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Morocco starts paying job-loss compensation next March

Rabat - Morocco will start paying job-loss compensations next March at the latest, said labor and social affairs minister, Abdeslam Seddiki....

Millennium challenge program improved living conditions of 600K households, Head of Govt.

Rabat - The Program of the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) enabled to improve the living conditions of nearly 600,000 Moroccan households, said head...

Morocco interior delegate minister meets delegation of US Congressional Black Caucus

Rabat -Minister-delegate for the interior, Charki Drais, met here on Monday with a visiting delegation of the US Congressional Black Caucus, led by Marcia Fudge, Ohio representative and chair of...

Morocco-Russian friendship association condemns deadly blasts in Russia

Rabat - The Morocco-Russia friendship association condemned the two deadly blasts that rocks the Russian southern city of Volgograd, killing more than 30 people....

Spanish artist fights for Franco punching ball

Madrid - First, he stuffed Spanish dictator Francisco Franco into a fridge. Now, he has transformed Franco's head into a punching ball. Not...

Blast from the past: 1970s games revived on Internet

Washington - For those old enough to remember console games like "Asteroids" or "Red Baron," from the 1970s and 1980s: the games are back....

Twitter tumbles after warning on overvaluation

New York - Twitter shares tumbled Friday after a brokerage analyst warned the popular messaging network was overvalued following a meteoric rise since its initial public offering in November....

Apple asks US court to ban Samsung phones, tablets

Apple has asked a federal judge to bar US sales of Samsung smartphones and tablet computers in the blockbuster patent case involving the two electronics giants....

Egypt police arrest Al-Jazeera journalists

Egyptian secret police have arrested an award-winning Australian journalist and an Egyptian reporter for the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera channel on suspicion of illegally broadcasting news harming...

Africa, the new El Dorado for luxury cars

Porsches, Range Rovers and even Maseratis... luxury cars are no strange sight weaving through the old bangers that rumble along Abidjan's chaotic streets, another indication of the emergence of a...

Tunisian parties reach compromise on constitution

Tunis, Tunisia - The head of Tunisia's transitional parliament says rival political parties reached agreement on contentious points in a draft constitution, and the document will go to the...

Libya, Algeria to boost border security

Tripoli - Libya and Algeria agreed Sunday to boost cooperation on border security, illegal immigration, weapons trafficking and "terrorism", during a visit by Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek...

Qatar signs aid deal worth $1.25 billion for Morocco

Rabat - Qatar and Morocco have signed an aid deal worth $1.25 billion, part of a five-year package of financial assistance extended by wealthy Gulf states to the North African kingdom to help it...

Qatar determined to strengthen cooperation with Morocco, Qatari FM

Marrakech - Qatar is determined to foster cooperation with Morocco in different areas, Qatari Foreign minister Khalid Bin Mohamed El Attiyah said on Saturday in Marrakech....

Airports in Japan striving to become friendlier to Muslims

Tokyo - International airports in Japan are striving to become friendlier to Muslims amid a steep increase in visitors from the Islamic world following the Japanese government's relaxation of...

US military sex assault reports jump by 50 percent

Washington - The number of reported sexual assaults across the U.S. military shot up by more than 50 percent this year, an increase that defense officials say may suggest that victims are becoming...

Official welcoming ceremony in Marrakech for Emir of State of Qatar

Marrakech - HM King Mohammed VI, accompanied by HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, chaired, on Friday in the Mechouar Square at the Marrakech royal palace, the official welcoming ceremony for the Emir of...

Security and socio-economic aspects included in Morocco's renovated migration policy (interior minister)

Rabat - The new immigration policy in Morocco, which has become a transit and host country, has required the adoption of a new humane approache that takes into account security and socio-economic...

Tunisia's central bank hikes benchmark interest rate to 4.5 pct

Tunis - Tunisia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 4.5 percent from 4 percent on Thursday, citing inflation pressures, while cutting its required reserve ratio to ensure adequate...

Syphax Airlines to begin direct Tunis-Montreal flights

Tunis , Tunisia - Private Tunisian airline Syphax is beginning direct flights between Tunis and Montreal next year, an airline official said....