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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Seychelles government has withdrawn its recognition of the self-declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), an official source here said Monday. "Like most African countries supporting the ongoing UN process to settle the Sahara issue, the Seychelles Republic has decided to withdraw its recognition of the SADR," Morocco's state-run news agency, MAP, reported, quoting a statement from the Seychelles mission to the UN.. (Panapress.com)
Mercy plea for Facebook spoof Mar 15, 2008
By James Copnall BBC News, Rabat ... Some bloggers in Morocco have stopped writing in protest, and there have been demonstrations on the streets of Paris, Rabat, London and other cities ... Protesters in Rabat have been calling for Fouad Mourtada's release. (BBC News -- Africa)
Dreams and Shadows Feb 29, 2008
" Today in Culture It would be good if this were true, but in general the stories Wright relates of brave reformers battling for human and civil rights show them as having had depressingly small influence. She claims there is "a budding culture of change" represented by "defiant judges in Cairo, rebel clerics in Tehran, satellite television station owners in Dubai, imaginative feminists in Rabat and the first female candidates in Kuwait, young techies in Jeddah, daring journalists in Beirut and... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Why India didn't make it to OIC Feb 25, 2008
As Pakistan's then president, Gen Yahya Khan, arrived in Rabat for the first ever Islamic summit, which came to be known as the OIC, India was on the verge of executing a diplomatic coup ... Just what happened in Rabat on those two crucial days ... To go back to Rabat, that day, Yahya Khan actually went along with King Faisal and King Hussein of Jordan, and when the issue of India's participation at OIC came up at the summit, Yahya did not protest. (India Times, India)
More arrests in Morocco plot Feb 24, 2008
" Benmoussa said the party had links with an organisation called the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group (GICM) and Algeria's Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), which last year changed its name to the Al-Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb. According to Benmoussa, the network had contacts with al-Qaeda in Afghanistan in 2001. Police officer held The 32 suspects also include a police officer and a journalist. The allegations against Moatassim were the first levelled at a leader of... (Aljazeera.Net)
Amnesty "shocked" at jail for Moroccan royal Facebook 'joke' Feb 24, 2008
RABAT (AFP) - Amnesty International said Saturday it was "shocked" by a three-year jail term handed down by a Moroccan court to a man who registered a false Internet Facebook profile as King Mohammed VI's brother. The court in Casablanca sentenced 27-year-old computer engineer Fouad Mourtada on Friday and fined him 10,000 dinar (900 euros, 1,300 dollars) for "the use of false information and usurping the identity of the prince.". (Yahoo! Asia News)
Morocco busts al Qaeda-linked terror network Feb 22, 2008
Moroccan Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa, in Rabat on Wednesday, talks about the terror sweep. Authorities believe the network has links to al Qaeda and local terror groups, the official MAP news agency said late Wednesday. (CNN)
Dozens held over Morocco plot Feb 22, 2008
89 million] in 2001 to Morocco to fund its activities," he said. The money was laundered through investments in tourism, real estate and businesses across Morocco. Jewellery stolen in Belgium was also smuggled into Morocco and turned into ingots by a goldsmith, who had also been arrested. Arrests The 32 suspects also include a police officer and a journalist. Abdelhafid Sriti is the Rabat correspondent of the Lebanese television station Al-Manar, which belongs to the Shia Hezbollah organisation.... (Aljazeera.Net)
Morocco sack French coach Michel after first round exit in Ghana Feb 9, 2008
RABAT: Morocco, knocked out in the first round of the African Nations Cup, fired French coach Henri Michel on Thursday. Henri Michel was sacked for several reasons including the bad performance of the team in the Nations Cup, said Mohamed Ozal, deputy chairman of the country's Royal Football Federation. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Facebook fraudster 'stole prince's ID' Feb 7, 2008
RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- Moroccan authorities arrested a state-employed engineer on Wednesday for allegedly stealing the identity of King Mohammed VI's younger brother on the Internet site Facebook, the official news agency said. Prince Moulay Rachid, the younger brother of Morocco's King Mohammed VI has allegedly become the victim of identity fraud. (CNN -- Tech)
Seaside hideout of Securitas raid suspect Feb 2, 2008
