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EU says royal migration initiative 'very relevant', 'unprecedented leap' - 03/10/2013 MAP

New York (UN) - The EU described, on Tuesday at the UN headquarters in NY, the royal migration initiative as very relevant and unprecedented qualitative leap which shows Morocco's maturity....

Council of Europe: CEPEJ actively committed to supporting Morocco's judiciary reform - 03/10/2013 MAP

Strasbourg - The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) of the council of Europe is actively committed to supporting Morocco's process for reforming the judiciary, Clementina...

Egypt: Disrespecting flag can lead to prison - 03/10/2013 MARIAM RIZK

Cairo - Egypt's interim government decided Wednesday that insulting the flag and refusing to stand for the national anthem is an offense punishable by law....

Russian Embassy in Libya attacked, 1 Libyan killed - 03/10/2013 AP

Tripoli - An armed mob broke into the Russian Embassy compound in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Wednesday, climbing over walls, breaking down a metal gate and shooting in the air. One of the...

Obama warns Wall Street over fiscal crisis - 03/10/2013 AFP

US President Barack Obama sent Wall Street a blunt warning Wednesday that it should be very worried about a political crisis that has shut down the government and could trigger a US debt default....

Morocco calls at UN for African alliance for migration and development - 02/10/2013 MAP

New York (UN) - Morocco called, on Tuesday at the UN headquarters in New York, for an initiative called "African Alliance for Migration and Development" with the aim of deepening a shared African...

Morocco proposes "African alliance for migration and development" - 02/10/2013 MAP

New York - Morocco proposed on Tuesday at a side-event of the UN 68th general assembly the creation of an "African alliance for migration and development" to ponder on an "African common vision" over...

Moroccan ambassador presents credentials to Prince Albert II of Monaco - 02/10/2013 MAP

Paris - Prince Albert II of Monaco received this Wednesday morning Chakib Benmoussa who presented him his credentials as Morocco's extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Monaco....

YouTube launches first music awards - 02/10/2013 AFP - Eric Piermont

Video-sharing service YouTube has announced its first music awards, which will be presented at a live event November 3 featuring Lady Gaga, Eminem, Arcade Fire and others. YouTube said the awards...

'Diana' film poster removed from Paris crash site - 02/10/2013 AFP

Paris - The French distributor of the film "Diana" has removed an advertising poster that sparked outrage for being placed at the site where the Princess of Wales died in 1997. Distributor Le...

US teens' dangerous obsession with 'thigh gap' - 02/10/2013 AFP - Fabienne Faur

Washington - It's the latest weight loss craze among American teens striving to emulate the models they see in magazines: the "thigh gap", in which slender legs, when standing with feet together, do...

Egypt suspends tourism with Iran for security - 02/10/2013 AFP

Egypt's Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou said on Tuesday that tourism links with Iran had been suspended for reasons of "national security," state television reported. Flights bringing Iranian...

New York City Opera to close after 70 years - 02/10/2013 AFP

New York - The New York City Opera said Tuesday it would close and start filing for bankruptcy after failing to secure a desperately needed $7 million through an emergency fund-raising appeal....

Chinese flock to Tiananmen for holiday - 02/10/2013 AFP

Beijing - Flag-waving crowds packed Beijing's Tiananmen Square Tuesday to celebrate National Day which heralds China's "Golden Week" holiday, as the country's transport network strained with...

6 police wounded during violence in Algeria desert - 02/10/2013 AFP - Farouk Batiche

Algiers - Six policemen were injured in clashes between rival communities in the Algerian oasis town of Ghardaia, a security source and a human rights activist said on Tuesday....

6 police wounded during violence in Algeria desert - 02/10/2013 AFP - Farouk Batiche

Algiers - Six policemen were injured in clashes between rival communities in the Algerian oasis town of Ghardaia, a security source and a human rights activist said on Tuesday....

Mali fighting forces president back from France trip - 02/10/2013 AFP

Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita will on Tuesday cut short a visit to France amid renewed fighting between insurgents and the military in the African nation....

Israel ready to tackle nuclear Iran 'alone' - 02/10/2013 AFP - Timothy Clary

United Nations - Israel is ready to act "alone" to stop Iran making a nuclear bomb, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday in a hardline warning against rushing into deals with the new...

UN condemns widespread torture in Libya - 02/10/2013 AFP

Torture is widespread in Libyan detention centres run by brigades which emerged during the 2011 revolution, a UN report said Tuesday, urging Tripoli to bring all facilities under full state...

IMF issues warning on South African economy - 02/10/2013 AFP - File-Alexander Joe

The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that South Africa is trailing other emerging markets economies and must quickly implement reforms if it wants to avoid crisis....