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U.S. Science Envoy Peter Hotez to visit Morocco this week, Department of State

Washington - U.S. Science Envoy Dr. Peter Hotez will visit Morocco during this week to foster cooperation relations in the field of scientific research, said on Monday a statement by the Department...

Four Workers Killed at Mohammedia Thermal Power Plant

Mohammedia - Four workers were killed Sunday when a scaffolding structure collapsed at the thermal power plant in Mohammedia, Morocco's state power utility ONEE said. The accident occurred when...

Two People Killed in Road Accident Northern Morocco

Tangier - Two people were killed and seven others injured, including two seriously, in a road accident that occurred Monday night in the northern city of Tangier, local authorities said. The...

Le chanteur Lounis Aït Menguellet "se remet tranquillement" d'une opération à coeur ouvert

Alger - Le chanteur algérien Lounis Aït Menguellet a subi à la fin du mois de janvier une opération à coeur ouvert "réussie à 100%" et dont il "se remet tranquillement", a indiqué son conseiller...

Two trucks carrying drugs caught in Marrakech

Marrakech - Marrakech police services arrested two refrigerator trucks carrying drug to be smuggled outside the country, a police source said on Saturday. The two vehicles, which belong to an...

OLAF report: International community, USA urged to stop plight of Tindouf populations

Washington - The report by the European Union's Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) urges the international community and the United States to decisively put an end to the daily sufferings of populations held...

Morocco takes part in 'Borza Internazionale del Turismo' in Milan

Rabat - A strong Moroccan delegation led by tourism minister Lahcen Haddad will take part in the 35th "Borza Internazionale del Turismo", the largest tourism fair in Italy slated Feb. 12-14 in Milan,...

Morocco's ambassador to Jordan extends condolences to family of Jordanian pilot Mouad Al Kassasbeh

Amman - Morocco's ambassador to Jordan Hassan Abdelkhalek extended, on Saturday, in the town of Aya in Karak (120 km south of Amman), the Kingdom's condolences to the family of Jordanian pilot Mouad...

Mariage

Le mariage dans les provinces sahariennes est marqué par certaines habitudes relativement différentes par rapport à d'autres régions du Royaume dans leur appellation mais complémentement similaires...

La finance française veut se faire une place au soleil en Afrique

Paris - Avec sa croissance annuelle d'au moins 4% depuis dix ans et la promesse d'un boom grâce au développement de sa classe moyenne, le continent africain est revenu dans le radar des investisseurs...

Algerian suspected of belonging to 'Jund Al Khilafa' terrorist group remanded in custody in Salé's prison

Salé - The examining magistrate in charge of terrorism affairs at Salé's appeal court annexe ordered, on Thursday, to put on remand, in the city's local prison, an Algerian national suspected of...

FM: Moroccan-Egyptian Crisis Provides Opportunity for Better Future for Bilateral Ties

Rabat - The Moroccan-Egyptian crisis has provided an opportunity for building a better future for relations between the two countries, Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar said Thursday in Rabat....

Morocco Received Over 10 Million Tourists in 2014

Rabat - Morocco welcomed 10.2 million tourists in 2014, a gain of 2.4 percent compared to 2013, Tourism Minister Lahcen Haddad said Thursday. "The number of tourists who visited Morocco in 2014...

Morocco s vocational education institutions to train 1 million young people by 2017

Casablanca - The Office for Vocational Training and Employment Promotion (OFPPT) announced, in a statement, that it targets the training of 1 million young people by 2017. Quoting the OFPPT...

Morocco's diplomatic action in 2014 governed by new orientation FM

Rabat - The Moroccan diplomacy passed through tough tests in 2014, a year that saw the emergence of new orientation governing the Kingdom's diplomatic action in tandem with the international...

L'autonomie 'seule solution honorable' pour résoudre la question du Sahara

Bruxelles - L'autonomie en tant que solution de compromis est le 'seul moyen honorable'' pour régler définitivement le conflit du Sahara, a assuré, mercredi à Bruxelles, l'ancien représentant spécial...

Morocco takes part in Berlin's International fruit exhibition

Rabat - Morocco takes part in the International exhibition, "Fruit Logistica 2015", held on February 4 to 6 in Berlin with 37 companies of fresh fruits and vegetables, according to the Moroccan...

Morocco chairs Executive Committee of African construction enterprises federation

Dakar - Morocco chaired the Executive Committee of the federation of African construction enterprises, which met on January 29-31 in Accra.  The event was an opportunity for the Moroccan...

Former National Secretary of PADS Party dies

Rabat - Former National Secretary of the Democratic and Socialist Vanguard (PADS) Ahmed Benjelloun passed away, on Monday in Rabat. Late Benjelloun was a leading figure of the Moroccan political...