Kuwaitis abandon battle for Muammar Gaddafi's `Air Force One`
Muammar Gaddafi was killed in October 2011, after which the oil-rich country slid into chaos, with the Islamic State group making inroads.
Sep 09, 2016, 22:17 PM IST
Moroccan suspected of links to Paris attack jihadists held in Austria
A Moroccan man arrested in Brussels in July is being held in Austria, suspected of having links to the jihadist cell responsible for the Paris attacks last November, a spokesman for the Belgian federal prosecutor told AFP on Monday.
Sep 06, 2016, 04:50 AM IST
Morocco rapist of teen who took own life gets 20 years jail
Omar Arbib of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights told AFP that the accused on trial in the city of Marrakesh was found guilty of raping a minor and of group violence.
Aug 25, 2016, 00:43 AM IST
SHOCKING! Heads of Moroccan Islamist movement caught having sex on the beach
Two senior functionaries of a Moroccan Islamic movement that promotes, among other things, a puritanical world view in which adultery is punishable with death, were caught by police in a sexual act in a car near a beach north of Casablanca, the north Africa country's commercial capital, officials confirmed.
Aug 23, 2016, 14:40 PM IST
At least 1 dead, 16 injured in Morocco building collapse
Morocco's state-run news agency is reporting that two buildings have collapsed in a working class neighbourhood of Casablanca.
Aug 06, 2016, 03:03 AM IST
Moroccan boxer Hassan Saada arrested for sexual harassment in Olympic Village
Saada`s first bout against Turkey`s Mehmet Nadir Unal was initially scheduled for Saturday, but a judge has ordered him to be held initially for 15 days.
Aug 05, 2016, 21:33 PM IST
US terror sanctions on suspect in Brussels, Paris attacks
The United States on Wednesday designated a suspect in the Brussels and Paris attacks known as "the man in the hat" as a global terrorist, blocking any US assets he may have.
Aug 03, 2016, 21:03 PM IST
Planning to visit Africa? Check out these top 5 places for sure
Here, we bring to you the top 5 must-visit places in the continent of Africa!
Jul 23, 2016, 13:30 PM IST
Some 38 of 84 killed in Nice truck attack were foreigners: Ministry
Some 38 of the 84 people killed on the seafront in Nice by a truck-driving man as they celebrated Bastille Day on July 14 were foreigners, the French foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Jul 20, 2016, 09:46 AM IST
Morocco wants to rejoin African Union: King Mohammed VI
Morocco wants to rejoin the African Union.
Jul 18, 2016, 09:36 AM IST
Morocco arrests 10 suspected Islamist militants, including Algerian
Morocco said on Thursday that it had dismantled a suspected militant cell inspired by the radical group Islamic State and that it had arrested 10 men who were planning attacks in the North African kingdom.
Jun 24, 2016, 04:58 AM IST
Morocco offers to let some UN Western Sahara mission staff back
Morocco has proposed allowing around 25 civilian staff to immediately return to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara in a sign that tensions between Rabat and the U.N. may be easing.
Jun 18, 2016, 04:56 AM IST
First lady Michelle Obama to promote education in Liberia, Morocco, Spain
Michelle Obama plans to promote her year-old global girls' education initiative during upcoming stops in Liberia, Morocco and Spain.
Jun 16, 2016, 03:34 AM IST
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are parts of 'Akhand Bharat'? Know the controversy
In a major gaffe by organisers of an event at the Mohammad V University in Moroccan capital Rabat, which Vice-President Hamid Ansari is scheduled to address on Wednesday, a hoarding shows a map of India that includes Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh as its parts.
Jun 01, 2016, 16:23 PM IST
India-Morocco Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched
The chamber was jointly launched by visiting Vice President Hamid Ansari and Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane at a function.
Jun 01, 2016, 09:22 AM IST
Hamid Ansari arrives in Morocco
Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived in Morocco on Tuesday on the first leg of his two-nation tour as part of efforts to build on diplomatic gains from the India-Africa Summit and lay platform for a future partnership.
May 31, 2016, 00:26 AM IST
Morocco, Jordan and Dubai: Wow, this celebrity couple is giving us some serious vacation goals – See photos
Suyyash Rai and Kishwer Merchant recently had an exotic vacation in Morocco, Jordan and Dubai.
May 19, 2016, 08:42 AM IST
UNSEEN PICS! Ranbir Kapoor-Katrina Kaif on the sets of 'Jagga Jasoos' in Morocco
We love to read about them, and especially if there's a movie which brings them together, then the excitement is palpable. Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif might have called it quits as a couple, but being thorough professionals, they are winding up the shoot of their much delayed 'Jagga Jasoos' in Morocco.
May 18, 2016, 10:54 AM IST
Morocco slams US human rights report as a list of lies
The official MAP news agency on Tuesday quoted the Interior Ministry as saying the report's content is "truly scandalous."
May 18, 2016, 04:54 AM IST
IS-linked cell in Morocco planned attack in Brussels
A recently busted Islamic State (IS) linked cell in Morocco planned terrorist attacks in Brussels, local media reported on Sunday.
May 02, 2016, 06:19 AM IST
