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SPAIN ARRESTS MOROCCAN BOXING COACH ACCUSED OF HEADING ISIS RECRUITMENT CELL
Spain arrests Moroccan boxing coach accused of heading ISIS recruitment cell -- RT News... READ MORE›
MOROCCO BANS SALE OF FULL-FACE VEIL
Morocco has banned the production and sale of full-face veils apparently for security reasons, according to local media reports... READ MORE›
AFRICA ECO RACE: AGOSHKOV AND MAGNALDI WIN STAGE FIVE
The KTM rider won stage five - a 456 km test from Remz el Quebir to Dakhla in Morocco's Western Sahara... READ MORE›
BORDER GUARDS IN SPANISH ENCLAVE FIND MIGRANT HIDDEN IN SUITCASE
Thousands of sub-Saharan African migrants living illegally in Morocco try to get to Europe each year by sea, often in small boats unfit for open waters... READ MORE›
MIGRANTS FOUND HIDDEN IN CAR AND SUITCASE
Police have detained two Moroccans who tried to smuggle migrants into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta... READ MORE›
1,100 MIGRANTS TRY TO BREACH BORDER FENCE AT SPANISH ENCLAVE OF CEUTA
Another 100 migrants climbed the fence, but Spanish agents sent them straight back to Morocco... READ MORE›
HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS TRY TO STORM BORDER INTO SPAIN'S ENCLAVE OF CEUTA
Only two people were allowed into Ceuta to be taken to hospital while the rest were returned to Morocco, the Spanish government said in a statement... READ MORE›
STUNNING PHOTOS CAPTURE RARE SNOW IN THE SAHARA DESERT
Incredible photos capture freak snowfall in the Sahara Desert, believed to be first time it has fallen on the unforgiving red dunes in almost 40 years... READ MORE›
MIGRANTS BREAK IN TO SPAIN'S CEUTA ENCLAVE IN NORTH AFRICA
Spain's two North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla are often used as entry points into Europe... READ MORE›
HUNDREDS OF AFRICAN REFUGEES STORM SPAIN'S KILLER FENCE
Hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans living illegally in Morocco try to enter Ceuta and Melilla, Spain's other North African enclave each year, hoping to get to Europe... READ MORE›
400 MIGRANTS STORM BORDER FENCE OF SPAIN'S NORTH AFRICAN ENCLAVE CEUTA
Some 400 migrants from Africa have stormed a border fence to enter Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, the Spanish interior ministry said... READ MORE›
AFRICA'S BIGGEST WINDFARM SPARKS CONTROVERSY IN THE DESERT
By 2020, wind and solar resources in Western Sahara could provide more than a quarter of Morocco's clean energy, which will power 42 percent of Morocco's electricity... READ MORE›
WOMAN PARTY BOSS, RARE IN ARAB WORLD, CRACKS GLASS CEILING
Mounib, a 56-year-old endocrinology professor, is Morocco's most high-profile female politician, and this election marks her debut on the national stage as a party leader... READ MORE›
CHINA TO PLAY ACTIVE ROLE IN CLIMATE CHANGE ENHANCE COOPERATION
No matter what happens in the new US government, China will continue to constructively participate in the international climate change process, Chen said... READ MORE›
FISHMONGER'S GRUESOME DEATH SPARKS PROTESTS IN MOROCCO
Morocco is due to host the COP22 climate talks in Marrakesh from November 7 to 18... READ MORE›
DEATH OF FISH SELLER TRIGGERS RARE DEMONSTRATIONS
The death of Mouhcine Fikri in the northern town of Al-Hoceima on Friday drew widespread anger on social media... READ MORE›
HACKED EMAILS SHOW AIDES' MISGIVINGS OVER CLINTON PUSH FOR MOROCCO CHARITY MEETING
Hacked emails reveal internal disagreement among top aides to Hillary Clinton about her determination to hold a Clinton Foundation summit in Morocco that l... READ MORE›
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MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT CRACKS DOWN ON JOURNALISTS AND ACTIVISTS
Many companies who sell tools for cybersurveillance have listed Morocco as their client... READ MORE›
THE ONE BIG SCREW-UP IN DONALD TRUMP'S FIRST AD
It's the western border of a Spanish enclave in Morocco called Mellila... READ MORE›
SWEDEN'S SUBTLY RADICAL 'FEMINIST' FOREIGN POLICY IS CAUSING A STIR
