In Morocco, the ancient fortress city of Essaouira has been backdrop to Phoenician traders, Jimi Hendrix and the ‘Game of Thrones’
“Water is life,” Hicham says while we eat barbecued fish on a coastal boardwalk in the...
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Year: 2013
Moroccan king approves resignations, paving way for coalition talks
The king of Morocco on Monday accepted the resignation of cabinet ministers from the junior party in the ruling coalition, the palace said, a move that opens the way for Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane to begin trying to form...
Read MoreMorocco: talks to form new gov’t coalition underway After Istiqlal’s exit, Islamist premier seeking new allies
Negotiations are underway in Morocco to form a new government coalition after the Istiqlal party left the Islamist-majority administration. The Justice and Development Party (PJD) has given Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane the...
Read MoreLibya, Morocco sign trade agreement
Libya and Morocco have signed a partnership and cooperation agreement, aimed at strengthening trade, including export and import, between the two countries, a statement from the organization in charge of exports in Morocco,...
Read MoreMorocco’s king accepts Cabinet resignations as Islamists woo new coalition partners
Morocco’s king has accepted the resignations of Cabinet ministers from a political party that quit the Islamist-led government in a move seen as supporting the prime minister’s reform agenda. When Hamid Chabat, the leader of the...
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