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was one of two suspects arrested in Morocco in 2006 and held at a prison in Rabat on unrelated charges. The Moroccan Supreme Court in Rabat granted approval for a request last year by the British authorities for him to be extradited in connection with the Securitas robbery. (Times Online)
NATO is pressed to help in Afghanistan Jan 29, 2008
Spain Madrid bombings suspect is arrested MADRID - A Moroccan suspected of direct involvement in the 2004 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people was arrested on Sunday in Rabat, a judicial source in Spain familiar with the case said yesterday. Abdelilah Hriz, 29, will be tried in his home country for his suspected part in Europe's deadliest Islamist attack, the first time Morocco has agreed to try one of its citizens for crimes allegedly committed abroad, said the source. (Boston Globe)
Key Madrid bombs suspect held Jan 29, 2008
Abdelilah Hriz is expected to go on trial in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, following the filing of a petition by a Spanish judge ... Spain's public prosecutor said Mr Hriz was arrested in Rabat on Sunday. (BBC News -- Europe)
Sleep under the Saharan sky Jan 26, 2008
Blockbuster attractions include the Koutoubia Towersister to the Tower of Hassan in Rabat and the Giralda Tower in Sevilleand the lively square and market place, Jemaa -el-Fna. Take a morning drive to Essaouira, a fishing town nestled within 15th-century Portuguese fortifications. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Warm-up wins for Morocco, Senegal and South Africa Jan 18, 2008
Morocco came from behind to win in Rabat after Flavio had given Angola a 17th-minute lead. Hicham Aboucherouane set up an equaliser for Maroune Chamakh on the stroke of half-time before grabbing the winner himself in the 51st minute. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Rescuers scour rubble in Morocco Jan 18, 2008
The residential building in Khenitra, 45km (28 miles) north of the capital, Rabat, collapsed during construction work on Wednesday, officials said. Twenty six people have been injured and more are still under the rubble, officials told Reuters news agency. (BBC News -- Africa)
"Dialogue 5+5" meeting holds in Rabat MondayRabat, Morocco (PANA) - The 6th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of 10countries of the Western Mediterranean will take place next Monday inRabat, Morocco, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperationannounced in a statement here Thursday. 18/01/2008 Full Text... Jan 18, 2008
"Dialogue 5+5" meeting holds in Rabat Monday. "Dialogue 5+5" meeting holds in Rabat Monday ... Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The 6th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of 10 countries of the Western Mediterranean will take place next Monday in Rabat, Morocco, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation announced in a statement here Thursday. (Panapress.com)
Morocco building collapse kills 14 Jan 17, 2008
Authorities were investigating the cause of the accident in Khenitra which lies 40 km north of Rabat. Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa, who visited the scene along with other senior officials, vowed to identify and punish officials who might be responsible for the collapse. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Six men sentenced to jail for homosexual acts in Morocco Jan 16, 2008
RABAT, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Six men were sentenced to jail terms for homosexual acts by a Moroccan appeals court, lawyers said. Video images, leading to street protests and a police investigation, showed one of the six men dressed as a woman dancing at a party they held in the northern town of Ksar el Kebir. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chamakh aims to use his head to outsmart rivals Jan 13, 2008 * Polisario Front and Morocco hold talks on 32-year dispute Jan 9, 2008 Western Sahara talks begin, expectations low Jan 9, 2008 Western Sahara Negotiations Resume Amid Polisario Threats of Renewed Violence Jan 8, 2008 UN chief urges patience in Western Sahara talks Jan 8, 2008 Morocco orders "immediate" return of Ambassador to SpainRabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has decided on an "immediate" returnof its Ambassador to Madrid, following last Thursday's visit toRabat by Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, the Ministryof Foreign Affairs and Co-operation said. 08/01/2008 Full Text... Jan 8, 2008 Bodies of 4 illegal immigrants retrievedRabat, Morocco (PANA) - The bodies of the four illegalimmigrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been retrieved by afishing boat off the coast of the city of Dakhla, in Western Sahara,security sources revealed in Rabat, Morocco, Friday. 