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National education ministry and British Council sign agreement on new international section for Moroccan high school diploma - English option

Rabat - The National education ministry and the British Council signed, on Friday in Rabat, a partnership agreement on the setting up of a new international section for the Moroccan high school...

El Khalfi highlights legitimacy of Morocco's historical rights over southern provinces, interview

London - Sahrawi tribes have always had legal ties of allegiance with the Moroccan sovereigns as shows the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in October 1975, said...

Egypt Islamist suspects killed by own bomb, teen shot

Cairo - Four suspected Egyptian Islamists were killed preparing explosives on Friday, and a teenager was shot dead in clashes between Muslim Brotherhood protesters and police, security officials...

Senegal prime minister sacked

Dakar - Senegal's president on Friday sacked Prime Minister Aminata Toure, who has only been in power since September, less than a week after her ruling party was beaten in local elections....

Egypt court sentences Brotherhood leader Badie to life in prison

Cairo - An Egyptian court sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 36 other Islamists to life in prison Saturday, and confirmed death sentences for 10 others, most of them on the run....

New Gaza fire as Israel Arabs join teen murder protests

Jerusalem - Gaza militants fired a new volley of rockets into Israel Saturday, clouding Egyptian efforts to broker a renewed truce, after protests over a Palestinian teenager's murder spread to...

Appointment of AU's special envoy for Sahara, an "inappropriate decision", "confusing for negotiations"

Paris - The African Union's decision to appoint an alleged special envoy for the Sahara is an appropriate decision that confuses the negotiations process, said French Senator Christian Cambon....

Morocco tops list of countries to be awarded Arab Prize for social and human sciences

Doha - Morocco tops the list of countries competing for the Arab Prize for social and human sciences, awarded every year by the Arab center for research and policy studies (CAREP) based in Doha....

Biadillah meets with Egypt's ambassador to Morocco

Rabat - Speaker of the house of advisors Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah held, on Thursday in Rabat, a meeting with Egypt's ambassador to Morocco Ahmed Ihab Jamaleddine....

Ramid meets in Rabat with Malian peer on cooperation and transitional justice

Rabat - Justice minister Mustafa Ramid met, on Thursday in Rabat, with his Malian counterpart Mohamed Aly Bathily on means to foster bilateral cooperation mainly regarding transitional justice....

Rabat and Moscow, friendly ties driven by spirit of dialogue on issues of shared interest, FM

Moscow - Relations between Morocco and Russia have always been driven by the spirit of dialogue on issues of shared interest, said, on Thursday in Moscow, foreign affairs minister Salaheddine...

Provincial office of the League of supporters of autonomy of Moroccan Sahara: AU's appointment of 'alleged' special envoy for Sahara violates int'l legality

Rabat - The provincial office of the League of supporters of the autonomy of the Moroccan Sahara in Agadir said the decision of the African Union (AU) to appoint an "alleged'' special envoy for the...

USFP delegation meets with leaders of Mexican political parties on sidelines of SI council meeting

Mexico City - A delegation of the Socialist Union for Popular Forces Party (USFP), led by Habib El Malki, chairman of the Party's administrative committee, met with leaders of Mexican political...

AU appointment of alleged 'special envoy' to Sahara, a new Algerian desperate maneuver, Lahcen Mahraoui

Paris - The appointment by the African Union (AU) of an alleged "special envoy" to the Sahara is a new desperate maneuver of the Algerian State to divert attention from the Moroccan autonomy...

WHO recognizes Morocco's 'colossal' efforts in reducing child, maternal mortality

Rabat - The World Health Organization (WHO) considers Morocco one of the leading countries that have made a "colossal" effort in reducing child and maternal mortality, said Tuesday in Rabat, health...

French Agency's financial commitments in Morocco reach record 254.3 million Euros in 2013

Rabat - Financial commitments of the French development agency (AFD) reached in 2013 a record 254.3 million euros while disbursements were worth 467 million Euros, according to the Agency's annual...

CAN Morocco 2015 (preparation): Morocco-Libya on Sept. 7 in Marrakech

Rabat - The Moroccan football team will play a friendly against the Libyan team on September 7 in the great stadium of Marrakech, the Moroccan royal football federation said on Monday. This match...

Morocco's water policy highlighted by OBG

London - Efforts by Morocco to ensure a better management of water resources and the ambitious projects launched by the Kingdom in the field were highlighted by Oxford Business Group (OBG)....

Morocco's autonomy plan, a solution to artificial dispute over Moroccan Sahara, international expert

New York (UN) - The solution to the artificial dispute over the Moroccan Sahara relies "today more than ever on the Moroccan autonomy initiative ", said, on Monday in New York, Marc Finaud from the...

CNDH head calls in NY for generalization of human rights culture in southern countries

New York (UN) - The President of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH), Driss El Yazami called, on Monday in New York, for the generalization of the culture of human rights, a major issue...