Royal Air Maroc Prepares to Sue Algerian FM With Top French Lawyers
Rabat – In early December, Royal Air Maroc said that it would sue Algeria Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel for accusing the flag carrier of “transporting something other than passengers,” referring...
View ArticleMorocco Has All It Needs to Become a Major Aquaculture Player
Rabat – Morocco needs to take advantage of its 3,500 kilometers of marine coast to create a real aquaculture industry, says Mbarka Bouaida, Secretary of state for Fisheries. For Bouaida, although the...
View ArticleFive Wishes for Morocco in the New Year 2018
Rabat – A new year approaches. New goals. New dreams. 2017 was an eventful year in the kingdom: government reform, Morocco rejoins the African Union, Hirak movement protests, a new prime minister, and...
View ArticleCIA Documents Allege King Hassan II ‘Planned to Attack” Spain Over Western...
Rabat – Confidential documents recently released by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) suggest that the late King Hassan II of Morocco was “plotting an armed attack” against Spain in the 1970s...
View ArticleAlgerians Third Largest Expats in Morocco
Rabat – With 6.8 percent of foreign residents living in Morocco, Algerians represent the third largest foreign expat community, after the French at 25.4 percent, and the Senegalese representing 7.2...
View ArticleBillionaire Richard Branson Opens His Moroccan Resort to Fans
Rabat – British self-made billionaire Richard Branson has shared his love of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains with his social media followers. The wealthy businessman has a breathtaking luxury resort just 55...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Sends a Message to Saudi King
Rabat – King Mohammed VI has sent a message to King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, says Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on December 24. The message was handed to the Saudi King during a meeting...
View ArticleMorocco Elected Dep. General Secretary of Pan African Youth Union
Rabat – Morocco has secured its seat on the executive board of the Pan African Youth Union (UPJ), despite Algeria’s attempts to prevent Morocco from joining the African body. The election took place at...
View ArticleMoroccan Cleric Annahari Stirs Row Over New Year’s Eve Celebration
By Sana Elouazi Rabat – Morocco’s controversial cleric, Sheikh Abdellah Annahari, has stirred up controversy once again on social media by claiming that celebrating the New Year’s eve was “undoubtedly...
View ArticleMorocco to Host UN’s 2018 International Migration Conference
Rabat – The United Nations General Assembly appointed on Sunday Morocco to host the intergovernmental conference on international migration in 2018. The conference will see the adoption of the global...
View ArticleNew Year’s Celebration: New Law Enforcement Unit to Join DGSN
Rabat – A new law enforcement unit will join national security authorities in conjunction with the new year’s eve festivities, scheduled to take place next Sunday, December 31. Abdellatif Hammouchi,...
View ArticleIs Casablanca truly a nightmare city?
Rabat – Foreigners visiting Morocco are not attracted, in the least, by Casablanca and common Moroccans are always baffled by that attitude and want to know, why on earth, they do not like this modern...
View ArticleKing of Bahrain and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince in Falconry Trip in Morocco
Rabat – The King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed are currently on vacation in...
View ArticleMoroccans Most Willing Nationals to Fight for Their Country: Gallup Survey
Rabat – Will you be willing to fight for your country in case it goes to war? Moroccans are. According to a survey run by Gallup International, a global market researcher, 94 percent of Moroccans are...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia’s Al Hilal to Sign Achraf Bencherki for $5 Million
Rabat – After firmly holding their grounds regarding their decision to keep their youngster, Wydad is now about to give in to the insistence of Al Hilal, a Saudi football club. Al Hilal made its...
View ArticleAfter Messahel’s Claims, Algeria’s PM Ouyahia Verbally Attacks Morocco
Rabat – Only few months after Algeria’s Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel accused Morocco of “laundering drug money via its banks in the continent,” the head of the Algerian government went once...
View ArticleMorocco Launches National Commission for Public Procurement in Rabat
Rabat – Head of government Saad Eddine El Othmani chaired, on Friday in Rabat, the installation ceremony of the National Commission for Public Procurement (CNCP), an autonomous body of a technical...
View ArticleMorocco Opens Investigation into Auction of Dinosaur Tail Fossils in Mexico
Rabat – Aziz Rabbah, the Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development, said during an interview with the Spanish news agency EFE, that the Moroccan government has opened an investigation after...
View ArticleMorocco an Outperformer in the MENA Region: BMI Research
Rabat – 2018 might be the comeback year of MENA’s economy, according to BMI Research, which predicts a recovery of the region’s GDP growth. For the firm, Morocco, “a long-term growth outperformer,” is...
View ArticleCHAN 2018: Morocco Beats Namibia to Reach Semi-Finals
Casablanca – The national team of local players have qualified for the semi-finals of the African Nations Championship (CHAN Morocco-2018) of football, after their victory over Namibia (2-0),...
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