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Egyptian Government Accused of Crimes against Humanity as Two African Migrants are Shot Dead By Police

Egyptian Government Accused of Crimes against Humanity as Two African Migrants are Shot Dead By Police

Two African migrants trying to find their way into Israel have been shot dead by Egyptian border police.  This makes it four, the  number of African migrants killed this week by the ruthless Egyptian police force. It is a clear case of Egypt not accepting that it is an African country and sees itself more [...]

Diplomatic Tensions Between Morocco and Norway

Diplomatic Tensions Between Morocco and Norway

Rabat – Moroccan authorities are asking Norway to punish the Norwegian diplomats who were involved in the” kidnapping” of Skah’s children. The story began last summer when Selma, born in 1993, and Tarik, born in 1996 were smuggled out of Morocco. The two children of Khalid Skah, the Moroccan athlete who won the 10000m at [...]

Tourism vs Terrorism: Classic But Still Frightening

Tourism vs Terrorism: Classic But Still Frightening

Tourism like any other field is possible to be touched by any political, economic, and social world changes. For Morocco, the field is one of the most economic developments that the country relies on since the 60s, beside agriculture and fishing. Yet tourism in Morocco is the only infrastructure which is not stable due to [...]

MTM to Re-think About Tourism Sector in Morocco

MTM to Re-think About Tourism Sector in Morocco

From the 14th to 17th January 2010 Marrakech will host the third edition of Morocco Travel Market. The event is considered an opportunity for tourism professionals to exhibit their products and exchange their experience. What makes this year’s edition special is the theme of financial crisis that the world is touched by. There has been [...]

Morocco Says No to U.S. Demands to Arrest Dadis Camara

Morocco Says No to U.S. Demands to Arrest Dadis Camara

According to reports coming out of Rabat, the Capital of Morocco, the government has politely turned down requests by the American government to arrest and detain Guinean President Dadis Camara who is in the country for medical treatment as a result of a gunshot wound to his head. A powerful U.S. delegation was dispatched to [...]

Fourteen Terrorists Jailed in Morocco

Fourteen Terrorists Jailed in Morocco

The appellate court in Morocco has sentenced fourteen members of a radical terror group called ‘Fath Al Andalous’ (Andalusia Conquest) yesterday in Salé, near Rabat. Rachid Zerbani, who is considered the main accused and the leader of this terror cell, was given a fifteen-year prison terms and a fine of 500.000 dirham ($ 63,000). The [...]

Morocco Launches First Amazigh TV Channel

Morocco Launches First Amazigh TV Channel

In a party organised yesterday in hotel Hassaan in Rabat, the Communication Minister and the government’s official spokesperson, Khalid Naciri, announced the launch of the Moroccan Amzigh TV. The launch of Amzigh TV is considered a very important event in the Moroccan audio-visual field. It is the eighth Moroccan TV channel that uses Tarifit, Tamazight, [...]

U.S. and Morocco to Work on Common Interests

U.S. and Morocco to Work on Common Interests

The Moroccan government, chaired by the Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, met the US Congress Delegation, led by Senator Jude Gregg, on Tuesday in Rabat to discuss their common interests and bilateral relations. The meeting shed light mainly on three issues: Morocco’s territorial integrity, the Palestinian cause, and the bilateral cooperation between the United States [...]

Saudi Arabia and Egypt Make Fresh Calls For A Palestinian State

Saudi Arabia and Egypt Make Fresh Calls For A Palestinian State

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Egypt have made fresh calls for an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.  President Hosni Mubarak  met with the Saudi foreign minister to discuss the way forward on this very important middle-east issue. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit told reporters  that they are constantly repeating Egypt’s ideas [...]

Big Changes in Morocco as Government Moves Towards Regionalisation

Big Changes in Morocco as Government Moves Towards Regionalisation

Two political events have accentuated the Moroccan political scene in the last two days: the launch of the Advisory Committee on Regionalisation on Sunday and the government reshuffle on Monday, both appointed by HM King Mohamed VI. The Advisory Committee on Regionalisation comes along to serve in the regionalisation policy that Morocco is up to [...]