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Morocco to set up phosphate mine in Mali
BAMAKO - Morocco is to finance the construction of a production unit in Mali for phosphate destined exclusively for the African market, an official told AFP on the sidelines of a state visit of King...
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Russia will support Ukraine but urges legitimacy
MOSCOW - Russia's Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev pledged the country's support to Ukraine, but warns Ukrainian officials to stay legitimate. Speaking in the government's meeting on Thursday, Medvedev...
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Fertilizer plant in Jorf Lasfar, dedicated entirely to Africa, Terrab
Bamako - Upon the instructions of King Mohammed IV, the Moroccan Phosphates Company (OCP) will shortly launch, in Jorf Lasfar, a fertilizer plant dedicated entirely to the African Market, announced,...
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Protesters mark Morocco reform movement’s anniversary
RABAT - Hundreds of protesters gathered Thursday to demand change on the anniversary of Morocco's pro-reform movement, born out of Arab Spring unrest three years ago, but weaker than it once was....
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Catholic Church to Buy Famous Mosque of Cordoba for 30 Euros
Taroudant, Morocco- According to Al Quds Al Arabi, the Catholic Church’s attempt to take the famous Mosque of Cordoba out of public hands has sparked a heated debate and the disapproval of associations...
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Signing of bilateral agreements heralds new era between Morocco, Mali: Malian...
Bamako - The signing on Thursday of bilateral cooperation agreements heralds a new era in relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and Mali, said Head of State of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. In a...
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Morocco: American evangelist arrested with 4 underage girls
By Ezzoubeir Jabrane Casablanca- According to the Moroccan daily Al Massae, the direction of territorial surveillance (Direction de surveillance du territoire or DST) and elements of the judicial...
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Spain lauds Morocco’s “effective collaboration” to fight illegal immigration
Paris- Spanish interior minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz commended, on Thursday in Paris, Morocco's effective collaboration to fight against illegal immigration. In a joint press conference with French,...
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Top Islamist among dead as Libya plane crashes in Tunisia
Nianou — A medical plane carrying a former jihadist turned member of Libya's first transitional government crashed south of Tunis early Friday, killing all 11 on board, Tunisian and Libyan officials...
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Spain releases ‘full’ footage of migrant sea tragedy
MADRID - Spain bowed to pressure Friday and released "full" footage of an attempt by hundreds of African migrants to swim to the Spanish territory of Ceuta in which 15 people drowned. Migrants told...
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Morocco’s Mohamed VI: A King for Africa?
Rabat - The electronic version of “Journal du Dimanche” (JDD) recently featured the tour of King Mohamed VI in Africa and devoted a show to Morocco in its column “Le Grand Angle Diplomatic" by François...
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Photos: King Mohammed VI in Mali
Rabat- Following are some photos of King Mohammed VI during the visit he started Tuesday to Mali as the beginning of new era of cooperation between the two African countries.
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Morocco summons French Ambassador on torture allegations
Rabat - Minister delegate for foreign affairs Mbarka Bouaida summoned, on Friday at the ministry's headquarters, France's ambassador in Rabat Charles Fries to express Morocco's strong protest following...
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Moroccan Badr Hari sentenced to 18 months in prison
Rabat - Moroccan “K-1”and “Kickboxing”World Champion, Badr Hari, was sentence on Friday to 12 months in prison and six months probation. The athlete was sentenced on charges of assault and battery,...
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“Going to Mars is Forbidden in Islam:” Emirati Fatwa
Casablanca- According to a Fatwa (a legal pronouncement in Islam) recently issued by the Emirati Commission for Fatwa and Islamic Affairs, going to Mars with the intention to spend the rest of one’s...
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Moroccan-Dutch Wins Holland’s The Voice Kids 2014
Casablanca- Moroccans shine bright wherever they are. Moroccan-Dutch talent Ayoub Maach has recently won the third edition of Holland’s The Voice Kids after he had wowed both jury and audience with...
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Iran: Death-Row Inmates Earn Freedom by Memorizing the Quran
Rabat- Iran recently freed 15 death row prisoners because they memorized the Quran. Although judicial executions have increased under Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, he's allowing death row convicts...
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Descendants of Moorish Muslims Demand the Right of Return to Spain
Taroudant, Morocco- After the Spanish government approved a law on February 7, that would “allow descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled from the country in 1492 to seek Spanish nationality without...
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Paris to shed light on French NGO’s torture allegations against Morocco
Paris - France required, Saturday, to shed light as soon as possible on the demand to schedule a hearing for the Director General of Territory Surveillance (DGST) for accusations of alleged torture...
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King Mohammed VI Arrives In Côte D’Ivoire
Abidjan - King Mohammed VI arrived on Sunday in Abidjan, coming from Mali, for a working and friendship visit in Côte d'Ivoire. At the Félix Houphouët-Boigny airport, the King was greeted by Ivorian PM...
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