Rabat, Morocco News

A scene from 'Lalon,' directed by Tanvir Mokammel. 'Lalon,' along with other Mokammel films were recently screened in Morocco; Tanvir Mokammel Pallab Bhattacharya, New Delhi For director Tanvir Mokammel, it was not only a time to judge others' films but also have his own works evaluated by others.

Rabat: US President Barack Obama voiced hope Morocco can play a leading role in bringing Arabs and Israelis together in order to solve the conflict in the Middle East.

Rabat - Three newspapers were ordered by a Moroccan court to pay Libya a total of 3 million dirhams in damages on Monday for defaming its leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Morocco is opting to prosecute the alleged mastermind of Britain's biggest-ever cash robbery, rather than send him back for trial, a judicial source says.

A Wausau television journalist says her recent trip to Morocco made her appreciate even more the American press freedoms she enjoys.

Four suspected Islamic extremists were remanded in custody by Morocco's anti-terrorist court on Monday, following their arrest last week, the interior ministry said.

Moroccan authorities say four suspects have been brought before a Moroccan court to face charges of plotting terrorist actions and drug trafficking in Spain and Morocco.

Spain and Morocco has signed new agreements which increase collaboration in anti-terrorism measures, and which consider the concept of - political crimes' for the first time.

The Secretary-General's Personal Envoy trying to help broker a political solution regarding the status Western Sahara is on his way to Morocco, following a visit to Algeria, a spokesperson for the United Nations said today.

Morocco is a little larger than California and home to about 35 million people. Morocco is a constitutional monarchy and more than 98% of the Moroccan population is Muslim.

A star of David adorns the dome of a synagogue in Essaouira. Photos by Robert Wiener Sidebar - A big, big fear' The words " Beit Hachaim ," "House of the Living," are inside the star of David adorning the gate of the Jewish cemetery in Fez.

An extradition request for a martial arts expert arrested in connection with Britain's biggest cash robbery has been rejected by Morocco, Sky sources say.

More than 300 African refugees are gathered at the gates of the Moroccan United Nations Refugee Agency , asking to be moved to another country because their rights are not respected in Morocco.

Moroccan customs agents have seized 1.77 tons of hashish in the north of the country that had been headed to Europe.

Bassima Hakaoui, a deputy of the Islamic Political Party , casting her vote at a polling station in Casablanca yesterday.

The rehearsal camp of Black Friday by the Nomadic Theatre. Sivadas Varma KOCHI: Nomadic Theatre, a handful of theatre lovers dedicated to art, is all set to redefine the theatre scenario.

As unrest in Iran continues, our correspondents have been weighing in with the local reaction from their countries.

Nemotek Technologie, the Rabat, Morocco-based company readying production of wafer level lenses and cameras , has qualified the first parts at its newly built manufacturing and packaging facility, and expects to start shipping devices in the fourth quarter of this year.

Moroccan health authorities confirmed the first case of swine flu in the city of Fez.

The number of children at a Japanese school in Germany who have tested positive for swine flu has risen to 46, in addition to three of their parents, officials say.