Ceremony sheds new light on what it means to be an American
CBS 6 Richmond welcomes 25 new U.S. citizens in naturalization ceremony Sam BrockAnchor/Reporter6:26 p.m. EST, January 20, 2012 MIDLOTHIAN, Va. (WTVR) - In the more than five years since Laila Chrouki plucked up roots in Morocco and moved to the United States, the mom...
Morocco coach Eric Gerets: Anything can happen at the Afcon
The Atlas Lions will open against the Carthage Eagles on Monday in Libreville in what promises to be a giant clash between the north Africans By Lolade Adewuyi إيريك جيريتس - منتخب المغرب (Morocco) Morocco coach Eric Gerets has said that the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations...
Analysis: Morocco Charts Own Arab Spring
Protesters rally during a demonstration organized by the February 20 movement in Rabat, July 3, 2011. King Mohammed VI of Morocco named a new government almost six weeks after parliamentary elections on November 25, 2011 catapulted the Justice and Development Party...
The terrorist threat is likely to increase with states weakened by internal disputes (Forum)
Marrakech - The terrorist threat is likely to increase with states weakened by internal disputes, highlighted on Saturday in Marrakech, participants at the Third Conference on Security in Africa "Marrakech Security Forum." The participants in a plenary included as...
Seventy Moroccans threaten suicide in jobs protest
By Souhail Karam RABAT (Reuters) - About 70 jobless Moroccans threatened to commit "collective suicide" on Friday by trying to march into phosphate quarries riddled with explosives unless they were employed by state phosphate monopoly OCP, local officials said. Police...
Self-Immolation Is on the Rise in the Arab World
New York Times By NADA BAKRI BEIRUT, Lebanon — More than a year after a young Tunisian set himself on fire and touched off revolutions throughout the Arab world, self-immolation, symbolic of systemic frustration and helplessness, has become increasingly common across...
Morocco: New, Democratic Government Seeks Immediate Unemployment Solutions
By Morocco News Agency Staff Rabat, Morocco --- 21 January 2012 ... On January 19, five young Moroccans set themselves on fire near a building of the Morocco Ministry of Education in Rabat. The five were saved by passersby, but three had to be hospitalized. They were...
Morocco works to manage popular discontent
Conciliatory moves by new Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane are changing minds. By Mawassi Lahcen in Casablanca and Siham Ali in Rabat for Magharebia [Mawassi Lahcen] Morocco's February 20 Movement vows to continue nationwide protests. Determined to hold Morocco's...
Al Di Meola Morocco Fantasia, Blu-ray (2011)
Concert and extras on the guitarist’s appearance at the 2009 Moroccan music festival in Rabat. Al Di Meola – Morocco Fantasia, Blu-ray (2011) Performers: Al Di Meola, guitar & World Sinfonia, plus three Moroccan special guests Filmmakers: Francesco Cabras &...
Morocco reaffirms availability to strengthen cooperation
Luanda - The Kingdom of Morocco reaffirmed on Friday in Luanda its total availability to strengthen and increase the good relations with Angola. The information was released to the press by the ambassador of Morocco in Angola, El Ghallaoui Sidati after a meeting with...