05/01/2008 Full Text... Jan 5, 2008 The Pride of Miss.: Gov.'s Awards for Excellence in the Arts recipients Jan 4, 2008 Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008 Dakar and Rabat row over W Sahara Dec 23, 2007 FROM AFAR AND AWAY Dec 23, 2007 PEACE IN THE BALANCE? Dec 22, 2007 LONG DISPUTE Dec 17, 2007 Polisario meet in Western Sahara Dec 15, 2007 Morocco protests Polisario meeting Dec 14, 2007 Development Threatens Morocco's Wild Shoreline Dec 13, 2007 Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007 Morocco: Conformist Media Blamed for Public Apathy Dec 1, 2007 Introductory Remarks At the Conference on the Role of the Private Sector in Economic Development and Regional Integration in the Maghreb, By Murilo Portugal, Deputy Managing Director, IMF Nov 29, 2007 FEATURE-World's sunniest spots hint at energy bonanza Nov 28, 2007 Best Vacations in Morocco Nov 22, 2007 Reporters on the Job Nov 19, 2007 Like a speeding bullet world's fastest trains Nov 16, 2007 Webhelp Takes Call Centers to the Top Nov 10, 2007 Protests over Spanish king's trip Nov 6, 2007 Spanish king's trip riles Rabat Nov 6, 2007 Crowds cheer visiting Spanish royals Nov 6, 2007 Spanish royals' visit to enclaves in North Africa sparks diplomatic spat with Morocco Nov 5, 2007 Vivendi and Moroccan Caisse de Depot et de Gestion Group Announce Agreement Oct 26, 2007 Movers: Companies in the news Oct 24, 2007 France's President Visits Morocco Oct 23, 2007 France and Morocco in train deal Oct 23, 2007 Paris and Rabat sign trade deals Oct 23, 2007 Polisario clings to Sahara talks despite setbacks Oct 20, 2007 Morocco Chooses New All-Secular Cabinet Oct 16, 2007 Morocco unveils new cabinet Oct 16, 2007 Morocco Forms New Government Oct 16, 2007 McCanns Send PIs to Morocco in Madeleine Search Oct 1, 2007 North Africa: Region Poised to Become Electronics Manufacturing Hub Sep 30, 2007 McCanns send sleuths to Morocco Sep 30, 2007 Girl in the photograph is not Madeleine Sep 27, 2007 Post a comment Sep 26, 2007 Pic resembling missing British girl examined Sep 26, 2007 McCanns cautious over photo Sep 26, 2007 Leader of Secular Party Is Moroccan PM Sep 20, 2007 Home suite home Sep 13, 2007 Secular party wins Moroccan election Sep 11, 2007 * Ruling coalition wins as Moroccans play it safe Sep 11, 2007 Morocco Islamists say vote unfair Sep 10, 2007 Conservatives win Morocco polls Sep 10, 2007 Islamists slip in Moroccan elections Sep 10, 2007 Islamists Rebuffed in Morocco Vote Sep 10, 2007 Morocco vote a setback for Islamist party Sep 9, 2007 Moroccan nationalists win majority Sep 9, 2007 Polls close in Morocco elections Sep 8, 2007 Morocco holds parliamentary polls Sep 8, 2007 Islamist party reports weaker than expected showing in Morocco's parliamentary elections Sep 8, 2007 Moderate Islamist party is poised to gain in Moroccan election Sep 8, 2007 Moroccans Choose New Parliament Sep 7, 2007 Morocco:Women Struggle for Voice in Elections Sep 7, 2007 Poll hopes high for Moroccan Islamists Sep 7, 2007 Morocco to elect new parliament Sep 7, 2007 Moroccans vote for new parliament Sep 7, 2007 Morocco set for landmark poll Sep 7, 2007 Jewish woman in Morocco poll fray Sep 6, 2007
RABAT: Marouane Chamakh is the head of Morocco's attacking line up for the African Nations Cup literally. At 1. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
No agreement at Western Sahara talks: U.N. Jan 10, 2008
Rabat is trying to persuade Polisario to accept its plan for Western Sahara to be an autonomous part of Morocco. Polisario proposes a referendum among ethnic Sahrawis that includes an option of independence. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Two previous rounds of bargaining held last year failed to narrow wide differences between Rabat and the Polisario ... The two sides agreed to a ceasefire in 1991, but a promised self-determination referendum never materialized and since 2002 Rabat has insisted that holding such a plebiscite is no longer realistic. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The group accused Rabat of "muzzling those who peacefully advocate an independent Western Sahara," saying this undermined Moroccan statements that the majority of the Sahrawi people want Western Sahara to be part of Morocco ... Rabat is trying to convince Polisario to accept its plan for Western Sahara to be an autonomous part of Morocco ... Some non-aligned states back Polisario, but France and the United States support Rabat. (AlertNet)
(Reporting by Hamid Ould Ahmed; Editing by Ibon Villelabeitia) INTERVIEW-Polisario chiefs want armed element in strategy REUTERS By William Maclean December 10, 2007 ALGIERS, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The leaders of Western Sahara's independence movement Polisario want to prepare to resume armed struggle with Morocco even as they negotiate with Rabat over the desert territory, a Polisario official said on Monday. "To win peace, you have to get ready for war," the official, Mohamed Beissat, said in a... (PR Newswire)
Rabat is trying to convince Polisario to accept its plan for Western Sahara to be an autonomous part of Morocco ... Rabat and Polisario have lined up the same officials who took part in previous talks in June and August that ended with no tangible outcome, prompting the U.N. Security Council to urge them to put more effort into the negotiations ... Some non-aligned states back Polisario, but France and the United States support Rabat. (AlertNet)
