Month: November 2011

By PAUL SCHEMM Associated Press AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bouncer RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccans voted for a new parliament Friday in Arab Spring-inspired elections that are facing a boycott by democracy campaigners who say the...

The Peninsula Qatar RABAT: Sovereign wealth funds from Qatar and Kuwait led pledges yesterday to invest almost $3bn in cash-strapped Morocco, cementing ties between the Arab countries. Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund and the...

Bloomberg By Aida Alami Moroccans are voting today in an election that the king promised would be followed by a shift of some royal powers to an elected premier for the first time. Among 32 parties competing for seats in the...

More photos » by Daniel Silva – RABAT (AFP) Moroccans voted Friday in the country’s first legislative election since the constitution was reformed to give parliament more power, with an Islamist party expected to...

Israel News Morocco’s finance minister and a front-runner to be prime minister after upcoming elections ruled out Thursday any kind of coalition with the country’s powerful Islamist party. Salaheddine Mezouar’s...