Tag: Morocco

Mohammed VI, Morocco's king, pictured in 2011. (AFP / FILE PHOTO, Azzouz Boukallouch)
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Morocco rights group slams attack on royal spending demo

Morocco has witnessed sporadic social unrest since early last year, spearheaded by…

Liliana Mihaila Liliana Mihaila
Protesters in Benghazi hold signs denouncing both the "Innocence of Muslims" film and the violent reactions to it that lead to the deaths of the US ambassador to Libya and three other US nationals Libyan Tweep Forum
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Peaceful protest gets lost in translation

Among rapid updates on the violent protests in the Muslim world, peaceful…

Sara Abou Bakr Sara Abou Bakr
The wreckage of a Morrocan tank is pictured near the Western Sahara village of Tifariti in the region where the Frente Polisario is fighting for independence for the territory on the west African coast AFP PHOTO / Dominique Faget
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UN head rejects Moroccan envoy change

UN mission in Western Sahara will remain unchanged

Connor Molloy Connor Molloy
King Mohammed VI of Morocco parading on horseback at the Royal Palace in Rabat for the "Celebration of loyalty and allegiance" ceremony during whcih protesting activists were arrested by police AFP PHOTO / AZZOUZ BOUKALLOUCH
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Hunger strike in Western Sahara prison

12 Activists enter a 48-hour hunger strike, in response to their detention…

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
Rights groups, trade unionists and members of the February 20 movement protest against the high cost of living and other causes of social discontent in Rabat on 11 August AFP PHOTO / FADEL SENNA
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Moroccans protest against high prices

Activists are upset at government subsidy cuts

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
The guards were ambushed by members of an unknown group in Algeria's northwestern province of Tlemcen (file photo: AFP)
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Gunfire at the Morocco-Algeria border leaves three border guards dead

The Algerian border guards were killed in an ambush

Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa
A Moroccan protester waves the February 20 movement flag at a protest in Morocco (AFP/ Joseph Eid)
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Morocco court criminalises February 20 Movement

Moroccan court terms February 20 movement as illegal

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
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Morocco protests turn violent

Protests in Morocco on Sunday were met with violence by police.

Connor Molloy Connor Molloy
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Moroccan police rain batons down on protesters

Protesters took aim at the wealthy clique of Moroccans known as the…

Connor Molloy Connor Molloy

Graft, corruption found in Morocco public sector

By Souhail Karam / Reuters RABAT: An audit court has found evidence of…

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