Raja of Casablanca Stuns Maghreb of Tetouan
Casablanca - Maghreb of Tetouan bid of this year’s championship suffered an unexpected setback after its surprise defeat in Casablanca. While a defeat against Raja of Casablanca is not surprising, what...
View ArticleMorocco’s Samira Said Wins World Music Award for Best Song
Fez- Moroccan singer Samira Said has been awarded the World Music Award for her single “Mazal” sung in Moroccan darija, according to a statement posted on her official Facebook page. “The Diva Samira...
View ArticleWill Morocco Be a Future Gas and Oil Giant?
Fez - Over the past two years, there has been an increasing and unprecedented interest from oil and gas companies around the world in engaging in exploration for oil and gas in Morocco. Global major...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI, Tunisian President Chair Signing Ceremony of 23 Bilateral...
Tunis - King Mohammed VI and Tunisian president, Moncef Marzouki, chaired, Friday at the Palace of Carthage in Tunis, the signing ceremony of several bilateral agreements. These agreements are of...
View ArticleMWN: Digital News for Savvy Moroccans
Rabat- Today is the three-year anniversary of Morocco World News. The e-newspaper, founded by brothers Adnane and Samir Bennis, is a symbol of the digital revolution in the Moroccan media. While the...
View ArticleMorocco World News celebrates Its Third Anniversary
Fez- The foremost English language news site in Morocco has come a long way from its humble beginnings in an apartment in Queens, New York. The founders, Moroccan brothers Samir and Adnane Bennis,...
View ArticleJustin Timberlake Headlines Mawazine Opening Night
By Melissa Smyth Rabat - The streets of Rabat are filled with a robust bustle that can only mean one thing: Mawazine is back. Now in its thirteenth year, the free, ten-day annual music festival opened...
View ArticleWhy a Spat Between Morocco and Tunisia Over ‘Western Sahara’ is Unlikely
New York- Moroccans were surprised on Saturday by an unlikely rumor that King Mohammed VI has decided to cut short his visit to Tunisia and return to Morocco. The reason for this supposed decision was...
View ArticleTunisian President Hosts Dinner in Honor of King Mohammed VI
Tunis- Tunisian president, Moncef Marzouki, hosted this Saturday at the Presidential palace of Carthage in Tunis, a dinner banquet in honor of King Mohammed who is paying an official visit in Tunisia....
View ArticleMorocco Denies Reports Over Alleged Spat Between King Mohammed VI and...
Rabat - Morocco flatly denied this Sunday reports by some news outlets over an alleged spat between King Mohammed VI and Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, says a release of the Royal office according...
View ArticleMorocco keeps welcoming the ‘influenza’ of cigarettes
Tangier - It is crystal clear that cigarettes are spreading horrendously among different age groups and, unhappily, no real efforts have been made so far by the government to put an end to its...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI, Tunisian President resolved to promote “exemplary” ties
Rabat- King Mohammed VI and Tunisian President Moncef Merzouki expressed determination to endeavor to promote "sound and exemplary ties serving as a major pre-requisite for the Maghreban integration...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI, Tunisian President Reaffirm Readiness to Help and Support...
Rabat- King Mohammed VI and Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef Merzouki reaffirmed the two countries' readiness to bring all kinds of assistance and support to help Libya take on the challenges entailed...
View ArticleGuardiola Celebrates his Wedding in Marrakech
Fez- The Spanish national and Bayern Munich coach, Pep Guardiola, is reported to have chosen the city of Marrakech to celebrate his wedding. According to Spanish daily El Mundo, the ceremony took place...
View ArticleNancy Ajram Says She Wants to Sing a Moroccan Song
Casablanca- Lebanese star Nancy Ajram has expressed her desire to sing in Moroccan Arabic. According to Moroccan news portal Hesspress, Nancy Ajram, one of the international artists taking part in...
View ArticleKing Juan Carlos Abdicates in Favor of his Son
Madrid - King Juan Carlos of Spain decided to abdicate his throne in favor of his son Felipe de Asturias. King Juan Carlos 1 of Spain said on Monday in a televised message his decision to abdicate in...
View ArticleMorocco World News Exclusive: Mawazine Update
Rabat- Hello music lovers! We are just four days into the 13th Mawazine festival, and we’ve already seen dozens of dynamic performances from around the world. Attending multiple free concerts every day...
View ArticleMoroccan student engineer invents gloves that translate sign language
Taroudant, Morocco - A Moroccan student engineer at the “Ecole des Mines de Nancy” in France, invented “HandSpeaker,” a translation device for sign language, which is composed of a pair of gloves and a...
View ArticleAgriculture Boosted Morocco’s Economic Growth Rate in 2013: HCP
Rabat - The growth rate of the Moroccan economy reached 4.4% in 2013 against 2.7% in 2012, on the back of the development of the agricultural activity and the reduction of funding in the context of...
View ArticleCasablanca, Tunis stock markets sign protocol of agreement
Casablanca - The Casablanca and Tunis stock markets signed a protocol of agreement to consolidate cooperation in information and experience exchanges, training and technical assistance, promotion of...
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