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Morocco, Jordan sign MoU in civil service modernization

Amman - Morocco and Jordan signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding in matters of civil service modernization and development. The...

US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Marrakesh to take part in 5th Global Entrepreneurship Summit

Marrakesh - US Vice President Joe Biden arrived Wednesday in Marrakech to take part in the fifth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) (Nov. 19-21).  US vice president, accompanied by...

Morocco/USA trade more than tripled since 2006

Rabat - Since 2006, effective date of the Morocco-US Free Trade Agreement, the overall volume of trade between the two countries has more than tripled, said US Vice President Joe Biden....

Libyan Crisis: Medays Forum Calls for Inclusive National Reconciliation

Tangier - Medays Forum, held under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, on Saturday called for an inclusive national reconciliation in Libya, which is sliding into civil war....

4 tonnes of cannabis resin seized near Marrakesh

Marrakech - Security authorities seized Sunday night in Ben Guerir, near Marrakesh, a record amount of 4 tonnes of cannabis resin, local authorities said. Elements of the Gendarmerie Royale at a...

House of Representatives adopts by majority 2015 draft budget bill

Rabat - The House of Representatives (lower house) adopted Sunday during a plenary session the 2015 draft budget bill by majority votes of its members....

Marrakech hosts international conference on WTO's 20th anniversary

Marrakech - The Moroccan institute of international relations is holding this November 21-23 an international conference in Marrakech to mark the 20th anniversary of the World Trade Organization,...

Counterterrorism fight: Morocco well placed to advise NATO countries

Brussels - Morocco has a precious experience in relation with the fight against terrorism and extremism which should be shared with the countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),...

Spanish court accepts Morocco's appeal, orders reopening of El Pais probe on terror-related video

Rabat - In response to the Moroccan government's appeal, the Spanish justice system ordered the reopening of an investigation on El Pais paper following the posting of a video encouraging terrorism,...

Tunisia seeks to capitalize on Morocco's experience in human rights: Tunisian PM

Rabat - Tunisia seeks to capitalize on Morocco's accumulated experience in human rights, said Thursday in Rabat, Tunisian Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa. "Morocco's momentum" has made the Kingdom "a...

Weddings in Morocco's southern provinces, rich palette of rites and symbols

Laayoune - Similarly to the natural diversity and geographical vastness of the southern provinces of the Kingdom, traditions and customs related to wedding in this southern part of Morocco have been...

"Que pèse une vitre qu on brise" de A. Kaouah: quarante ans de poésie dans un recueil

Alger - Profonds et lapidaires, hantés par le souvenir des compagnons assassinés ou traversés par les douleurs de l exil, les poèmes du recueil "Que pèse une vitre qu on brise" d Abdelmadjid Kaouah...

Noces Princières : SM le Roi préside la cérémonie de présentation des voeux et des offrandes

Rabat - Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed VI, que Dieu L'assiste, accompagné de SAR le Prince Héritier Moulay El Hassan et de SAR le Prince Moulay Rachid, a présidé jeudi en fin d'après-midi à la place du...

Noces princières : SM le Roi préside la traditionnelle cérémonie du henné

Rabat - Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed VI, que Dieu L'assiste, accompagné de SAR le Prince Héritier Moulay El Hassan et de SAR le Prince Moulay Rachid, a présidé, jeudi en début de soirée au Palais Royal...

Noces Princières: Des invités de marque heureux de partager la joie de la Famille Royale

Rabat - Des invités de marque aux festivités de mariage de SAR le Prince Moulay Rachid avec Lalla Oum Keltoum, qui ont débuté jeudi à Rabat avec la cérémonie de présentation des voeux et des...

HRH the Prince's wedding: distinguished guests glad to share joy of Royal Family

Rabat  - Distinguished guests who attended the wedding of HRH Prince Moulay Rachid to Lalla Oum Keltoum, which started Thursday in Rabat with the wishes and gift-offering ceremony (Hdyia)...

Morocco arrests 4 French nationals over terrorism suspicion

Rabat - The Moroccan security services arrested Thursday, in Marrakesh and Laayoune, 4 French Islamic extremists suspected of having links with terrorist organizations in some hotbeds of tension, the...

Gabonese president starts private visit to Morocco

Rabat - Gabonese president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, started on Thursday a private visit to Morocco. The Gabonese head of state was welcomed at the airport by minister of foreign affairs and...

NATO sees Morocco as "strategic stakeholder" of Mediterranean dialog

Brussells - Morocco is a "strategic stakeholder" of Mediterranean dialog, launched in 1994 by the North Atlantic Alliance Organization with seven countries of the Middle East and North Africa region,...

Morocco's chairmanship of OIC ministerial contact group meeting, renewed expression of Palestine's place in Moroccans' hearts

Rabat - The meeting of the ministerial contact group of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Al Quds Asharif and Palestine, held on Wednesday in Rabat, is a renewed expression of the...