Morocco World News
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:18:58 +0000Moroccan Real Estate Promoter Scams Hundreds, Delays Handing Over Date
Rabat – A low-income housing project in the city of Bouskoura, south of Casablanca, is at the heart of a real-estate scandal as frustrated and distressed beneficiaries protest the long years of delay in handing over the keys to their properties...
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:46:35 +0000Morocco: Police Invite Man From Cote d’Ivoire to Break Fast Together
Rabat – In a heartwarming story of Pan-African solidarity, a young man from Cote d’Ivoire has recounted how Moroccan police in Casablanca invited him to break fast with them. Yves Christian M’pouet, a former student of HEC Maroc, one of...
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:44:52 +0000Morocco, Denmark Vow to Cement Bilateral Ties
Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, discussed today bilateral cooperation with his Danish counterpart Jeppe Kofod. During a phone call, the two ministers agreed to strengthen exchanges to set up a post-pandemic agenda designed to...
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:03:15 +0000AfDB Supports Modernization of Morocco’s Railway Network
Rabat – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has offered to continue to work to help Morocco in its journey to modernize its railways sector. The company seeks to contribute to improve the mobility of populations and logistical competitiveness t...
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:31:32 +0000Morocco’s Education Minister Defends Recruitment Policy Amid Teachers’ Protests
Rabat – Saaid Amzazi, Morocco’s Education Minister, has said that his department “did not impose the regional mode of hiring on anyone and remains committed to guaranteeing the right of students to apprenticeship.” The Moroccan mi...
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:40:38 +00002020: Morocco’s Hottest Year on Record
Rabat – The year 2020 was the hottest year ever recorded in Morocco, hotter than 2017 and 2010 respectively, with a national annual average temperature anomaly of +1.4 °C compared to the climatological average over the period 1981-2010, the ...
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:27:47 +0000Morocco Foils International Drug Trafficking Attempt, Arrests 9 in Tangier
Rabat – Today, April 19, Moroccan police in the city of Tangier seized 1.3 tonnes of cannabis, a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has announced. The operation was in collaboration with the General Directorate o...
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:47:43 +0000NASA Succeeds in Flying The First Helicopter on Mars
Rabat – Nasa announced on Monday that it succeeded in flying the first small robotic helicopter, named Ingenuity, on Mars. “Altimeter data confirms that Ingenuity has performed its first flight of a powered aircraft on another planet,” said...
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:33:54 +0000Moroccan Ports Records 2.3% Decline in Overall Traffic by End of March
MWN with MAP Rabat – The National Agency of Ports (ANP) said that the overall traffic recorded in Moroccan ports reached 22.9 million tons (MT) at the end of March 2021, a decline of 2.3% on a year-to-year basis. The decline is due to a drop in...
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:22:47 +0000Moroccan Philanthropists Abroad Secures Jet for Girl with Brain Tumor
Rabat – A Moroccan girl suffering from cancer was transported to Germany by private jet to undergo a medical operation after philanthropists covered the operation and travel costs. Accompanied by her parents, Maroua left Nador’s Elaroui Airpo...