Minister accused of using state’s funds to pay chocolate bill
Sidi Ifni, Morocco- Abdeladim El Guerrouj, Moroccan Minister of Vocational Training, is entangled in a corruption scandal with many news outlets accusing him of using state funds to buy a large...
View ArticleMedia cooperation at center of communication minister’s talks in Washington
Washington - Communication minister, government spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi held, on Wednesday in Washington, several meetings with officials from the US department of state on means to promote...
View ArticleA Moroccan woman, a baby and her partner killed by Italian Mafia
El Jaddida, Morocco - It seems that Dante’s Inferno took place last Monday in Cosenza Province in Italy where the police found the burnt car of Ibtissam Touss, a Moroccan resident in Italy, sitting...
View ArticleMWN’s Interview with International Moroccan Rapper Two Tone
Casablanca - Two Tone is one of the outstanding Moroccan talents representing Morocco internationally. He is an international Moroccan rapper by all measures and delightfully accepted to give an...
View ArticleMorocco’s Amendment of Rape Law, a Step in the Right Direction: Amnesty...
London - Human rights organization "Amnesty International" commended on Wednesday the amendment, approved by the house of representatives, of article 475 of the Moroccan penal code related to marrying...
View ArticleFC Barcelona’s President Rosell to resign: source
Fez - FC Barcelona president Sandro Rosell is to resign in the aftermath of a Spanish court's decision to investigate the signing of Brazilian striker Neymar last year, Spanish sport newspaper El Mundo...
View ArticleDiscovering the unknown Morocco (Part 1): Casablanca to Tarfaya
Rabat - In many countries, it is often the largest cities that garner the most attention of locals and tourists. These metropolitan areas attract visitors with man-made constructs such as restaurants...
View ArticleMoroccan jailed for 20 years over death of child housemaid
RABAT - The employer of a 14-year-old Moroccan housemaid who died after suffering severe burns was jailed for 20 years on Thursday by a court in the southern city of Agadir, an NGO said. The victim,...
View ArticleStromae to Perform in the 2014 Mawazine Festival
Taroudant- In a press communiqué published on its official website, l’Association Maroc Cultures- the Morocco Cultures Association- in charge of the Mawazine Festival, announced the participation of...
View Article200 thousand Moroccan manipulate the law to benefit from RAMED program
Rabat- In a shocking figure revealed on Wednesday by Moroccan Minister of Health El Hussein El Ouardi, more than 200 thousand Moroccan citizens have registered for the System of Medical Assistance...
View ArticleFormer Moroccan goal-keeper Abdelkader Brazi dies
Rabat - Morocco former international goal-keeper Abdelkader Brazi passed away on Friday in Rabat. The former player of the Moroccan national team and the FAR of Rabat was suffering from a crippling...
View ArticleMarrakech: King Mohammed VI Launches Large-Scale Railway Projects
Marrakech - The railway line linking Casablanca and Marrakech has been strengthened thanks to several projects launched by King Mohammed VI, and which aim to provide this major route with modern...
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