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FESPACO-2015: Hicham Ayouch se dit fier de recevoir le prestigieux "Etalon d'or" de la 24è édition

Ouagadougou - Le réalisateur marocain Hicham Ayouch, dont le film "Fièvres" a remporté, samedi dans la capitale burkinabè, l'Etalon d'or de yennenga de la 24è édition du Festival panafricain de...

RAM, Saudi Airlines Schedule 62 Flights to Carry Moroccan Pilgrims to Islam's Holy Sites

Rabat - Moroccan airliner Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and Saudi Airlines have scheduled 62 flights to carry Moroccan pilgrims to perform the haj rituals in Islam's holy sites, Minister of Endowments and...

French Weekly Releases Recordings Condemning Journalists Blackmailing Morocco

Paris - French weekly "Le Journal du Dimanche" released excerpts of recordings condemning journalists Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet, accused of attempted extortion of funds from Morocco....

Algerian National Arrested Eastern Morocco for Possession & Distribution of Counterfeit Euro Notes

Rabat - Moroccan authorities in the Eastern city of Oujda on Saturday arrested an Algerian national for possession and distribution of counterfeit euro notes. The Algerian national was arrested in...

Inter-Libyan Talks: Chief of national accord government to be named on Sept. 20, member of dialogue committee

Skhirat - September 20 is the date set, in principle, to appoint the chief of the Libyan national accord government, said on Friday Taoufik Chehibi, member of the inter-Libyan dialogue committee...

Reduction of trade deficit by 20.5% late July 2015, Exchange Control Office

Rabat - Morocco's foreign exchanges witnessed late July 2015 an improvement of 23.9 billion dirhams in the trade balance, which is reduction in the trade deficit of 20.5% compared to the same period...

Turkish Pres. approves new interim government

Istanbul - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved, on Friday, a transition cabinet proposed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Erdogan's office said in a statement. The interim government...

Attempt to extort money from Morocco: Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet brought to justice

Paris - Two French journalists Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet, who were arrested on Thursday in Paris for attempting to extort money from Morocco, were brought on Friday before the examining...

ESAV Marrakech in Top 15 of International Film Schools

Marrakech - Moroccan leading film school ESAV Marrakech is among the Top 15 of international film schools in the world, according to The Hollywood Reporter....

Journalists Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet arrested in Paris over attempt to extort money from Morocco

Two French journalists Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet were arrested, on Thursday in Paris, for attempting to extort money from Morocco, a lawyer from Paris told Radio channel RTL. Eric Dupont...

Nigerians to mark 500 days since Boko Haram schoolgirl abductions

Abuja - Relatives of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram said they would hold a youth march and candle-lit vigil on Thursday to mark 500 days since the abductions. Boko...

Libya calls for international air strikes against IS

Paris - Libya's foreign minister on Tuesday renewed a call for the lifting of an arms embargo and for international air strikes to help tackle the Islamic State group which threatens to create a...

Obama says sorry to Japan after WikiLeaks claims of US spying

Tokyo - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday apologised to Tokyo after WikiLeaks claimed Washington had spied on Japanese politicians, a government spokesman said....

Merkel to visit refugee centre hit by violence in EU migrants crisis

Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Wednesday visit a refugee centre hit by violent far-right protests, a day after Berlin said it had eased some asylum rules as thousands more migrants...

European ministers to talk security in Paris after train attack

Paris - European ministers will gather in Paris for security talks at the weekend following last week's "targeted and premeditated" jihadist attack on a high-speed train that was foiled by...

AFP news agency gives false information on Sahara's berm by presenting it as separation wall

Raba - Information provided by French news agency (AFP), in which it presented the berm in the Moroccan Sahara among the main international separation walls, is false and contrary to reality, said,...

130,925 Candidates to Stand for Morocco's Municipal Elections, 7,588 for Regional Elections

Rabat - 130,925 candidates are standing for municipal elections and 7,588 for regional elections, slated for September 4, the Interior Ministry said announced....

41 National, International Organizations Accredited to Observe Morocco's Elections

Rabat - The Special Commission for the Accreditation of Election Observers has accredited 41 national and international organizations, including 34 Moroccan associations, the National Council for...

2015 IAAF World Championships: Morocco's Akkaoui et Arafi Through to 1500m Final

Beijing - Moroccan athletes Rabab Arafi and Malika Akkaoui on Sunday qualified for the women's 1500m in the world athletics championships in Beijing. In the 1st series, Akkaoui crossed the finish...

Doudou Ndiaye Rose (1928 - 2015)

Tu connaissais tous les chemins, tous les secrets de la percussion, comme ceux à qui Dieu a donné de connaitre tous les chemins de la connaissance. L'Afrique dans ce qu'elle possède de plus...