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has decided on an "immediate" return of its Ambassador to Madrid, following last Thursday's visit to Rabat by Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation said ... Moratinos had made a day-long working visit to Rabat during which he held talks with his Moroccan counterpart, Taeb Fassi-Fihri ... Moratinos' visit to Rabat came at a time when Ambassador Omar Azziman, who was recalled last November, had still not... (Panapress.com)
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The bodies of the four illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been retrieved by a fishing boat off the coast of the city of Dakhla, in Western Sahara, security sources revealed in Rabat, Morocco, Friday. The sources said the bodies were evacuated Thursday to the mortuary of Hassan II hospital. (Panapress.com)
Her art has hung in the National Watercolor Exhibition at the Smithsonian and in the American Embassy in Rabat, Morocco. After a 1963 fire burned Allison's Wells Art Colony, she's credited with keeping the colony alive. (The Clarion-Ledger)
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Rabat called the comments "hostile" and "contrary to the secular bonds which exist between the two countries" ... Unfriendly gesture' Sources close to the government expressed surprise at Rabat's decision to withdraw its ambassador as Baudin, who is a member of the Socialist Party, is not part of the Senegalese government. (Aljazeera.Net)
Meanwhile, 5,800 miles from Hossain s home town is the coastal city of Rabat, the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco. In August, Mourna said goodbye to her mother, father and younger brother, promising that when she returned she would tell them stories about American life. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Rabat now rules out such a vote and has French support for its proposal for only limited self-rule. "At the same time as blocking various peace plans, Morocco continues to repress and to attack civil populations in the occupied territories with a rare violence...," APS cited Polisario as saying. (AlertNet)
Rabat now rules out such a vote and has French support for its proposal for self-rule under Moroccan sovereignty. A rival Polisario plan proposes a referendum with independence as one option. (AlertNet)
The Polisario wants a referendum offering full independence, while Rabat has so far only been willing to offer limited autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty. Source: Al Jazeera. (Aljazeera.Net)
Rabat appealed on Wednesday for the UN to intervene to prevent the vote, which is taking place in a key regional buffer zone, arguing it violated a 1991 ceasefire ... Stalled talks The Moroccan complaints come ahead of a third round of UN-mediated talks in January near New York between Rabat and the Polisario on the future status of Western Sahara. (Aljazeera.Net)
"It's too close to the mouth of the river which has the richest ecosystem," said Alaoui El Kebir of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Rabat ... "We produced a flooding scenario which shows most of the Fadesa complex could be under water by 2050 as global warming raises sea levels," said Maria Snoussi, earth sciences professor at Mohamed V University in Rabat. (Planet Ark, United States)
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Kabla's own investigations into some of these killings -- particularly those alleged to have been carried out at a secret service villa in Rabat, the Moroccan capital -- were published in his own weekly and re-published on many websites in Arabic. Kabla said that NGOs shared some of the blame for public apathy towards death penalty abolition: "Abolitionist NGOs are not communicating widely enough". (allAfrica.com)
Implementing the action plan on trade facilitation adopted by ministers of finance and central bank governors during the Rabat Conference last year will improve trade flows among the Maghreb countries which currently amount to less than 3 percent of their total trade and stimulate domestic and foreign investment in the region ... The 2006 Rabat Conference on Financial Sector Reform and Financial Integration in the Maghreb laid the foundation for an action plan that is expected to be adopted... (IMF News)
REFILE- CORRECTING CHARGES AGAINST THE SUSPECTS A suspect in the Ansar el Mehdi (Mehdi Partisans) trial arrives at the courthouse in Sale, near Rabat November 22, 2007. 50 moroccans have been accused of plotting to overthrow the monarchy that has ruled Morocco for almost five centuries and to replace it with an Islamic state. (AlertNet)
