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Following the devastating fire that sparked in the Atlantic Portuguese Island of Madeira, Morocco, at the instruction of King Mohammed VI, sent two Canadair aircrafts to help the neighboring country extinguish the fire. The news was confirmed by the Royal Household pointing out to the gravity of the situation in the Portuguese islands where fires […]
Ford is inviting developers of the world to participate at a contest that aims at creating apps and technological solutions focusing on making shared rides, whether on Taxi or a car, faster, safer and more cost and time efficient both for drivers and passengers. Building on Morocco’s taxi sharing tradition, Ford calls on developers to […]
The Moroccan police (DGSN) is preparing 10,000 of its members to ensure the security of the climate summit COP 22 which will take place on November 7-18 in Marrakech. According to a proactive and anticipatory approach, the Moroccan police have selected 10,000 members from different police districts to undergo a training designed to reinforce their […]
Morocco has reinforced security measures on its eastern borders following the US air strikes against ISIS in Libya. Boosting security measures aims at thwarting any infiltration attempts by ISIS militants who are enduring setbacks due to the advance of forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Sirte, local Moroccan news outlets reported. […]
A Moroccan Human rights NGO, the Association for Human Rights Defense (ADDH,) has sued lawmaker Amina Maelainine from the ruling Justice and Development Party (PJD) for terrorism apology. The lawmaker had openly endorsed extremist comments made by member of her party’s youth league, Omar Senhaji, reports say. Omar Senhaji had raised an uproar after he […]
Low cost airline, Air Arabia Morocco, will launch next autumn an air link between Tangier and Malaga, which will become the fourth destination served by the airline company in Spain. Tangier-Malaga flight duration on board Air Arabia Morocco will last 45 minutes and will be operational as of December 4, 2016 using Airbus A320 with […]
Human Rights Watch, welcomed Morocco’s new law regulating work for domestic workers saying that such a legislation is “ground breaking” in as far as it will protect the rights of this social category. This new law “could help protect thousands of women and girls from exploitation and abuse,” said the international rights watchdog in a […]
The United Nations is preparing a formal proposal to reinvigorate talks on settling the decades-old regional conflict over the Saharan provinces, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said. The spokesperson said in a briefing that the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Christopher Ross made a formal proposal to the parties […]
Turkey, via its ambassador to Rabat, joined the queue of countries hailing the return of Morocco in the African Union (AU) announced by King Mohammed VI in a message to the 27th AU summit held in Kigali, Rwanda, last month. Ethen Barkan, speaking at a press conference in Rabat on Monday, said Morocco’s presence in […]
A tribute was paid to national figure Abderrahmane El Youssoufi on July 30 by King Mohammed VI who named a street in Tangier after him. With such a tribute, Abderrahmane El Youssoufi, national movement leader, co-founder of the leftist party the USFP and former Prime Minister, becomes one of the rare national personalities who saw […]