Morocco enacts reforms but obstacles remain Al-Monitor Morocco has a population of 33 million in a country with an area of 275,000 square kilometers. Moroccans work in a variety of economic areas, the most important of which are traditional manufacturing industries, agriculture, mining and services. In ... |
Former Pittsburgher finds 'insidious masculine dominance' in Morocco Tribune-Review With all the news about ISIS and the James Foley beheading lately, it has been an interesting experience to reflect on those developments from here. Morocco is the most liberal and democratic of Arab nations and Islamic political forces control only a ... |
Morocco World News | Heavy thundery showers to hit several regions of Morocco Morocco World News Rabat - Heavy thundery showers could hit Saturday afternoon and night several regions of the Kingdom mainly the Middle Atlas and Rif regions, National weather service announced. The severe weather is forecast in the cities of Sefrou, Azilal, Beni ... |
Arab World Short Films Festival Opens in Ifrane and Azrou, Morocco Morocco World News Fez – The 16TH annual Arab World's Short Films Festival, is being held in Azrou and Ifrane, Morocco, on August 28-31. The festival is one of the biggest events highlighting short films and celebrating significant figures in Moroccan cinema. Under the ... |
Morocco supports all efforts to reach just political solution in northern Mali: FM Morocco World News Rabat - Morocco supports all efforts seeking to reach a just political solution in northern Mali, which respects the country's unity and sovereignty, said Foreign Minister, Salaheddine Mezouar, noting that the Kingdom will spare no effort to achieve ... |
Morocco, world's fifth exporter of strawberries Morocco World News To celebrate this important national product, which is unique to Morocco among Arab countries, the kingdom organizes annually the International Strawberry Festival in the Moroccan sea resort of Moulay Bousselham in order to make producers of ... |
Morocco the World Leader in Sardines Production Morocco World News The Minister proudly hailed the achievements of Morocco in this area, noting that “sardines have always occupied a special place in the eating habits of Moroccans in terms of their nutritional value and the price that is at the reach of all segments of ... |
Kilic Deniz still assessing Morocco expansion Undercurrent News Turkey's largest seabass and seabream producer Kilic Deniz is still assessing whether to carry out its plans to build a 15,000 metric ton farm in Morocco, Sinan Kiziltan, executive vice president at the company, told Undercurrent News. “We're still ... |
Algeria: Firing Abdelaziz Belkhadem Should Be a Wake up Call for Morocco Morocco World News He's not counted as of one of Morocco's best friends. During his tenure as the Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs, he made a statement that felt like cold water running down their back: “We remain faithful to our position on the ... |
Morocco, Spain Interior Ministers Hold Meeting on Fight Against Terrorism Morocco World News Conscious of the role of Morocco and Spain in preserving security and stability in the region, the two parties agreed to strengthen their direct and permanent links in favour of an effective coordination between their services. The two ministers also ... |
Morocco: Eight Died in a Tragic Road Accident Near Settat Morocco World News Taroudant, Morocco – Local authorities reported that eight people were killed in a road accident early Thursday morning at Khmisset Chaouia, in the province of Settat, according to Maghreb Arab Press. According to the same source, the accident occurred ... |
Morocco World News | 5 Animals That Once Roamed Morocco but No Longer Exist Morocco World News It is believed that the last Atlas Lion living in the wild was shot by a colonial hunter in 1922, near the mountain pass of Tizi n' Tichka, Morocco. The male Atlas Lion distinguishes itself from sub-Saharan Africa lions by its long dark mane and its ... |
Morocco's Secret All-Blue City Daily Beast In the following centuries, Chefchaouen became known as a refuge for Jewish and Muslim minorities leaving Europe, and, for half a millennium, it managed to stay relatively isolated from the ever-changing rulers of Morocco. It wasn't until the early ... |
Morocco's Secret All-Blue City Daily Beast In the following centuries, Chefchaouen became known as a refuge for Jewish and Muslim minorities leaving Europe, and, for half a millennium, it managed to stay relatively isolated from the ever-changing rulers of Morocco. It wasn't until the early ... |
