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Morocco: Business leaders lament North Africa union’s failure
MARRAKESH, Morocco - Exactly 25 years after the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) of North African states was formed in Marrakesh, business leaders gathered here Monday lamented its failure to integrate the...
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Algerian military open fire towards Moroccan border control station
Rabat- A new escalation in the tension between Moroccan and Algeria or an accident? According to a statement issue by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior, elements of the Algerian National People's Army...
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John Kerry Visits Largest Mosque in South East Asia
Jakarta- US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Asia’s largest mosque in Jakarta on Sunday during his visit to Indonesia, paying tribute to Islam in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation....
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Morocco calls for strengthening role of banking sector to achieve Maghreb...
Marrakech - The Maghreb countries should strengthen the role of the banking sector to achieve an overall Maghreb economic integration, said, Monday in Marrakech, Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib, Abdellatif...
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Moroccan king to weigh in on Mali peace process
BAMAKO - Morocco's King Mohammed VI was due to land in Mali Tuesday for a five-day tour to support the country's peace process, with Rabat aiming to wrest the diplomatic initiative from its more...
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Morocco’s Soultana raps for social change
Philadelphia - Soultana encourages youth to work hard for their dreams of social change. “That’s what I do every day,” she told MWN. Youssra Oukaf, a rapper better known as Soultana, first entered the...
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Moroccan Chahida Sekkafi, first veiled football referee in Italy
By Cheikh Lioussi Rabat- For the first time in the history of Italian football, a female referee conducted a football match while wearing the Islamic head covering, known as hijab. Chahida Chekkafi, a...
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“Careers in Morocco” Forum slated for March 29th In London
Rabat- "Careers in Morocco,” the forum of Moroccan competencies in the world will be held on March 19th in London for graduates and Moroccan professionals residing in Europe and looking for employment...
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Morocco: Israeli Rents Beach, Prevents Locals from Access
Rabat- According to Moroccan daily newspaper, Al Massaa, an Israeli advertising producer rented the beach of Safi to film sports scenes and prevented local citizens from having access for three days....
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Morocco: 15% Increase of Polish Tourists in 2013
Rabat - The Delegation of the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) in Warsaw reported that the number of Polish tourists who visited Morocco in 2013 has increased 15% compared to 2012. This growth...
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Arab Spring turmoil mutes Morocco protest movement
RABAT - When Arab Spring protests erupted in early 2011, Morocco's February 20 pro-reform movement mobilised mass demonstrations, but three years on its goals remain frustrated and regional turmoil has...
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Morocco Salafist gets suspended sentence for apostasy charge
CASABLANCA - A Moroccan court handed a Salafist sheikh a suspended one month jail sentence on Wednesday for accusing a leading opposition politician of "apostasy" after he called for a ban on polygamy....
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France and Germany demand sanctions against Ukraine
PARIS - French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded European Union's sanctions against Ukraine, following recent acts of violence in Kiev. 25 people, including nine...
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Justin Timberlake to perform at Rabat Mawazine Festival
Rabat- Singer-musicianJustin Timberlake will perform for the first time in Morocco at the 13th annual Mawazine festival, entitled Rhythms of the World. L’Association Maroc Cultures announced today that...
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Tindouf camps witness violent repression by Polisario militias: Argentinian...
Buenos Aires - The Tindouf camps have witnessed a violent crackdown by the militias of Polisario and Algerian security forces, notably against the members of the Rguibat-Souaed tribes, noted on...
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Morocco journalist in Qaeda video case vows to relaunch website
RABAT - A Moroccan journalist accused of aiding "terrorism" said Wednesday he would replace his news website, blocked by the authorities after his arrest, if they prevented him from reopening it. Ali...
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Morocco, France strengthen bilateral cooperation in education, vocational...
Taroudant- The Moroccan and French ministers of education, Rachid Benmokhtar and Vincent Peillon signed Tuesday in Rabat, three cooperation agreements in the field of education and vocational training,...
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Malian Government: King Mohammed VI’ s visit opens new era of cooperation...
Bamako - Several members of the Malian government commended Morocco's actions for their country and welcomed the visit started Tuesday by King Mohammed VI to Mali as the beginning of new era of...
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Moroccan actor Loses Role in “Son of God” Because of Resemblance to Obama
Rabat- "Satan," the famous character played by Moroccan actor Mehdi Ouazzani in the American movie “Son of God” will be removed from the film due to the likeness observed between Mehdi Ouazzani and...
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Facebook bets big on mobile with $19 bn WhatsApp deal
San Francisco — Facebook is betting huge on mobile with an eye-popping cash-and-stock deal worth up to $19 billion for Internet Age smartphone messaging service WhatsApp. The surprise, mega-deal...
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