Qatar Airways to launch three weekly flights to Rabat

Qatar appoints a new ambassador to Morocco

Authorities use water cannons to disperse protesting teachers

King Mohammed VI launches in Rabat building works of new police headquarters

Rabat : Police disperse a teachers’ protest using water cannons

Did Morocco prevent an Iranian delegation from attending a parliamentary session in Rabat ?

Earlier this week, media reports suggested that an Iranian parliamentary delegation was prevented from attending the 14th session of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Member States. A source within the parliament denied these reports, stressing that Iran chose not to participate to the meeting.

Isaac de Razilly, when a member of the French navy blockaded Rabat and Salé

In 1629, French navy member Isaac de Razilly sailed to Morocco to free Christian subjects, enslaved by Rabat and Salé’s corsairs. Razilly blockaded the two cities, leading to a civil war that weakened the country’s pirates.

An Italian woman stabbed by three men in Rabat

King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia arrive in Morocco

Ahmed El Inglizi, the 18th century English renegade who built parts of Essaouira

In the 18th century, English convert Ahmed El Inglizi was hired by Sultan Mohammed ben Abdellah to build parts of Essaouira. The architect, who left Christianity for Islam, was known for refurbishing Rabat’s ancient Medina and joining corsairs in Salé.