Morocco, Portugal to diversify strategic partnership
Rabat, Jan 30 (IANS) Morocco and Portugal vowed in Rabat to diversify their strategic partnership and boost cooperation in different levels. The two countries are...
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Morocco 43rd at latest FIFA rankings
Rabat, Dec 19 (IANS) Morocco remain at the 43rd spot in the final rankings for 2019 of world football’s governing body FIFA, it was revealed...
Morocco arrests IS suspect
Rabat, Dec 15 (IANS) Moroccan security forces have arrested a man with suspected link to the Islamic State (IS) militant group. The suspect, 41, was...
Four IS suspects arrested in Morocco, Spain
Rabat, Dec 4 (IANS) The Moroccan security services on Wednesday dismantled in coordination with the Spanish police a terrorist cell linked to the Islamic State...
8 killed, several injured in Morocco bus crash
Rabat, Dec 2 (IANS) At least eight people have been killed and 42 others injured after a bus overturned near Morocco’s town of Bab Marzouka,...
IS suspect arrested in Morocco
Rabat, Nov 27 (IANS) Moroccan security forces arrested on Tuesday a man with suspected link to the Islamic State (IS) terror group. The 33-year-old suspect...
Ivanka Trump boosts female empowerment in Morocco
Rabat, Nov 8 (IANS) Ivanka Trump has announced a set of female empowerment projects aimed at increasing women’s employability and economic autonomy in Morocco on...
Autonomy only way forward for settling Sahara issue: Morocco King
Rabat, Nov 7 (IANS) Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has said that autonomy was the only way towards settlement of the Moroccan-Sahara issue, while guaranteeing full...
Morocco seizes eight tonnes of cannabis
Rabat, Oct 26 (IANS) The Moroccan police seized on Friday eight tonnes of cannabis in the suburb of the northern city of Tangiers. Five people...
Morocco, US agree to bolster cooperation on fighting terrorism
Rabat, Oct 23 (IANS) Morocco and the United States have announced that they agreed to “sustain cooperation to defeat terrorist groups.” According to Xinhua news...
Morocco’s king pardons journalist jailed in abortion case
Rabat, Oct 17 (IANS) Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned a woman journalist Hajar Raissouni, who was sentenced to jail last month for extramarital sex...
12th African Games concludes in Morocco
Rabat (Morocco), Sep 1 (IANS) The 12th edition of African Games concluded here on Saturday with Egypt dominating the sports feast. Egypt topped the medals...
Morocco makes major progress in King Mohammed VI’s rule
Rabat, July 29 (IANS) Morocco will on Tuesday celebrate 20 years of the reign of King Mohammed VI, who has helped steer his North African...
Morocco’s new port complex designed to be new African hub
Tangier, July 2 (IANS) Port operations of the new Tangier Med II port was launched in northern Morocco over the weekend that will make it...
Idris Elba marries Sabrina Dhowre in Morocco
Marrakesh, April 27 (IANS) Actor Idris Elba, 46, exchanged wedding vows with longtime girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre, 29, in a three-day ceremony in Morocco. In images...
Morocco shared key intelligence with Sri Lanka, India on bombings (IANS Exclusive)
Rabat/Colombo/New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Morocco shared sensitive intelligence with Sri Lanka that helped Colombo identify the nine bombers and their handlers in the Islamic...
Pope Francis begins two-day visit to Morocco, to hold mass on Sunday
Rabat, March 31 (IANS) Pope Francis has arrived here in Morocco’s capital to begin a two-day symbolic visit almost 33 years after a similar trip...
Messi to miss Argentina-Morocco friendly with injury
Buenos Aires, March 23 (IANS) Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s friendly against Morocco because of a groin injury, the country’s football federation has said. The...
‘Morocco can be India’s gateway to Europe, W. Africa’
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Morocco could serve as a gateway for India’s exports to Europe, West Africa and the US due to a plethora...
Nile crocodiles make return to Morocco after century
Agadir (Morocco), March 11 (IANS) Nile crocodiles have made a return to a first-of-its-kind park in Morocco, a century after they disappeared from the North...