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Morocco : Towards the launch of large solar plants

en .Lemag : Spain’s Abengoa and Saudi Arabia’s Acwa are indentified as finalists after the tenders for the construction of two solar facilities....

Morocco : The exportions of citrus have had a turbulent season

en.lemag : The exportions of citrus have had a turbulent season and according to the Association of Moroccan Citrus Producers ASPAM, this is the worst season of the past 30 years....

10 tués dans un accident de camion sur la route Marrakech Essaouira

Lemag : Ce matin du vendredi 16 aout, un camion roulant sur la route reliant la ville de Chichaoua à la localité de Sid El Mokhtar, sur la route Marrakech à Essaouirra, s’est renversé et à chuté dans...

World Athletics Championships 2013 (women's 1500-meter): Moroccan Siham Hilali qualifies for final

Moscow - Moroccan Athlete Siham Hilali qualified on Tuesday for the women's 1500-meter heat final of the World Athletics Championships (August 10-18) held in Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. Hilali...

National cell of youth self-employment program set up in Rabat

Rabat - The national cell of the youth self-employment program, meant to facilitate the integration of 5000 young people in the job market, was set up on Tuesday in Rabat. The program offers...

Amskroud forest fire: over 800 ha destroyed

Amskroud - Over 800 hectares of forests, made up mainly of thuja, argan and Russian olive, were destroyed by a fire that broke out last Saturday in the Amskroud commune, 50 kilometers away from...

Road accident kills 4 and injures 4 near Laayoune

Laayoune - Four people died and another four were wounded in a road accident on Tuesday on the national road N 1 liking Laayoune to Tarfaya. The accident took place when a taxi and a vehicle...

ONMT organizes golf tournament to promote Morocco's destination

London - Morocco's tourism office (ONMT) in London is currently organizing a golf tournament at the UK to promote Morocco as a hot destination. Dubbed "Golf in Morocco", the event, which will run...

Lawsuit against Galvan for alleged sexual abuse on minor in Spain: accused to appear before court on Aug. 29

Madrid - Daniel Galvan Fina, sued for alleged sexual abuse on a minor committed years ago, will appear on August 29 to answer for his crimes, a source from the higher court of justice of Valencia...

Morocco-EU fisheries agreement 'fundamental' and should be dealt with as affair of state in Spain, official

Madrid - The fisheries agreement, recently signed in Rabat between Morocco and the EU, is fundamental and should be considered as an affair of state in Spain, Spanish agriculture minister Miguel...

A moroccan gave birth to a boy on a Royal Air Maroc flight

en.Lemag : A 39-year-old moroccan gave birth to a boy on a Royal Air Maroc flight from Casablanca, Morocco, to Bologna, Italy, said the official Moroccan news agency MAP....

Morocco : Longreach Oil & Gas drill a pair of onshore exploration wells expected in October

Lemag : Morocco-focused junior longreach Oil & Gas drill a pair of onshore exploration wells in October after getting a contract with Italian firm Saipem for two wells on the Sidi Moktar...

Close to 400 Million DH allocated to 3 institutes for automobile industry training

Rabat - A budget of 380 million dhs (MDH) was allocated to the setting up of three institutes specialized in the car industry jobs to be attended annually by 3,000 persons....

Morocco, USA look into development of bilateral cooperation in defense issues

Rabat - Morocco's minister-delegate in charge of the national defense administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, examined here this Monday with US secretary of the navy, Ray Mabus, various aspects of...

France offers Morocco condolences on bus crash that killed 16 royal guard agents

Paris - France offered on Monday condolences to Morocco following the bus crash that killed on Saturday 16 Royal guard agents in northern Morocco...

Thief who robbed three foreigners arrested in Ain Aouda

Rabat - Members of the royal gendarmerie of Rabat arrested a thief who robbed three foreigners in Ain Aouda, near Rabat. The investigations conducted, following a complaint lodged on August 9 by...

Image industry weds Korea cool to China's new rich

Seoul - Standing by a French chateau's window, the young bride-to-be glows in the afternoon sun as she gazes into her fiancé's eyes. This Chinese couple's fairytale moment, however, isn't unfolding...

Inventor Musk to share plans for high-speed travel

San Jose - Twice as fast as an airplane, cheaper than a bullet train and completely self-powered: that's the mysterious transportation system that inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk is promising...

Sixteen Royal Guard agents die in road accident and 42 others wounded

Tetouan - Sixteen agents of the Royal guard died and 42 others were wounded, including 8 seriously, in a road accident this Saturday morning between Tetouan and Al Hoceima (northern...

Justice minister denies that rape convict was given royal pardon

Rabat - The ministry of justice and freedoms denied on Sunday that a man convicted of rape was given royal pardon on Eid Al-Fitr. In a release sent to MAP, the ministry says this news reported...