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Moroccan PM in rare criticism of king's entourage
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April 25, 2012 09:01 AM
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RABAT: Morocco's prime minister has hit out at courtiers around King Mohammed in rare criticism that could signify the start of a confrontation between the Islamist-led government and powerful figures close to the palace. Morocco's authorities, under pressure from the "Arab...
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Moroccan PM criticizes king’s entourage
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April 25, 2012 01:24 AM
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RABAT: Morocco’s prime minister has hit out at courtiers around King Mohammad VI in rare criticism that could signify the start of a confrontation between the Islamist-led government and powerful figures close to the palace. Moroccan authorities, under pressure from the Arab Spring upheavals...
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Morocco eyes first Islamic bank launch in 2013
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March 26, 2012 09:45 PM
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RABAT: Foreign Islamic banks will be allowed to take up to 49 percent of Morocco's first fully-fledged Islamic bank in 2013, as the country aims to become a regional financial hub, a government minister said on Monday. The government will submit to parliament a draft bill with a set of...
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Morocco says to take tougher line on rape-marriages
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March 15, 2012 09:22 PM
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RABAT: Morocco on Thursday said it would amend a law allowing rapists to marry their underage female victims after the suicide of a teenage girl raised doubts about the effectiveness of reforms to women's rights in the country. Sixteen-year-old Amina El-Filali killed herself last week near the...
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Moroccan police violently break protest in capital
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March 14, 2012 11:40 PM
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RABAT: Moroccan police on Wednesday beat up protesters who were seeking to stage a demonstration in the capital Rabat in solidarity to anti-government protests in the north. A police officer at the scene said the Rabat demonstration had not been authorized and denied police had used violence...
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Morocco prays for rain for 1st time since 2007
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January 06, 2012 04:44 PM
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RABAT: Moroccans on Friday held the first nationwide prayers for rain since 2007, when drought slashed output of staple cereals to less than a quarter of the country's needs, although experts say the current crop year will probably be far less disastrous. The prayers were held in mid-morning...
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Moroccan Islamists quit Arab Spring opposition
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December 19, 2011 11:20 PM
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RABAT: An Islamist group seen as the main opposing force to Morocco's monarchy has suspended its involvement in a movement inspired by revolts in Tunisia and Egypt, citing the need for a new deal with secularist activists to bolster its ideology. Al-Adl wal Ihsane's move comes at a tense...
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Elections show Moroccans not interested in King Mohammad’s reforms: opposition group
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November 29, 2011 01:38 AM
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RABAT: Morocco’s parliamentary election shows most people are not interested in King Mohammad VI’s reforms, the main opposition group said, vowing to push ahead with protests to press for a constitutional monarchy and an end to corruption. Final results from Friday’s vote,...
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Moroccan military plane crash kills 78: military
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July 26, 2011 01:47 PM
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RABAT: At least 78 people were killed Tuesday when a Moroccan military transport plane crashed into a mountain in the south of the country during bad weather, the military said in a statement carried by the state news agency. The military said there were three injured survivors so far from the...
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HR group want Moroccanreferendum probed
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July 13, 2011 01:57 AM
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RABAT: Morocco’s main independent human rights group demanded a judicial investigation into what it said were serious violations that affected the outcome of a July 1 referendum on constitutional reforms. King Mohammad VI is expected to hand over some of his powers to elected officials under...
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Libyan troops set for renewed push to Tripoli
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July 08, 2011 03:30 PM
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RABAT: Libyan rebels looked set for another push against leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces on Friday, just days after the opposition made hefty advances toward Tripoli on two fronts. A rebel sympathiser in Misrata, on Libya's Mediterranean coast, told Reuters that rebels...
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Referendum win likely short-term endorsement for Moroccan king
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July 08, 2011 01:36 AM
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RABAT: Moroccan voters’ endorsement of a new constitution may provide only a short-term boost for King Mohammad if concrete change is not delivered to silence the country’s growing protest movement. The new constitution, drafted by a royal-appointed committee, retains much of the...
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Moroccan king scores landslide win in reform vote
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July 02, 2011 11:31 AM
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RABAT: Morocco’s King Mohammad scored a landslide victory in a referendum on a reformed constitution he proposed to placate “Arab Spring” protests as voters defied critics who said it did little to curb his powers. Preliminary results of Friday’s poll showed 98.5 percent of...
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Little reprieve for Moroccan king with constitutional reform plan
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June 22, 2011 01:45 AM
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RABAT: Morocco’s King Mohammad, at the helm of the Arab world’s longest-serving dynasty, has taken a timid step toward a democratic transition with a constitutional reform plan he wants voters to approve in a July 1 referendum. But by seeking to remain at the center of almost every...
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Marrakesh square loses its buzz after attack
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May 13, 2011 02:37 AM
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MARRAKESH, Morocco: Moroccan Abdelhadi Fetouaki is reviewing the rationale of having a dried fruits and nuts stall right in front of what used to be one of Jamaa al-Fna’s busiest cafes. To allow investigators to look into the April 28 attack, which killed 17 people including eight French...
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