Major media outlets write about a Member of the European parliament who was expelled by Moroccan authorities from the airport of Laayoune, the capital of Western Sahara, on Sunday, 10/30, because of his positions in favor of the Polisario Front. This is Spanish MEP Willy Meyer who is also vice-president of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the European Parliament. Mr. Meyer was forced to return back to Spain on the same plane.
Politics
Democracy and Class Struggle (10/31) – Moroccans Call for Ouster of King Mohammed VI
Mamfakinch.com (10/31) – # Feb20 – Press Release from the Moroccan Association for Human Rights Following the Assassination of Kamal Hassani
Boston.com (10/31) – Official: AQIM holds 3 kidnapped Europeans in Mali
Economy/Business
Bloomberg (11/01) – Desertec Plans Power-Plant Deal With Algeria, Handelsblatt Says
Recharge (11/01) – Desertec to break ground at Moroccan CSP plant in 2012
PV Magazine (10/31) – Morocco identified as location for 500 MW Desertec project
AME Info (11/01) – Qatar National Hotels Company signs investment agreement in Morocco
Zawya (10/31) – UAE, Morocco eye stronger trade and investment cooperation
Emirates News Agency (10/31) – DED signs agreement with Maroc Export
Society/Culture
Lewis & Clark (10/31) – Magnificent Morocco
Morocco Board (10/31) – Morocco: A Carpet Auction In The Atlas Mountains
MENA Region
MSN (11/01) – Middle East crises also on agenda at G20 summit
RT Question More (11/01) – Arab Spring is about controlling Eurasia
Business Recorder (11/01) – ‘New’ Libya and future of Arab Spring
Renew America (11/01) – Al-Qaeda’s Cuban connection: terrorism with a Latin beat
JTA (11/01) – Islamists’ success in Tunisian elections fuels mix of optimism, anxiety
North Africa.com (10/31) – Inside Al Qaeda’s New Offensive in North Africa
