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Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte has wooed Moroccan player and Ajax magic maker Hakim Ziyech to sign for the Italian top league club AS Roma. Conte, great fan of the Serie A team revealed his fondness for the 26-year old player, born in the Netherlands, in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport when asked if […]
Domestic violence is widespread in Morocco affecting 54% of Moroccan women, said a survey by family and solidarity ministry. The survey covered all Moroccan regions and found that 55.8% of urban women and 51.6% of rural women have suffered forms of violence. Women aged 25-29 were most likely to endure violence, the survey showed, adding […]
The Istanbul-based Pegasus Airlines will launch in July its first route to Morocco, at Casablanca, marking its debut in the North African country. The new route, part of the carrier’s expansion on the African continent, will be inaugurated on July 8. The airline will propose four weekly flights to the Moroccan business city. Passengers will […]
Brazilian President has appointed Julio Glinternick Bitelli as Brazil’s new ambassador to Morocco, it was officially announced last week. The new envoy will replace incumbent Jose Humberto de Brito Cruz who is still in his position in the North African country. The nomination has been approved by the Senate, which approved several other appointments. Bitelli […]
King Mohammed VI praised the performance and values of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR), which celebrates the 63rd anniversary of its creation. The establishment of the Royal Armed Forces is a “watershed” event in Morocco’s centuries-old history, said the king in an Order of the Day, highlighting the attachment of all the constituents of […]
Moroccan MPS reiterated their call for a census of the populations held against their will in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps, holding Algeria responsible for the human rights violations that take place in its territories. Speaking at a plenary session of the Pan-African legislative institution held in the South African municipality of Midrand, halfway between Pretoria […]
Morocco celebrates this Tuesday (May 14) the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Royal Armed Forces, an opportunity to pay tribute to these forces, which stand as bulwark in the defense of the people and the Nation and which are tirelessly committed to international peace and stability. Shortly after it regained its independence, Morocco […]
The Republic of Gambia is seeking the support of King Mohammed VI for its bid to host the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in 2022. To this end, President Adama Barrow sent to Rabat his top diplomat Mamadou Tangara carrying a personal message for the Moroccan sovereign. The Gambian envoy was received […]
Morocco has partnered with EON Reality, the world leader in Virtual Reality, and the USAID, to launch its first Interactive Digital Center (IDC). Located on Mohammed VI Polytechnic University’s campus in Ben Guerir, the new IDC will provide Augmented and Virtual Reality (AVR) technology, solutions, and products to Morocco’s growing digital transformation of the academic, […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has been awarded the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor, which is granted annually to a select group of individuals whose accomplishments in their field and inspired service are cause for celebration. Sponsored by the Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS), the Ellis Island Medals of Honor embodies the spirit of […]