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Casablanca house collapse: two dead and five slightly injured, update
Casablanca - Two people died and five others were slightly injured in the collapse of three run-down houses at the Arsat Ben Slama neighborhood at the Royal Avenue in Casablanca, according to a new...
FIFM has matured into a full-fledged fest, US Variety Magazine
Los Angeles - Turning 14 this year, the Marrakech International Film Festival has matured into a full-fledged fest that not only showcases world cinema highlights but also breeds local talent, wrote...
Plus de 20 pays africains expriment à Marrakech leur volonté de renforcer la Coopération Sud-Sud avec le soutien du Maroc
Marrakech - Des ministres et responsables du secteur agricole de plus de vingt pays africains ont affirmé, dimanche à Marrakech, leur volonté de renforcer le rôle de la Coopération Sud-Sud, avec le...
Aqmi – Lazarevic : un échange qui enfonce le Polisario
D’après des sources bien informées à Tindouf, la libération d’un membre du Polisario dans le cadre de l’échange contre l’ex-otage français Serge Lazarevic, a provoqué un grand embarras au sein du...
Morocco-EU sign three agreements and amendment on education, governance and energy
Rabat - Morocco and the EU signed, on Friday in Rabat, three agreements and an amendment related to the programs of Support for Educational Reform, HAKAMA, Integrated Wind Energy, and Ouarzazate...
Over 60kg of Pure Cocaine Seized at Tangier-Med Port
Tangier - Moroccan authorities seized, Friday at Tangier-Med port, 61 kg of pure cocaine in a container coming from Brazil, customs sources said. The banned substance was concealed in the...
U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce Picks Rashad Bouhlal 'Arab Ambassador of the Year'
Washington - The National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) picked Morocco's ambassador to the US, Rashad Bouhlal, as the "Arab Ambassador of the Year", at a ceremony held Friday in the US...
Mauritanian Director Says Marrakech Fest Has International Dimension
Marrakech - The International Marrakech Film Festival has rapidly developed an international dimension by offering "a cinema of diversity that you cannot see elsewhere, which is important for cinema...
Alan Rickman Wants to Shoot a Movie in Marrakech
Marrakech - The famous English actor and director Alan Rickman, a member of the jury of the Marrakech Festival, said Thursday he was fascinated by the secular and modern character of Marrakech where...
MCC Congratulates Morocco for Eligibility to Second Compact
Washington - Thomas Kelly, Acting Vice President for Policy and Evaluation at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), congratulated Morocco for being eligible to develop second compact proposals....
EU reiterates support for regional integration in Maghreb
Rabat - The EU reiterated, on Thursday in Rabat, its full support for efforts aiming to achieve regional integration and inter-connectivity between Maghreban countries....
Air Europa opens direct air-link Madrid-Ouarzazate
Ouarzazate - Spain's third largest airline, Air Europa, operated its first direct flight connecting Madrid to Ouarzazate in south-eastern Morocco on Thursday. Air Europa in partnership with the...
FIFA Club World Cup 2014: Moghreb Tetouan Out, Auckland City Through
Rabat - Morocco's Moghreb Tetouan stumbled in the first round of the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, falling before New Zeeland's Auckland City in penalties (4-3). After 120 minutes of action in front...
Un recueil des œuvres du défunt artiste Hmimiche édité par l'université d'Oran
Oran - Le département des arts de la faculté des lettres, des langues et des arts de l'université d'Oran compte éditer un recueil des œuvres de Hadjam Chérif dit "Hmimiche", a-t-on appris lors d'une...
INDH benefited over 4 million people over 2011-2014
Rabat - The National Initiative for Human Development (INDH) launched 18,600 projects benefiting 4 million people during the 2011-2014 period, an INDH official said on Monday in Rabat....
Preliminary investigation: State Minister struck by train as he was crossing railway on foot
Rabat - Late State Minister, Abdellah Baha, who passed away on Sunday, was struck by a Rabat-bound train as he was attempting to cross the railway on foot, General Prosecutor at Casablanca's Court of...
Casablanca to host North Africa's first business aviation show in September 2015
Dubai - Casablanca will host the inaugural Middle East and North Africa's Business Aviation (MEBA) show on 1-2 September 2014, Ali Ahmed Al Naqib, Founding Chairman of the Middle East Business...
Jeremy Irons: Morocco is lucky to have a monarchy, warrant of its stability
Marrakech - Morocco "is lucky enough to be a monarchy, which guarantees its stability" in a troubled Arab region, said on Monday in Marrakech, British famed comedian Jeremy Irons. Unlike the...
Morocco, malaria-free African country- WHO
Geneva - Morocco is among few African countries that succeeded in maintaining zero cases of Malaria, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday....
Al Fil Al Azraq screened in FIFM official competition
Marrakech - In his new movie "Al Fil Al Azraq" (The Blue Elephant), screened on Monday as part of the official competition of the International Film Festival of Marrakech (5-13 December), Egyptian...