Morocco News

Like most services in Italy seems to be run by clowns. So arrived at Marrakech on Friday morning after zero sleep Thursday night at Pisa airport and a couple of hours sleep on the overnight train from Sicily the previous night.

Morocco's illegal invasion and repression of the Saharawi population in Western Sahara began in 1975.

A Ryanair plane was forced to make an emergency landing earlier today after fears there was a fire onboard.

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has announced plans to give the Western Sahara region autonomy.

Morrocco plans to give the Western Sahara more autonomy. In a speech, King Mohamed VI promised the people in this region "freedom to administer their own local affairs." He announced a commission would be set up to decentralise Moroccan government.

Zineddine Zidane, the French footballer of Algerian origin has recently visited the Algerian training camp in Southern France to support the team after spending his career as a French player.

For the observers following the ups and downs of the political strains between Morocco and Spain, the Sahrawi separatist Haidar's case was an eye opener.

A book released last spring is gaining notoriety for its balanced depiction of the Moroccan Sahara Conflict and the revealing of human rights violations by the Polisario.

Before I go and tackle the issue of tourism in Morocco today , I would like to briefly identify to everyone conceptually what is tourism .

Moroccan Vocalist Karima Skalli who performs both Classical Arabic titles such and Moroccan Andalusian music has been performing in the US with the Multicultural Mesto Orchestra... The orchestra is comprised of American professional musicians with diverse ethnic backgrounds who are able to perform Arabic and other Middle Eastern Music thanks to ...

An interview with actress Patricia Clarkson; an appreciation of songwriter Johnny Mercer; a comparison of 2009 and 1959.

Recent actions taken by the Moroccan government against the press and Western Saharan rights activists suggest backsliding on core human rights such as freedom of speech, press, association and movement.

RABAT: A cousin of Morocco's King Mohammed dropped a court case against a newspaper that published a cartoon caricature of his wedding to a German woman, a lawyer in the case said yesterday.

December 29, 2009 "King Mohamed VI gave a major speech on August 20 in favor of judicial reform, urging what he called - consolidating the guarantees of judicial independence...The Belliraj trial is a major test of whether the courts have gotten the message." Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director - The Moroccan court currently ...

The Zayed Foundation for Charitable and Humanitarian Works , has concluded tour to Kingdom of Morocco and Republic of Mali inaugurating a number of charity projects there.

At least five people were killed by heavy rainfall in Morocco and many areas are flooded.

Heavy rainfall in Morocco struck large swathes of the country, triggering flash floods that took the lives of five people, local media reported Friday.

MADRID: A month-long hunger strike by Western Sahara independence activist Aminatou Haidar at a Spanish airport hurt Morocco by raising awareness of human rights abuses in the territory, analysts said.

Guinea's junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara bears direct responsibility for the September 28 killings by security forces of more than 150 pro-democracy marchers, according to leaked U.N. findings on Monday.

Las Vegas Herald Monday 21st December, 2009 Nevada , Dec 21 : To "nourish the inner aspect", Oscar winner Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow recommends La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakesh Medina in Morocco where a suite can be about $8116, in the latest newsletter of her blog "GOOP-nourish the inner aspect". For dinner in the area, she prescribes "Dar ...