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26,000 Moroccans to perform pilgrimage this year, Minister
Rabat - Moroccan minister of Awqaf (Islamic endowments) and Islamic affairs, Ahmed Taoufiq, said on Wednesday that a total of 26,000 Moroccans will perform pilgrimage this year. The minister told the...
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Hoba Hoba Spirit Opens DC Leg of US Tour at Kennedy Center’s Millenium Stage
Washington DC - Moroccan band, Hoba Hoba Spirit, opened the second leg of the band’s month-long Center Stage tour to the United States with a concert at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage yesterday....
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Marcel Khalife to Launch Music Institute in Tangier, Morocco
Taroudant, Morocco - Marcel Khalife, the renowned Lebanese composer, oud master and singer, is reportedly going to launch a big music institute that will bear his name in Tangier, according to Rai...
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Morocco, Guinea Sign Draft Agreement to Train 500 Guinean Imams
Rabat - A draft agreement to train 500 Guinean imams (religious leaders) in Morocco was signed on Wednesday in Rabat, in the presence of Guinea's PM Mohamed Said Fofana. Signed by minister of...
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Morocco Regularizes Situation of 5,742 Immigrants, Accepts 549 Asylum Requests
Rabat - The number of accepted requests to regularize the administrative situation of illegal foreigners in Morocco reached 5,742, that is 32% of the registered requests, according to provisional...
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Argentina: Law to Ban Rosario Residents From Naming Their Newborns ‘Messi’
Rabat- According to Spanish sports newspaper El Mundo Deportivo, Lionel Messi’s hometown Rosario in Argentina, may be banned from naming their newborns “Messi”. Official in the town that saw the birth...
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Tom Cruise Prevents KACM From Parking in the Grand Stadium of Marrakech
Rabat - Officials from the Kawkab Athletic Club of Marrakech (KACM), a football club from the city of Marrakech and crowned champions of Morocco in two occasions (1958 & 1992), have been reportedly...
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Adel Taarabt will be a surprise for many this season, says QPR chairman
Rabat - Queens Park Rangers owner Tony Fernandes has told the London Evening Standard that Moroccan international Adel Taarabt has "the attributes to become a Premiere League star." "I think Adel will...
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Amazigh of Morocco Want Their Voice Heard
Agadir - Violence erupted in the commune of Tamazzouzt in morocco (a town near Marrakech), as Amazighs (Berbers call themselves "Amazighs," or free men) refuse to participate in the national census,...
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Islamic State in The War on Terror
By Chris Wilson, New York- It is puzzling why we tolerate the use of the term “war” for supposedly benign efforts: the War on Drugs, War on Poverty, and the now-dominant War on Terror. War, of course,...
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FGM survivors may regain the ability to experience an orgasm due to new...
London - Lack of orgasm for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) may now be a thing of the past thanks to new surgery Women who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) may be able to regain the...
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Algeria-Morocco: Borders of Hate and Shame
Majid Morceli San Francisco- Just as countries around the globe often celebrate their reconciliation and their union, we in North Africa just unceremoniously celebrated the 20th anniversary of the...
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Morocco, Third Buyer of French Arms
Marrakech - French arms sales grew 30 percent worldwide in 2013 to net 6.3 billion euros, according to a report by RFI. With 585 million euros worth of purchases, Morocco was the third largest...
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Karim Bellarabi confirms readiness to defend the Moroccan jersey
Rabat - Bayer Leverkusen winger Karim Bellarabi has reportedly agreed to defend the colors of the Moroccan national team following a meeting with Coach Badou Zaki who flew specifically to Germany to...
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Displacement of Peoples Threatens World Security and Stability
Marrakech - The European Border agency, Frontex, is responsible for protecting Europe’s borders from the growing numbers of refugees and asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Africa, who are...
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Morocco busts suspected ISIS recruiting cell
Rabat - Moroccan authorities have dismantled a seven-person cell recruiting volunteers to fight with the radical Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq, the Interior Ministry said...
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Spinosaurus, a Giant water-living dinosaur found in Morocco
Agadir - The skeleton of a water-living dinosaur which is believed to be the largest known predator to ever roam the planet was found in Morocco. In a study published Thursday in the Science journal...
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Marrakech becomes a Hub for Major International Conferences
Fez - Marrakech, Morocco to Host Major International Conferences: GES, World Forum on Human Rights, Japan Arab Economic Forum Morocco, increasingly an attractive destination in which to hold...
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Morocco gets $120 million in revenues from foreign movies
Rabat - Have you ever wondered why would the Moroccan authorities prevent people from using a section of a vital motorway for 14 days just to allow an American actor to film scenes from his upcoming...
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UK: “Sharia” Loan Launched for Muslim Students
Taroudant, Morocco - The British government announced that students from Islamic confession now have the opportunity to receive financial loans in accordance with Islamic law, according to the...
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