Radio Netherlands Worldwide and the Free University of Amsterdam launched the online Vote Compass for Morocco. This is an independent tool which helps voters determine which party most closely reflects their own political opinions. Voters can choose an Arabic or a French language version of the Vote Compass at www.bosala.nl. The Vote Compass is a sensitive topic in Morocco’s developing democracy.
On the economic side, Morocco’s unemployment rate inched up 9.1 per cent in the third quarter, clocking the second increase in a row due mostly to a drop in construction activity. The jobless rate stood at 8.7 per cent a quarter earlier and at 9 per cent in the third quarter of 2010
Politics
Middle East Online (11/07) – Moroccan King calls on Algeria to help in creation of ‘New Maghreb Order’
Al Arabiya News (11/05) – Protests in Morocco not large enough to topple the regime: Islamist party chief
Star Africa.com (11/04) – IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation with Morocco
Al Arabiya News (11/04) – Morocco’s health minister slept in the open to be first to register for elections
United Nations Human Rights (11/01) – Committee against Torture begins examination of Report of Morocco
RNW (10/31) – Vote Compass launched in Morocco
Economy/Business
Proactive Investors (11/07) – Tangiers Petroleum
The National (11/06) – Morocco takes lead in Desertec’s initiative
The National (11/06) – Shadow cast over big solar project
Ahram Online (11/06) – Morocco’s jobless rate rises for 2nd straight quarter
Global Solar Technology (11/04) – Tenesol powers up 26,000 homes in Morocco
Society/Culture
The Boston Globe (11/06) – Views from Morocco, Mount Washington
Al Arabiya News (11/04) – Morocco Youth Elections
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (11/01) – Women’s Rights and the Arab Spring for Morocco
MENA Region
The New York Times (11/06) – Arab Spring Spawns Interest in Improving Quality of Higher Education
The National (11/06) – Tunisia’s unlikely allies say they are ready to bury differences
University World News (11/06) – QATAR: Arab Spring could mark new education era
Sacramento Bee (11/06) – Why George W. Bush is the Arab Spring’s forgotten man
Arab News.com (11/06) – The Gulf and the Arab Spring
Vanguard (11/06) – Gaddafi’s end: What message for our dictators?
Bozeman Daily Chronicle (11/05) – Arab Spring has common roots, but different outcomes
The Financial Times (11/04) – Qatar Calling
Foreign Policy (11/04) – The Islamist Bloc?
Trust Law (11/04) – In the New Tunisia, Women’s Rights Are in Play
