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French Comic Dieudonne Ridicules Beheading of James Foley
Rabat- French comic Dieudonne is under investigation by the French authorities after he released a controversial video in which he mocks the beheading of American Photojournalist James Foley by ISIS...
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Casablanca Ranks First Emerging Global Financial Hub: report
Rabat- Casablanca was ranked first among the places being tipped by experts and finance professionals as the emerging global financial hubs likely to become significant in the future. In a recent...
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Anti-Islamic State Hashtag Campaign, #BurnISISFlagChallenge, Goes Viral
Rabat- Three Lebanese activists launched a political version of the Ice Bucket Challenge under the hashtag #BurnISISFlagChallenge. The trio of teens called upon the world to burn the flag of the...
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Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals More Likely to Have Mental Problems: survey
Taroudant, Morocco- Lesbians, gays, and bisexuals are more likely to have long-standing mental health problems and have unfavorable experiences with the UK National Health Service than their...
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Iran: a Man Sentenced to Death for Insulting the Prophet
Rabat- An Iranian social media activist has been reportedly sentenced to death for his alleged insult of the prophet Mohammed (PBUH). On Sunday, the Tehran-based court reportedly sentenced Souhail...
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Over 1,600 Cases of Suicide Recorded In Morocco in 2012, WHO Says
Taroudant, Morocco- More than 1,600 cases of suicide recorded in Morocco in 2012, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO), released on September 4, covering the years 2000 to...
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Self-styled ‘Sharia Police Officers’ Try to Impose Islamic Law in Germany
Rabat- Police in the German city of Wuppertal are reportedly investigating a case of a group of men who call themselves the "Sharia police." The group has been observed patrolling the streets and...
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France, Leading Country for Jewish Emigration to Israel
Rabat- The rise in anti-Semitic sentiment has seen the Jewish community in France leaving the country for Israel in unprecedented numbers. According to a leading Jewish group, more Jews have left...
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Pierre Bergé Releases New Book: ‘Yves Saint Laurent: A Moroccan Passion’
Rabat- French industrialist and co-founder of Yves Saint Laurent Couture House Pierre Bergé is releasing the English version of his book "Yves Saint Laurent: A Moroccan Passion", which pays tribute to...
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Zaki Leaves Door Open for Taarabt to Join Morocco’s National Team
Rabat- In an interview with the Doha-based beIN Sport, Badou Zaki, the couch of Moroccan national football team, left the door open for Adel Taarabt, striker of Queen Park Rangers, to join the National...
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Morocco, Egypt Start Preparations for Next High Joint Commission Meeting
Cairo - Morocco and Egypt have started preparations for the next meeting of the High Joint Commission, Foreign minister Salaheddine Mezouar said Saturday in Cairo. Both countries share the will to give...
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Polisario Police Officer Denounces ‘Humanitarian Abuses’ in Tindouf Camps
Rabat - A new leaked video shows a police officer from the Polisario Front military group describing the suffering of the Sahrawi people living in the Tindouf camps in Algeria. He calls upon...
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Arab Idol: Japanese singer Stuns Jury with Fairuz Song
Taroudant, Morocco- The Jury of the Dubai auditions for the season three premiere of Arab Idol on MBC 1 were charmed on Friday by the angelic voice of a Japanese when she started singing a classic song...
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Will Morocco Take Part in the International Coalition to Destroy the ISIS?
Rabat- Three days after US President Barack Obama’s call to form an international coalition to destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), news reports suggest that Morocco may take part in the...
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Senegal: Social Media Activists Lead Hate Campaign Against Moroccans
Rabat- Following the murder of an illegal immigrant from Senegal by a Moroccan citizen in Tangier, several social media activists in Senegal have reportedly called for revenge killings of Moroccans...
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ISIS-Linked Cells ‘Buy Supporters’ in Morocco’s Northern Cities
Rabat- The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has reportedly established many cells in Tangier and Laarache that are buying Moroccan supporters in order to recruit them and send them to fight with...
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MARCA Survey: 63, 3% of Spaniards don’t want Mounir El Haddadi to Play for Spain
Agadir- Mounir El Haddadi, FC Barcelona's 19-year-old forward, has expressed his delight following his surprising call-up by Del Bosque to join the Spanish squad, which will face Macedonia in a Euro...
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Joseph Chetrit, Moroccan Real Estate Mogul Buys Hotel Carter in New York
Agadir- Joseph Chetrit, a Moroccan-born investor who left Morocco for the U.S. in the 1980s, has reportedly agreed to pay an estimated 190 million dollars to acquire Hotel Carter, a 600-room property...
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Hoax Accuses Moroccan-born French Minister of Imposing Arabic in French Schools
Agadir- France's Moroccan-born minister of Education Najat Vallaud Belkacem has been reportedly planning to file a formal legal complaint over a hoax letter that circulated widely on social media...
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Moroccan Band to perform in Israel Music Festival Amid Controversy
Taroudant, Morocco- A Moroccan music group known as "Chabab Al Andalous" Orchestra (the Andalous youth orchestra) are scheduled to take part in an Israeli music festival, “Jerusalem Sacred Music...
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