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Mediterranean Games (400m hurdles Women): Lambarki, Lhabz get Morocco gold and silver

Mersin - Moroccan athlete Hayat Lambarki won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles, while fellow countrywoman Lamia Lhabz won the silver medal on Thursday in Mersin (southern Turkey) as part of the...

DCFTA: third round in November or early December

Brussels - The third round of negotiations for the conclusion of a deep and comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) between Morocco and the European Union will probably take place in November or...

Immigration overhaul: Senate passes historic bill

Washington - With a solemnity reserved for momentous occasions, the Senate passed historic legislation Thursday offering the priceless hope of citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally...

Vatican official arrested in corruption plot

Vitican City - A Vatican official already under investigation in a purported money-laundering plot involving the Vatican bank was arrested Friday in a separate operation: Prosecutors allege he...

Musique: Khaled et Idir au programme du festival Timitar d Agadir

Rabat - Le coup d'envoi du 10ème festival "Timitar, signeset cultures" a été donné mercredi soir à Agadir (sud du Maroc) avec au programmeune pléiade d'artistes marocains et internationaux de...

Spain: Ryanair launches two new routes to Rabat in November

Madrid - Low-cost airline company Ryanair announced on Wednesday the launch in November of two new air routes to Rabat from the Spanish cities of Madrid and Girona....

Emirati official : UAE donation reflects support of Abu Dhabi for development projects in Morocco

Abu Dhabi - The 1.25 billion-dollar Emirati donation to Morocco embodies the interest shown by the United Arab Emirates to support development projects in the Kingdom, said Acting Director General...

UN : Europe-Africa permanent link project, intercontinental "hub", thanks to its position as gateway to Mediterranean

New York - The Europe-Africa permanent link will be an intercontinental "hub", as it will serve as a gateway to the Mediterranean, said a UN report on Tuesday. "At the transcontinental and the...

Speaker of House of Advisors meets with Jordanian parliamentary delegation

Rabat - Speaker of the House of Advisors, Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah, met Tuesday in Rabat, with a Jordanian parliamentary delegation led by Mr. Hazem Kachou....

Taourirt: continued royal commitment to development of an inclusive and sustainable agriculture

Taourirt - The continued commitment of HM King Mohammed VI to the development of an inclusive and sustainable agriculture, a key objective of the second component of the Green Plan, was confirmed...

Lawyer : Polisario leaders accused of genocide, serious violations of human rights sought by Spanish police

Madrid - Polisario leaders pursued by the National Court, Spain's highest criminal court for genocide and major violations of human rights, are wanted by the Spanish police said on Tuesday, the...

Royal visit to Taourirt: consolidating the role of handicraft as source of job-creation and value added

Taourirt - HM King Mohammed VI inaugurated, Tuesday in Taourirt, the craftsmen village, a project aimed at consolidating the role of the handicraft sector as a source of job-creation and the value...

Casablanca Stock Exchange opens on downtrend

Casablanca - The Casablanca Stock Exchange Tuesday opened on a downtrend with its two main indexes, the MASI and the MADEX, ceding almost 0.3 pc. The MASI (Moroccan All Shares Index), overall index...

Senegalese president receives Moroccan FM in Dakar

Dakar - The president of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall, received, Monday night in Dakar, Moroccan foreign minister Saad-Eddine El Otmani, on the occasion of the 14th High Joint...

Morocco and Senegal sign 5 cooperation agreements

Dakar - Moroccan foreign minister Saad Dine El Otmani and his Senegalese counterpart, Mankeur Ndiaye, signed, Monday in Dakar, five cooperation agreements at the end of the 14th session of the high...

Morocco, France hail cooperation in promotion of women's rights

New York (United Nations) - Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Youssef Amrani, and French Minister of Women's Rights, Najat Belkacem-Vallaud, welcomed Monday in New York,...

Nissan CEO promises growth, calls pay average

Yokohama - Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn is promising sales growth to shareholders in a turnaround from years battered by natural disasters and a boycott in China set off by a territorial...

Websites in 2 Koreas shut down on war anniversary

Seoul - Major government and media websites in South and North Korea were shut down for hours Tuesday on the 63rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War, and Seoul said its sites were hacked...

La poétesse Soumia Mhanech au festival "Tamawayt" au Maroc

Alger - La poétesse algérienne Soumia Mhanech sera l'invitéde la septième édition du festival "Tamawayt" de la poésie et musicale prévuà Ouarzazate (sud du Maroc) du 27 au 30 juin, apprend on auprès...

Festival Gnaoua : Epilogue en "più forte" d'une partition multiculturelle sublimissime

Essaouira - La 16ème édition du Festival Gnaoua et musiques du monde s'est achevée, dimanche à Essaouira, sur un concert de deux artistes d'exception Will Calhoun et Maâlem Mustapha Baqbou qui ont...