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Sahara: King Mohammed VI Holds Phone Call with UN Secretary General
Tetouan- King Mohammed VI held on Saturday a phone conversation with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, says a release of the Royal office. The talks covered latest developments and the present...
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King Mohammed VI receives Georges Soros, chairman of ‘Open Society foundations’
Tetouan- King Mohammed VI received this Saturday at the Royal Palace in Tetouan, the Chairman of "Open Society Foundations", Georges Soros, says a release of the Royal office. Soros is presently...
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U.S Calls on Morocco, Turkey to Train Libya’s Military
Taroudant, Morocco - The Obama administration has called on Morocco and Turkey to train the Libyan military. More than two years after the toppling of former Libya’s strong man Moamar Gaddafi and the...
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Moroccan Rachid El Morabity wins the three stages of Marathon des Sables
Taroudant, Morocco- Moroccan Rachid El Morabity won Friday's third stage of the 29th Marathon des Sables (MDS) ahead of his fellow competitors, Abdelkader El Mouaziz and five-time winner Mohamad...
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Fouzi Lekjaa, New President of Moroccan Football Federation
Skhirate- Fouzi Lakjaa was elected on Sunday president of the Moroccan Royal Football Federation (FRMF), during the FRMF general assembly. Lekjaa, the only candidate to vie for this position, was...
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Official Presents at IMF Conference Morocco’s Reforms to Promote Growth, Jobs
Washington - Chairman of the Moroccan economic, social and environmental council (CESE), Nizar Baraka, presented on Saturday in Washington the democratic and economic reforms adopted in Morocco to...
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Police in Casablanca Cut the Hair Of Youngsters With Unusual Haircuts
Rabat- Following the security campaign against Tchermil activity, a handful of teens with weird haircuts were arrested and had their hair cut by policemen on Saturday in Casablanca. The blue collar...
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Op-ed: Cohabitation in Morocco Is a Crime, Will Never Be a Fundamental Right
New Jersey - In a recent article by Zouhir Chbakou, he argues that cohabition is a fundamental right of any human being. However, much of his article lacked a solid foundation and his arguments lacked...
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Sahara Conflict: Is the UN Deviating from Its Core Mandate?
New York- The UN Secretary General released his annual report on the “Situation in the Western Sahara” on Thursday. The much-anticipated report, which will constitute the main reference for Security...
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Language Policy in Morocco: Real crisis or Potential Transformation?
Marrakech - Morocco has lately witnessed a profound change in various policies, and attention has focused on Morocco’s policy on language which has been questioned in debates in recent years. However,...
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Race of Morocco: WTCC 2014 results and rankings
Taroudant, Morocco- Following are the results of the first round of the 2014 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) that took place Sunday on the circuit Moulay El Hassan in Marrakech. Race 1 1....
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Benkirane Asks Moroccan Teachers To “Stop Kissing Pupils”
Casablanca- “Stop kissing pupils,” the head of the Moroccan government, Mr. Abdelilah Benkirane said, addressing Moroccan teachers on Monday, during the first national debate on the draft of the...
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Survey: 55% Of Moroccans Approve of Benkirane’s Handling of the Government
Rabat- A majority of the public believes that head of parliament Abdelilah Benkirane guides the government well, and Minister of Health El Houssein Louardi is the most popular minister in the...
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An earthquake of low magnitude shakes the Moroccan region of Fez
Taroudant, Morocco- An earthquake of low magnitude shook the Moroccan city of Fez at about 9 am today. Reporters from the city told MWN that the earthquake was of low magnitude, but as of the time of...
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Casablanca Among “10 Most Disappointing” Destinations in the World
Casablanca- Travel website Smarter Travel has recently published a list of 10 places it considers as the “most disappointing” destinations in the world. Casablanca has made it to the list. Casablanca,...
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Will the EU CAP Affect Its Agricultural Agreement with Morocco?
Marrakech- While EU Commissioner Stefan Fule in 2012 hailed the EU-Morocco agreement on the liberalization of trade in agricultural products, fish and fishery products as a sign of the EU’s...
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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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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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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 Shoice: 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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