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Only 15% of Moroccans Approve of US Global Leadership
Rabat- The Meridian International Center and Gallup released a new U.S.-Global Leadership Project this week, which found that the U.S. Leadership approval rating lost 15 points in Morocco in 2013. It...
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France Warns Its Citizens Against Travelling to Algeria
Taroudant, Morocco - France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a warning on April 15 advising its citizens to avoid traveling to some regions of Algeria because of "the persistence of a high risk of...
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Morocco jails British paedophile for 20 years: NGO
Rabat (AFP) - Morocco Tuesday jailed a British man, previously convicted of child sex offences, for 20 years for kidnapping and attempting to rape three young girls, a rights activist at the trial...
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Thousands of Jews Arrive In Morocco To Celebrate Passover
Rabat - Moroccan authorities have put strict security measures in place as over nine thousand Jews pass through Moroccan airports this week to celebrate Passover. Despite the Israeli citizens having...
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Forbes Middle East: 6 of Richest 100 Arabs are Moroccans
Rabat - This month Forbes Middle East released its list of World’s Richest Arabs, which included 6 Moroccans out of 100 business tycoons from 13 countries across the region. Morocco has landed in 6th...
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Marrakech hosts British Polo Day Morocco
Marrakech- Jnan Amar Polo Club will host the inaugural British Polo Day Morocco in aid of The Eve Branson Foundation on April 19 in Marrakech. "On Saturday 19th April, British Polo Day, presented by...
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Sahara issue: UNCHR-led family visit exchange program resumed
Laayoune - The family visit exchange program between the camps of Tindouf, and the southern provinces of the Kingdom, led by the High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), was resumed on Wednesday....
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Moroccan Marc Lasry and Wes Edens buy Milwaukee Bucks for $550 million
Taroudant, Morocco- New York-based investing giants Marc Lasry, son of Moroccan immigrants, and Wesley Edens, bought the Milwaukee Bucks for $550 million on Wednesday afternoon at the Bradley Center....
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Algerian Authorities Arrest Two Moroccan Journalists
Rabat- Two Journalists for the Moroccan TV channel 2M were arrested on Wednesday and had their equipment confiscated before they were released by the authorities in Algeria. Two days earlier, Amnesty...
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Morocco’s Interaction With UN Human Rights System, a Strategic Choice: Official
Rabat - Morocco's interaction with the UN human rights system is "a strategic choice", said on Thursday Morocco's inter-ministerial delegate for human rights, Mahjoub El Haiba. El Haiba, who was guest...
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Marrakech among Top Favorite Destinations of World Stars
Casablanca - The “Southern Pearl” is officially a world celebrity magnet. The famous French magazine Gala has recently published a list of most cherished destinations by international stars, and...
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Writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez dead at 87
Mexico City - Colombia's Nobel-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez died Thursday in Mexico City at the age of 87, the Colombian president said. "One thousand years of solitude and sadness for the...
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Spanish FM applauds Morocco’s cooperation in fighting illegal immigration
Madrid - Spanish foreign minister, José Manuel Garcia-Margallo, applauded on Wednesday Morocco's excellent cooperation in fighting illegal immigration. "I want to underscore Morocco's excellent...
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Five dead, seven injured in road accident near town of Lâattaouia
Kelâat des Sraghna - Five people were killed and seven others injured, including three seriously, in a road accident that occurred on Thursday near the town of Lâattaouia (the central province of...
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Ifrane hit by 3.8 magnitude earthquake
Rabat - A 3.8 magnitude tremor was felt Thursday in the province of Ifrane, the National Geophysical Institute said. The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 5:13 p.m., was located in the town...
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King Mohammed VI pays Historic Visit to the Sahara
Fez- King Mohammed VI of Morocco started on Thursday a historic visit to the Saharan provinces. Today, the Moroccan monarch attended the Friday prayer at the Asslam mosque in the city of Dakhla, the...
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Morocco’s Phosphates group Raises USD 1.55 Billion in Debut Sale of Bonds
Rabat- Morocco's OCP Group (phosphates) raised USD 1.55 billion in its debut international bond sale to help finance a $17 billion investment plan. Casablanca-based OCP sold USD 1.25 billion of...
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Sahara: Hilale hands a message from King Mohammed VI to Ban Ki-moon
New York- Omar Hilale, who was entrusted by King Mohammed VI with the position of ambassador, Morocco's permanent representative to the United Nations Organization, handed on Thursday to UN secretary...
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Algeria’s Bouteflika wins 4th term, rival rejects result
ALGIERS - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika clinched a fourth term on Friday, despite his poor health, winning a landslide victory in an election marred by low turnout and his rival alleging...
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Opening of Embassy of Panama in Morocco
Rabat- The headquarters of the Embassy of the Republic of Panama in Morocco was inaugurated Friday in Rabat, in the presence of the Panamanian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mayra Arosemena and...
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