Morocco's dazzling mosaic of African, Arab and Berber cultures, with a dash of European influence, is at once strange and romantic, alluring and discomfiting. It's little wonder that Morocco has regularly drawn seekers of the exotic.
Colorful markets, Marrakesh and Fez, antiquities, beautiful architecture, shopping, beaches, diverse scenery, religious shrines, great food, golfing, skiing, water sports, casinos, Atlas Mountain scenery and Tuareg culture are Morocco's attractions.
Morocco trims Q1 jobless rate to 9.6 percent Reuters Morocco's unemployment rate fell to 9.6 percent in the first quarter of this year from 10.1 percent in the same period last year as services and construction created more...
Maroc Telecom Q1 operating income up 9.1 pct Reuters Maroc Telecom on Friday posted a 9.1 percent rise in first-quarter operating profit, helped by solid sales growth and cost control, and confirmed its full-year outlook. ...
New investment plan to add 10,000 beds Al Bawaba ... the investment program includes the building of resorts in the tourist cities of Marrakech and Agadir, and tourist residences and apartments in Tangier, Rabat and Casablanca.
Investigate Migrant Deaths at Sea Human Rights Watch News Free Email Newsletter On 2008, a Moroccan naval patrol intercepted a nine-meter, inflatable Zodiac-type boat with 70 people on board, including children, apparently heading for the...
Morocco denies migrant drowning BBC Campos El Pais quoted five survivors, from Nigeria and Mali, who said the soldiers punctured the rubber boat with a knife attached to a pole. &One of the soldiers jabbed a knife into the rubber...
Al Jazeera TV says hit by Morocco broadcast ban Reuters Moroccan authorities have banned Al Jazeera television from broadcasting a news programme focusing on north Africa from its studios in Morocco, the Qatar-based Arabic...
Libya tells Italy it won Reuters Libya on Thursday told Italy it would no longer help protect Italian shores from waves of illegal African migrants because Rome and other European Union states had...
Morocco seizes 34 immigrants The Jordan Times Police in Morocco Tuesday arrested 34 Africans as they boarded an inflatable dinghy to try to cross the Mediterranean secretly to Europe, local officials said. The migrants from...
Olympics-Qatar confident of successful 2016 bid Reuters Oil and gas rich Qatar hopes lavish facilities and a groundswell of support from the Muslim world will earn the tiny Gulf state the chance to host...
Telecom Egypt signs deal for undersea cable network Reuters Egypt's fixed-line monopoly Telecom Egypt will help build a $700 million undersea cable system connecting Europe, the Middle East and India, as part of a global...
Saudis give Morocco $500 mln for oil price shock Reuters Saudi Arabia has granted Morocco, its staunchest ally in the Maghreb, $500 million to help it weather the shock of oil price increases, the government in Rabat said on...
Wydad to host first leg of Arab Champions League final Reuters Morocco's Wydad Casablanca will entertain holders Entente Setif of Algeria in the first leg of the Arab Champions League final on Friday. Both sides will be looking to...
Algerian army kills IOL Algiers - Algerian government forces killed 14 al-Qaeda fighters and destroyed a number of rebel hideouts in mountains east of Algiers, newspapers reported on Sunday. Four rebels, including a...
Arabs mull emergency fund to fight food inflation Reuters Arab countries are mulling an emergency fund to help counter a global surge in food prices, Jordan's Agriculture Minister was quoted as saying on Monday. Protests...
Saudi prince health signals possible tussle for power Reuters Fixes headline) By Andrew Hammond Saudi Crown Prince Sultan's visit to a Swiss clinic for medical checks last week provided a reminder of a potential power vacuum...
Tennis-Fes Grand Prix women Reuters ... (Reuters) - Fes Grand Prix women's singles first round results on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding) 8-Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) beat Andreja Klepac (Slovenia) 6-2 6-3 Sesil...
Western Sahara Weekly News All Africa The Republic of the Seychelles decided to withdrew its recognition of SADR. 21.03.08, scientific studies A number of British and Irish academics will carry out research on the ground from March to...
Morocco expels four French human rights campaigners Gulf News Morocco has expelled four French human rights campaigners who it accused of trying to help independence activists in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, drawing condemnation from Amnesty...
Allegations of torture of Sahrawi human rights defender must be investigated General Sources Amnesty International deplores today's expulsion by the Moroccan authorities of a delegation of Action by Christians against Torture (Action des chrétiens pour l'abolition de la torture, ACAT)...
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