Month: November 2011

November 24, 2011 By SOUAD MEKHENNET and MAÏA DE LA BAUME RABAT, Morocco — Under pressure from the Arab Spring uprisings, King Mohammed VI of Morocco proposed a new constitution last summer providing for a more empowered...

By MATT BRADLEY Wall Street journal MIDDLE EAST NEWS RABAT, Morocco—Violent uprisings continue to upend much of the Arab world, but many Moroccans expect their parliamentary polls Friday to demonstrate the possibility of...

By Zakia Abdennebi RABAT (Reuters) – As a group of young men stood chatting in the Douar L’Koura slum in Morocco’s capital, another man rushed up and warned them the police could soon be on their way. “I...

Khaleej Times Online Mohammed Bin Zayed attends signing ceremony in Morocco (Wam) RABAT – General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on...

By MARTIN DALE ‘On the Edge’ A new generation of filmmakers emerge with pics like Narjiss Nejjar’s ‘The Rif Lover.’ In the wake of the Arab Spring, the spotlight is turning to Arab films. Morocco is...