Morocco Signs Agreements to Revive Socio-Economic Integration of Jerada Youths
Rabat- Morocco’s National Initiative for Human Development (INDH) signed 15 agreements on Tuesday with the Council of the Oriental Region of Oujda, in the eastern city of Jerada to revive the...
View ArticleVideo: Young Teacher Inspires Children in Rural Village
Rabat- Not long after Benatia’s photo sheltering a little girl from rain warmed hearts, a new inspiring photo-video of a Moroccan teacher who has changed the lives of his rural students has emerged....
View ArticleMorocco’s Plan to Reduce Water Shortages
Rabat – The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has made public initial data of a plan to prepare for drinking water shortage emergencies. The plan provides a strategy to cope with...
View ArticleMedical Assessments Prove Hassan Mosque Attacker Mentally Healthy
Rabat- Rabat authorities have conducted medical checks on the Hassan Mosque imam attacker, revealing that the culprit, who displayed signs of mental illness, was sane and sound the whole time, in...
View ArticleMorocco’s Educated Women Challenge Society’s Norms about Sexuality and Marriage
Rabat – Even though life is generally hard for marriageable single women in the Arab world, Morocco’s number of “single independent women” is rapidly increasing, making the phenomenon a norm in...
View ArticleDrunken ‘Ferrari Kid’ Gets Out from Jail
Rabat – Hamza Derhem is a free man. Better known as “Moul LFerrari” (owner of the Ferrari), the young boy was released on Tuesday, June 5, after spending a year and 14 days in the local jail of Sale....
View ArticleStudent Uses Advanced Pen to Cheat in Morocco’s Baccalaureate Exam
Rabat- It turned out that the use of smartphones was not the only modern cheating method. A baccalaureate exam candidate from the southern city of Agadir was caught cheating, using a pen equipped with...
View ArticleTariq Ramadan Confesses to 5 Extramarital Affairs
Rabat – Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, indicted for sexual assault of several women, confessed to having five extramarital affairs, including one with the complainant Mounia R, during his hearing with...
View ArticleMorocco is Ideal Choice For FIFA 2026 World Cup: El Amrani
Rabat – The CEO of Morocco’s bid committee, Hicham El Amrani, assessed the country’s chances to win the hosting rights of the 2026 World Cup in a recent interview with French-based Radio France...
View ArticleAuthorities Summon Teacher Calling for Stoning of Safi Woman and Van Driver
Rabat- The northern city of Tetouan’s local authorities summoned the teacher who called for the stoning of the Safi woman and driver who were beaten for allegedly engaging in sexual acts in Ramadan....
View ArticleMorocco’s Ministry of Higher Learning Warns of Unaccredited University Curricula
Rabat – The Ministry of Education, Professional Training, and Higher Learning has warned a number of private universities against the growing practice of advertising for unaccredited university...
View ArticleMorocco to Switch to Daylight Saving Time Sunday, June 17
Rabat – Moroccans will turn their clocks forward by one hour (GMT+1) on Sunday, June 17, at 2:00 a.m., the Ministry of Administration, Modernization, and Civil Service has announced today. The decision...
View ArticleMorocco to Bring Home Bodies of 2 Moroccans Killed in Spain Warehouse Explosion
Rabat – The Ministry in charge of Moroccans Living Abroad and Migration has said it will transfer the bodies of two Moroccans who died in an illegal firework warehouse blast in the Spanish province of...
View ArticleMorocco: ‘Zakat Al Fitr’ Estimated this Year at MAD 13 Per Person
Rabat – The High Council of Ulemas estimated the cash value of Zakat Al Fitr, the charity that every Muslim has to pay at the end of Ramadan, at MAD 13 per person this year. This amount was set taking...
View ArticleMorocco’s Unions Urge Govt. to Provide Health Insurance for Craftsmen
Rabat- Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani has received a delegation of the national trade unions who requested the government expand its health insurance for to include craftsmen with poor...
View ArticleMorocco’s Dairy Products Not Monitored at all in 2017: Media
Rabat – Amid a major boycott of three prominent companies against high prices and low-quality products, an alleged report received by Moroccan newspaper Akhbar Al Yaoum notes that Morocco’s dairy...
View ArticleMorocco Monitoring for Ebola Virus
Rabat – The Ministry of Health has activated the national plan for monitoring for Ebola in response to its reappearance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), by establishing a cell to evaluate the...
View ArticleMinistry of Employment Again Denies Sexual Assaults Against Spain’s Moroccan...
Rabat – The Ministry of Employment said in a statement on Friday that no cases of “sexual harassment” against seasonal Moroccan farmers in Huelva, Spain, were recorded. The ministry, however,...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Expects to Celebrate Eid Al Fitr on June 15
Rabat- The countdown to the last day of Ramadan has begun and today the global Muslim population are anticipating Eid Al Fitr. Saudi Arabia expects to celebrate the end of Ramadan on Friday, June 15....
View ArticleVideo: Morocco’s Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Gaza
Rabat- After stopping by Cairo’s West Air Base Airport, King Mohammed VI’s humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza finally reached its destination on Friday night. Earlier this week, four Moroccan...
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