Morocco’s location in Africa, strategic for US firms: US official
Rabat- Morocco's location in Africa is a strategic one for US firms which can use the Kingdom as a platform for access to the continent, said Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing,...
View ArticleWhat Europeans Should Know about Morocco
Casablanca- Polish people drink vodka to warm up during the winter. Women wearing hijab on their heads are suspicious. Spaniards are the best lovers. Arabs are terrorists. And so on and so forth......
View ArticleA musical concert in Fez to help Syrian Refugees
Fez- The Student Ambassadors for Peace club in Fez will organize a musical concert on Saturday, March 15, at 15h.30 in Alif Riad, Batha in Fez, to gather support for Syrian refugees residing in the...
View ArticleWomen’s Day? No, Thanks
Rabat- Once per year, the world celebrates women; for a week, or a little less, we talk only about women. Our media classify these women, some according to their influence, others according to their...
View ArticleHow Moroccan are You?: Take this Quiz!
Casablanca- Have you ever wondered how Moroccan you are? Take this short quiz to find out how much “Moroccaness”lurks inside you. Non-Moroccans who have visited Morocco for some considerable time or...
View ArticleItaly: Moroccan Team Victim of Racism
Taroudnat, Morocco- A team of Moroccan immigrants playing in a minor league in Italy is considering to quite the league after its players were the target of racists attacks after rival fans told them...
View ArticleMorocco: Violent Gunfire Exchange Between Police and Drug Dealers
Casablanca- Is Tangier becoming the nest of crime in Morocco? A violent gunfire exchange erupted between the police in Beni Makada, a neighborhood in Tangier, and armed drug dealers on Saturday night....
View ArticleMorocco: “Pornographic” Video of a Young Student Stirs a Scandal
Casablanca- A pornographic video of a young girl from Mohammedia, a city between Casablanca and Rabat, has recently been widely shared on Moroccan social networks, subsequently stirring a scandal in...
View ArticleOver 14kg of cocaine seized in Mohammed V airport: police
Casablanca- The police services at the Mohammed V airport arrested, on Saturday, a sub-Saharan national carrying 14.280 kg of cocaine. The drug was hidden in the suitcase of the trafficker who was...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI holds phone call with Emir of Qatar
Fez- King Mohammed VI on Sunday held a phone conversation with Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar. The conversation comes few days after Sheikh Abullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa...
View ArticleMorocco’s Mehdi Benatia Expected to Join FC Barcelona
Rabat- FC Barcelona is actively seeking a central defender for next season to replace Carles Puyol. Moroccan football player Mehdi Benatia, currently AS Roma’s central defender, is seen as having the...
View ArticleEmbarrassing Video Incriminates the Polisario, Shows Other Side of the Coin
Taroudant, Morocco- Members of the Sahrawi movement "Youth for Change" inside the Tindouf camps managed to break the state of silence imposed on them for almost forty years by the Polisario leadership,...
View ArticleMorocco ranks 129th in World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index
Rabat- The results of the 2013 World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Gender Gap Index have been released, with the Nordic countries continuing their streak at the top and Morocco holding its position at...
View ArticleMorocco: Arrest of Hackers of International Companies’ Bank Accounts
Rabat- After stealing huge amounts of money from international companies by hacking their bank accounts, three internet hackers have been arrested in Dar Bouaaza, near Casablanca. According to...
View ArticleCar Accident Causes High Security Alert in Front of a Royal Place
Casablanca - A car accident causes high security alert when a car flips over in front of a Moroccan royal palace gate. During a car accident on Friday in Casablanca, a car flipped over in front of the...
View ArticleKidnapped for 7 months in Bolivia, 9 year-old Moroccan girl returns to Spain
Madrid - A 9 year-old Moroccan girl, kidnapped for seven months in Bolivia, was recently set free and arrived on Monday to Madrid-Barajas airport, Spanish security sources said. The girl will be taken...
View ArticleLaila Abouzeid, A Moroccan Writer who loves her language
Goulmima, Morocco - Laila Abouzeid is the first female Moroccan author whose works are translated to English. Though an expatriate of her own country, she is one of the icons of Moroccan literature. As...
View ArticleCasablanca Among World’s Top Financial Centers
Rabat- Casablanca has made a remarkable entry into the GFCI ranking of global financial centers, according to a statement published on Monday in London by Z / Yen, the institution in charge of the...
View ArticleKenitra’s Police Prefect Slaps, Humiliates a Moroccan Citizen
Casablanca- Kenitra’s new Police Prefect, Mr. Abdellah Mahsoun, recently slapped a Moroccan citizen in public, according to daily Assabah. The new Police Prefect of Kenitra, Abdellah Mahsoun, who was...
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