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La presse internationale au chevet d'un régime algérien accablé par le dernier rapport de HRW sur les camps de Tindouf

Washington - Le régime algérien vit des jours difficiles entre affrontements communautaires sanglants opposant Arabes et Berbères à Ghardaia, et manifestations -devant le palais présidentiel- des...

London pays homage to immortal myth of Sherlock Holmes

London - Sherlock Holmes never existed but his fictional address of 221B Baker Street still receives a steady flow of letters addressed to the famously intuitive detective....

French legend Bruel returns to New York for inspiration

New York - Patrick Bruel has long been a face of French popular culture and one of his country's most successful musicians. But he says his...

DiCaprio teams with Netflix on gorilla documentary

Los Angeles - Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio has teamed up with online streaming service Netflix for a documentary about endangered mountain gorillas in east Africa, filmmakers said....

Nigeria claims deal with Boko Haram on ceasefire, kidnapped girls

Abuja - Officials and campaigners on Saturday anxiously awaited further news about the fate of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls after Nigeria claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram...

Es-Smara, symbole de l'identité religieuse dans les provinces du sud du Royaume

Es-Smara - La ville d'Es-Smara est perçue comme le berceau de toutes les valeurs spirituelles et le symbole de l'identité religieuse qui rayonne à travers les zaouïas qui y existent depuis plus d'un...

Morocco Denies Suspected Ebola Case

Rabat - The Health Department has categorically denied media reports that there was a suspected case of Ebola in Casablanca. An electronic website published a false story about the first case of...

5.5 Kg of Cocaine Seized at Casablanca International Airport

Mohammed V airport (Casablanca) - Police services at Mohammed V International airport arrested, on Tuesday night, an Angolan national carrying 5.5 kg of cocaine. The banned substance was concealed...

AfDB Says Morocco, Catalyst for Trade Exchange with Africa

Rabat - Morocco plays a fundamental role as a vehicle of investment and catalyst for trade exchange with the rest of Africa, Deputy-President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Aly Abou...

Moroccan Man Arrested at Casablanca Airport Trying to Join ISIS

Rabat - A Moroccan man residing in France was arrested at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca on Wednesday, as he was attempting to travel to Turkey to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)....

Sahara: international NGOs welcome Morocco's autonomy plan relevance, warn against terrorist thrust in Tindouf

New York (UN) - Several human right militants and international NGOs taking part in the UN 4th Committee in New York stressed the relevance of Morocco's autonomy plan and warned against growing...

Morocco, Spain, France, Belgium Set to Promote Judicial Cooperation against Jihadist Terrorism

Madrid - Prosecutors in charge of the fight against jihadist terrorism in Spain, Morocco, France and Belgium agreed to promote judicial cooperation to address the serious threat of jihadist...

Morocco, Mauritania Set to Promote Cooperation in Security

Rabat - Morocco and Mauritania have agreed to promote their security cooperation, notably against transnational organized crime, terrorism, illegal migration and drug trafficking. "The interior...

2 dead, 18 injured in road accident near Meknes

Meknes - Two people died and 18 others were wounded on Tuesday in a road accident in the region of Sebaa Ayoune near the city of Meknes, local authorities said. The accident, which took place at...

Morocco in limelight of multinationals, thanks to political stability

Washington - Morocco is becoming increasingly popular among foreign investors thanks to the Kingdom's many assets, notably its "political stability" and "favourable legal environment for foreign...

HCP : Morocco's growth to near 2.8 % in 2014 fourth quarter

Rabat - Morocco's growth rate is expected to average 2.8 % in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to 2.6 % in third quarter, according to the High Commission for Planning (HCP) ....

El Houssaine Louardi : No case of Ebola in Morocco

Rabat - There are no declared cases of the deadly Ebola disease in Morocco, said Tuesday in Rabat minister of Health El Houssaine Louardi. The...

Guinea Supports Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Sahara

United Nations - Guinea reiterated, here Monday, its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan, the basis for a just solution to the Sahara issue "under the Moroccan sovereignty". Guinea "supports...

Sahara: Gabon 'Praises, Encourages' Moroccan Autonomy Initiative

United Nations - Gabon "encouraged and praised", here Monday, the Moroccan autonomy plan, as a "compromise", "serious" and "credible" initiative that would reach a final solution to the Sahara...

Driss El Yazami : Morocco in implementation stage of constitutional provisions on human rights

Paris - Morocco is carrying on with determination the reform process in the field of human rights through the implementation of the relevant legal instruments set out in the new constitution, said...