Sweden's feminist foreign policy is still in the making, Fredrik Wesslau, director of the Wider Europe Program at the European Council of Foreign Relations, explains... READ MORE›
START-UP HAVEN BLOOMS IN MOROCCAN PARADISE
Buzz is building around Taghazout in start-up circles, and Virgin recently named it alongside Seattle and London as one of the world's best start-up hubs... READ MORE›
FRANCE TRAIN SHOOTING: GUNMAN 'HAD BEEN IN SYRIA AND WAS KNOWN TO INTELLIGENCE SERVICES'
Belgium's prime minister, Charles Michel, announced that Franco-Belgian security patrols would be beefed up on Thalys trains, which link Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne... READ MORE›
13 REJECTED HEADLINES FOR STORY ABOUT MOROCCAN BOY PRINCE DENYING HAND KISSES
Boy prince prepares for cold and flu season by spending entire day avoiding hand kisses 12... READ MORE›
SCRUTINY FALLS ON A SPANISH MOSQUE AFTER FOILED TRAIN ATTACK
A photograph of him then shows Mr. Khazzani with a beard, rather than being cleanshaven as in a police image from his arrests in Madrid... READ MORE›
800 POTENTIAL ISIL TERRORISTS BACK IN EUROPE 'PREPARED TO DO ANYTHING'
Fourteen Isil suspects were arrested in Spain and Morocco after a joint operation between the two countries' security forces, Spain's interior ministry said on Tuesday... READ MORE›
ENGLAND RUGBY A YEAR BEFORE THE WORLD CUP
Human rights groups and the European Union have strongly criticized Spain for violations of both Spanish and international law, including beatings of migrants and summary expulsions with no due process... READ MORE›
WHEN WE SPOKE TO LEILA ALAOUI ON TACKLING TABOOS IN ART
However, when looking at contemporary artists in the Middle East and North Africa, there is very little engaged art emerging from Morocco... READ MORE›
BRITISH MAN JAILED FOR A??COMMITTING HOMOSEXUAL ACTSA?? IN MOROCCO
The central prison in Marrakesh where Ray Cole is being held Homosexuality is a crime in Morocco and the maximum sentence is three years... READ MORE›
THIRD BODY IS FOUND IN RUBBLE OF POLICE RAID NEAR PARIS
Mr. Attou and Mr. Amri, who were detained on Tuesday, are accused of driving Mr. Abdeslam to Brussels after the attacks... READ MORE›
SPAIN SAYS ARRESTED PAIR WERE PART OF TERRORIST PLOT
Across Europe, the authorities have been ratcheting up efforts to root out Islamist extremists... READ MORE›
7.1 MAGNITUDE ALASKA EARTHQUAKE SPARKS POWER OUTAGES AND TREMORS
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea, 100 miles south-east of Malaga, Spain... READ MORE›
MUSLIM CONFERENCE SEEKS TO PROTECT RELIGIOUS MINORITIES
Muslim participants came from 120 countries, and the conference also drew representatives of many other faiths... READ MORE›
SPANISH POLICE ARREST 15 MEN FOR 'SMUGGLING MIGRANTS ON THE BACK OF JET-SKIS'
It is the shortest route to Europe for immigrants from western African nations like Morocco, Ivory Coast and Senegal... READ MORE›
IN MOROCCO'S ATLAS MOUNTAINS, BERBER GIRLS FIND THE WAY OUT OF RURAL POVERTY
Only 26 percent of girls in rural areas enrol for secondary education, according to the World Bank... READ MORE›
MEMO FROM BRUSSELS A CLOSE LOOK AT BRUSSELS OFFERS A MORE NUANCED VIEW OF RADICALIZATION
When emigration to Europe started, the king was happy to get rid of these people, said Bachir M'Rabet, a youth worker of Moroccan descent in Molenbeek... READ MORE›
MOROCCAN WOMEN COULD BE JAILED FOR TWO YEARS
Moroccan women go on trial in Inezgane... for wearing skirts... READ MORE›
JIHAD PRINCE A KIDNAPPER IS TIED TO RAID JAN 17 2013
The 1989 killing in Pakistan of Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, a Palestinian considered the father of global jihad and a mentor of Osama bin Laden, prompted Mr... READ MORE›
TERRORIST'S FATHER SPEAKS FOR THE FIRST TIME
Other residents of El Saladillo who remember Ayoub from his time in the Algeciras neighbourhood were similarly shocked by the development... READ MORE›
AMNESTY CONDEMNS TRIAL OF MOROCCAN WOMEN WHO WORE 'TOO TIGHT' DRESSES
Two womena??s arrest and court appearance for indecent exposure highlights a??discriminatory lawsa?? in Morocco, says human rights group... READ MORE›
MOROCCAN GAY MEN TO BE TRIED FOR VIOLATING 'PUBLIC MODESTY' OVER PHOTO
According to article 489 of Morocco's penal code, homosexuality is punishable by six months to three years imprisonment... READ MORE›
MOROCCO ISSUES ARREST WARRANT FOR PARIS ATTACK SUSPECT
But a Moroccan security source said it was not clear whether Abdeslam had fled to Morocco or North Africa... READ MORE›
FOUR SUSPECTED JIHADISTS 'READY TO CARRY OUT ATTACK' ARRESTED BY SPANISH POLICE
Spanish national police arrest four suspected jihadists in country's North African territory of Ceuta who were 'ready to carry out attack'... READ MORE›
MOROCCO MOVES TO LEGALIZE ABORTIONS IN CASES OF RAPE AND INCEST
RABAT, Morocco-- It's been eight years since Hinde Bariaz went to a medical clinic in this capital city to obtain an illegal abortion... READ MORE›
RELEASED FROM GUANTNAMO BUT IN LIMBO IN MOROCCO
Mr. Shokuri, now 48, left Morocco around 1990 and went to Pakistan, according to military and court documents... READ MORE›
UN CHIEF REGRETS WESTERN SAHARA 'OCCUPATION' COMMENT
Rabat has accused Ban of dropping the UN's neutral stance on the Western Sahara dispute... READ MORE›
MOROCCAN MEN 'JAILED FOR FOUR MONTHS FOR KISSING IN PUBLIC'
Lahcen and mohsine were also fined 32 after they kissed during a recent topless demonstration by feminist group femen... READ MORE›
SPAIN TO RETURN DAMA GAZELLES TO MAURITANIA IN BID TO REINTRODUCE SPECIES TO SAHARA
It is the latest Saharan venture involving Spain's Experimental Station of Arid Zones EEZA ... READ MORE›
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MOSCOW SLAMS WEST FOR STAYING SILENT ON RUSSIAN HOSPITAL BOMBING
Moscow slams West for staying silent on Russian hospital bombing -- RT News... READ MORE›
IRAQI FORCES ACCUSED OF KILLING CIVILIANS NEAR MOSUL
Iraqi denial Later on Thursday, Iraq's federal police issued a statement denying its forces had been involved in extrajudicial killings... READ MORE›
RUSSIA SAYS ALL TALK PARTICIPANTS AGREED SYRIANS MUST DECIDE OWN FUTURE
But France's Foreign Ministry confirmed that Kerry and foreign ministers of like-minded nations planned to meet in London on Sunday to discuss Syria... READ MORE›
SAUDIS BLAME FUNERAL HALL BOMBING ON MISTAKE
The Saudi-led coalition bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen has said it attacked a funeral hall in the capital, Sanaa, based on bad information ... READ MORE›
ROUHANI CLAIMS THE U.S. IS VIOLATING ITS COMMITMENTS UNDER NUCLEAR DEAL
Rouhani started his speech with a mention of the terrorist attack on New York City that happened 15 years ago this month... READ MORE›
'WHITE HELMETS' BRING MEDICAL AID TO SYRIA
A video circulating on social media of one of the little injured victims is just heartbreaking... READ MORE›
KENYANS BURN POLICE CAMP, PROTESTING OFFICER-LINKED MURDERS
Anger over the killings has simmered in this East African country where human rights groups say police-linked killings are pervasive... READ MORE›
HOW U.S. MUSLIM GROUPS ARE TAKING UP THE FIGHT AGAINST VIOLENT EXTREMISM
MIRAMAR, FLA.--Nezar Hamze stood before those crowded into the mosque's prayer room, speaking through his headset mike... READ MORE›
CIVILIANS FLEEING FALLUJAH FACE EXTREME ABUSE
UN Human Rights Chief cites 'credible' reports of abuse, including executions of those escaping ISIL-held city... READ MORE›
CHINA WIDENS CRACKDOWN OVER XI RESIGNATION LETTER
References to Wujie News, and to the letter appear to have been deleted from the Chinese micro-blogging site, Weibo... READ MORE›
HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS CONDEMN UK SECURITY TRADE FAIR
In recent years, UK-produced equipment has been linked to crackdowns and human rights abuses in Hong Kong, Bahrain, Egypt and Kuwait... READ MORE›
FORGOTTEN YAZIDIS: THE CASE FOR INVESTIGATING GENOCIDE | TORONTO STAR
Human rights are one of the most powerful antidotes to violence by the factions that are ripping the region apart... READ MORE›