Opinion on Moroccan Reform Divides
There is increasingly a split on the world's opinion and editorial and opinion pages reflecting a split on the extent and sufficiency of the constitutional reforms introduced by King Mohammed VI and approved on July 1 by the Moroccan people. Writing in the NYT, Ahmed...
Video: Protests Continue in Moroccan Cities
Sunday say protests continuing in the Moroccan cities of Rabat and Morocco. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maQQ9tvxrUk&w=425&h=349]
History in the making as Trowbridge hosts Morocco poll
Moroccan residents of Trowbridge went to the polls at the weekend to vote on the biggest change in their homeland for a generation. The country is going through an intense period of change after King Mohammed VI answered calls for reform following angry protests...
France funds solar project in Morocco
Jul 11th, 2011 | By Bikya Masr Staff The French Agency for Development (AFD) decided to give Morocco an appropriation of € 100.3 million in order to “support the implementation of its solar energy plan and the construction of a solar power plant in Ouarzazate.”The sum...
Offering Slow, Small Changes, Morocco’s King Stays in Power
RABAT, Morocco — With the pace of democratic change stalled or staggering under violent crackdowns in the Middle East and North Africa, Morocco’s recent decision to alter its Constitution provides what some see as an alternative to the bloody confrontations that have...
Presse américaine : Fox News consacre une émission de 15 minutes au Maroc
(www.infomediaire.ma) - La chaîne de TV américaine FoxNews a diffusé, mercredi soir, une émission intitulée "Maroc, les grandes avancées", immortalisant le plébiscite autour de la nouvelle Constitution. Recevant des membres de "Morocco Tomorrow", une organisation...
Les Marocains de New York affluent aux urnes
Publié le : 01.07.2011 | 22h54 La Communauté marocaine à New York a commencé, vendredi matin, à affluer vers les différents bureaux de vote mis à leur disposition jusqu'à dimanche par le consulat général du Royaume, pour se prononcer sur le projet de constitution....
Foreign Trade Minister leads Moroccan delegation to Fancy Food show in Washington
Rabat - Foreign Trade Minister Abdellatif Mâzouz is leading the Moroccan delegation to the 57th Fancy Food Show, held on July 10-12 in Washington. Mâzouz , who arrived to Washington on Sunday, is leading a Moroccan delegation including representatives of 25...
Morocco and the USA examine means to boost agri-food exports
Washington - Moroccan minister of foreign trade held, on Sunday in Washington, a series of meetings with U.S. officials and stakeholders active in the sector of supermarket distribution. Held on the sidelines of the 57th Summer Fancy Food Show, the talks aimed at...
No let up in Moroccan protests for deeper reform
RABAT | Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:12pm EDT By Souhail Karam RABAT (Reuters) - Thousands of Moroccans staged protests on Sunday, the latest in a series of peaceful demonstrations by a youth-led movement to demand reforms that go beyond constitutional changes crafted by the...