New Moroccan Law Sets Working Age of Maids at 16
By Kimberly Avalos Rabat – The controversial bill on the exploitation of minors in domestic work—commonly known as “little maids”—was adopted on Tuesday by a majority vote, according to Al Huffington...
View ArticleSettat Hosts the International Forum of Plastic Arts in Morocco
By Layachi El hadiri Settat – On the occasion of Throne Day, celebrated every year on July 30, Tamesna Association of Fine Arts organizes the tenth World Plastic Arts Forum (FIAP Nawafid 10) under the...
View ArticleMorocco’s Intercultural Communication
By Abdessamad Sahli Salé – In recent times Morocco has become the destination for millions of foreigners partially due to the country’s unique environment to foster cross-cultural communication. This...
View ArticleVideo: King Mohammed VI Honors Two Top High School Students in Morocco
Rabat – On the 17th anniversary of his coronation, known as Throne Day, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI awarded two young Moroccan women who had received the highest baccalaureate exam scores in the country...
View ArticleMoroccan Tech Company Wins World Startup Cup
By Alexandra Krauska Rabat – The Moroccan internet and phone company GoMobile won the World Startup Cup, held in Washington from August 3 to 5, according to the company’s Facebook page. The company...
View ArticleSyrian Children Hold Up Pokemon, Pray for People to Find Them
Rabat – An emotional new photo series shared on social media by the Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office shows Syrian children holding up signs with pictures of Pokemon. The captions of the...
View ArticleSpain Dismantles Child Pornography Network That Exploits Moroccan Children
By Alexandra Krauska Rabat – The Spanish Civil Guard announced Tuesday that a large child pornography network was dismantled. Many Moroccan children and teenagers were among the victims of the network....
View ArticleAfrican Kids, Cheerful despite Unacceptably Appalling Conditions
New York – In an undated poem titled In The Midst of My Pain, Christian author, poet, song writer and playwright, Margaret C. Mullings, calls for God’s Love and Presence in the midst of adversities....
View ArticleMoroccan Inventors Win Eight Gold Medals in Canada
Rabat – Moroccan inventors participated in this year’s International Invention Innovation Competition in Toronto, Canada (iCAN 2016), and won 8 gold medals. The competition took place in North York...
View Article10-Year-old Moroccan Boy Commits Suicide Over School Supplies
Casablanca -A ten-year-old boy was found hanged using an electric wire in a small village in the province of Ifrane, Morocco. His oldest brother, who was the first to discover him, immediately...
View ArticleMoroccan Team Participates in Space Camp in the US
Rabat – A Moroccan team arrives to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. On August 6, a team of six Moroccan teens headed to Huntsville, Alabama after winning the “Space Race” scholarship through online...
View ArticleMoroccan Engineers Win 1st, 2nd Prizes of International Design Contest in...
Tetouan – A team of Moroccan engineers from the National School of Applied Sciences (ENSA) of Tetouan won the first and second prizes, as well as the prize for best design at the 27th International...
View ArticleMoroccan Team Advances to Semi-finals of Enactus World Cup
New York – Enactus EHTP, representing Morocco in the 2016 World Cup taking place in Canada, shines as it advanced to the semi-finals of the Enactus World Cup. The team did an impressive job presenting...
View ArticlePlastic Surgeon to Take Charge of Aya, Described Most Obese Child in the World
Casablanca – Moroccan plastic surgeon will take charge of the surgery of an 11-year old girl described as “the most obese child in the world.” Moroccan media reported about a Moroccan child who suffers...
View ArticleUN: Moroccan Youth Organize Round Table About Climate Change
By Umnia Rais Rabat – A delegation of Moroccan youth organized a round table at the United Nations themed ‘Youths and Climate Change: What are the economic opportunities?’ The event highlighted the...
View ArticleThree Moroccan Engineering Students Invent Ecological Clay Fridge
Casablanca – Young Moroccan inventor Rawya Lamhar and two of her fellow engineering students have invented a clay fridge capable of conserving foods and medicine without electricity. This 100%...
View ArticleLe Monde: Saad Lamjarred Was Under the Influence of Cocaine and Alcohol
Casablanca, Morocco — The Moroccan-born singer, who was arrested in Paris on Wednesday October 26th after being accused of sexual assault, now risks prosecution on charges of “aggravated rape” and...
View ArticleMoroccan American Business Owner Honored with Key to the City of Alexandria
Rabat – Moroccan American entrepreneur and business owner Mohammed El Hajjam, is the first Moroccan American and Muslim to ever have received the key to the City of Alexandria, Virginia. El Hajjam,...
View ArticleLeila Slimani: ‘Moroccan Legislation Is Reminiscent of the Middle Ages’
Casablanca – French-Moroccan author and journalist Leïla Slimani, who was recently awarded the prestigious Prix Goncourt literary prize, chimes in on the recent arrest of two girls on charges of...
View ArticleMorocco’s Unemployment Rate Down to 9.6% in 2016 Q3
Rabat – Morocco’s unemployment rate decreased to 9.6 percent in the third quarter of the year 2016, against 10.1 percent a year earlier, that is a drop of 0.5 point, according to the High Planning...
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