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Scandal at the African Cup of Nations: Issa Hayatou Must Go
New York- As a football fan and an African, I can’t help but express my frustration at the dirty way in which the African Football Federation handed an undeserved qualification to the semifinals of...
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The Umbrella Revolution: An Emulation of the Arab Spring in China
Rabat - The Arab Spring universal tide has successfully and dramatically engulfed the famous Great Wall of China that has aptly stopped all invaders in the past. Today, the concept of uprising against...
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Migration: EU to Launch Substantial Financial Program to Support Morocco in 2015
Brussels -The European Commission intends to launch a substantial financial program to support Morocco in 2015 as part of the Mobility Partnership, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs...
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The Democracy Test for Tunisia Still Continues
Istanbul - One street seller setting himself ablaze to draw attention to the oppression of the police back in January 2011 triggered an unstoppable chain of events that pushed Tunisia into a whirlwind...
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Morocco and Egypt to Cooperate to Promote Moderate Islam
Marrakech- Morocco and Egypt have patched up a recent rift in relations and are set to establish a close cooperation to promote moderate Islam, according to Egypt’s Ambassador to Rabat. After the...
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Because of Lack of Funds Morocco Won’t Participate in World Cup of American...
Marrakech- Notwithstanding that Morocco’s national team has qualified, the Moroccan National Association of American Football (ANMFA) announced on Friday that the team will not participate in the next...
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Amazigh Civilization: A Lesson in How to Treat Women
Marrakech - In contrast to many other cultures and societies in the world, Amazigh women hold a high status in traditional Amazigh society in Morocco. Historically, women have been accorded varying...
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Prison Sentences Against People Involved in Collapse of Casablanca Buildings
Casablanca - On Monday the magistrate's court at the Ain Sbaa First Instance Court in Casablanca delivered verdicts of up to five years imprisonment against nine individuals accused in the Bourgone...
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Morocco: Mazars firm acquires Global Intelligence Partners
Casablanca - Mazars consulting group finalized, on Monday in Casablanca, the acquisition of Moroccan company Global Intelligence Partners (GIP), a company specializing in Strategy Consulting,...
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Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2015
Taroudant - Raif Badawi, a Saudi blogger who was arrested in 2012 for several charges, including apostasy, is among the nominees for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Edward Snowden and Pope...
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Three Moroccan Peacekeepers Killed in Ivory Coast
Rabat - Three Moroccan soldiers reportedly died of a car accident in western Côte d'Ivoire in late January, according to the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (ONUCI). The United Nations...
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Morocco: Access to Pharmacy Schools Open to Bac Holders
Taroudant - Soumia Benkhaldoun, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Executive Training, announced on Tuesday in Rabat that baccalaureate holders will have...
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ISIS Reportedly Crucified, Buried Children Alive In Iraq: UN
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA - Islamic State militants are selling abducted Iraqi children at markets as sex slaves, and killing other youth, including by crucifixion or burying them alive, a United...
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First Women-Only Mosque Opens in Los Angeles
Rabat - The first women-only mosque in the United States opened its doors exclusively for women and children (including boys 12 and under) on Friday, January 30, at the Pico Union Project in Downtown...
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Al-Azhar Calls for “Killing” and “Crucifying” ISIS Members
Rabat - Egypt’s Al-Azhar institution in Cairo, the foremost institution in the Islamic world for the study of Sunni theology and sharia, or Islamic law, called for "killing and crucifying" the...
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Moroccan Magazine Depicts Hollande as Hitler
Rabat - Moroccan weekly magazine Al-Watan Al-An depicted French President François Hollande as Hitler on the cover of its January 28 issue, with a question written in bold that reads, “Will the French...
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Autonomy ‘Only Honorable Solution’ to Settle Western Sahara Issue: Erik Jansen
Brussels - Autonomy is the "only honorable way" to settle the Western Sahara conflict, former Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to the Sahara, Erik Jansen, said Wednesday in Brussels....
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King of Jordan to Reportedly Lead Airstrikes Against ISIS
Rabat - King of Jordan will reportedly lead revenge airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) following the execution of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-kassasbeh who was burned alive inside a cage. According...
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Moroccan Islamic Scholar Calls for Contemporary Reading of Religious Texts
Fez - Said Ahmad al-Abadi, the Secretary General of the Muhammadiyah Association of Scholars in Morocco, has stated that the biggest challenge for the Islamic world in light of increasing...
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Italy Adopts New Law Against Building Mosques
Taroudant - Right-wing politicians in the northern Lombardy region approved a bill on January 22 that will make it almost impossible to build new mosques in the region and that will austerely monitor...
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