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Circle Oil Finds Gas for Commercial Production in Morocco
Marrakech- The Irish based Circle Oil announced that it had found a new onshore gas discovery with the CGD-12 well according to its website. It said that the well encountered 9.7 meters of net pay. The...
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‘Western Sahara’: Guatemala, CELAC call on parties to ‘show political will’
New York (UN) - Guatemala and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) called on Tuesday in New York parties to the conflict over the ‘Western Sahara’ to "show political will and...
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Marrakech Cadi Ayyad University ranks 301 in World University Rankings 2014-2015
Marrakech - The Marrakech Cadi Ayyad University ranked 301 in the World University Rankings 2014-2015 issued on Oct. 1 by British Magazine "Times Higher Education" (THE). This is the first time a...
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Ebola patient in Texas dies: US hospital
France- A Liberian man who was the first person diagnosed with Ebola outside of Africa has died in a Texas hospital, officials said Wednesday. "It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment...
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Morocco Refuses Landing Rights to Norwegian Flight with Ebola Patient on Board
Marrakesh- Moroccan authorities have refused landing rights to a flight with a confirmed Ebola case on board, according to Spanish TV Channel Antennae. The plane requested permission to land to stock...
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Al Azhar Denies It Said Eid Al Adha in Morocco was Invalid
Fez- One of the world's most prominent Islamic institutions, Al-Azhar Mosque and University, denied it had issued a formal statement implying the invalidity of the celebration of this year's Eid...
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‘Western Sahara’: Morocco Warns Against Any Deviation of MINURSO’ Mandate
New York (UN) - Morocco reiterated before the UN fourth committee its steadfast attachment to the political process in the ‘Western Sahara’, which necessarily depends on the UN Secretariat's neutrality...
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Morocco: Arresting Mr. Cole Confirms that Judicial Reform is a Must
By Majid Morceli San Francisco - The recent arrest of the British citizen who happens to be gay shed light on several issues in Morocco. The flawed judicial system, incompetency of the authorities, the...
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Morocco Ranks 83 on Global Age Watch Index 2014
Marrakech - On the occasion of the United Nations International Day for Older Persons on October 1, Help Age International launched the Global Age Watch Index, which ranks 96 countries in regards to...
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New York Still Allows Surveillance of Muslims
Marrakech- Civil rights activists accused New York City authorities on Tuesday of continuing to support discriminatory police surveillance of Muslims. The complaints stem from a city appeal against a...
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Marrakech Increases its Market Share From Germany
Marrakch- The number of German tourists arrivals in Marrakech over the first eight months of the year rose by 36.5% compared to last year. Nights spent in Marrakech by tourists rose by 34%. The...
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Full text of King Mohammed VI’s Speech at Opening of Parliament
Rabat - King Mohammed VI delivered a speech before both houses of the parliament on Friday at the opening of the first session of the fourth legislative year of the 9th legislature. Here follows the...
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#FreeOuldNass: Campaign to Stop Prosecution of British ‘Gay’ Tourist’s Friend
Rabat - A day after the release of British citizen Ray Cole, his Moroccan friend, Jamal Ould Nass has been granted provisional release, but is still likely to face prison time. After the release of the...
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Morocco Rejects Netherlands’ Decision to Call off Bilateral Social Security...
Rabat - Following Dutch media reports suggesting that the government of the Netherlands plans to call off the 1972 Moroccan-Dutch agreement on social security, Morocco’s minister of Foreign Affairs and...
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Ebola: Morocco Calls for Postponing CAN 2015
Rabat - The Moroccan government calls on the African Football Federation to postpone the celebration of the 2015 African Cup of Nations, which is scheduled to be held in Morocco from January 17 to...
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Two Moroccan Politicians Fight Inside Parliament After the King’s Speech
Marrakech - King Mohammed VI delivered a landmark speech before the two houses of parliament on Friday in Rabat. During his speech, the King criticized the lack of action and effective work of the...
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CAF Rejects Morocco’s Request to Postpone CAN 2015
Rabat- The African Football Federation (CAF) rejects Morocco’s request to postpone the upcoming African Cup of Nations (CAN) scheduled to be held in Morocco early next year. In a communique released on...
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France: Algerian Man Gets 6 months for shouting ‘Long Live the Islamic State’
Taroudante- The Court of Strasbourg, in northeastern France, sentenced a man to six months in prison for "direct and public apology of an act of terrorism." According to Le Figaro, Abdelhafid Ayadi, a...
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Morocco: Join ISIS, Lose Your Nationality
By Majid Morceli San Francisco- Since the collapse of Syria, Moroccan security services have arrested several men who are recruiting fighters to join the ranks of various groups in Syria. They...
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Moroccan MP Expelled From His Party After Fight in the Parliament
Taroudante, Morocco - The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) has reportedly decided to expel Aziz Lebbar, the party’s Parliamentary Advisor, because of his fight with Hamid Chabat, the Secretary...
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