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Smalto, designer to leaders and athletes, dies at 87 - 07/04/2015 AP
Paris - Francesco Smalto, an Italian-born designer who fashioned clothes for world leaders and celebrities, died at age 87, his fashion house said in a statement Monday....
Festival de Fès des Musiques Sacrées : 21ème édition du 22 au 30 mai 2015 - 07/04/2015 Planète Soufie
Maroc : Dimension culturelle africaine de la ville de Fès pour cette année Hommage aux échanges entre Fès et l'Afrique Subsaharienne,...
Boko Haram 'open fire on dozens' in NE Nigeria raid - 06/04/2015 AFP
Kano (Nigeria) - Suspected Boko Haram gunmen opened fire on villagers and torched a number of buildings in a new attack in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Monday. Resident Ahmad Ali told AFP...
French free Dutchman held by AQIM Islamists in Mali - 06/04/2015 AFP
Paris - A Dutch national kidnapped nearly four years ago in northern Mali's Timbuktu by AQIM Islamists was freed Monday in a French military operation, France's defence ministry said....
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...