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ECONOMY
Moroccan Government Outlines Major Priorities in 2019 Finance Bill
Rabat - The government has prioritized education, employment, health, social protection programs, major economic projects, and investment in the forthcoming 2019 Finance Bill.
Head of...
CULTURE
Moroccan Immigration to Italy Fuels Social Relations
By Vera Sordini
Rabat - Nearly half a million Moroccans residing in Italy have boosted bilateral contacts and generated intercultural projects between the two communities.
Of...
IN PICTURES
By Renee Sang
Rabat- It is not unusual for visitors to lose count of how many cats they see while traversing the streets of Morocco. Any person could reasonably infer that the Moroccan person to cat ratio is pretty close...
Society
Switzerland Denies Muslim Couple Citizenship for Refusing to Shake Hands
Rabat - The city of Lausanne in Switzerland has denied Swiss citizenship to a Muslim couple over signs of supposedly incompatible cultural differences.
The town’s...
Education
Moroccan Government to Allegedly Regulate Private School Tuition
Rabat - The Moroccan government will intervene to regulate private schools’ tuition, a government source has alleged.
The government has finally decided to “to besiege...
EDITORIAL
FIFA Assassinates Morocco’s World Cup Hopes Twice
Rabat - Once again FIFA’s referees showed how biased they are against Morocco. After depriving it of the use of VAR in at least...
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Religion
Will Iceland Jail Jews and Muslims For Crime of Circumcision?
By Rabbi Allen S. Maller
Rabat - Jewish and Muslim religious groups have condemned a bill in Iceland's parliament that would ban circumcision for non-medical (i.e....
Malian President Expresses “Sincere Thanks” to King Mohammed VI for Training 500 Malian Imams
Rabat - Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, expressed “his sincere thanks” on Tuesday to Morocco’s King Mohammed VI for training 500 Malian imams.
"I sincerely...
Saudi Women Need Not Wear ‘Abaya’: Senior Cleric
Rabat - With the arrival of young Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman in the Saudi leadership, a lot of major social changes, deemed progressive,...
International
Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary-General, Dies at 80
Rabat - Former UN Secretary-General and Noble Peace laureate Kofi Annan died Saturday, August 18, at the age of 80.
Annan’s foundation issued a statement...
Death Toll of Bridge Collapse in Northern Italy Rises to 39
By Vera Sordini
Rabat - Two days after part of a bridge in Genoa, Italy, collapsed, the death toll has risen to at least 39...
Moroccan 9/11 Accomplice to Receive Premature Release
Rabat - Germany has granted early release to Mounir El Motassadeq, a Moroccan accomplice in the 9/11 attack, after he served 15 years in...