Thousands call for reforms in Morocco
About 4,000 people protested in the country's biggest city Casablanca and about 5,000 in the northern city of Tangier on Sunday, local government officials said, Reuters reported. The protesters also demanded that the power of the North African country's King Mohammed...
Morocco in the News – July 29/30/31, 2011
On July 29th 2011, Morocco's King Mohammed VI pardoned 14 prisoners and commuted the sentences of 954 others, on the eve of his coronation's 12th anniversary. On July 30th 2011, the Kingdom of Morocco celebrated the 12th anniversary of the King’s accession to the...
Thousands of fish mysteriously die in Moroccan river
[youtube=http://youtu.be/vhIjtaTgrjA] Since mid-June, thousands of dead fish have been rotting along the banks of the Moulouya River, in north-east Morocco. While tests are being carried out to establish the cause of death, environmental activists are blaming a local...
Thousands protest on Morocco king’s allegiance day
(Reuters) - Thousands of Moroccans marched on Sunday to press the Arab world's longest-ruling dynasty to relinquish more of its sweeping powers and stamp out corruption. The protests coincided with the holding of a centuries-old Be'ya, or allegiance ceremony, where...
Morocco, Algeria sign commercial contract on natural gas delivery
Algiers - Morocco and Algeria signed, on Sunday, a commercial contract on the delivery of Algerian natural gas to the power plants of Ain Béni Mathar and Tahaddart. Under this contract, 640 millions of cubic meters of gas will be delivered on an annual basis over 10...
Israeli PM vows financial changes following nationwide protests
Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday he will gather a round table to form a plan aimed at easing the financial burden on Israeli citizens in the wake of protests across the country. Netanyahu said he will invite...
UN seeks to sweep away last traces of imperial age
In this Sunday Feb. 27, 2011 file picture, pro-independence Polisario Front rebel soldiers parade in the Western Sahara village of Tifariti to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the RASD (Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic). After Spanish colonizers left Western Sahara...
HM sends greetings to King of Morocco
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the occasion of the Throne Day anniversary. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of good...
Online holiday operator sees Morocco bounce back
Last minute holidays specialist Packyourbags.com sees a positive return to Morocco booking levels since the Marrakesh bomb attack in April 2011. Packyourbags.com is pleased to report holiday bookings to Morocco are returning to a level that is more in keeping with...
King Mohammed VI wants speedy elections
Rabat - Morocco's King Mohammed VI called on Saturday for speedy elections and the reopening of his country's border with Algeria in his first throne speech since a referendum voted to curb some of his prerogatives. In the July 1 referendum, more than 98 percent of...