RABAT, Morocco, July 4 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Morocco's King Mohammed VI to help bring peace between Arabs and Israelis, officials said Saturday. I hope Morocco will be a leader in bridging gaps between Israel and the Arab world, Obama said in a message sent to the sovereign in which he also urged him to use his position as chairman of the Al-Quds Committee to achieve a comprehensive...
The Moroccan elections of two weeks ago brought surprising results and were received with mixed reactions, as Hisham pointed out in this post. One such result was the election of a woman to the position of mayor in Marrakesh for the very first time. Fatima Zahra Mansouri, who studied law, is only the second woman [...]
Reading Morocco mentions an article on the last Jews of the town of Essaouira but says of the discourse: “I am intrigued by the history of Jews in Morocco but there needs to be a little more constructive criticism of Jewish out migration from the country, especially to Israel; and of their on again/off again [...]
The Secretary-General's Personal Envoy trying to help broker a political solution regarding the status Western Sahara is on his way to Morocco, following a visit to Algeria, a spokesperson for the United Nations said today.
Madrid - Moroccan and Spanish police have dismantled an Islamist extremist cell that planned attacks in both countries, detaining five people in Morocco, Spanish media Friday quoted Spanish police sources as saying. The suspects had lived in southern...
The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora has begun the process to repatriate about 10,000 Nigerian teenage girls held captive by the sex-slave trade in Libya and Morocco.
The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora is to liaise with relevant government agencies and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to rescue some 10,000 Nigerian teenage girls trapped in Morocco and Libya.
(New York, June 24, 2009) - The sentencing today of the human rights activist Chekib el-Khayari to three years in prison is a stark reminder of Morocco's tenuous and uneven progress on human rights, Human Rights Watch said. El-Khayari, who had criticized public officials for alleged complicity in drug-trafficking, was convicted of "gravely insulting state institutions," and of minor violations...
The founder of the French brokerage Jean Busnot SA which specializes in credit guarantees has stepped into the Moroccan market by founding Jean Busnot Maroc SA. (...) [134mots]
If I Forget Thee O' Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither. Photo by Robert J. Avrech, all rights reserved. Let's review: Barack Hussein Obama's mentor for over 20-years was the Jew-hating Jeremiah Wright. Obama was a faithful member of Wright's, so-called church, where Jew-hater Louis Farrakhan was lionized. Obama was buddy-buddy with American terrorists/trust fund babies Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn,...
More than 300 African refugees are gathered at the gates of the Moroccan United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), asking to be moved to another country because their rights are not respected in Morocco. Several refugees say they have been beaten up by Moroccan UN personnel.
Morocco has more recently been “discovered” by outsiders: Westerners, the politically correct term, incorporates everyone coming in from the outside. Namely, though, these Westerners come from all countries of Western Europe, Canada and the USA. Though maps are becoming more available, most “trails” are simple mule, walking or erstwhile caravan routes. One of the best and most...
This 32-page report will give you a complete snap-shot of Morocco's telecom environment, providing you with all the information you need to be successful in this market. It initially defines the country's economic and political environment keeping you abreast of any events that could impact the business environment in the near future. It then provides an overview of the country's regulatory environment,...
Saw this on line seems great. Get to stay with these Sufi musicians in their village. Master Musicians of Joujouka Festival 5-7 June 2009 Joujouka, Morocco The Master Musicians of Joujouka playing at Brian Jones 40th Anniversary Festival , 28 July, 2009 photo Jill Furmanovsky/RockArchive 2008 The Master Musicians announce their summer festival will be held 5-7 June 2009 in their village in Morocco....
British holidaymakers heading outside the Euro-zone and taking holidays in Egypt, Morocco and Dubai especially, need to take into account local customs and cultures, warns online travel agency Holidays-Direct . Holidaymakers are opting for mid and long-haul destinations , alterative to the short-haul option due to the expense of taking a holiday in a European country with the Euro currency. John Pearce...