ICC to Investigate Myanmar Rohingya Plight
Rabat – Serious concerns have been raised in the longstanding Rohingya crisis following the emergence of on-site evidence of gang rapes, mass graves, and forced deportations, prompting the...
View ArticleQuebec Will Open Representation in Rabat
By Tarek Bazza Rabat – The Quebec government will soon open a representative office in Rabat, Morocco, by virtue of an agreement signed in Rabat on Friday, 22 June 22. Mohammed Ali Lazreq,...
View ArticleBaccalaureate Exam: Moroccan Special Needs Student Conquers Disability
Rabat- Nothing could drive Z’hour Ansar away from achieving success in her baccalaureate exams, not even the fact that she does not have hands. Ansar’s courage and positive attitude have inspired...
View Article2 Killed and 156 Injured by Grenade Blast at Ethiopian PM’s Rally
By Chase Lacy Rabat- After Saturday’s brutal grenade attack on reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmad’s rally, reports of fatalities have surfaced. Ethiopian Health Minister Amir Aman confirmed that 2...
View ArticleFrance Arrests 10 Suspects Plotting to Attack Muslims
Rabat- France’s anti-terrorist police have recently arrested a gang plotting to attack Muslim people in France. The French police arrested ten individuals late on Saturday, June 23, linked to the...
View ArticleTripAdvisor Awards Rabat National Zoo with 2018 Excellence Certificate
Rabat- Rabat’s National Zoological Garden has received the certificate of excellence from travel website TripAdvisor for the third time. Thanks to visitors’ positive reviews and high ratings, the zoo,...
View ArticleMorocco to Host UN Conference on Jerusalem
By Dana Leger Rabat – The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will jointly host an international...
View ArticleAlgeria Abandons Thousands of Migrants in the Desert: IOM
By Chase Lacy Rabat- Morocco’s neighboring country Algeria, according to an AP report, has abandoned 13,000 migrants in the Sahara without any food, water, or supplies over a 14-month period. Algeria...
View ArticleHijra wa Himaya: UN’s GFMD Launches Program for Migrant Children in Morocco
Agadir, Morocco- Hijra wa Himaya, a program for the migrant children of Morocco, was launched on Thursday during the Government Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), in partnership with a UNICEF...
View ArticleBoycott Against Centrale Danone is a Strong Message: Centrale Danone CEO
Rabat – The Moroccan campaign against high commodity prices has led the CEO of the boycotted dairy company Centrale Danone, Emmanuel Faber, to personally come to Morocco and address the major...
View ArticleCourt Sentences Hirak Rif Leader Nasser ZefZafi to 20 Years
Rabat – The judge of Casablanca’s Appeal Court has pronounced sentences against detained Hirak Rif activists. Two leaders of the protest movement, Nasser Zefzafi and Nabil Ahemjik, received 20 years in...
View ArticleAhlam Alshamsi to Donate Mawazine Proceeds to Hospital
By Intissar Faouzi Rabat- Emirati singer Ahlam Alshamsi has announced that she will donate everything she receives for her performance at the Mawazine Festival to a Moroccan hospital in solidarity with...
View ArticleHeavy Sentences for Hirak Rif Activists Spark Rage, Protests
Rabat – Anger and condemnation have erupted nationwide from journalists, celebrities, and human rights activists on social media as the Casablanca Court of Appeal pronounced heavy sentences Tuesday...
View ArticleVideo: Nador Students Protest Court Sentences of Hirak Rif Activists
Rabat- Many Moroccan university students in Nador, the capital of the Rif region, Nador went on a march Wednesday morning to decry the heavy sentences given to the Hirak Rif activists, including their...
View ArticleHirak Al Rif: Rabat and Casablanca Will Protest Activists’ Sentences Tonight
By Intissar Faouzi Rabat- Two protests are scheduled today, in Rabat and Casablanca, to denounce the harsh sentences pronounced against Hirak activists. The sentences handed down Tuesday night by the...
View Article‘We Are All Zefzafi’: Rabat Protest Calls for Liberty for Moroccan Activists
By Safaa Kasraoui and Ahlam Ben Saga Rabat- Protesters, from the youngest to the oldest, chanted anti-government slogans in front of Morocco’s parliament on Wednesday evening to condemn the heavy...
View Article‘Lack of Political Prospects Caused Tense Situation in Palestine-Israeli...
Rabat – The UN International Conference on Jerusalem, which kicked off Tuesday in Rabat, was an opportunity for Morocco to reiterate its firm determination, support, and solidarity with Palestine. In...
View Article‘Even in Franco’s Era, There Were No Such Sentences’: Zefzafi’s Father
Rabat – Ahmed Zefzafi, the father of Moroccan activist Nasser Zefzafi, has spoken about the heavy sentences given to Hirak Rif protesters on Tuesday night. In a statement to Spanish news outlet El...
View ArticleHirak Rif: ‘France Committed to Respect Public Freedoms’
Rabat – The harsh sentences imposed by Casablanca’s Court on Moroccan activists is making international headlines. The French Foreign Affairs Ministry has criticized the verdict, emphasizing that the...
View ArticleHirak: Reporters Without Borders Asks for 6 Journalists to be Released
Rabat – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has asked for the release of the six journalists, Mohammed al-Asrihi, Rabiaa al-Ablak, Abdelali Houd, Houssein el Idrissi, Fouad Essaidi, and Jawad al Sabiry,...
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