Morocco's Water Resources Sufficient to Meet Domestic Needs: Minister Morocco World News Rabat - Morocco's water resources are sufficient to ensure good supply of the country with drinking and irrigation water, said on Tuesday, Charafate Afilal, Minister Delegate for Water. Water levels in the country's reservoirs stood at 57.3 % up to ... |
Moroccan ISIS-Jihadists Want to Return to Morocco Morocco World News Earlier, Morocco's Minister of Communication, Mustapha El Khalfi said that intelligence services confirm that “Morocco faces serious terrorist threats linked in particular to the growing number of Moroccans affiliated with organizations operating in ... |
Morocco Opens Electricity Production to Private Sector Morocco World News Privatizing this sector is a crucial action to solve the actual needs of Morocco. The government is taking appropriate steps by targeting private companies that can facilitate the task of producing electricity and stabilize the socio-economic ... |
A'abidat E'rma Heritage Enriches Morocco's cultural diversity Morocco World News The festival was well attended during its three days, with performances by 38 bands, 34 of which are from A'abidat E'rma and four that are guests of honor, coming from different places in Morocco including the Sarba (from Casablanca), Nojoum E'rma ... |
El Haddadi's Mother Says He Loves Morocco, Might Play For it Morocco World News She noted that Munir has a “very close relationship with his home country of Morocco.” In an interview with news outlet Alyouam24, Haddadi's mother said that her son expressed his desire to wear the Moroccan jersey on several occasions. “Munir received ... |
Morocco Should Deepen South-South Cooperation with Africa Morocco World News Other colleagues have attended universities in Morocco, including a colleague from Ghana who is currently working in an international law firm. When we start discussing the North Africa region during the workshop, he said that he has a great respect ... |
Morocco's Sanaa Hamri Denies She Signed Petition For Israel Morocco World News After she learned of the rumor regarding her support for Israel, Hamri said in an email sent to Morocco World News that she had not signed the petition, and she was not aware of anything. “Following the publication by Bladi Net and Demain Online, I ... |
Algeria's Bouteflika: Hypocrisy at its Best Morocco World News The overwhelming majority of Algerian media, including the so-called independent outlets, are hoping Moroccan fighters stationed in Syria and Iraq to return to Morocco and terrorize the kingdom. They have claimed that thousands of Moroccans fighting in ... |
Morocco's Safaa Taouch Did Not Win Miss Humanity International 2014 Morocco World News However, Safaa told Morocco World News in an exclusive statement that this is “a false rumor”. “The Moroccan media outlets misread my FaceBook status. I wrote: Safaa Taouch officially Miss Humanity International Morocco,” Safaa said. “I meant that I am ... |
Barcelona's Munir Haddadi says it's possible to play for Morocco Morocco World News Asked about the Moroccan football federation being interested in him to defend the colors of the Moroccan national team, Haddadi said that “it's very possible.” The Barcelona promising young player also said that he knows very little about football in ... |
Morocco World News | Qatar donates USD 136 mln to fund agricultural projects in Morocco Morocco World News Rabat – Qatar granted Morocco a donation of USD 136 million to fund two agricultural projects in the Ouezzane province (north) and in the regions of Sous Massa Derâa and Guelmim-Es Smara (south). The first project concerns the irrigation of the Asjen ... |
Morocco World News | General Bouchaib Arroub receives Commander of US AFRICOM Morocco World News ... zone, received, on Monday at the headquarters of the FAR General Staff in Rabat, General David M. Rodriguez Commander of the United States Africa Command (US AFRICOM), on a visit to the Morocco along with a high-ranking delegation of AFRICOM. |
Polisario Front Worries About Morocco's Army Alert Morocco World News Morocco's military raised the alert status after Western intelligence warned Morocco,Algeria, and Tunisia from possible terrorist attacks using the 20 million weapons(including 20,000 portable air-defense systems) that have fallen into the hands of the ... |
Morocco's military deployment raises the Polisario Front's fears of possible ... Morocco World News Morocco's military raised the alert status after Western intelligence warned Morocco,Algeria, and Tunisia from possible terrorist attacks using the 20 million weapons(including 20,000 portable air-defense systems) that have fallen into the hands of the ... |
