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• Moroccan King Mohammed VI Reveals Integrated Plan for West Sahara

  
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  Moroccan King Mohammed VI has announced that Western Sahara, which passed to Moroccan sovereignty in 1975, would be the priority of the country’s renationalisation process via an integrated plan which is expected to usher in a new chapter. The plan seeks to build the capacity of the territory (about 250,000 sq km) ...
  2 days ago

• Morocco ~ nominated for foreign language Oscar

  
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  The full list of the 65 nominated countries has been released with only Morocco representing Arab language cinema in the foreign language Academy Award list The contender is Morocco’s Casanegra by Nour-Eddine Lakhmari. Zakaria Rmidi, on the blog Morocco Times , has this to say about the film: It is an ...
  4 days ago

• Moroccan News Briefs

  
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  King Mohammed VI to give a speech on Green March anniversary HM King Mohammed VI will address the nation on Friday evening on the occasion of the thirty-fourth anniversary of the Green March, the Ministry of Household, Protocol and Chancellery, said. Morocco celebrates every November 6th the anniversary of the ...
  5 days ago

• French Company Launches Africa’s Largest Automobile Manufacturing Project in Morocco

  
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  The French car manufacturer, Renault, has launched with great pomp the largest automotive manufacturing platform in Africa, with a nearly €1.2 billion investment in Tangier, northern Morocco. The project, which should be operational in early 2012, has assembly line factories built on 314 acres of land, with an ...
  1 week ago

• Medina Gossip #3509

  
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  Hot from the Marrakesh Medina. Back in August, The View from Fez reported that the cast and crew of Sex and the City were going to film in Morocco. At the time, Katey Rich, writing for the website Cinema blend.com said, " There are some obvious explanations for what would bring the shoot to Morocco - ...
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• The Finns are coming!

  
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  The language skills of Moroccos street kids have always been impressive. It is not unusual for them to have few words of greeting in almost any language you can imagine. However, even The View from Fez was impressed the other day to hear a eight or nine year old on hearing that the young backpacker was from ...
  2 weeks ago

• European Investment Bank Grants 2.6 Billion Dirham Loan to Morocco for Highway Projects

  
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  The European Investment Bank (BEI) has granted a 2.6 billion dirham loan (250 million Euros) to Morocco for the financing of highway projects in the country. The loan is dedicated to a three-lane construction of the 57-km highway between Casablanca and Rabat as well as the construction of a 41-km bypass road in Rabat ...
  2 weeks ago

• Is Royal Air Maroc going to drop Atlas Blue?

  
  THE VIEW FROM FEZ — Authority: 422
  The View from Fez is in debt to our reader Andrea Massa for alerting us to the latest news from the sky. Royal Air Maroc Light? Royal Air Maroc is to drop its Atlas Blue low-cost brand within half a year, instead integrating the Marrakech-based carriers operations into the core airline. Speaking to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Moroccan Aid - a different perspective.

  
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  When you hear the words "Morocco" and "aid", is your immediate assumption that Morocco is on the receiving end? If so, you could be wrong. International aid is a two way street and Morocco has a long history of supporting nations in trouble. Our guest commentator, Ibn Warraq, takes up the story: Last Thursday, when ...
  2 weeks ago

• Moroccan News Briefs

  
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  Swine Flu toll hits 173 on October 20 Moroccos H1N1 documented cases reached 173 up to October 20, according to Health Minister, Yasmina Baddou (pictured left). Speaking at the House of Advisors question time, Baddou said that three of the infected people are still receiving medical care, while the others made ...
  2 weeks ago

• Moroccan News Briefs

  
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  President Sarkozy hosts reception for HM King Mohammed VI The Elysée Palace was the venue on Friday for a reception given by Frances President, Nicholas Sarkozy, in honour of HM King Mohammed VI who is on a private visit to France. The reception was attended by Prince Moulay Rachid, Princess Lalla Meryem, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Moroccan Argan Oil - fashion and fair trade

  
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  Though the Berber people of southwestern Morocco have used Argan oil for centuries in their cuisine and for medicinal and cosmetic purposes, it has only been within the last decade that argan oil has become known to the outside world. In that time the prices of Argan oil have sky-rocketed. So, how much is Argan oil ...
  4 weeks ago

• RABAT | 2020 Olympic Games | #Potential

  
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  http://www.bayanealyaoume.ma/def.asp...&id_info=23110 The International Olympic Committee has yet to begin the selection process; a host city is expected to be announced in mid-2013. Potential bids: Rabat, Morocco: Rabat will apply to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Its the first time that Morocco will place ...
  5 weeks ago

• Morocco wins U.S. nod for F-16 weapons

  
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  RABAT, Morocco, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Morocco has won a U.S. congressional approval for F-16 fighter aircraft equipment and weapons.
  7 weeks ago

• Moroccan News Briefs

  
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  Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity - latest projects In the eastern city of Oujda on Tuesday HM King Mohammed VI inaugurated an extension of the girls home (Dar El Fatat) and laid the foundation stone of a disabled centre. The sovereign was also briefed about the project of a centre for drug addicts. The three ...
  8 weeks ago

• Street Art in Rabat

  
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  Telephone and Soup are Casey Scieszka and Steven Weinberg (see above). Casey is a writer, "stationeryeer" and "collageesta". Steven is an illustrator, painter and designer. Back in San Francisco he helped out a few days a week at Receiver Gallery . They are from Brooklyn and the D.C. area respectively. ...
  8 weeks ago

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