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Morocco journalist convicted of defaming Islamist minister
CASABLANCA, Morocco, June 17, 2013 (AFP) A Moroccan editor was handed a two month suspended prison sentence on Monday for defamation, after writing that an Islamist minister had organised a lavish,...
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King Mohammed VI inaugurates Maroc Telecom Tower in Rabat
Rabat, June 17, 2013 (MAP) King Mohammed VI inaugurated Monday in Rabat the Maroc Telecom Tower, a high-tech building that enriches the capital city’s architectural heritage. The Glass Tower which...
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Morocco, Spain share will to build “strategic partnership”: Spanish FM
Madrid, June 18, 2013 (MAP) Morocco and Spain are sharing "joint will" to build "strategic partnership", said Spanish minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo. "Morocco...
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Highlights of Moroccan editorials, June 18
Rabat - June 18, 2013 (MAP) Reforms of the subsidy fund, the situation on the Moroccan political scene, and the situation in the tourism sectors make up the major themes commented by Moroccan...
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Positive outlook for Morocco’s agriculture: British think tank
London - June 19, 2013 (MAP) Improved weather conditions in Morocco have boosted the prospects of a strong harvest for the 2012/13 season which should, in turn, play a part in driving forward the...
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Sahrawi Rights activist on hunger strike taken to hospital
Nouakchott - June 19, 2013 (MAP) Mustapha Salma Ould Sidi Mouloud, a Sahrawi rights activist who has been on hunger strike since last May 20 in front of the High commissioner for refugees office in...
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MWN Legal Editor, Leila Hanafi, wins SID’s 2013 Award for Leadership &...
Morocco World News New York, June 19, 2013 At the 2013 Society for International Development(SID)-Washington Annual Conference, “Development Goals: How We Got Here and What Comes Next,” on June 6th,...
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Moroccan former Olympic champion arrested in Paris over child abduction
By Tarik El Barakah Morocco World News Rabat, June 19, 2013 Khalid Skah, the former Moroccan Olympic champion was arrested on Wednesday at Orly airport in Paris due to an extradition request from the...
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‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini dead at 51: reports
LOS ANGELES, June 19, 2013 (AFP) Emmy award-winning US actor James Gandolfini, the star of the long-running mafia drama "The Sopranos," has died at the age of 51 in Italy, media reports said Wednesday....
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To stay or go: African refugees’ dilemma in Morocco
by Guillaume KLEIN RABAT, June 20, 2013 (AFP) Thousands of migrants living in Morocco, including hundreds of refugees who fled wars in Africa, face a bleak dilemma -- whether to settle in this transit...
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Review of Moroccan editorial, June 20
Rabat, June 20, 2013 (MAP) The quarterly meeting of the Board of Bank Al Maghrib and the messages sent by the governor of the central bank to the government majority components are the main subjects...
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British paedophile suspect held in Morocco: reports
RABAT, June 20, 2013 (AFP) Moroccan police have arrested a suspected British paedophile in the town of Tetouan after residents overheard the screams from his car of a 6-year-old girl he allegedly...
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New York: man tries to develop a deadly X-Ray weapon to kill Muslims
By Youssef Elkaidi Morocco World News Fez, June 20, 2013 Capable of spreading death all around without any explosives or bombs and just by emitting lethal doses of radiation, the X-Ray weapon was...
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King Mohammed VI inaugurates first part of “Oujda Shore” offshoring center
Oujda, June 20, 2013 (MAP) King Mohammed VI dedicated this Thursday the first part of the "Oujda Shore" offshoring center, a project ushering the Oriental region into the era of off shoring, by...
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Polisario proponents create a fake twitter account of Mustapha Salma
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, June 21, 2013 A group of anonymous Polisario supporters recently created a fake Twitter account of the Sahrawi activist, Mustapha Salma. With only...
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Spain breaks up Al-Qaeda linked ring, eight arrested
MADRID, June 21, 2013 (AFP) Spanish security forces on Friday broke up an Al-Qaeda-linked network in north Africa suspected of sending fighters to Syria, arresting eight people in early morning raids....
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HRW urges Morocco judges to end ‘torture confessions’
RABAT, June 21, 2013 (AFP) Human Rights Watch called on Moroccan judges to halt convictions based on confessions obtained through torture, saying in a report released on Friday that failure to probe...
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Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf crowned the “Arab Idol”
June 22, 2013 Young Palestinian singer from Gaza Strip Mohammed Assaf was crowned on Saturday the “Arab Idol,” a singing contest organized by the Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC). Immediately...
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Egypt Shiite killed by mob near Cairo: police
CAIRO, June 23, 2013 (AFP) An Egyptian Shiite Muslim was killed and eight wounded on Sunday when they were attacked by a hostile mob in a village in Giza province near the capital, police said. A house...
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Immigration in the opposite direction: 150 thousand Spaniards work in Morocco
Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, June 24, 2013 Spaniards continue to flo Morocco in search of job opportunities. More than 150 thousand are estimated to have crossed the Mediterranean and...
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