Morocco World News | ISIS Beheads its Moroccan Leader Over Espionage Morocco World News According to Alyoum24, Ubaida Almaghribi, who is originally from Morocco, and served as the head of intelligence services of the ISIS organization in the city of Aleppo, Syria, was beheaded after being accused for reporting information on the ... |
Morocco Arrests Two People Linked to ISIS Morocco World News The two men, who have connections with foreign extremists, were planning to get military training in ISIS camps before returning to carry out attacks in Morocco, in accordance with ISIS plans to expand the scope of its operations outside of Syria and ... |
Yahoo News | Morocco says it has arrested two IS jihadists Yahoo News Rabat (AFP) - Morocco said on Friday it had arrested two Islamic State jihadists who had been planning to leave for IS training camps in Syria and Iraq to prepare attacks at home. The two, whose identities were not disclosed, "planned to receive ... |
Morocco arrests suspected Islamic State members Washington Post RABAT, Morocco — Morocco has announced the arrest of two suspected members of the Islamic State group. The statement Friday said the men, who had connections to foreign extremists, were planning to train in Syria with the group before returning to ... |
Morocco World News | Morocco: New Jew on the Block Morocco World News Fez – The Jewish Year starts in Tishrei (September/October) and is based around family, community and of course; food. Yet I decided to up sticks and leave my family, my community, and my ashkenazi food to live and study in Fes [Fez] for 10 months at ... |
Morocco Celebrates the Artistic, Aesthetic References of L'Aita Art in Safi Morocco World News Morocco is blessed by its diversity. Different sorts of music are performed and celebrated each year. No matter how ancient, the artistic impact of Moroccan music remains alive. Various festivals are organized regularly for the purpose of expressing ... |
ISIS threat: Casablanca Airport Raises Alert Status to its Maximum Morocco World News 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 any suspected ISIS Jihadists into the Moroccan territory. |
ISIS Combatant Posts Gory Pictures, Threatens Morocco Morocco World News In addition, Hamdouch said that many areas in Morocco will soon host training camps for ISIS combatants, according to the same source. In the same context, Ahmed Chaara, another Moroccan ISIS fighter, was arrested in Turkey thanks to the joined efforts ... |
FIFA Confirms That 2014 Club World Cup Will Be Held in Morocco Morocco World News Rabat- The 11th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup will be held, as scheduled, from 10-20 December Morocco, said the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), following rumors that had mentioned, a few days ago, a possible change of site ... |
Morocco: Thunderstorms Kill Two People, Isolate Several Villages in Taroudant Morocco World News Taroudant, Morocco - Thunderstorms wreaked havoc in some mountainous areas of the province of Taroudant (south), killing two people, isolating several villages and causing material damages, local authorities said. The first victim was swept away by ... |
Morocco ramps up counter-terror fight magharebia.com Terrorist threats have risen dramatically in Morocco because of what is happening in Libya, Syria and Iraq, Oussimouh added. "There are risks associated with fighters returning from the battle fronts in Syria, Iraq, Mali, but also with hundreds of lone ... |
Guardian Liberty Voice | Morocco Travel: Unusual Places to Visit in Marrakech [Videos] Guardian Liberty Voice When traveling to exotic Marrakech in Morocco, the gateway to the north of Africa, there are many fascinating places to visit and unusual things to do along the way. Here are some rather different options that are worth taking in during a vacation in ... |
Spanish Exports to Morocco up 6.9 % in First Falf of 2014 Morocco World News Morocco continues to be the first African and Arab destination for Spanish exports, said the ministry in a statement on the commercial results of the Iberian country for Jan.- Jun. period, stating that the Moroccan market has received 2,5 % of overall ... |
Unidentified Warplane Bombards Libya, Morocco Worries About a Similar Attack Morocco World News The western intelligence has warned Morocco along with Algeria and Tunisia from possible terroristic attacks using 20 million weapons, including 20,000 portable air-defense systems that have fallen into the hands of the Libyan Islamists during the ... |
