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Morocco put 'great effort' to rescue Spanish cavers - 06/04/2015 MAP

Madrid - Morocco put "great effort" to rescue the three Spanish cavers who were trapped in a deep ravine in the province of Ouarzazate, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday. "The...

Spanish-Moroccan security cooperation, exemplary' - 06/04/2015 MAP

Madird - The Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz described, on Sunday, the security cooperation with Morocco as "exemplary" notably in combating terrorism....

France awards Légion d'honneur with rank of commander to Morocco's museums foundation president - 06/04/2015 MAP

Paris - France awarded Moroccan painter and President of the national museums foundation Mehdi Qotbi the Légion d'honneur with the rank of commander. Qotbi had been previously awarded the legion...

Morocco-Gabon: steering committee on cooperation agreement on development and investment set up - 04/04/2015 MAP

Rabat - Minister delegate for the Interior Charki Drais and Gabon's minister delegate for Social Forecasting Marie-Françoise Dikoumba approved, on Friday in Rabat, the formalization of the joint...

Hanoi Declaration Gives MPs Greater Role in Defining Post-2015 MDGs - 03/04/2015 MAP

Hanoi - The declaration of Hanoi, adopted at the end of the 132nd Assembly fo the Interparliamentary Union (IPU) in the Vietnamese capital, gives MPs a greater role in defining the post-2015...

Morocco Well-positioned to Attract Indonesian Investors - 03/04/2015 MAP

Rabat - Minister for Energy, Mines, Water and the Environment, Abdelkader Amara, called on Wednesday in Rabat Indonesian investors to explore the investment opportunities offered in Morocco, notably...

Morocco Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attacks on Egyptian Troops in Sinai - 03/04/2015 MAP

Rabat - Morocco strongly condemned, on Thursday, the terrorist attacks targeting the Egyptian army in Sinai in which dozen soldiers were killed. "The Kingdom of Morocco strongly denounces the...

Le roman "Meursault, contre-enquête" de Kamel Daoud paraîtra en juin aux Etats-Unis - 02/04/2015 APS

Alger - La traduction en anglais du roman "Meursault, contre-enquête" de l'écrivain et journaliste algérien Kamel Daoud, finaliste au Goncourt, paraîtra en juin prochain chez "Other Press", une...

International Forum on Sahara Stresses Pertinence of Autonomy as Solution to Sahara Issue - 02/04/2015 MAP

Laayoune - Participants at the international forum on the Sahara highlighted, on Wednesday in Laayoune, the pertinence of the autonomy initiative as a sound basis for resolving the artificial dispute...

Spring break: Morocco among Belgians' favorite destinations - 02/04/2015 MAP

Brussels - Morocco is among tourist destinations favored by Belgians to spend the spring break, according to data on reservations made by Belgian travelers. Over the past weeks, a 11 % rise in the...

Morocco's Employment Minister holds talks with Luxembourgish peer - 01/04/2015 MAP

Rabat - Employment and social affairs Minister Abdeslam Seddiki held talks, on Tuesday in Rabat, with Luxembourgish Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy Nicolas...

Annual cost of environmental degradation estimated at 4% of GDP Minister - 01/04/2015 MAP

Fez - The total cost of environmental degradation is estimated at 4% of GDP, said Minister Delegate in charge of the Environment Hakima El Haite. Speaking at a conference in Fez on local...

UN Secretary General welcomes 'progress' in Libyan peace talks - 01/04/2015 MAP

Kuwait - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said, on Tuesday in Kuwait, that the Libyan factions taking part in the UN-led peace talks in Skhirate (outskirts of Rabat) are making "encouraging...

Morocco on Way to Become Major Islamic Training Hub' - 01/04/2015 MAP

Washington - Thanks to the numerous initiatives launched by Morocco in the field of the training of Imams and religious scholars in line with a tolerance-based religious model, Morocco is on the way...

Le 3ème festival international de Merzouga des musiques du monde, du 17 au 19 avril - 30/03/2015 MAP

Errachidia - La ville de Merzouga abrite, du 17 au 19 avril prochain, la 3ème édition du Festival international des musiques du Monde. Initié par l'Association saharienne pour le Développement...

L’élevage pastoral au Sahel : entre menaces réelles et atouts incontestables - 30/03/2015 Afrique Décryptages

Nous pouvons partir de la définition de l’élevage pastoral la plus communément partagée laquelle renvoie à la mobilité des troupeaux, ce qui le distingue des élevages dits fixes ou sédentaires. Sa...

Two Moroccans named 'Young Global Leaders 2015' by WEF - 28/03/2015 MAP

Geneva - Young Moroccans Mustapha Mokass and Abdelmalek Alaoui joined the prestigious "Young Global Leaders 2015", a multi-stakeholder community of exceptional young leaders by the World Economic...

Fifty young French religious leaders to be trained in Morocco, Union of Mosques in France - 28/03/2015 MAP

Rabat - Fifty young French imams (religious leaders) will be trained annually in Morocco, the Union of Mosques in France (UMF) announced on Friday. The Union obtained on July 30, 2014, the...

Morocco, UN Women sign agreement on gender mainstreaming in water sector - 28/03/2015 MAP

Rabat - The Ministry delegate for energy, mining, water and environment, in charge of water, and the UN Women signed, on Friday in Rabat, an agreement to elaborate a strategy for the...

MAP news agency sign cooperation agreements with FAAPA member agencies - 27/03/2015 MAP

Rabat - Morocco's news agency (MAP) signed, on Thursday in Rabat, four partnership agreements with news agencies which are members of the Atlantic Federation of African News agencies (FAAPA) to...