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THURSDAY, NOV. 22 Rabat, Morocco Resumption of trial of 27 member of Tetouan Cell, accused of recruiting volunteers to fight coalition troops in Iraq. FRIDAY, NOV. 23 Durban, South Africa Football Association (FIFA) preliminary draw for 2010 World Cup. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Morocco and France have signed a deal to build a high-speed network that would connect the Moroccan cities of Tangiers and Marrakech, with links to Casablanca and Rabat; South Africa is talking about building a similarly speedy Johannesburg-Durban line; and India has begun identifying rail corridors in its massive rail network that are prime candidates for high-speed upgrades. Istockphoto / Heiko BennewitzJapan pioneered high-speed rail travel in 1964 when the Tokaido Shinkansen began passenger... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Webhelp now employs more than 5,000 people in service centers from Bucharest, Romania, to Rabat, Morocco, and counts among its clients insurance giant AXA (), cosmetics maker L'Or;al (), FedEx (), and Virgin Mobile (). It all seems like fate now, but Webhelp had a tough time getting off the ground. (BusinessWeek)
"There are red lines that cannot be crossed when it comes to the territorial integrity of Morocco," Mr Fassi told MPs in Rabat. Rival claims. (BBC News -- Europe)
Members of Morocco's parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, national defence and Islamic affairs are also expected to stage protests at the Spanish embassy in Rabat. The Moroccan authorities were angered last week when the Spanish government announced that the king would be visiting the enclaves, located on Morocco's northern coast. (Aljazeera.Net)
Moroccans also planned to stage protest rallies in Melilla, as well as outside the Spanish Embassy in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, reports said ... But Spanish authorities said they were confident that Madrid's good relations with Rabat would help keep the dispute from marring the royals' visit. (CNN -- World)
Moroccans also planned to stage protest rallies Monday in Ceuta and Melilla, as well as outside the Spanish Embassy in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, reports said ... But Spanish authorities said they were confident that Madrid's good relations with Rabat would help keep the dispute from marring the royals' visit. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
RABAT, Morocco --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News. Moroccan Caisse de Dpt et de Gestion Group (CDG) and Vivendi announced a two-phased strategic agreement today. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The share prices of the French companies Alstom and Areva rose in Paris trading Tuesday after the companies won contracts on the first day of a state visit to Morocco by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France. " He said that at least 3 billion of deals were signed. Shares of Alstom rose 5.85, or 3.9 percent, to close at 154.55. Investment certificates in Areva, which is government-owned added 18.73, or 2.6 percent, to 740.01. Today in Marketplace by Bloomberg Under the train contract, the state... (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Sarkozy arrived with dozens of business leaders and Justice Minister Rachida Dati, who is of Moroccan origin, for a trip that will take him to Rabat, the capital, and Tangiers just across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. The French president was scheduled to give a speech Tuesday in Tangiers on his proposal for an informal "Mediterranean Union" that would better link the European and African countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
On Tuesday, Mr Sarkozy will address the Moroccan parliament in Rabat, before travelling to Tangiers to give a speech about his ideas for a union of Mediterranean countries. He is accompanied on his visit by his Justice Minister, Rachida Dati, who is of Moroccan origin, and 70 French business leaders. (BBC News)
The first section from Tangier to Kenitra, 40km northeast of Rabat, should be operational in 2013 ... Morocco also signed an accord with French firm Areva covering the extraction of uranium, which Paris said paved the way for co-operation with Rabat on civilian nuclear energy ... Sarkozy travels to Rabat, the Moroccan capital, on Tuesday where he will address parliament, then heads north to Tangier to give a speech on his plans for a union of Mediterranean states. (Aljazeera.Net)
The peace process centres on whether, as Rabat proposes, it should be an autonomous part of Morocco, or, as Algerian-backed Polisario wants, its fate should be determined by a referendum with the option of independence ... Rabat has shown little enthusiasm for the U.N. proposal. (AlertNet)
RABAT, Morocco After nearly a month of tough negotiations, Moroccan leaders formed a new government Monday that includes seven women but no one from the Islamic party that placed second in September's parliamentary elections. Eight of the 34 Cabinet ministers are from the secular Istiqlal party of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, who was named to the post in mid-September, while seven come from the Socialist Union of Popular Forces. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
