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Tunisia jails topless protesters for 4 months: lawyer
TUNIS, June 12, 2013 (AFP) Three European activists with radical women's protest group Femen were handed four-month jail sentences by a Tunisian court on Wednesday for staging a topless anti-Islamist...
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Morocco-Sponsored anti-corruption resolution adopted at UN human rights council
Geneva - June 13, 2013 (MAP) The UN human rights council adopted on Thursday an anti-corruption draft resolution, presented by Morocco on behalf of a group of countries. The project titled “negative...
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Morocco takes part in Madrid’s world congress on capital punishment
Madrid - June 13, 2013 (MAP) A Moroccan delegation composed of parliament members and representatives of non-governmental organizations is taking part in the 5th world congress on capital punishment...
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Human Rights Watch deplores children’s working conditions in Morocco
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, June 13, 2013 Human Rights Watch (HRW), the international non-governmental organization for human rights advocacy, lamented children’s working...
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UN says at least 93,000 people killed in Syria
Morocco World News New York, June 13, 2013 According to the United Nations Human Rights Office, at least 93,000 people have been killed in the conflict in Syria as of the end of April. The UN body...
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Spain to appoint a new Ambassador in Rabat
Morocco World News Rabat, June 13, 2013 According to the daily Spanish newspaper El Pais, it is more likely that the Spanish government will appoint Mr. José de Carvajal Salido as its new ambassador...
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US says Syrian regime used chemical weapons
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2013 (AFP) The United States working with European allies has concluded that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons against the rebels, killing up to 150 people, a top US...
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US toughens stance on Syria after ‘nerve gas attacks’
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2013 (AFP) The United States dramatically toughened its stance on Syria on Thursday, accusing Bashar al-Assad of using chemical weapons against his people and promising "military...
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France: veiled, pregnant Arab woman victim of “racist attack”
By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, June 14, 2013 Anti-Muslim acts are on the rise in France and press reports continue to uncover a reality that is growing increasingly Islamophobic,...
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Review of Moroccan editorials, June 14
Rabat, June 14, 2013 (MAP) The more and more acute dissensions within the government majority and their effects on the socio-economic situation of the country is the main subject addressed by the...
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Morocco ranks “high” in the Global Peace Index
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, June 14, 2013 With maintaining peace gradually becoming a challenging task in today’s world, Morocco managed to score “high” in the recent Global Peace...
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Saudi Arabia calls on Muslims to “postpone Hajj” this year
by Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Tinejdad, Morocco, June 15, 2013 Saudi Arabia calls on Muslims worldwide to postpone their plans for Hajj and Omrah this year 2013. Saudi authorities justified this...
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Rowhani wins Iran presidential election: minister
Tehran, June 15, 2013 (MAP) Moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani has won Iran's presidential election, the interior minister announced on Saturday, putting an end to eight years of conservative grip on the...
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Moroccan-Americans play key role in deepening partnership with the US: Minister
Morocco World News Rabat, June 15, 2013 The Minister in charge of Moroccans living abroad, Abdellatif Maâzouz, said Saturday in Rabat, that the Moroccan community established in the United States plays...
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U.K: A group of Muslims to open mosques for both genders, all sexualities
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, June 15, 2013 After Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed, founder of the association for gay Muslims of France (HM2F), once opened in Paris the first gay-friendly...
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World’s Food security will depend on Morocco’s phosphates
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Tinejdad, June 16, 2013 With the growing food demand and the increase of the world population, Morocco will become one of the world’s major players in securing food...
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Morocco launches dialogue on CSO’s legal enabling environment
By Karima Rhanem Morocco World News Rabat, June 16, 2013 The Moroccan commission on Dialogue on Civil Society and New Constitutional Roles organized on June 15 at Mohammed V university in Rabat the...
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Why Morocco was immune from upheavals
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, June 17, 2013 When the first sparks of political upheavals began in Sidi Bouzid, in Tunisia 2010, after the street vendor Mohamed Boazizi set himself...
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Muslims of France continue to suffer from discrimination: report
By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Sidi Ifni, June 17, 2013 Many Muslims in France continue to suffer from different kinds of ill-treatment, ranging from racism to suppression of religious freedom,...
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Highlights of Moroccan editorials, June 17
Rabat - June 17, 2013 (MAP) The ongoing crisis in the Moroccan government coalition, coupled to last week’s clash between the head of government and the speaker of the house of representatives, is...
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