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Moroccan Islamists’ key ally quits govt: party official
RABAT, May 11, 2013 (AFP) The national council of Morocco's conservative Istiqlal party, the main ally of the Islamists ruling the country for the past year and a half, decided on Saturday to pull out...
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Press review of Moroccan weeklies editorials
Rabat, May 11, 2013 (MAP) The recent events in the southern provinces, the government’s public policy monthly meetings at the Parliament, the new press code, and the Palestinian issue are the key...
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Morocco: Chabat Withdraws from the PJD-led Coalition Government
By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Sidi Ifni, Morocco, May 11, 2013 Morocco’s Istiqlal Party Members voted on Saturday to withdraw from the Coalition Government after having consulted members of the...
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King Mohammed VI tells Chabat IP Ministers to remain in the government
Morocco World News Rabat, May 11, 2013 Following the decisionof the Istiqlal party to withdraw from the PJD-led government, King Mohammed VI, who is in a private visit in Paris, called Hamid Chabat,...
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Chabat’s Decision Endangers the Viability of the PJD Government
By Tarik El Baraka Morocco World News Rabat, May 11, 2013 The National Assembly of the Istiqlal party has decided unanimously on Saturday to withdraw from the governmental coalition led by the party of...
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Morocco king urges key govt ally to stay in cabinet
RABAT, Morocco, May 12, 2013 (AFP) King Mohammed V of Morocco has urged the conservative Istiqlal party to go back on a decision to pull out from the Islamist-led government, a spokesman for the party...
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‘We Could No longer Take Part to this Masquerade’ Kenza el Ghali, Istiqlal...
By Loubna Flah Morocco World News Casablanca, May 12, 2013 The cacophony between the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) and the Istiqlal Party (IP) reached its pinnacle with the decision of the IP...
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Morocco-US relations back to normalcy after a mild strain
By Jamal Laoudi Morocco World News Washington, May 13, 2013 The United States and Morocco have historically enjoyed exemplary bilateral relations. In 1786, the two countries signed the...
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Highlights of Moroccan editorials May 13
Rabat - May 13, 2013 (MAP) The decision made by the Istiqlal party, major ally of the Islamist PJD in the government, to quit the government and the future of the government coalition dominate the...
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US: woman kicked off plane for singing Whitney Houston
By Tarik Elbarakah Morocco World News Rabat, May 13, 2013 Some people just don’t know when to stop! An American plane was forced to make an emergency landing after a woman on board refused to stop...
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Canada’s immigration minister hails leadership of King Mohammed VI
Montreal, May 13, 2013 (MAP) Canadian minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, Jason Kenny, hailed the leadership of King Mohammed VI and democratic reforms conducted by the Sovereign...
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A Moroccan woman shot to death in Massachusetts, US
Morocco World News New York, May 13, 2013 A Moroccan woman and an Algerian man were found dead early on Monday morning in Chelsea in the state of Massachusetts. The victims were found after their blue...
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Terrorism: Morocco ready to share its experience with African countries, FM
New York, May 14, 2013 (MAP) Morocco is ready to share its national counter-terror experience with African states, Foreign minister Saad Dine El Otmani said on Monday in New York. Morocco is ready to...
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Terrorism: UN Security Council calls Maghreb and Sahel states to intensify...
New York, May 14, 2013 (MAP) The UN Security Council called on Monday Sahel and Maghreb states to intensify inter-regional cooperation and coordination. In a presidential statement unanimously adopted...
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Istiqlal Party is under the king’s command: Chabat
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, May 14, 2013 The secretary general of the Istiqlal party, Hamid Chabat, on Tuesday told Moroccan newspaper L’Economiste that his party’s decision to...
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Scores of migrants storm fence from Morocco to Spain
MADRID, May 14, 2013 (AFP) Scores of African migrants stormed a border fence from Morocco into Spanish territory, leaving seven injured, authorities said Tuesday, in the latest in a series of...
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Morocco street vendor dies after setting himself on fire
RABAT, May 14, 2013 (AFP) A Moroccan street vendor in the southern city of Marrakesh died in hospital after setting himself on fire in protest at\ having his goods confiscated by the authorities,...
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Royal Armed forces mark 56th anniversary
Rabat, May 14, 2013 (MAP) The Royal Armed Forces (FAR) marked this Tuesday morning their 56th anniversary in a ceremony held at the headquarters of the FAR chief staff in Rabat. After saluting the...
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King Mohammed VI, decides to fund reconstruction of Taroudant Grand Mosque,...
Rabat, May 14, 2013 (MAP) King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, decided to personally finance the reconstruction of the Taroudant Grand Mosque which was partially destroyed by fire, a statement...
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Highlights of Moroccan editorials, May 14
Rabat - May 14, 2013 (MAP) The Istiqlal party’s announcement that it is withdrawing from the government coalition continues to be commented by Moroccan editorialists this May 14, 2013. In an editorial...
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