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Syrian refugees seek sanctuary in Morocco
Rabat, Morocco - A small, worn-out building on a busy street in downtown Rabat, Hotel Africa has become a reference point for many Syrian refugees who come to the Moroccan capital. Dingy, barely...
Police break up jihadist cell in Spanish enclave of Melilla
Madrid - The Spanish Interior Ministry on Friday announced that Spanish civil guards have broken up an international network in the Spanish enclave of Melilla dedicated to recruiting jihadist...
Tunisian, Morocco sign accords for cooperation in various spheres
Tunis - Tunisia and Morocco on Friday signed 23 cooperation accords and memos of understanding and programs in various spheres.
The accords...
NAM expresses support for UN-led negotiations process on Moroccan Sahara
Algiers - The Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM ) stressed, Thursday following its meeting in Algiers, support for the process of negotiations on the regional dispute over the...
Spanish justice minister describes as 'extraordinary' cooperation between Morocco, Spain in field of justice
Madrid - Spanish justice minister, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon described on Wednesday as "extraordinary" cooperation between Morocco and Spain in the judicial field. The judicial systems of the two...
Marrakech to host int'l forum 'Connect' on 3-6 June
Marrakech-Menara Airport - Marrakech will host the 11th edition of the International Forum "Connect" on June 3-6, an event to be held for the first time outside the European continent....
Industrial Development Fund to be operational early 2015, Elalamy
Paris - The Industrial Development Fund (FDI), an accompanying tool of the 2014-2020 National Plan of industrial development will be operational in early 2015, said minister of industry, trade,...
Navi Pillay: CESE report on fundamental human rights in southern provinces 'lays foundation for genuine openness'
Rabat - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay said Wednesday in Rabat that the report on human basic economic, social, cultural and environmental rights in the Southern provinces, which...
Moroccan police arrests three people allegedly involved in jihadist plans in Syria
Rabat - Three individuals involved in jihadist plans in Syria were arrested in Casablanca and Fnideq by the National Brigade of the Judicial Police, in collaboration with the General Directorate of...
UN welcomes 'considerable progress' made by Morocco in field of human rights
Rabat - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay welcomed on Wednesday the "considerable progress" made by Morocco in the field of human rights....
Moroccan Investment Development Agency plays proximity card in its efforts to attract Turkish investors
Istanbul - In its attempt to take on to the Turkish market, the Moroccan Investment Development Agency (AMDI) signed a partnership agreement with a local company specializing in business consulting...
CAN-Maroc qualifiers: Morocco loses to Angola (0-2)
Faro (Portugal) - The Moroccan national football team lost to his Angolan counterpart on the score of 2 goals to 0 on Wednesday night in a friendly match at the Estadio San Luis Faro (300 km south of...
Morocco, Spain keen to develop legal cooperation
Madrid - A delegation from the Court of Cassation held, on Tuesday in Madrid, a series of meetings with officials from the Spanish legal apparatus on means to foster bilateral cooperation in the...
Indonesia expresses interest in Moroccan experience in human development, fight against poverty
Rabat - Indonesian minister of development of disadvantaged regions, Helmy Faisal Zaini, expressed on Tuesday the interest of his country in the Moroccan experience in the fields of human development...
First Moroccan-Saudi Investment Forum slated for June 4-6 in Casablanca
Casablanca - The first Moroccan-Saudi Investment Forum will be held on June 4-6 in Casablanca. This forum is held within the framework of the recommendations of the 12th Moroccan-Saudi Joint...
Families of victims of Gdim Izik events draw attention of Navi Pillay on double-standard approach vis-à-vis their case by int'l bodies
Rabat - Families and friends of the victims of the events of Gdim Izik drew the attention of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on the double-standard approach vis-à-vis this issues...
Spain: meeting in Segovia of Spanish-Moroccan Joint Commission in charge of 2014 Marhaba Operation
Madrid - The Spanish-Moroccan Joint Commission in charge of 2014 Marhaba Operation held a meeting, Tuesday in Segovia (near Madrid) to discuss the measures to guarantee the best conditions for the...
Positive steps taken to consolidate press freedom in Morocco 'must not make us forget the challenges to face,' Benkirane
Rabat - The positive steps taken with the aim to consolidate the freedom of the press in Morocco "must not make us forget the challenges we yet have to face," said head of government, Abdelilah...
Marrakech prête ses décors pour un Roadshow publicitaire d'Apple
Marrakech : Apple a investi les ruelles de Marrakech pour faire publicité de son nouveau né l’iPad Air. Le concept est innovant. Il s’agit de suivre le voyage d’une femme malentendante, en...
Tunisia dissolves revolutionary Islamist group
Tunis, Tunisia - A Tunisian court on Monday ordered the dissolution of the League for the Protection of the Revolution, a vigilante group formed after the 2011 overthrow of the country's...