Monarchy and Government of Morocco

W.Sahara activist refuses Madrid offer of refugee status

22/11/2009W.Sahara activist refuses Madrid offer of refugee status Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar has declined an offer by Madrid to grant her refugee status following her expulsion from the territory by Morocco, a...

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Time for US to Press Morocco on Human Rights Backsliding

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. Secretary of State...

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In Morocco, Tzipi Livni backs Mideast talks (AFP)

AFP – Israeli opposition chief Tzipi Livni (right) shakes hands with an envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud … TANGIERS, Morocco (AFP) – Opposition chief Tzipi Livni reiterated her support Friday for a Palestinian state and...

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Morocco condemns plan to expand Jerusalem neighborhood

The Morocco government has condemned Israel's plan to build 900 housing units in the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo. The Foreign Ministry in Rabat issued a statement saying that Morocco "reiterates that any Israeli...

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'African Gandhi' risks life

Aminatou Haidar . . . hunger strike. Photo: Reuters NAIROBI: Western Sahara's most prominent human rights activist has gone on a hunger strike at a Spanish airport after being expelled from her home country by Moroccan...

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Morocco PM presses world leaders to boost agriculture spending

Strengthening a country's agricultural sector should be a core element of national economic policy, Morocco Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi told international leaders at the World Food Security Summit in Rome on Tuesday (November...

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Oberthur Technologies Helps Zain Break New Ground in the Field of Mobile Commerce

PARIS, November 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oberthur Technologies, the world's second largest supplier of smart card solutions, successfully completed the deployment of its M-Commerce security solution for Zain's 15 sub...

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Sharjah Ruler sends cables of felicitations to Sultan Of Oman, King of Morocco

Sharjah, Nov 17th, 2009 (WAM): HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council member and ruler of Sharjah sent a cable of felicitations to HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman on the occasion of National Day of...

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Beauty & the Berbers: Kahina - Giving Beauty

Since the age of 12, Katharine L’Heureux had always dreamt of creating a beauty company. Almost 30 years later, her search ended with the creation of Kahina – Giving Beauty , a new organic skin care line intended for women like...

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The Apologist-In-Chief

What a freakin’ Moron… “A senior administration official said President Barack Obama was simply observing protocol when he bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on...

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