Morocco arrests website editor for airing Qaeda video
RABAT - Moroccan police on Tuesday arrested the editor of a popular news website for airing a video posted by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb that incites "acts of terrorism" in the kingdom. Lakome's...
View ArticleMorocco, World Bank launches preparation of their new Partnership Strategy...
Washington- The government of Morocco and the World Bank Group have launched the preparation of their new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for the period 2014-2017, the WB says in a press release....
View ArticleMorocco-EU joint parliament commission supports well-designed mobility policy
Brussels - The Morocco-EU joint parliamentary commission, which met Wednesday at the European Parliament here, called for a well-designed mobility policy. The joint commission stressed in its...
View ArticleMorocco, Brazil sign convention for judiciary cooperation in civil affairs
Brazilia- Morocco and Brazil signed here on Wednesday a convention for judiciary cooperation in civil affairs, under which they commit to extend each other judiciary assistance in family law, trade law...
View ArticleMorocco, “top priority” for British businessmen
Casablanca - Morocco is a "top priority" for British businessmen in the region, due to its political stability and strong economic performance despite the global financial crisis, said on Thursday in...
View ArticleMorocco journalist charged with inciting ‘terrorism’
RABAT - A Moroccan journalist arrested last week for posting a link to an Al-Qaeda video threatening Morocco has been charged with defending and inciting "terrorism", his lawyers said on Wednesday....
View ArticleUAE gives Morocco $100 mln for clean energy
ABU DHABI - Oil-rich United Arab Emirates on Wednesday announced $100 million to Morocco in "financial support" to build solar and wind power farms, WAM state news agency said. The aid is aimed at...
View ArticleAlgeria seizes 127 tonnes of hashish in 8 months
ALGIERS - Algeria has seized more than 127 tonnes of cannabis smuggled from Morocco in the first eight months of 2013, the head of the narcotics squad announced on Wednesday. "In total, 127,098.875...
View ArticleMorocco, seventh African customer of Israel
Taroudant- According to an Israeli public agency for statistics, as reported by Yabiladi, Morocco is the seventh African customer of Israel. According to an Israeli public agency for statistics, as...
View ArticleMorocco: MoRCE-Net announced the creation of 100 resource centers in the...
Taroudant- After the success of Moroccan Resource Centers of English Network (MoRCE-Net) 1st conference held in Agadir, April 16-19, 2013, the 2nd conference under the theme “Promoting Lifelong...
View ArticleMorocco: Trans-Saharan film festival opens in Zagora
By Said Hanin Zagora, Morocco - Zagora Association for Transaharian Film is organizing its 10th annual International Film Festival of Zagora entitled “Cinema and Minorities”. The event will be held...
View ArticleMorocco: British Council organizes a global seminar on international...
Taroudant- The British Council will organize an annual global skills partnership seminar “Bringing the Learning Home 2013”. The seminar, which will be held in Casablanca on November27-28, will focus...
View ArticleRuby and Berlusconi’s Affair: Moroccan Minister Unveils New Facts
Casablanca- On Monday, Mohamed Moubdie, the Moroccan Minister of Public Service and Administrative Modernization, shared controversial information with Moroccan newspaper Al Akhbar about the affair...
View ArticlePopular Movement Party Denies Minister’s Use of State Funds to Buy Chocolate
Sidi Ifni, Morocco- Moroccan Minister of Vocational Training Abdeladim El Guerrouj, has been accused of using state funds to make a purchase of chocolate estimated at $4,000. After the controversy...
View ArticleCanada: Moroccan woman dies after her scarf was allegedly caught in escalator
Taroudant, Morocco- According to Journaldemontreal, Naima Rharouity a Moroccan woman was found dead Thursday morning in the Fabre metro station in Montreal, in mysterious circumstances. The same...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI receives Indian FM in Marrakech
Marrakech- King Mohammed VI received, on Saturday at the Marrakech royal palace, Indian foreign minister Salman Khurshid who is on an official visit to Morocco. On this occasion, the King commended the...
View ArticleMorocco to play a friendly match against Gabon on March 5th
Rabat- Now, it is official. The Moroccan national team will play a friendly match against Gabon at the Marrakech Stadium on March 5th, Football Royal Federation said on Friday. However, it hasn’t yet...
View ArticleMoroccan-Led American Team Makes Breakthroughs in Research on Breast Cancer
Casablanca- Led by Khalid Sossey-alaoui, a Moroccan research assistant at the Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute, a team of researchers from the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve...
View ArticleIndia determined to reinforce cooperation relations with Morocco, Indian FM
Marrakech- Indian foreign minister Shri Salman Khurshid expressed, Saturday, his country's determination to foster cooperation ties with Morocco. India wants to foster its cooperation with Morocco in...
View ArticleMorocco: the Long-Awaited Amendment of rape law
New Jersey- Article 475 of the Moroccan penal code has finally been amended to correct its abhorrent policy of allowing a rapist to marry his underage victim. The amendment not only strikes the second...
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