The cabinet led by Abbas El Fassi, the prime minister, was sworn into office before King Mohammed in a ceremony at the royal palace in Rabat on Monday. Seven women were brought in as ministers or deputy ministers, in line with the king's commitment to cautious social reforms. (Aljazeera.Net)
(RABAT, Morocco) After nearly a month of tough negotiations, Moroccan leaders formed a new government Monday that includes seven women but no one from the Islamic party that placed second in September's parliamentary elections. Related Articles. (Time.com)
Kennedy himself travelled to Rabat last week for a progress report ... When the McCanns visited Rabat in June to raise awareness about Madeleine s disappearance, a source close to the ambassador told them that a second sighting had been made at the Ibis hotel opposite the gas station. (Fox News)
Last summer, STM announced the further expansion if its integrated circuit design and development centre in Morocco's capital city of Rabat, that was first of its kind in the country when it was inaugurated in 2003. Though initially only the site of STM's testing operations, Morocco has become a nexus for ever-more complex work including the design of silicon chips known as System-on-Chip (SoC) devices. (allAfrica.com)
Steven Swinford, John Follainin in Lisbon and Mohamed El Hamraoui in Rabat ... Kennedy himself travelled to Rabat last week for a progress report ... When the McCanns visited Rabat in June to raise awareness about Madeleine s disappearance, a source close to the ambassador told them that a second sighting had been made at the Ibis hotel opposite the petrol station. (Times Online)
Missing Madeleine McCann (File) (2007 Getty Images ) RABAT, Morocco (AP) - A photo that surfaced of a young girl in Morocco, that some thought might be of Madeleine McCann, turns out not to be of the missing British girl. Authorities have been investigating a recent photo that shows a woman walking with a child who resembles Madeleine. (FOX23 News, NY)
Posted by: CRICKETT CARLISLE, RABAT MOROCCO 24 September 2007. All China has to do is pull support from the military junta to stop the oppression. (International Herald Tribune)
Earlier, the McCanns visited Morocco during the search for their daughter, and authorities in Rabat, Morocco, assured them of their cooperation. Sit tight, we're getting to the good stuff. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
"He said the authorities in Morocco had been "fully appraised" of the hunt for Madeleine from the "word go"."If you recall, when I was with Gerry and Kate back in May, early June, for the Foreign Office, we went to Rabat as one of the places we visited. We came away very encouraged, we met very senior police chiefs there. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
RABAT, Morocco Abbas El Fassi, a longtime government minister and the leader of a secular political party in Morocco, has been named prime minister in the North African kingdom, officials said Wednesday. El Fassi's party, conservative-leaning Istiqlal, won the greatest number of seats in parliamentary elections this month, coming out ahead of an Islamic party that had been widely expected to win. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
I once lived in the Hotel Balima, Rabat, Morocco for a few weeks. It was great, no chores to do, no cleaning, no cooking, supplemented meals with loads of fresh fruit, and had a fantastic view from my private terrace overlooking the main avenue and the city. (BBC News -- UK)
RABAT -- Morocco's political equation did not witness any major realignments even after the weekend's legislative elections which had a voter turn-out of about 37 percent. Istiqlal party leader Abbas el Fassi celebrates with supporters at the party headquarters in Rabat September 9, 2007. (China Daily)
STATUS QUO: Defying predictions, the conservative, secular Istiqlal party topped last week's lower house polls despite the strong challenge from the Islam-rooted PJD AP, RABAT, MOROCCO Tuesday, Sep 11, 2007, Page 6 ... Yazmina Sibari, a 26-year-old mother who wore a headscarf as she strolled in Rabat, voted for the incumbent in her district, from the ruling coalition party RNI.. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
The western-backed Rabat government, anxious to burnish its liberal and democratic credentials, pledged to examine any charges of vote buying - which anecdotal evidence during the campaign suggested was common. Moroccans had been urged to do their duty and vote, but scepticism was rife since real power rests with King Mohammed VI, who defines himself as an "executive monarch" and appoints ministers, including the prime minister, regardless of the election result. (Guardian Unlimited)
RABAT Morocco's conservative Istiqlal party, part of a ruling coalition, won most seats in assembly polls according to results issued on Saturday, but opposition Islamists said they had been robbed of victory by vote buying. Provisional tallies showed Istiqlal (Independence), a nationalist stalwart of the north African kingdom's independence struggle from France, won 52 seats ahead of the Islamist Justice and Development party (PJD) with 47 seats. (Globe and Mail -- International)
