A Moroccan Girl

 Morocco announced on Sunday withdrawing its forces from Guerguerat zone, a strait on the Moroccan Sahara territory. King Mohammed 6 had ordered a unilateral withdrawal from the zone in conformation with the U.N. Secretary General’s recommendations. The Moroccan Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday, that Morocco took into consideration the statement of U.N. spokesperson concerning the dangerous situation in Guerguerat. It announced that in respect of the...

Moroccan boxer, Ahmed Benjeddou (69kg) has won the belt of the Universal Boxing Organization (UBO) by defeating Georgian Giorgi Ungiadze on Saturday night at the Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan in Berkane in eastern Morocco. Benjeddou, a former undefeated African Champion was in control throughout the entire fight against opponent, Giorgi Ungiadze, reported the Universal Boxing Organization. After 12 rounds the 40-year-old super welterweight...

The United Nations on Monday welcomed Morocco’s decision of unilateral withdrawal from the Guergarate region, deeming it a “positive” move. “We obviously welcome the move, and we see it as a positive movement”, Spokesman of UN Secretary General, Stéphane Dujarric said during his daily press briefing, adding that the UN “would like to see a general easing of the tensions”. He noted that “today, Minusro...

Two men arrested in Tangier for committing homosexual acts face 6 months of prison and a fine of MAD 1000 each. Tangier’s Primary Court sentenced two men last Friday after the leak of nearly a one-and-a-half minute video, which became viral on Whatsapp, showing the two men engaged in full sexual acts. The two accused men are a university student and a real...

 Morocco’s key tourism sector barely grew last year amid security challenges, but operators are hoping Chinese and Russian visitors will boost their fortunes in the coming years. While political turmoil and terrorist attacks have battered the sector in Egypt and Tunisia, Morocco registered 10 million visitors last year, according to the Moroccan Tourism Observatory (MTO). That was a barely perceptible rise of 1.5...

Royal Air Morocco  will begin operating three flights per week between Naples and Casablanca starting March 28, with clients from three categories expected to take advantage of the new route: tourists, Italian business travelers, and workers of African origin who live in southern Italy. The Naples airport is the southernmost Italian destination of the Moroccan carrier that also provides service to Milan, Venice,...

Canada’s Immigration Minister, Ahmed Hussen, unveiled Canada’s plans to resettle 1200 Yazidi survivors of ISIS, at a press conference held in Ottawa Tuesday, according to CBC News. In response to a unanimously adopted motion, tabled by the Conservative party at the end of 2016, the governing Liberal party held a press conference in Ottawa Tuesday where Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the government’s...

More than 850 migrants have breached the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta over the past week, amid heightened tensions between the North African kingdom and the European Union over a free trade dispute. Located on the northern tip of Morocco’s Mediterranean coast, Ceuta is one of only two land borders between Europe and Africa, making it an attractive entry point...

Three family members died and four others were injured on Tuesday night following the collapse of their home in the neighborhood of Sidi Youssef Ben Ali in Marrakesh. The incident occurred at 9 p.m. According to the Wali of Marrakech, Abdelfatah Bjioui, it was caused by the latest rainfall. Medical sources revealed that a 46-year-old woman was killed instantly while two children respectively 4 and...

Morocco has been ranked 86th in the Index of Economic Freedom established by the Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based think-tank, labeling it a moderately free country. In the 86th place, Morocco is the best ranked in the Maghreb region, far ahead of its neighbors. Tunisia ranks 123rd, while Algeria ranks 172nd. With a score of 61.5 (against 61.3 last year), Morocco is ranked 9th...

NASA will hold a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 22, to present “new findings on planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets,” announced the space agency on Monday. The event, which will be aired live on NASA Television and the agency’s website, has already caught the attention of Media and scientists giving hope that NASA could find a planet able...

Four Moroccan cities, led by Marrakesh, ranked among the top 10 African cities for quality of life in a new survey published Tuesday. Marrakesh, nicknamed the Ochre City for the walls surrounding its old Medina district, clinched the top ranking, with three other Moroccan cities -- Casablanca, Rabat and Fez -- in the top 10. "They are cities that are not huge, where...

Morocco parliament launched on Tuesday a Moroccan-Chinese friendship group, aiming at promoting joint actions between legislative branches in the two countries. The speaker of Morocco's House of Representatives Habib El Malki announced the establishment of the group, saying that the movement would contribute to fostering bilateral cooperation between the two countries, according to an official statement. El Malki met with Chinese Ambassador to...

The Moroccan city of Ouarzazate sits on a dusty, red-earth plateau where the Atlas Mountains begin to descend into the Sahara Desert. Its dramatic landscape has made it a popular setting for movies and TV shows, from Middle Eastern epics like “Lawrence of Arabia” and “The Mummy” to HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” But Ouarzazate’s location also makes it a perfect spot for a...

Facebook owned WhatsApp has announced in a blog post today the roll out of its revamped status feature. Starting today, users on all supported platforms will receive the new feature, which allows the use of pictures and videos as status updates in a similar way to Snapchat Stories. WhatsApp was first conceived in February 2009 as "an application that lets your friends and other contacts know what...