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Fitch Ratings Says Morocco’s Outlooks on Long-term IDRs Are Stable
London - Statistical rating organization Fitch Ratings has affirmed Morocco's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'BBB-' and 'BBB' respectively. The issue ratings on...
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Will Kouko be the First Foreigner To Wear Morocco’s Jersey?
Fez- According to Moroccan news website Chouf TV, Rabat is set to grant Ivorian player Hilaire Kouko Moroccan citizenship in order to allow him to wear to wear the Atlas Lions’ jersey in the upcoming...
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Agadir Organizes Festival to Encourage Reading in Morocco
By Mustapha Ait Kharouach – Agadir. Under the slogan: “reading is a civilized act,” the initiative Reading For All – Agadir, in partnership with Ibn Zohr University, organized a reading festival on...
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Some Thoughts on Morocco for British Tourists
Marrakech- Mark Willenbrock is an explorer and entrepreneur who spent over ten years in Morocco. He runs a Moroccan tourist transport company specializing in the Sahara and Atlas mountains. Mark lives...
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Young Moroccan Men and the Green Card
By Majid Morcelli San Francisco- Young Moroccan men have been tainted as predators in virtual chat rooms for preying on much older, unattractive, or overweight American women in order to acquire...
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Casablanca Ranks 22nd in 2014 Emerging Cities Outlook
Geneva - The city of Casablanca ranked 22nd in the 2014 Emerging Cities Outlook (ECO), according to the A.T. Kearney. A report by the international think tank, quoted by the Ecofin agency, says that...
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How ICT tools are to enhance teaching writing? Part 1
Taroudant, Morocco - To teach writing, especially to foreign students can be difficult for teachers because it demands strategic planning and the full attention of students. To enhance the...
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Morocco’s Football Federation Mulls Appointing Zaki Coach of National Team
Fez- According to the Moroccan daily Assabah in its edition of Monday April 28th, the Moroccan Football Federation mulls appointing Bado Zaki, new coach of the Moroccan national team less than 9...
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Time for UN To Adopt A Realistic Approach to the Sahara Conflict
New York- The UN Security Council is set to adopt a new resolution to renew the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Organization of the Referendum in the Western Sahara (MINURSO). Like the...
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Cafe Clock Official Opening in Marrakech
Marrakech - Mike Richardson’s Cafe Clock saw its official opening in Marrakech on Saturday April 26th in a lively, well-attended event with British Ambassador Clive Alderton and his wife Catriona. A...
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Morocco, Most Popular Destination in North Africa: Magazine
Taroudant, Morocco- The International tourism news channel, Tourism-Review, released a review about tourism in North Africa today entitled, “South Mediterranean tourism:only Morocco stays afloat”...
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Algeria: Moroccan Arrested For ‘Spying, Instigating Instability’
Casablanca- The number of Moroccans being arrested in Algeria after the reelection of Abdelaziz Bouteflika is gradually increasing. A 24-year-old Moroccan was recently arrested in the Algerian city...
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Morocco To Increase Minimum Wage In Public, Private Sectors
Rabat - The Moroccan government decided to increase the minimum wage in the public service and private sectors on the occasion of International Workers'Day. Minister of employment and social affairs,...
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5 Ways to Experience Authentic Morocco
Casablanca- Why do we travel to places we've never been? The answer is very simple: we travel because we are always searching for new experiences to include in our archive of special moments. If...
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Is Algeria Really “Satisfied” with the UN Resolution on the Sahara?
By Majid Morcelli San Francisco- The UN Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Moroccan Sahara for another year without a mandate to monitor...
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Morocco: 3 Men Arrested for Attempting to Rape 2 Female Tourists
Casablanca- Three young men were recently arrested in Al Haouz province, near Casablanca, for attempting to gang-rape two foreign women, according to daily Al Massae’s Thursday issue. According to the...
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Benkirane: “What We have Done For the Working Class So Far Isn’t Enough”
Rabat- Head of the Government, Abdelilah Benkirane joined on Thursday the Labor Day celebrations of the National Union of Labor in Morocco (UNTM), which [leans toward??] to the ruling party PJD....
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Labor Day: Moroccan Unions Lead Massive Mobilization Against Government Policies
Rabat- Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Morocco on Thursday to maintain pressure on the head of government, Abdelilah Benkirane, despite the announcement of plans to increase the minimum...
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Former Moroccan UN Employee Discloses Shocking Facts about UN Mission in Darfur
Casablanca- Aisha El Basri, former Moroccan spokesperson for the African Union –United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), has allegedly disclosed confidential UN documents exposing “the...
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Press Trade Union Presents Annual Report on Press Freedom in Morocco
Rabat - Moroccan press trade union (SNPM) presented its annual report on press freedom, on Friday in Rabat, at a press conference on the eve of the World Press Freedom Day, celebrated on May 3rd. The...
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