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Zakaria Moumni Arrested in Montreal for attempting to disrupt Throne Day Celebrations

Zakaria Moumni was arrested Saturday night by Montreal police after he broke into a festival organized by members of the Moroccan community to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the accession of King Mohammed VI to the Throne. He got into a violent altercation with Moroccan youtuber Mohamed Touhfa from Florida, who was invited to the […]

UAE to open its Consulate General in Laayoune Next Wednesday

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will inaugurate its Consulate General in Laayoune, in the Moroccan Sahara, on Wednesday, November 4, Le360 news outlet reported, citing a governmental source. The same source confirmed that the Emirati Foreign Minister, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is expected in Laayoune to chair the inauguration ceremony of the diplomatic representation. […]

Morocco: Tourism authority targets 11 million tourists for 2017

Moroccan tourism authority has announced its 2017 ambition as the industry authorities hope to increase arrivals from China and Italy and hit an 11 million-tourist target. Figures of tourist arrivals for 2016 second semester have saved the session and hyped hope at ONMT. Around 10.4 million tourists visited the kingdom in 2016. To reach the […]