A woman in Rabat, Morocco, cast her ballot Friday in parliamentary elections. Rafael Marchante. (Christian Science Monitor)
(Rabat, Morocco) This could have been the election that ousted Morocco's secular ruling class from power, giving Islamists unprecedented power in a country where Muslim women in T-shirts sip wine on the streets alongside veiled women drinking tea ... Yazmina Sibari, a 26-year-old mother who wore a headscarf as she strolled in Rabat, voted for an incumbent candidate from the ruling coalition party RNI. "I don't know all the candidates, so I voted for the candidate I knew," she said. (Time.com)
RABAT, Morocco - Voters in Morocco deprived an Islamist party of an expected parliamentary victory, handing it instead to a secular conservative party that is a member of the ruling coalition, according to preliminary results announced Saturday ... It is sickening, Lahcen Daoudi, the PJDs No. 2 official, told reporters at party headquarters in Rabat. (MSNBC -- International)
In a press conference held at Hilton hotel in Rabat on Saturday, the delegation urged the Moroccan government to undertake further political reforms in order to encourage widespread engagement in the political process ... Reda Lamrini, a political analyst in Rabat, told Al Jazeera that regardless of the turnout, the elections represented "year zero for democracy in Morocco". (Aljazeera.net)
"Morocco, like any Muslim state, has to choose Islam," sadi Ali Sunari, an engineer, as he voted in the capital Rabat. "All other parties have achieved nothing for us." Analysts say the PJD has a chance of winning cabinet seats if it emerges as the single biggest party. (Aljazeera.net)
Ahmed El Amraoui in Rabat ... Omar ben al-Khattab College is one polling station in Rabat's Hay Riyadh neighbourhood which has had a fair turnout of voters despite concerns of low attendance ... An electoral officer in charge of seven polling stations in a Rabat neighbourhood, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Al Jazeera that turnout in seven polling stations under his jurisdiction was medium, despite the fact that it was Friday - a day for prayers and rest for most Moroccans. (Aljazeera.Net)
"It is sickening," said Lahcen Daoudi, the party's No. 2 official, told reporters at the party headquarters in Rabat. "The PJD has won, but Morocco has lost.". (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
MOROCCO VOTES: Moroccans voted on Friday in parliamentary elections expected to show gains for the Justice and Development Party, led by moderate Islamists pushing an anti-corruption message. " In the Casablanca shantytown known as Escuela, Minina Bneslik, a housewife, said: "I voted for a candidate who helped us in the past. (International Herald Tribune)
RABAT, Morocco Moroccans began voting Friday in parliamentary elections likely to make the country's leading political force an Islamist party that has tapped into people's mounting disillusionment with the parties in power ... "We must vote for a party that is not afraid to show that Islam and politics are friends," said Abdelkrim Hezraf, a 40-year-old worker for a pharmaceutical company waiting to vote at a polling station in a school in a middle-class neighborhood in Rabat, the Moroccan... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Noted Khadija Akelay, a doctor based in the capital of Rabat: "The elections? I don't believe in them any longer, because all the deputies become invisible after the result of elections (is made known), and their sweet promises disappear." ... Amal Nadif, a pharmacist in Rabat, was not as pessimistic. (allAfrica.com)
Rabat is a loyal ally of the US in its "war on terror". It generally looks north to Europe, not south to Africa. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
By Richard Hamilton BBC News, Rabat. Saadeddine Othmani heads the Justice and Development Party. (BBC News -- Africa)
RABAT (AFP) - Moroccans voted Friday in elections expected to result in gains for the main opposition Islamist party and throw up a new challenge for the reforming King Mohammed VI. ... A veiled Moroccan woman walks past a symbolic ballot box in Rabat, 06 September 2007. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Ahmed El Amraoui, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Rabat, said: "The PJD enjoys broad popularity among the poor in many of the country s marginalised communities. "However, since Morocco s political landscape is marked by such diversity, it is unlikely that a single party will win an outright majority. " Islamist pledge Othmani, a 51-year-old psychiatrist, has promised "more seriousness, more honesty and more transparency" if he becomes prime minister. Morocco votes But analysts say this is highly... (Aljazeera.Net)
Ahmed El Amraoui in Rabat ... At present fewer than 7,000 Jews are believed to remain, mostly divided between Rabat and Casablanca. (Aljazeera.Net)
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