King Mohammed VI’s speech to Nation on 61st Anniversary of King and People’s...
Rabat- King Mohammed VI delivered, on Wednesday, a speech to the nation on the 61st anniversary of the King and People’s Revolution Day. Here is the full text of the speech: Praise be to God, May peace...
View ArticleMorocco’s Benatia To Join Bayern Munich
Fez- According to a number of media reports, Moroccan defender Mehdi Benatia is on his way to German giant Bayern Munich. The Roma highly rated defender has been coveted by a number of European clubs,...
View ArticleMorocco: Convicted Terrorist Dies in Prison Following Deterioration of His...
Rabat- The General Delegation of Prisons and Reintegration (DGAPR) said that Nabil Jannati, who had been imprisoned since November 7, 2012 at Sale prison, died in the night between Wednesday and...
View ArticleISIS threat: Casablanca Airport Raises Alert Status to its Maximum
Taroudant, Morocco- With the growing threat posed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Casablanca airport raised the alert status to its maximum level to prevent the entry of...
View ArticleTerrorist Threats Mobilize Moroccan Army at borders with Algeria & Mauritania
Casablanca- Terrorist threats against the Kingdom have caused the Royal Armed Forces to urgently mobilize at the borders with the two neighboring countries, Algeria and Mauritania. The bulk of Moroccan...
View ArticleBecause of Palestine, Badr Hari Slams Ice Bucket Challenge as ‘Commercial’
Fez- Famous Moroccan kickboxing champion Badr Hari refuses to take up the "Ice Bucket" challenge to fight against Lou Gehrig's disease. Hari deplored the fact the fact that there is not much...
View ArticleIsrael Prevents Moroccan Minister from Entering Gaza
Taroudant, Morocco- Israel turned down the request of the Moroccan political delegation, led by Nabil Ben Abdallah, Secretary General of the Progressive Socialist Party (PPS) and Minister of Housing,...
View ArticleMorocco’s Nordin Amrabat Close to Reach Agreement with Malaga
Rabat- According to Spanish sports daily AS, Malaga officials are in Turkey to finalize a deal with Galatasaray in order to bring Moroccan international Nordin Amrabat back to La Rosaleda side on loan,...
View ArticleTangier: One Immigrant Killed in Fighting Between Sub-Saharan Immigrants &...
Rabat- One illegal immigrant from Senegal was reportedly beaten to death while 14 others were injured in a fight that broke out late Friday night in Tangier between sub-Saharan African immigrants and...
View ArticleIs Mounir El Haddadi the Next Bojan?
Rabat- F.C Barcelona is afraid the media will affect their starlet, limiting his public appearances. The Catalan giants are reportedly worried by the fact that their recent La Masia graduate Mounir El...
View ArticleMorocco and the Challenge of Climate Change
By Hind Touissate Kenitra, Morocco- The World’s climate is changing on a daily basis and it will continue to change into the coming century at rates projected to be unprecedented in recent human...
View ArticleMorocco’s RAM keeps flying to Ebola-hit West Africa to show ‘solidarity’
Rabat- While several international air carriers have decided to stop flying to Ebola-hit countries in Western Africa, including Air France and British Airways, Royal Air Maroc decided to maintain its...
View ArticleAlgeria-Morocco: Peace it Up Now!
By Majid Morceli San Francisco - Thank God It’s Friday. It’s time to take a deep breath and unwind. I don’t feel like doing anything tonight, I just want to stay home and do some “Chromecasting”:...
View Article22 Moroccas Injured in Road Accident in Southern France
Paris - Twenty-two Moroccan nationals were slightly injured in a road accident that occurred early Sunday near Aix-en-Provence (South of France), consular sources indicated. The accident occurred on a...
View ArticleAn Earthquake of Low Magnitude Shakes Marrakech
Rabat- An earthquake of low magnitude was recorded earlier on Sunday in Marrakech, an eyewitness told Morocco World News According to the same source, the tremor sparked a state of panic among...
View Article5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Morocco
Rabat- A 5.7-magnitude earthquake on Saturday hit the southern Agadir Ida Outanane province, the National Geophysics Institute said, with no immediate reports of injury or damage. The quake hit at...
View ArticleMoroccan Owner of World’s First ‘Halal’ Sex Shop Targets Saudi Arabia
Marrakesh- In 2010, a Moroccan named Abdelaziz Aouragh launched what the media dubbed as the world's first halal sex shop, which provides a range of erotic products that do not contravene the Islamic...
View Article50% of Male Tourists who Visited Morocco Without their Wives are from the Gulf
Rabat- A new report released by the Moroccan Observatory for Tourism (Observatoire Marocain du Tourisme) revealed that half of the total male tourists who visited Morocco unaccompanied by their wives...
View ArticleEmployees of Morocco’s RAM Afraid of Ebola Contamination
Rabat- Royal Air Maroc employees and their families are reportedly complaining about "being exposed to danger" as the Moroccan air carrier continues flying to Ebola-hit countries in western Africa....
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI in a ‘Selfie’ with a Moroccan Citizen
New York- A photo received by MWN shows King Mohammed VI in a 'selfie' with a Moroccan citizen. The young girl looks very happy to take a 'selfie' with the Moroccan monarch, who just celebrated his...
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