Group of Banks Launch Fund to Support Small, Medium-sized Enterprises
Rabat -Bank Al-Maghrib (the central bank), the professional grouping of Moroccan banks and the Central guarantee Fund (CCG) have agreed to start a fund of financial support to very small, small and...
View ArticleAfter French and Spanish, Morocco to Introduce English Baccalaureate
Tinejdad, Morocco- The Ministry of Education signed an agreement with British Council Morocco on Friday to introduce an “English option” to the Moroccan International Baccalaureate (IB) program. In a...
View ArticleChina: Uyghur Muslims Defy Ramadan Fasting Ban
Tinejdad, Morocco - Following the ban on fasting during Ramadan imposed by the Chinese government on Muslims in the province of Xinjiang, Uyghur Muslims defied the authorities started observing Ramadan...
View ArticleMuslims in Sydney Turn Street into Vibrant Ramadan Food Festival
Tinejdad, Morocco- The American ABC channel posted a video showcasing Muslims in the south-west Sydney suburb of Lakemba, Australia, celebrating the holy month of Ramadan through a big food festival...
View ArticleSix students to represent Morocco in International Math Olympiad 2014
Taroudant - Six Moroccan students are representing Morocco in the 55th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 3 to 13. According to a communiqué issued by the...
View ArticleFour Moroccan Fishermen Reported Missing in Strait of Gibraltar
Casabanca- Four Moroccan fishermen were reported missing this week after they shipwrecked off the coast of the Strait of Gibraltar, between Tangier and the Spanish city of Tarifa, according to Spanish...
View ArticleFrance: Moroccan Student Gets the Highest Score on the Baccalaureate Exams
Rabat- Myriam Bourhail, a Moroccan high school student in Dumas city, received the highest Baccalaureate exam score in France. Scoring 21.03 out of 20 (799 points out of 760) Myriam surprised herself...
View ArticleWashington: Demonstrators Denounce Israel’s Collective Punishment Against...
WASHINGTON, D.C.— A couple hundred demonstrators gathered in front of the White House Saturday afternoon to protest violence against youth in Palestine and to call for an end to collective punishment....
View ArticleMorocco strongly condemns two terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia: statement
Rabat - Morocco strongly condemned the two terrorist attacks which targeted on Friday a Saudi security patrol near the border crossing of Al-Wadiaa and a government building in southern Saudi Arabia....
View ArticleMarrakech: 57-Year-Old Pedophile Caught Sexually Abusing a Child
Casablanca- Another pedophilia scandal recently surfaced in Morocco. Uploaded to YouTube on July 2, a video shows a pedophile caught in flagrante delicto with a 10-year-old child in a house in...
View ArticleTabet, the Police Commissioner Serial Rapist Executed During Ramadan in 1993
Rabat - Ramadan of 1993 stands as one of the most notorious periods in the history of Morocco, after a series of events broke through a long-standing taboo. The year was marked by the first trial of...
View ArticleMorocco to Reinforce Security Measures Applied to US-Bound Flights
Rabat - Morocco will reinforce, as of Tuesday, July 8, security measures applied to flights bound for the United States from the Mohammed V airport, following a request from the US Transportation...
View ArticleMiami mosque to open doors to non-Muslims during Ramadan
Tinejdad, Morocco - A Miami mosque opened its doors to non-Muslims to share with Muslims their celebration and festivities during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. According to the Associated Press,...
View ArticleUnderage Marriage in Morocco Not Eradicated
By Malak Mihraje Rabat - Salima Dakani, 19, married at 16. She escaped a torturous husband and is now taking refuge at an association in Rabat, which provides shelter as well as employment...
View ArticleLondon’s Synagogue opens its door to Muslims for Iftar meal
Tinjdad, Morocco - In an unprecedented philanthropic move, a Jewish synagogue invited Muslims in North West London to break their Ramadan fast. According to BBC radio 5, the meal served to break the...
View ArticleGermany Humiliates Brazil
Rabat - Germany have a clear chance to lift the world cup trophy for the first time since 1990, after they destroyed host country Brazil with an outstanding 7-1 in the semi-final clash at Estadio...
View ArticlePictures Posted by Politicians on Social Media Outrage Moroccans
Casablanca - Pictures of Hamid Chabat, the Secretary General of the Istiqlal Party, praying at his house, and pictures of the Parliamentary Councilor Latifa Ziouani posing for the camera as she hands...
View ArticleISIS Leader Lashes Out at Moroccan Islamists
Casblanca - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the so-called “Caliphate” established by the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and the Levant, called on all Muslims, especially from Morocco to "obey." In a...
View ArticleMorocco participates in 40th session of OIF in Ottawa
Ottawa - A delegation from the House of Representatives took part in the 40th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), which took place on July...
View ArticleMorocco strongly condemns Israel’s military escalation in Gaza
Rabat - Morocco strongly condemned the dangerous military escalation of Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian people and the barbarous strikes of Palestinian houses and civilians. A...
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