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Moroccan Dutch Khadija Arib of the Labour Party was elected on Wednesday speaker of the lower house of the Dutch parliament. Arib won 83 votes out of 134. Born in 1960 in Settat's region (South of Casablanca), Arib left Morocco and moved…

France's ambassador in Morocco, Jean-François Girault, handed on Tuesday evening prestigious distinctions to three Moroccan women: Nadia Bezad, a medical doctor, Soumaya Guessous, sociologist and Faouzia Zaaboul, treasury manager at the…

Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita highlighted on Sunday the relevance and scope of HM King Mohammed VI's initiative to train Malian imams in Morocco as an approach that "addresses the roots of evil". The opportunity that HM King…

The Moroccan banks are among the most active and wide-ranging Arab banks, said Joseph Torbey, president of the board of directors of the World Union of Arab Bankers (WUAB). In a statement to MAP on the sidelines of the 20th session of the…

Moroccan researcher and cinema critic, Mustapha Mesnaoui, passed away on Tuesday morning in Cairo of a heart attack. The late Mesnaoui, 62, died on the way to hospital where he was transferred from the hotel in Cairo where he was scheduled…

Upon instructions of HM King Mohammed VI, supreme chief and general chief of staff of the Royal Armed forces (FAR), General de Corps d'Armée, FAR general inspector and commander of the Southern zone, met on Monday with US secretary of the…

A Moroccan national was killed and two others injured in the terrorist attacks that rocked Paris Friday night, according to the latest toll provided Sunday by Morocco's Embassy in France. Another injured Moroccan national was identified…

This is the biggest catch realized in France for two years: some 7.1 tonnes of cannabis worth of 15 million euros, hidden in three vans were seized by customs in the night from Saturday to Sunday in central Paris, a "new method of storage,"…

The death toll of Moroccan pilgrims in Mina drama gets heavier. A final report provided by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs reported 19 dead. According to the latest statement from the Office of Moroccan pilgrims affairs, 19…

Five Moroccan pilgrims died and eight others (5 men and 3 women) were injured in the stampede tragedy of Mina, said a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. The same source states that "34 other pilgrims are worn…