A Moroccan court has sentenced the head of a major drug gang to death after he was found guilty of manslaughter and narcotics trafficking in a high profile case that also saw security officials convicted of their involvement. The death penalty has not been carried out since 1992 in Morocco, which ranks as the biggest supplier of cannabis to Europe. In October, a court near Rabat sentenced to death the chief plotter of an April Marrakesh bomb attack that killed 17.
Politics
Reuters (01/13) – Moroccan court sentences drug kingpin to death
Chicago Tribune (01/13) – Moroccan court sentences drug kingpin to death
Yahoo News (01/13) – Freed Moroccan rapper promises more protest songs
EA World View (01/13) – Morocco Feature: Will a Rapper’s Release Be the Catalyst for More Protests?
Front Page Mag (01/13) – Anti-Israel Hypocrisy at the UN
CT Post.com (01/13) – Moroccan man sentenced for marriage fraud
Associated Press (01/12) – Morocco’s elected government vies with king’s men
Associated Press (01/12) – Freed Morocco rapper denounces corrupt ‘thieves’
Reuters (01/12) – Freed Moroccan rapper promises more protest songs
SF Gate (01/12) – Morocco’s Elected Government Vies with King’s Men
The Herald (01/12) – Morocco’s elected government vies with king’s men
Voice of America (01/12) – Moroccan Activist Rapper Released from Prison
EA Worldview (01/12) – Morocco Analysis: Where are the Women in the New Government?
FIS (01/12) – Business organization evaluates fisheries relations between the EU and Morocco
Economy/Business
Ansamed (01/13) – Morocco: More exports to Arab and African markets
Rigzone (01/11) – Circle Oil Concludes Seismic Work in Morocco
World/MENA Region
The Telegraph (01/13) – Binyam Mohamed: the torture allegations
The Daily Star (01/13) – Outcomes in the Arab Spring: A view from the Sahel
The Financial Express (01/13) – The rise of the radicals
Khaleej Times (01/13) – Tunisia to celebrate Ben Ali downfall anniversary
The Washington Post (01/12) – UK spies will face criminal inquiry into claims that intelligence shared with Gadhafi regime
Press TV (01/12) – How significant are the achievements of Islamic parties for the Arab world?
Huffington Post (01/12) – Confronting Palestinian Reactions to Failed Talks With Israel
The Atlantic (01/12) – Scotland Yard Report Finds British Citizen Was Tortured in Secret CIA Site
AJC (01/12) – UK spies will face criminal inquiry over Libya
US Department of State (01/12) – Remarks With Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci
