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News of Morocco
Bias in laws puts women and girls in danger in Morocco
In March 2012, Moroccan 16-year-old Amina Filali swallowed rat poison and killed herself, after being forced to marry the man she said had raped her. Amina's tragic story was not uncommon in Morocco, where Article 475 of the Penal Code has allowed rapists to escape prosecution if they marry the (...)

01 - 03 - 2013
Morocco trade gap raises chance of tapping IMF loan
Morocco's trade deficit rose 5 per cent in January-September from a year earlier, the foreign exchange regulator said on Monday, raising the chances the country might have to dip into an IMF facility due to dwindling foreign currency reserves. The trade shortfall rose to 144.2 billion dirhams (...)

16 - 10 - 2012
S&P revises Morocco's economic outlook to negative
The Standard & Poor's rating agency has revised Morocco's outlook downward to negative from stable because of a high deficit, Europe's financial crisis and lagging reforms. The agency affirmed Thursday its BBB- credit rating for Morocco, which hovers just above junk bond status, but the negative (...)

11 - 10 - 2012
Climate technologies and job creation in Morocco
Last year, Mr. Berrada patented a new invention for solar-water heaters at the Moroccan Office of Property Rights (OMPIC). His idea is to improve the efficiency of solar-water heaters by introducing a heat-transport fluid system specially designed for buildings and communities. Mr. Berrada, a state (...)

17 - 09 - 2012
Morocco sack Belgian coach Gerets
The former Belgian international is the second coach in three days to lose a high-profile African job following Cameroon's decision to suspend Denis Lavagne until the end of his contract next month. Gerets was in charge of Morocco for almost two years. He started well but has come under increasing (...)

15 - 09 - 2012
UN committed to solving Morocco, Western Sahara dispute
In a phone call with King Mohammed VI of Morocco this past weekend, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated the commitment of the United Nations to the negotiation process aimed at reaching a settlement in the Western Sahara dispute. According to information provided by Ban's spokesperson to the (...)

30 - 08 - 2012
Morocco's Kharja says he was mistreated by Fiorentina fans
Morocco midfielder Houssine Kharja said Wednesday he was mistreated by the supporters of Italian side Fiorentina, whom he left last week after cutting a forlorn figure. The 29-year-old midfielder, who signed a two-year contract with Fiorentina last summer, terminated his deal by mutual (...)

18 - 07 - 2012
Maghreb de Fez complain to CAF against Leopards game referee
CAF (Confederation of African Football) Cup holders Maghreb de Fez (MAZ) are set to lodge a complaint with the CAF after a dramatic night losing 2-0 to Congolese side AC Leopards and finishing the game with only seven men on the pitch. The Morocco players were disturbed by two pitch invasions by (...)

15 - 07 - 2012
There will be no cabinet reshuffle, minister says
Local Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohamed Attiya has told Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr and Al-Hayat channels that there would be no cabinet reshuffle.

 He also said Parliament has no right to withdraw confidence from the government of Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri or change any (...)

30 - 04 - 2012
Zamalek to miss Saied at Fes
Zamalek center-half Hani Saied has been ruled out of the Champions League tie at Maghreb Fes after failing to recover from an ankle injury in time. Saied, who suffered the setback in a friendly game against Wadi Degla few days ago, was named in the team's trip to Morocco as the Whites held out (...)

26 - 04 - 2012
Morocco picks EDF green arm for wind farm project
Morocco has picked a consortium led by EDF Energies Nouvelles, the renewable arm of France's EDF , to build a wind farm, the French utility said on Monday, in one of the kingdom's first projects in an ambitious plan for green energy. The Taza wind project, with a capacity of 150 megawatts (MW), (...)

16 - 04 - 2012
Morocco to raise solidarity tax on firms to help poor
Morocco's government has agreed to amendments from parliament to widen the imposition of a new tax on firms to help it develop poor areas and help quash grumbling discontent over social inequalities, officials said on Monday. Plans for the so-called solidarity fund tax were announced in the (...)

10 - 04 - 2012
Morocco's cereals crop may fall to 3 million tonnes: Paper
Morocco's cereals harvest in 2012 may fall to as low as 3 million tonnes due to the effects of drought, the pro-establishment Le Matin newspaper reported on Tuesday citing estimates from the agriculture ministry. The ministry's spokespersons could not be reached to comment the (...)

03 - 04 - 2012
Morocco's inflation eases in February
Inflation in Morocco, as measured by consumer prices, was running at an annual 0.4 per cent in February, less than half its level a month earlier, as a drop in communication costs offset increases in food prices, official data showed on Friday. Food prices, which account for about 40 per cent of (...)

24 - 03 - 2012
A good scrub, Moroccan style
A traditional Moroccan hammam is a memorable experience. Five years and two months later, I can vividly recall nearly every detail of my first such venture into the neighborhood baths of a city in southern Morocco. Surely it was made more memorable by my companion, my then-boyfriend's Moroccan (...)

17 - 03 - 2012
VIDEO: Moroccan Maghreb de Fes win CAF Super Cup
African Confederation Cup Champions Maghreb de Fes of Morocco claimed the CAF Super Cup title after defeating Tunisian giants Esperance 4-3 via penalty kicks folllowing a 1-1 draw at full time. Forward Hamza Abourazzouk gave his side Maghreb the upper hand when he found the net in the 20th (...)

25 - 02 - 2012
Morocco inflation 0.9 per cent for 2011
Inflation in Morocco, as measured by consumer prices, remained at 0.9 per cent on average in 2011 - unchanged from the previous year and below the central bank's 1 per cent target, official data showed on Friday. Food prices, which account for about 40 per cent of the consumer price index's (...)

20 - 01 - 2012
Morocco's Fipar to raise $230 million for bourse
Leading Moroccan private equity company Fipar Holdings is to raise some $230 million in a public offering sometime this year, a source close to the company told Bikyamasr.com. Reuters news agency also confirmed the source's revealing that the company, which hopes a 17 percent stake in Morocco's (...)

18 - 01 - 2012
Morocco launches new wind farm tenders
Morocco is opening up tenders for five wind farm projects totaling some 850 megawatts in the country, the state-run power utility ONE announced on Friday. The operator will receive bids until March 2 for what they said would be the “development, design, financing, construction, operation and (...)

07 - 01 - 2012
EgyptAir takes AFRAA executive committee
The African Airlines Association (AFRAAA) has appointed the Chairman of the national carrier EgyptAir Hussein Massoud as chairman of the AFRAA executive committee. The appointment took place in Marrakesh, Morocco, last week as the association held its 43 AGA between 20-23 November. According to (...)

22 - 12 - 2011
Ahli's Shehab targeted by Telephones
Ahli defensive midfielder Shehab Ahmed is on the radar of newly promoted side Bani Suef Telephones, FilGoal.com has learnt. The league debutants opened talks with Ahli to sign the 22-year-old on a loan basis in the January transfer window. The Ahli home-grown player expressed his intent to (...)

20 - 12 - 2011
World Bank OKs $297 million for Morocco solar plant
The World Bank on Thursday approved loans to Morocco totaling US$297 million to help finance the first phase of a 500 megawatt solar power plant, among the largest in the world. The Ouarzazate concentrated solar power plant is the first in Morocco's $9 billion solar power program, vital for a (...)

18 - 11 - 2011
Morocco's jobless rate rises for 2nd straight quarter
Unemployment in Morocco inched up 9.1 per cent in the third quarter, clocking the second increase in a row due mostly to a drop in construction activity, official data showed. The jobless rate stood at 8.7 per cent a quarter earlier and at 9 per cent in the third quarter of 2010, the state's (...)

06 - 11 - 2011
Moroccan government would amends budget bill for 2012
The Moroccan government on Wednesday said it would submit to parliament an amended version of a budget bill for 2012 having withdrawn an initial draft last month. In remarks carried by the official MAP news agency, Khalid Naciri, who is also Communication Minister, said a cabinet meeting (...)

20 - 10 - 2011
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