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Official Highlights New Development Model for Morocco's Southern Provinces in Washington

Washington - Chairman of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), Nizar Baraka, highlighted, here Wednesday, Morocco's new development model for the southern provinces....

Govt. Head Holds Talks with President of Chilean National Assembly

Rabat - Head of Government Abdelilah Benkiaren held, here Wednesday, talks with President of the Chilean National Assembly (lower house), Marco Antonio Nunez Lozano, to examine the means to further...

Moroccan National Died After Falling From Fourth-Floor Balcony in Egypt

Cairo - A Moroccan woman living in Egypt died after she slipped off of a fourth-floor balcony in El Mansoura city, 120 km from Cairo, the Moroccan Embassy in Egypt said Wednesday. The 30-year old...

Déclaration de Marrakech sur les minorités religieuses – Un copte égyptien doute

New York : Un chercheur égyptien chrétien copte a dit ne pas trop croire aux ‘beaux’ principes que le Maroc a placé dans la déclaration de Marrakech pour les droits des minorités religieuses en terre...

150 kg of Chira Seized Northern Morocco

Tangier - The anti-drug police at the Tangier Med port on Monday night seized 158 kg of chira aboard an international transport trailer. The banned substance, which was carefully concealed as...

Morocco Has Health Programs to Control Emerging Communicable Diseases

Rabat - Morocco has health programs to protect and control emerging communicable diseases, which allows it to meet the challenges of public health and contribute to the international efforts in this...

Pentagon Allocates ê7.5 Billion to Fight ISIS in 2017

Washington - The United States have allocated ê 7.5 billion to finance the fight against the Islamic State, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday. "Because we are accelerating the campaign,...

Chile Seeks to Consolidate Ties with Morocco, Says President of National Assembly

Rabat - Chile seeks to further consolidate its relations with Morocco in political, commercial and cultural fields, President of the Chilean National Assembly (lower house), Marco Antonio Nunez...

Morocco's OCP Group to Be World's Largest Producer of Fertilizers by 2017

  Jorf Lasfar - Mostafa Terrab, CEO of the Office Cherifien de Phosphate (OCP) said, here Monday, that OCP Group will be the world's largest producer of fertilizers by 2017. Terrab told...

Maroclear, Egypt's Central Securities Depository Ink Partnership Agreement

Rabat - Egypt's Central Securities Depository (MCDR) and Maroclear, Morocco's central securities depository, have recently signed, a memorandum of understanding to establish a strategic partnership....

Morocco Re-Elected Vice-President of Council of Europe's North-South Center

Morocco was re-elected unanimously, here on Friday, as Vice President of the Executive Committee of the European Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity, commonly known as "North-South...

No Case of Zika Virus in Morocco, Says Health Ministry

No case of Zika has been reported in Morocco, the Health Ministry announced Friday, adding that there is only a small chance that this disease could spread into the country. The entomological...

Morocco Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack in Saudi Arabia

Morocco has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in Saudi Arabia's eastern city of al-Ahsa on Friday, killing many victims. "The kingdom of Morocco strongly condemns this...

Morocco's Legislative Elections to be Held on Oct. 7

Morocco will hold its forthcoming legislative elections on October 7, Communication Minister, Government Spokesman Mustafa El Khalfi announced Thursday. The electoral campaign will start on...

The Washington Post Highlights Role of Morocco's National Human Rights Council in Promoting the Rule of Law

The Washington Post highlighted the role of Morocco's National Human Rights Council (CNDH) in promoting the rule of law, women's rights and government reform. In Morocco, "pro-democracy forces,...

Italy, Morocco Ink Cultural, Research Agreements

Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister, Lahcen Daoudi, and Italian Minister of Education, University and Research, Stefannia Giannini, chaired, here Tuesday, the signing ceremony of an...

Morocco, Sao Tome Sign Cooperation Agreement in Vocational Training

Morocco and the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe signed, here Tuesday, a new framework cooperation agreement in the field of vocational training. The document was signed by Managing Director of...

4.7 Quake Strikes Off Northeast Morocco

A of 4.7-magnitide quake on Wednesday struck off the provinces of Al Houceima and Nadour, the National Geophysics Institute (CNRST) said. The quack occurred at 6h32 (GMT), CNRST pointed out in a...

Morocco, Sao Tome and Principe Will Soon Take Measures to Boost Bilateral Cooperation (FM)

Foreign Affairs and Communities Minister of Sao Tome, Manuel Salvador Dos Ramos, said here on Monday that his country and Morocco will take in the coming months several measures aimed at...

Morocco's Net International Reserves Rise by 25.7 pc in mid-January

Morocco's net international reserves amounted to MAD 230 billion until January 15, 2016, recording a 25.7 pc increase on an annual basis, Bank Al-Maghrib said. The reserves recorded a 1.5 per cent...