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40 ans d’investiture de Cheikh Khaled Bentounès

- soirée spirituelle soufie -23 avril 2015 à Lyon - Veillée spirituelle inter-confréries soufies à Lyon "Nous sommes heureux de vous...

Le soufisme de France condamne les attentats terroristes du 7-8 janvier 2015

Communiqué commun des Turuqs (confréries) soufies de France concernant les attentats terroristes de janvier 2015 à Paris « Nous, soufis...

Smalto, designer to leaders and athletes, dies at 87

Paris - Francesco Smalto, an Italian-born designer who fashioned clothes for world leaders and celebrities, died at age 87, his fashion house said in a statement Monday....

Festival de Fès des Musiques Sacrées : 21ème édition du 22 au 30 mai 2015

Maroc : Dimension culturelle africaine de la ville de Fès pour cette année Hommage aux échanges entre Fès et l'Afrique Subsaharienne,...

Boko Haram 'open fire on dozens' in NE Nigeria raid

Kano (Nigeria) - Suspected Boko Haram gunmen opened fire on villagers and torched a number of buildings in a new attack in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Monday. Resident Ahmad Ali told AFP...

French free Dutchman held by AQIM Islamists in Mali

Paris - A Dutch national kidnapped nearly four years ago in northern Mali's Timbuktu by AQIM Islamists was freed Monday in a French military operation, France's defence ministry said....

Morocco put 'great effort' to rescue Spanish cavers

Madrid - Morocco put "great effort" to rescue the three Spanish cavers who were trapped in a deep ravine in the province of Ouarzazate, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday. "The...

Spanish-Moroccan security cooperation, exemplary'

Madird - The Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz described, on Sunday, the security cooperation with Morocco as "exemplary" notably in combating terrorism....

France awards Légion d'honneur with rank of commander to Morocco's museums foundation president

Paris - France awarded Moroccan painter and President of the national museums foundation Mehdi Qotbi the Légion d'honneur with the rank of commander. Qotbi had been previously awarded the legion...

Morocco-Gabon: steering committee on cooperation agreement on development and investment set up

Rabat - Minister delegate for the Interior Charki Drais and Gabon's minister delegate for Social Forecasting Marie-Françoise Dikoumba approved, on Friday in Rabat, the formalization of the joint...

Hanoi Declaration Gives MPs Greater Role in Defining Post-2015 MDGs

Hanoi - The declaration of Hanoi, adopted at the end of the 132nd Assembly fo the Interparliamentary Union (IPU) in the Vietnamese capital, gives MPs a greater role in defining the post-2015...

Morocco Well-positioned to Attract Indonesian Investors

Rabat - Minister for Energy, Mines, Water and the Environment, Abdelkader Amara, called on Wednesday in Rabat Indonesian investors to explore the investment opportunities offered in Morocco, notably...

Morocco Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attacks on Egyptian Troops in Sinai

Rabat - Morocco strongly condemned, on Thursday, the terrorist attacks targeting the Egyptian army in Sinai in which dozen soldiers were killed. "The Kingdom of Morocco strongly denounces the...

Le roman "Meursault, contre-enquête" de Kamel Daoud paraîtra en juin aux Etats-Unis

Alger - La traduction en anglais du roman "Meursault, contre-enquête" de l'écrivain et journaliste algérien Kamel Daoud, finaliste au Goncourt, paraîtra en juin prochain chez "Other Press", une...

International Forum on Sahara Stresses Pertinence of Autonomy as Solution to Sahara Issue

Laayoune - Participants at the international forum on the Sahara highlighted, on Wednesday in Laayoune, the pertinence of the autonomy initiative as a sound basis for resolving the artificial dispute...

Spring break: Morocco among Belgians' favorite destinations

Brussels - Morocco is among tourist destinations favored by Belgians to spend the spring break, according to data on reservations made by Belgian travelers. Over the past weeks, a 11 % rise in the...

Morocco's Employment Minister holds talks with Luxembourgish peer

Rabat - Employment and social affairs Minister Abdeslam Seddiki held talks, on Tuesday in Rabat, with Luxembourgish Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy Nicolas...

Annual cost of environmental degradation estimated at 4% of GDP Minister

Fez - The total cost of environmental degradation is estimated at 4% of GDP, said Minister Delegate in charge of the Environment Hakima El Haite. Speaking at a conference in Fez on local...

UN Secretary General welcomes 'progress' in Libyan peace talks

Kuwait - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said, on Tuesday in Kuwait, that the Libyan factions taking part in the UN-led peace talks in Skhirate (outskirts of Rabat) are making "encouraging...

Morocco on Way to Become Major Islamic Training Hub'

Washington - Thanks to the numerous initiatives launched by Morocco in the field of the training of Imams and religious scholars in line with a tolerance-based religious model, Morocco is on the way...