Tag: Morocco

Morocco on Wednesday lifted a ban on screening Hollywood biblical epic “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” based on the life of Moses, in the kingdom...

MADRID- Spain's Interior Ministry says Spanish and Moroccan police have arrested seven suspected members of a cell that allegedly recruited jihadists to fight in Syria...

Morocco wants increased trade relations with Pakistan as the two countries have good potential to promote bilateral trade in different areas, Ambassador of Morocco,...

The world’s major powers are poised to give full political recognition to the Syrian National Coalition, an opposition bloc, as the fourth conference for...

The Moroccan government has denied that an 8,000-year-old rock engraving depicting the Sun as a divinity has been destroyed in the south of the...

Hundreds of Moroccan magistrates held a sit-in on Saturday outside the Court of Cassation in Rabat demanding an end to corruption in the judicial...

At least 42 people were killed Tuesday when a bus travelling between Marrakesh and Ouarzazate in southern Morocco plunged into a ravine, a security...

At least 26 people, including several foreigners, have been killed in two separate road accidents in Morocco, police and medics said on Tuesday. The first...

A Swiss pilot donned a blue oxygen mask as he flew high above Spain and approached Morocco on Tuesday on the world’s first intercontinental...

The SECP and its Moroccan counterpart, Conseil Déontologique des Valeurs Mobilières (CDVM), have signed an MOU, paving the way for enhanced cooperation and information...

Moroccans have given a resounding “yes” vote to a new constitution proposed by King Mohammed VI, who offered reforms in a bid to quiet...

Moroccans voted on Friday in a referendum on curbing the near absolute powers of King Mohammed VI, who has offered reforms following protests inspired...

Moroccans voted on Friday in a referendum on curbing the near absolute powers of King Mohammed VI, who has offered reforms following protests inspired...

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI addresses the nation Friday when he will unveil reform proposals likely to include curbs on his wide-ranging powers after months...

Rich Gulf Arab dynasties have reacted to upheaval in the Arab world by inviting fellow monarchies Jordan and Morocco to join their club as...

RABAT - Several hundred people gathered Sunday in Rabat and Casablanca for the start of protests expected in several Moroccan cities to call for further democratic reforms and social justice.
More than 1,000 people, including many Islamists, rallied in Rabat in the morning. "The Moroccan people demand change!" protesters shouted in the city, calling for the government to resign and holding up placards reading: "For the freedom and dignity of the Moroccan people."
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RABAT - A few hundred people, mainly youths, attended a quickly improvised pro-democracy rally in front of the Moroccan parliament on Sunday, calling for the rule of law and radical political reform. The demonstration, called on social networking site Facebook, was backed by human rights activists who gathered in central Rabat before heading for the parliament building.
They gathered for a few just minutes, many making the V for victory sign, before dispersing. Another