Morocco has gone down in the ranking of the 2018 Freedom in the World report. The latter, conducted to assess each country's degree of political freedoms and civil liberties, has rated the Kingdom as a partially free nation.
ACWA, Engie and EDF have answered the tender launched to build the Nour Midelt solar power complex. The project is part of Morocco’s plan to increase the part of renewable energies in the energy mix.
Between 1924 and 1955, Bousbir served as a red-light district for soldiers in the French Casablanca. Stuffed with female sex workers, the quarter was a refuge for the military personnel fed up with their compulsory bachelorhood.
Smashed into the earth of Morocco 20 years ago, scientists reveal that these meteorites contain liquid water, hydrocarbons and amino acids. Do these meteorites carry a sign for life beyond earth ?
On the 14th of January 1943, three years before World War II, the U.S. President, Franklin Roosevelt decided to summon the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French generals Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle for an international conference in Casablanca. The famous Anfa conference lasted for 10 days and was marked by several military decisions. The Moroccan city was also home to a historical meeting between Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef and Franklin Roosevelt.
The World Bank's chief economist has stated on Friday that the International financial institution was changing the methodology for Doing Business in a way that affected the performances of some countries. The famous report was in the heart of a diplomatic crisis that erupted in October between Morocco and Algeria. Details
When Maitre Gims is in Morocco, Youssef Aarab is there too. The 32-year-old man in love with his Moroccan roots, is the star's right hand, friend and supporter. A brother from another mother who made him gain sucess in the Kingdom.
Security forces intervened on Thursday in Tendrara to disperse protests after a truck ran over a 10-year-old child. The latter died on scene after the ambulance's one-hour delay. Meanwhile, accused of breaking the law, protesters in the village denounce the marginalization of the region all while holding the local authorities accountable for the tragic incident.
On the 12th of January, Berbers in Morocco celebrate Yennayer, the first month in the agrarian Berber year. And while, Imazighen throughout the Kingdom are living the festivities of this day, others are unaware of the occasion.
Following his meeting with Horst Köhler in September in New York, the chairperson of the African Union Peace and Security Council flew to Brussels to hold talks with the UN Personal Envoy once again. Did the Algerian official succeed in convincing Hosrt Köhler to allow the PSC to find a solution to the conflict in the Sahara, as its Eastern neighbor wishes ?