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Sat, 09 Jan 2021 18:22:09 +0000
Morocco’s ‘Cities Without Slums’ Project to Rehouse 22,000 Households
Morocco’s Minister for Planning and Urban Policy, Nouzha Bouchareb announced on Friday the re-launch of the “Cities Without Slums” program’s plans to rehouse some 22,000 families in the Skhirat-Temara area. The “Cities Without Slums” prog...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 17:58:13 +0000
Doha Moustaquim, a Young Moroccan Filmmaker on the Rise
Doha Moustaquim is one of the youngest professional filmmakers in Morocco. At the ripe age of 21, the Casablanca-raised director has already made a name in the filmmaking industry by producing her recent film “BYE-BYE LA FRANCE.” Growing up with ...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 16:58:18 +0000
Indonesian Jetliner Crashes Into Java Sea After Takeoff
Rabat – A few minutes after takeoff a Boeing 737 jetliner belonging to Indonesian Sriwijaya Air crashed into the Java Sea today. Shortly after departure the plane suddenly fell almost 3 kilometers in less than a minute before crashing into the ...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 16:39:23 +0000
Seven Useful Languages You Should Learn This Year
It can be useful to learn foreign languages not only for technical purposes but also because it creates more inclusive attitudes and lessens any prejudice towards people who are different than us. Such a study can foster a profound understanding of t...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 15:43:26 +0000
Morocco, UK Considering Tunnel Connecting Gibraltar With Tangiers?
Rabat – Rumors are going around that the governments of the UK and Morocco are considering a tunnel connecting Africa with Europe. Several media outlets have reported that the imagined tunnel is rapidly becoming a possible reality.   ...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 15:38:11 +0000
US Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker Visits Laayoune
The US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Shenker arrived this morning in Laayoune, the US embassy in Morocco announced in a Twitter post. Upon his arrival at Hassan I Airport in Laayoune, Schenker was greeted by the wali (g...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 15:17:02 +0000
The US-Morocco-Israel Agreement and the Triumph of Pragmatism
Fez – Following recent developments in the Middle East, and especially after the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan recognized Israel, Morocco adopted a similar pragmatic approach in its decision to resume bilateral relations with Israel ...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 13:40:09 +0000
Police Arrest Four Suspects in Fez for Fraud, Forgery
Police in Fez this week arrested four individuals, including a woman, suspected of links with a criminal network active in the falsification of official documents, and fraud.  The General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) provided the F...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 13:33:58 +0000
Boeing Fined $2.5 Billion For 737 MAX ‘Criminal Conspiracy’
Rabat – Boeing has been charged with criminal fraud charges for its Boeing 737 MAX scandal that cost the lives of 346 people. The US Department of Justice charged the company with a criminal charge related to conspiracy. Boeing was proven to ha...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 13:31:59 +0000
Lawyer: Arrest of Maati Monjib ‘Completely Legal, Not Arbitrary’
Moroccan security services have based their arrest of historian Maati Monjib on charges stipulated in the country’s penal code, claimed Meriem Jamal Idrissi, a lawyer at the court of Casablanca. Jamal Idrissi made the statement in response to some ...



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