Once known as Mogador, after the island that shelters its bays and sandy beaches from the Atlantic trade winds, Essaouira has had its share of the checkered history of Morocco. Carthaginians and Romans passed this way, and shellfish on its rocky shoreline provided purple dye for Imperial Roman togas. Most […]

Eight Muslim-majority countries might be offended with the new guidelines for flight passengers for any destination in the United States. Portable electronic devices including tablets and laptops now are prohibited to carry on board when they fly. The eight countries are Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and […]

After more than thirty years Morocco has again joined the African Union bloc. King Mohammed VI said at the bloc’s summit in Ethiopia’s Addis-Ababa, “When a body is sick, it is treated more effectively from the inside than from the outside.” Morocco left AU in 1984 protesting the seating of […]

Delegations of Morocco, Saudi Arabia as well as that of United Arab Emirates announced to be withdrawing from the pan Arab-African summit scheduled to be held on Wednesday in the Republican of Equatorial Guinea citing the insistence of African Union to include delegation of the Western Sahara too. A preparation […]

Tanzanian and Moroccan governments have come up with a joint statement revealing Tanzanian President John Magufuli has voiced support for Morocco’s position on the ongoing dispute over Western Sahara region. The move is towards finding permanent and viable solution to the dispute that is persisting for decades. The Tanzanian government […]