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Exodus From North Africa Full of Perils

September 8th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by The New York Times  |  Comments

European barriers to immigration may never have been so tight, yet Algerians are attempting clandestine migration to Europe on a scale unseen in recent years.
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Islamic Radicalism Slows Moroccan Reforms

August 26th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by The New York Times  |  Comments

Morocco has long been viewed as a liberalizing Islamic state, but under pressure from Islamic radicalism the pace of change has slowed.
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Back Home, a Moroccan Rapper Sharpens His Words

August 21st, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by The New York Times  |  Comments

Muhammad Bahri, who goes by the stage name Barry, returns to his working-class neighborhood in search of material that will make his songs resonate.
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Family Code Gets Nudge, but Women Seek a Push

August 18th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by The New York Times  |  Comments

Five years after changes were passed to family law in Morocco, conservatives are still angry, and young women are still falling through the cracks.
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Family Law’s Reach Is Limited in Morocco

August 18th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by The New York Times  |  Comments

Five years after changes were passed to family law in Morocco, conservatives are still angry, and young women are still falling through the cracks.
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Colonial Soldiers Want More From France

August 12th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by The New York Times  |  Comments

Colonial veterans have in recent years won important concessions from the government, gaining better pensions and access to other social benefits. Yet they contend that they are still not afforded equal treatment.
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11 Die in Stampede at Moroccan Festival

May 24th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by The New York Times  |  Comments

The police said at least 11 people died early Sunday after a stampede at a world music festival in Rabat.
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Morocco, ‘most politically stable’ country of the region, Italian official

May 11th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by Marweb  |  Comments

Morocco is the most politically stable and dynamic country in the region, President of the southern Italian region of Calabria, Giuseppe Bova, said on Friday.
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OBG highlights Morocco’s tourism development strategy

May 11th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by Marweb  |  Comments

The Oxford Business Group (OBG), a London-based think-tank, highlighted Monday Morocco's tourism development strategy.
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U.S. NGO signs cooperation agreement with two local association south

May 7th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by Marweb  |  Comments

Two partnership agreements were signed by an American NGO and two local associations in the southern city of Laayoune in the fields of education and child protection.
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Int’l NGO to carry out $ 5mln development project center.

May 5th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by Marweb  |  Comments

A project worth five million dollars will be carried out in the region of Souss- Massa Draa, said American-based international organization, Mosaic.
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UMA still feeling out grounds to achieve aspirations to integration, FM

April 20th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by Marweb  |  Comments

The Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) is still feeling out the grounds to achieve Maghreban peoples' aspirations to integration, Moroccan Foreign Minister said here on Sunday.
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King Mohammed VI decorated by Equatorial Guinea’s president

April 18th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by Marweb  |  Comments

King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, was decorated, here Friday, by Equatorial Guinea's head of state with the Grand Collier of the Order of Independence, the highest decoration granted by the country.
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Morocco made great efforts to find solution to Sahara issue, former Catalan official

April 17th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by Marweb  |  Comments

By putting forward a proposal to grant broad autonomy to the Sahara, Morocco has made great efforts to find a solution to this dispute, former President of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, Jordi Pujol, said.
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Moroccan-Tunisian Reflection Committee calls for further economic cooperation

April 9th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by Marweb  |  Comments

The Reflection Committee to promote economic cooperation between Morocco and Tunisia stressed the importance to seize the opportunities offered by the Agadir accord.
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Ring exploiting Moroccan workers busted in Spain

April 8th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by Marweb  |  Comments

Spanish police said Monday it has recently smashed a ring exploiting Moroccan immigrant workers in the city of San Juan de Compostela, Galicia, north-west of Spain.
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Moroccan FM in Doha to attend Arab Summit preparation meeting

April 8th, 2009  |  Posted in Morocco by Marweb  |  Comments

Moroccan Foreign Minister, Taib Fassi Fihri, arrived, Friday, in Doha to take part on Saturday in the preparation meeting for the 21st Arab Summit, due on March 30-31 in the Qatari capital.
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