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Morocco’s movie ‘Mecca’ seeks return to glory days
OUARZAZATE, Morocco - Ouarzazate in southern Morocco was once dubbed the "Mecca" of the film industry for its studio facilities and the stark beauty of its locations, with many Hollywood blockbusters...
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Belgium: Moroccan Woman Fired for Praying at Work, Speaking Arabic
Rabat- Habiba Zerouani, a Moroccan living in Belgium, says she was unfairly dismissed for praying at her workplace and speaking Arabic. After spending fourteen years at the Saint-Josse Public Centre...
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Moroccan Foreign Minister “Humiliated” at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport:...
Fez - It seems that the relations between Morocco and France are going to go through another period of tensions. After the diplomatic row that estranged the two allies earlier this month following a...
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Morocco: Citizens Call For a March Against Criminality In Casablanca
Rabat- “Marche Contre L'insécurité Ambiante à Casa” or March Against urban crime in Casablanca, is the name of a new Facebook page calling for a march to show citizens’ displeasure toward the growing...
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Growing Percentage of Mediterranean Women Unable to Find Jobs
Rabat- The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UFM), Fathallah Sijilmassi, said Wednesday in Barcelona, that ??25 percent of women in Mediterranean countries are unemployed,...
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France’s FM Apologizes to Moroccan Foreign Minister over “Humiliating” Treatment
Rabat - French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laurent Fabuis, apologized on Friday to his Moroccan counterpart, Salaheddine Mezouar, after the “humiliating” way in which the Moroccan Minister was treated...
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Morocco king attends prayers led by reformed Salafist
RABAT - A reformed Moroccan Salafi-jihadist sheikh, jailed for life over the 2003 Casablanca bombings, led Friday prayers in the king's presence in Tangiers, a first since receiving a royal pardon in...
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Netherlands: US Ambassador Castigates Anti-Moroccan Remarks By Dutch Far...
Amsterdam - New US ambassador to the Netherland, Timothy Broas, criticized anti-Moroccans remarks made by Dutch far right politician, Geert Wilders. "This kind of remarks contradicts the shared values...
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Spain: Galicia Region Takes Special Interest In Moroccan Market
Madrid - The autonomous region of Galicia (northwestern Spain) takes a "special interest" in the Moroccan market as part of its Plan of Exports Promotion (Foexga). This plan worth one million euros,...
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UNHRC adopts Morocco’s resolution on technical assistance for Libya
Geneva - The UNHRC adopted on Friday a draft resolution on technical assistance to Libya in the field of human rights presented by Morocco and supported by 98 delegations. This resolution, which was...
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Governor of state of Maine hails Morocco’s strategic positioning as FTZ
Washington - Governor of the American State of Maine (north-east the United States) Paul LePage hailed, on Friday, Morocco's strategic positioning as an important Free Trade Zone in the world and a...
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Morocco’s Minister of Education: French is No Longer Valid, English is the...
Rabat- Morocco’s Minister of Higher Education Lahcen Daoudi announced that the government is moving to boost the position of English in Moroccan universities, stressing that English is the language of...
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Morocco: A Virtual Battle between Citizens and Dangerous Criminals
Casablanca- A virtual war has erupted between criminals and Moroccan citizens. A Moroccan has recently launched a petition on Avaaz calling on the Ministry of Interior to increase security and combat...
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King Mohammed VI Inaugurates Business Center in Tangiers-Med Port, Launches...
Tangiers - King Mohammed VI inaugurated on Saturday the business center of the Tangier-Med port compound and launched construction works for the development of a new export zone. These major projects,...
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New Leaked Video Denounces Polisario’s Human Rights Abuses in Tindouf Camps
Taroudant, Morocco- Following the release of a video posted by Laayoune TV on YouTube on March 14 showing members of “Youth for Change” describing the suffering of the Sahrawi people living in the...
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Moroccan National Library will go blue April 2 for Autism
Taroudant, Morocco- In collaboration with Junior Chamber International (JCI) in Rabat, the Collective Autism Morocco (CAM) will organize a campaign “Light it up Blue” Wednesday, on April 2, in the...
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Google: Moroccan Journalists are the Targets of Cyber Attacks
Casablanca- Moroccan journalists and news organizations are the targets of a cyber-attack, according to a study recently presented by two Google engineers, during the Black Hat Conference on hackers,...
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Morocco’s Former Olympic Champion Honored by Egyptian Authorities
Cairo- Moroccan former Olympic champion and vice-president of the international Olympic committee, Nawal El Moutawakel, was honored on Saturday in Cairo by the Egyptian youth and sports ministry....
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Morocco’s Year in Canada to Underline Kingdom’s Growing Economic Potential: PM
Montreal - The event "Morocco's year in Canada 2014" is an optimum tribune to underline Morocco's expanding economic potential, said Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. In a letter read out on...
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Criminals Attack a Company, Security Officer Loses His Hand
Rabat- Three armed robbers were arrested and one gendarme lost his hand on Saturday in a clash between Royal Gendarmeries and an armed robbery gang near Sale, Morocco. A five-man gang of armed robbers...
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