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Muhammed is Most Common Men’s Name in Oslo
Taroudant, Morocco- After the name Muhammed has become most popular boys name in Britain, beating Oliver as the most popular boys name in 2013, the name of the Muslim prophet becomes the most famous...
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New Barcelona’s Prodigy: Son of a Former Moroccan ‘illegal’ Immigrant
Rabat- Barcelona have decided to curb the media hype around their recent La Masia graduate Mounir El Haddadi in order for him to concentrate more on playing football than giving interviews. Yet the...
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Morocco Ranks 66 on “Where is the best place to be born?” Index
Marrakech - The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publishes a survey each year based on the question “where is the best country to be born?” The index of countries has also become an indicator of...
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WEF: Morocco ranks 72nd in Global Competitiveness Report
Geneva - Morocco has moved up five places to 72nd place in the 2014-2015 report, which assesses the competitiveness landscape of 144 economies, providing insight into the drivers of their productivity...
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Former British Rock musician joins ISIS, threatens to behead Christians with...
Rabat - A British mom of two and once an aspiring rock singer, who is believed to have joined the ranks of ISIS militants in Syria, has vowed via her Twitter account to "behead Christians with a blunt...
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Haddadi: ‘I Play for Spain right now; I’m not thinking about anything else’
Rabat - Mounir El Haddadi said earlier that playing for Morocco is very possible in the future. Even his mother confirmed his love to Morocco, adding that he considers defending its colors. However,...
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Four Moroccan Athletes to Compete in 2014 Athletics World Cup in Marrakech
Taroudant, Morocco- The Technical Committee of the African Union for Athletics (AUA) has chosen four Moroccan athletes to participate in the 2014 Athletics World Cup that will be held in Marrakech,...
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Moroccan Soldier Charged with Recruiting for the Islamic State, Daach
Marrakech - A soldier in the Royal Moroccan Armed forces was arrested today, September 3, by the National Bureau of the Judicial Police (BNJP). According to the newspaper al-Ahdath al-Maghribiya, he...
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Morocco: Over 40k Men Made Requests to Marry Underage Girls in 2013
Rabat- The Moroccan Ministry of Justice has reportedly received over 40,000 requests for marriage of underage girls in the last year. Although the requests were denied, dozens of them allegedly married...
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IESESCO Discredits Independent Article Regarding Moving the Prophet’s Tomb in...
Marrakesh- The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which is one of the largest Islamic organizations specializing in culture education and science based in Rabat, has denied that...
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Kia Motors Back in Morocco
Marrakech- After a difficult period in 2010—which saw the chairman of Kia Motors Amine Belkhouya incarcerated in Oukacha prison, charged with bad management and fraud—Kia Motors has returned to Morocco...
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Morocco, Biggest Threat for Spaniards: Survey
Rabat- According to a survey conducted by the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies and commissioned by the Spanish Ministry of Defense, Spaniards perceive Morocco as the country that is most...
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Egypt’s First Belly dancing Reality Show Banned by Religious Body
Taroudant, Morocco- Egypt's top religious body demanded yesterday that a new X Factor-style competition for belly dancers Show be suspended for "corrupting morals" and serving "extremists" who could...
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Doha Badrane, first Moroccan doctor in Italy
Rabat- Just few days after Moroccan physician Rajae Ghanimi won the title of the best Arab medical doctor in the world, here is another example of successful and determined women who honor their...
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Spain Considers Banning the Burqa
Rabat- Spanish Minister of Interior Jorge Fernandez Diaz said on Wednesday that Spain would consider banning burqas (the full-face Islamic veil) as part of a package of planned new security reforms,...
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France: Minister of Education Attacked by Far Right Over Moroccan Muslim Roots
Rabat- After having been subjected to an unwarranted sexist slur by a French UMP Counselor last week, Moroccan-born NajatVallaud-Belkacem, France’s new Minister of Education, has been reportedly...
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American Comedian Joan Rivers Dies at 81
Rabat- American Comedian Joan Rivers died on Thursday in New York. She was 81 years-old. The American celebrity’s health condition deteriorated suddenly last Thursday after following a throat procedure...
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Over 1,500 Moroccan Jihadists Fight in Syria: Report
Rabat- The US television channel CNN has estimated that Morocco is one of the top countries for sending jihadists to Syria. Based on the official data provided by 25 countries, CNN suggested that over...
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Moroccan Troops to Join Gulf Forces?
Marrakech - The Arab daily Al Massae, reports that the Gulf countries are trying to persuade Morocco and Jordan to join their forces in the war against the Islamic State terrorist organization....
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How to Destroy ISIS? The British Parliament’s Viewpoint
Marrakech - Speaking to Jeremy Paxman on the BBC’s News Night program in June of this year, Hilary Clinton emphasized the effect of the British Parliament’s vote not to back military action in Syria....
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