Moroccan FM meets with UNSG Personal Envoy For the Sahara
Rabat – Moroccan Foreign Minister, Salaheddine Mezouar, received, on Monday in Rabat, Christopher Ross, the UNSG personal envoy to the Sahara. A statement by the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
View ArticleRunners hit the road for the 25th “Marathon International de Marrakesh”
Fez - Thousands of runners laced-up their shoes on Sunday, January 26th, to take part in Marrakesh’s 25th annual marathon. Runners from around the world ran side-by-side with Moroccan runners to...
View ArticleCapital flight: Wealthy Moroccans smuggle $5 billion out of the country
Rabat - According to daily Al Massae in its Tuesday, January 28th issue, 5 billion U.S dollars is the estimated value of funds belonging to Moroccan nationals deposited in foreign bank accounts. Based...
View ArticleMorocco Microsoft rings alarm bell on a fake email
Taroudant- Morocco Microsoft rings alarm bell on a fake email sent to its users announcing that the recipients won a lottery allegedly organized by Microsoft. On their official webpage, Morocco...
View ArticleFormer Moroccan International Player Receives Royal Gift, Public Outrage Mounts
Casablanca - After Raja’s unprecedented accomplishments in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup hosted in Morocco, Salaheddine Bassir, a former member of Raja’s executive bureau and a former international...
View ArticleMorocco protests expulsion of Syrian refugees by Algeria
Rabat - Morocco has deplored Tuesday the plight of Syrian refugees, including women and children, expelled by Algeria and sent official protests to the authorities of that country, Moroccan Interior...
View ArticleExpulsion of Syrian refugees: Morocco summons Algerian Ambassador
Rabat – Algeria’s Ambassador to Rabat was summoned Tuesday to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, which conveyed to him Morocco’s “strong disapproval,” following the alleged expulsion by...
View ArticleSeven million Moroccans live with less than $3 per day: report
Rabat- Seven million is the number of Moroccans who live with less than 20 Dirhams per day, while 3 millions of them suffer from malnutrition. Legend has it that in Morocco nobody dies of starvation....
View ArticleMoroccan Minister Responds to Corruption Accusations over Chocolate Bill
Sidi Ifni- Abdeladim El Guerrouj, Moroccan Minister of Vocational Training, has been accused of using state funds to make a purchase of chocolate on the occasion of his first child’s baptism. The...
View ArticleMorocco among top 15 countries in the protection of the environment
Taroudant, Morocco - The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), placed Morocco in a very advanced ranking in terms of environmental protection and the fight against climate change. According to the...
View ArticleMorocco, North Africa’s Largest Foreign Direct Investments Recipient In 2013: UN
Geneva - Morocco has attracted a total of 3.5 billion USD in foreign direct investments in 2013, consolidating its rank as North Africa's largest FDI recipient at a time capital flow is slowing down,...
View ArticleAlgeria summons Moroccan Ambassador over expulsion of Syrian refugees
Rabat - Algerian Foreign Ministry summoned on Wednesday Abdullah Belkeziz, the Moroccan ambassador in Algiers, to inform him of its rejection of what it called "the allegations of the expulsion of...
View ArticleWe View Morocco as An Essential Partner in Africa, Indian FM
New Delhi - Indian foreign minister Salman Khurshid, who will start Thursday a working visit to Rabat as part of an African tour that will take him also to Tunisia and Sudan, said that India "looks...
View ArticleChinese billionaire offers $120m to man who could woo his lesbian daughter
Taroudant, Morocco- Cecil Chao, a Hong Kong real estate tycoon, made headlines in September 2012 when he announced that he would offer $65 million to a man who could woo and marry his lesbian daughter,...
View Article2M TV’s Failure to Broadcast Report on Injustice: Censorship or Technical...
Casablanca- 2M, Moroccan TV channel, has recently stirred outrage among Moroccans after it allegedly “refused” to broadcast a report about an elderly Moroccan couple who were victims of injustice in...
View ArticleRuby and Berlusconi’s Affair: Moroccan Minister Unveils New Facts
Casablanca- On Monday, Mohamed Moubdie, the Moroccan Minister of Public Service and Administrative Modernization, shared controversial information with Moroccan newspaper Al Akhbar about the affair...
View ArticleMoroccan Adel Taarabt joins AC Milan on a loan
Rabat – Morocco international player Adel Taarabt has signed for AC Milan. The 24-year old player will be transferred to the Italian club on a loan for the rest of the season. A statement released by...
View ArticlePrince Moulay Rachid inaugurates Mohammed VI Multi-Purpose Frigate
Brest - Prince Moulay Rachid, accompanied by French Defense Minister, Jean Yves Le Drian, chaired, Thursday in Brest, the signing ceremony of the ownership transfer document of the Mohammed VI...
View ArticleDiscovering the unknown Morocco (Part 2): Casablanca to Dakhla
Rabat - In Morocco, when talking about a trip of more than 1500 kilometers, most people usually think the trip will venture outside of Moroccan borders and into other countries. However, very few...
View ArticleAlgeria Denies Aid to Syrian Refugees, Morocco receives them with open arms
Rabat - News of the expulsion of Syrian refugees at the Moroccan-Algerian border went viral this week. With this move, Algeria added insult to injury to already troubled diplomatic relations with...
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