Morocco
July 2, 2011
A new constitution which was introduced last month by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI was approved by 98 percent of voters in a referendum Friday.
June 18, 2011
Morocco's King Mohammed VI declared a series of Constitutional reforms in a speech on Friday night .
June 4, 2011
Shakira seduced by Arab Spring, goes back to Arab roots to sing: Shakira seeks to celebrate her 'Lebo-Syrian' roots - recently feeling inspired while performing in Morocco after her tour through the Emirates and Lebanon, Shakira expressed her keen desire to fast-track her Arabic learning in order to sing some Arabic singles, if not albums.
May 18, 2011
Word on the Arab street, when not debating the latest on the Arab revolutions, and the state of catastrophe in Yemen or Libya or Syria, has turned to the new bid to expand the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Scrutiny lies with the two potential new candidates for entry into this Gulf state league, namely Jordan and Morocco. The twitter-sphere is buzzing (or tweeting) with humorous remarks, as well as more grave concerns around the implications of such a shift, for both sides of the equation: the new members and the former block.
May 8, 2011
Self-defeating strategies and stunts by Arab nations that cost the Arab world more in damages as well as negative PR than the satellite causes that in themselves probably do not serve the interests of the people, nor for that matter any arguably wider Arab Cause such as Palestine.
April 29, 2011
Morocco's Minister of Communications Khalid Naciri on Friday hinted to the possibility that al Qaeda is linked to the bombing.
April 28, 2011
At least 14 people died on Thursday by an explosion in a cafe in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh.
April 25, 2011
Abdul Ben Amour, President of the Competition Council, confirmed that an amendment to the statute that establishes the Council will give it strength to fight the economic rent.
April 13, 2011
Arab First Ladies: A Blessing or a Curse for falling leaders: While Arab leaders fall, will their wives be there to catch them? As protests spread like wildfire in the Middle East, the often opulent lives of Arab stately or royal wives are in the spotlight. Who’s footing the bill for the First Ladies expenses? Do they provide a false idealized image of their country, with their good works and initiatives in the arena of development and human rights, when on the ground their husband-led regimes are shunning their so-called progressive values?
March 14, 2011
Scores of protesters were hurt, some seriously, Sunday during a clash with Moroccan security forces.
March 10, 2011
Official data indicates that the construction and public works sector in Morocco witnessed a relative improvement during the fourth quarter of 2010, compared with the previous quarter.
Morocco's King Mohamed declared a planned constitutional reform late Wednesday .
February 20, 2011
Several thousand people rallied peacefully in several Moroccan cities on Sunday demanding political reforms.
February 8, 2011
Moroccan bloggers have called for a demonstration on February 20 to demand amendments in the constitution ahead of the legislative elections scheduled for 2012.
January 23, 2011
Hotels in the Moroccan city of Agadir reported a record number of Moroccan tourists in 2010.