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Morocco, Algeria or Senegal? – Strategic drugs call for strategic thinking

s Africa Report By Fanny Rey Local manufacturing is important, says Moroccan company Sothema’s managing director Lamia Tazi – and that’s precisely why she’s looking abroad. SOTHEMA’S MANAGING DIRECTOR LAMIA TAZI IS NOT SHY OF THREATENING TO TRANSFER SOTHEMA’S PRODUCTION TO ... More

16 May 2012 | Category: News, Politics  |  Comments Off

Morocco’s judges demand greater independence

s Morocco’s judges donned red armbands on Tuesday in a symbolic week-long protest calling for greater independence for the judiciary. The Judges’ Club, a banned but tolerated association that includes more than half of the country’s nearly 3,000 judges, said the ... More

16 May 2012 | Category: News, Politics  |  Comments Off

Jailed Morocco Islamists on hunger strike: campaigners

s Written by Reuters Islamists who say they are being unfairly held in Moroccan prisons are staging hunger strikes to put more pressure on the new government to release them, according to campaigners who are in contact with the prisoners. Letters ... More

16 May 2012 | Category: News, Politics  |  Comments Off

Morocco’s Belhanda is France’s Young Player of the Year

s Morocco and Montpellier midfielder Younes Belhanda was named France's Young Player of the Year on Monday. He lost out to Lille's Eden Hazard for the main Player of the Year prize, the Belgian also won the award last year. It ... More

15 May 2012 | Category: News, Sports  |  Comments Off

Minutes of July 20 signed with unemployed graduates coordination “unworkable and unconstitutional”

d Moroccan head of government Abdelilah Benkirane said, on Monday at the House of Representatives, that “it is impossible to implement” the Minutes of July 20, signed with the coordination of unemployed graduates, arguing that its provisions are “unconstitutional and does ... More

15 May 2012 | Category: News, Politics  |  Comments Off

Morocco: Police Unravel Terror Plot

s By Mawassi Lahcen Security forces are still searching for members of the “Mujahideen Movement in Morocco”, a sleeper cell suspected of planning to assassinate Moroccan diplomatic figures, commit armed robbery and destabilise the country. On Saturday (May 11th) the National ... More

15 May 2012 | Category: News, Politics  |  Comments Off

Morocco: FIFA calls on MAS to pay former coach’s 110.000 € arrears

g The international football federation (FIFA) has called on the Moroccan club, MAS, to pay the arrears of its former coach Pierre Lechantre. The international football federation (FIFA) has called on the Moroccan club, MAS, to pay the arrears of its ... More

14 May 2012 | Category: News, Sports  |  Comments Off

Morocco’s economic growth slows to 2.2%

d Morocco's economic growth in the first quarter of the year slowed to 2.2 percent compared to 4.7 percent during the final quarter of last year, on lower agricultural output because of a shortfall in rain, the continuing effects of economic ... More

14 May 2012 | Category: Economy, News  |  Comments Off

The Uncertain Future of Moroccan Students in Spain

s By Safia Abahaj Temsamani Granada, Spain Moroccan students in Spain, one of the most vulnerable groups in Spanish society are facing serious problems due to the economic crisis.  The government of Mariano Rajoy will now require Moroccan students in Spain ... More

14 May 2012 | Category: News, Politics, World  |  Comments Off

5,000 Jews Gather in Morocco for Pilgrimage

d About 5,000 Jews have gathered in recent days to pray for peace at sanctuaries and gravesites in Morocco, according to an AFP report on Sunday. The North African nation has for centuries had a vibrant Jewish population and some 1,200 ... More

14 May 2012 | Category: News, Politics  |  Comments Off

Morocco: WAC gains seat in Botola-Pro

d Wydad athletic club has moved from the fifth to the fourth position after defeating Hassania 3-1 in a delayed match of the 27 round last Wednesday. Wydad is now three points behind the third Raja Casablanca Wydad athletic club has ... More

14 May 2012 | Category: News, Sports  |  Comments Off

Moroccan Rapper El Haqed Sentenced to One Year in Prison

d Moroccan rapper Mouad Belghouat was sentenced to one year in prison, MAP reported on Friday. Charged with attacking the image of Morocco’s security services, the rapper was denied bail by the  Casablanca court in early April on the grounds he ... More

14 May 2012 | Category: News, Politics  |  Comments Off

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Morocco coach Gerets justifies Chamakh’s absence

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Coach Gerets clarifies decision to drop Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh from the team in advance of upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers Morocco coach Eric Gerets on Wednesday explained his decision to drop Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh from his squad, which … More

Economy

Moroccan bank BMCE denies talk of CEO’s ill health

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Shares fall for 2nd straight day * Bank executive says CEO in good health RABAT May 16 (Reuters) – BMCE Bank, Morocco’s third-biggest lender, said its octogenarian chief executive Othmane Benjelloun was in good health, after its shares hit their … More