Abu Dhabi : 11th Sheikh Zayed Book Award Names Abdallah Laroui Cultural Personality of the Year
Wednesday, 05 April 2017 21:39The Sheikh Zayed Book Award announced, on Wednesday, that Moroccan historian and scholar Abdallah Laroui will be celebrated as the Cultural Personality of the Year for the award’s 2016-2017 edition.
HM the King Appoints New Government
Wednesday, 05 April 2017 21:22Rabat - HM King Mohammed VI, accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, appointed, on Wednesday in the Throne Hall in the Royal Palace in Rabat, the new government.
Religious Coexistence: HM King Mohammed VI, a 'Model for all Worlds' Leaders’ (ASF President)
Sunday, 02 April 2017 11:06HM King Mohammed VI represents a model not only for the leaders of the region but for the whole world, notably because of the laudable actions that the Sovereign has undertaken for the restoration of cemeteries and other Jewish sites throughout the Kingdom, said, Thursday 30 April 2017in New York, President of the American Sephardic Federation (ASF), David Dangoor.
HRH Princess Lalla Meryem, French Pres. Chair in Paris Opening of Exhibition ‘Splendours of Writing in Morocco, Rare and Unpublished Manuscripts’
Thursday, 23 March 2017 09:03HRH Princess Lalla Meryem and French President François Hollande chaired here on Wednesday the opening of the exhibition "Splendours of writing in Morocco, rare and unpublished manuscripts", which is held from March 22 to April 6 under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI.
Dutch elections : Democracy blocks populism
Thursday, 16 March 2017 10:58There was an outstanding turnout in the Dutch elections which took place on 15 march 2017: 81% of the 12.9 million voters went to the polls and largely elected Mark Rutte's Liberal party (VVD). The liberal party is followed by the Democratic Christian Party (CDA), the Social Democratic Party (D66), and the PVV, the populist and anti-Muslim party of Geert Wilders. The Green-left Party of Jesse Klaver -close to the PVDA (partij van de Arbeid)- could also be part of the future coalition.
What's at stake in the Netherlands' elections?
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 09:58In this weeks election (NDLR 15 march 2017), voters in Holland have to try and make sense of promises made by 28 parties and choose their future against a backdrop of a violent diplomatic dispute with Turkey, growing irritation with the EU, and increasingly populist politics worldwide.
HM the King Calls on Lovers of Peace and Tolerance to Rise up Against Dissemination of Fanaticism
Saturday, 11 March 2017 19:00HM King Mohammed VI called on lovers of peace, life and tolerance to rise up against the dissemination of fanaticism and obscurantism.
Migration: Over 18,000 Applications in 2nd Phase of Regularization Operation
Thursday, 09 March 2017 21:15Some 18,281 applications for regularization of irregular migrants have been filed in Morocco since the launch of the 2nd phase of this operation until March 8, Minister for Moroccans Living Abroad and Migration Affairs, Anis Birou, said.
Portray: Mina Rhouch, a woman devoted to the migrants in Spain
Tuesday, 07 March 2017 20:56Mrs Mina Rhouch is a doctor deeply involved in the spanish civil society, particularly in Sevilla where she lives. Her sphere of action: helping the most vulnerable migrants, especially women and minors.
UNSG Names Moroccan Najat Rochdi as Deputy Special Representative in Central African Republic
Thursday, 02 March 2017 23:56UNSG Antonio Guterres named on Thursday Moroccan Najat Rochdi as Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), where she will serve as UN resident coordinator, humanitarian coordinator in the country, as well as UNDP resident representative.