300 worshippers were in the mosque for the Friday afternoon prayer when the minaret collapsed causing a human disaster in Meknes, Morocco. While the Imam (the preacher) was about to start his sermon for 300 worshippers who were in the mosque Bab Berdieyinne for the Friday prayer, the four-century old minaret collapsed killing 36 and [...]
The Police commissioner in Mauritania, Sid’Ahmed Ould Taya has been sentenced to seven years in prison for over trafficking of cocaine in the country. Others jailed were a French citizen,15 years, along with five Mauritanians. According to Prosecutors, the men had tried to build a desert runway to import cocaine. Some of those convicted were [...]
Two African migrants trying to find their way into Israel have been shot dead by Egyptian border police. This makes it four, the number of African migrants killed this week by the ruthless Egyptian police force. It is a clear case of Egypt not accepting that it is an African country and sees itself more [...]
Rabat – Moroccan authorities are asking Norway to punish the Norwegian diplomats who were involved in the” kidnapping” of Skah’s children. The story began last summer when Selma, born in 1993, and Tarik, born in 1996 were smuggled out of Morocco. The two children of Khalid Skah, the Moroccan athlete who won the 10000m at [...]
Tourism like any other field is possible to be touched by any political, economic, and social world changes. For Morocco, the field is one of the most economic developments that the country relies on since the 60s, beside agriculture and fishing. Yet tourism in Morocco is the only infrastructure which is not stable due to [...]
From the 14th to 17th January 2010 Marrakech will host the third edition of Morocco Travel Market. The event is considered an opportunity for tourism professionals to exhibit their products and exchange their experience. What makes this year’s edition special is the theme of financial crisis that the world is touched by. There has been [...]
According to reports coming out of Rabat, the Capital of Morocco, the government has politely turned down requests by the American government to arrest and detain Guinean President Dadis Camara who is in the country for medical treatment as a result of a gunshot wound to his head. A powerful U.S. delegation was dispatched to [...]
The appellate court in Morocco has sentenced fourteen members of a radical terror group called ‘Fath Al Andalous’ (Andalusia Conquest) yesterday in Salé, near Rabat. Rachid Zerbani, who is considered the main accused and the leader of this terror cell, was given a fifteen-year prison terms and a fine of 500.000 dirham ($ 63,000). The [...]
In a party organised yesterday in hotel Hassaan in Rabat, the Communication Minister and the government’s official spokesperson, Khalid Naciri, announced the launch of the Moroccan Amzigh TV. The launch of Amzigh TV is considered a very important event in the Moroccan audio-visual field. It is the eighth Moroccan TV channel that uses Tarifit, Tamazight, [...]
The Moroccan government, chaired by the Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, met the US Congress Delegation, led by Senator Jude Gregg, on Tuesday in Rabat to discuss their common interests and bilateral relations. The meeting shed light mainly on three issues: Morocco’s territorial integrity, the Palestinian cause, and the bilateral cooperation between the United States [...]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Egypt have made fresh calls for an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. President Hosni Mubarak met with the Saudi foreign minister to discuss the way forward on this very important middle-east issue. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit told reporters that they are constantly repeating Egypt’s ideas [...]
