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Subsidy reform dispute imperils Morocco's ruling coalition

By Aziz El Yaakoubi RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's junior government party is threatening to quit the coalition unless Islamist prime minister Abdelilah Benkirane moderates plans for sweeping cuts to subsidies on food and energy. Increased subsidies have been part of Morocco's strategy to prevent popular discontent welling up into an uprising of the kind that has toppled rulers across north Africa ...

Morocco inflation rises to 2.4 pct in April

Rabat (Reuters) - Morocco's annual consumer price inflation rose to 2.4 percent in April from 2.2 percent in March, pushed up by climbing food prices, the high planning authority said on Monday. Food prices rose 3 pct from a year earlier, while education costs fell 8.8 percent, the statement added without elaborating. On monthly basis, consumer price inflation was flat as food prices fell 0.1 ...

Morocco to boost wind energy output

(MENAFN) Morocco is planning a project to increase wind energy production in southern Tarfaya region, reported AFP. This project will be Africa's largest wind farm by 2014. The country plans ...

Cabinet Crisis in Morocco

A cabinet crisis at the beginning is better than to wait for an end of the term of Abdelilah Benkirane, the Islamic Moroccan PM, in power, and launch the accountability process.

Morocco denies 'torturing' Sahrawi protesters

Morocco denied on Saturday accusations by Amnesty International that security forces tortured six men who were arrested after a demonstration calling for the independence of Western Sahara.

Middle East Online

Morocco is ploughing ahead with a programme to boost wind energy production, particularly in the southern Tarfaya region, where Africa's largest wind farm is set to open in 2014.

Morocco to harness the wind in energy hunt

Morocco is ploughing ahead with a programme to boost wind energy production, particularly in the southern Tarfaya region, where Africa's largest wind farm is set to open in 2014.

Casablanca bombings remembered in Morocco

Morocco's 21st century day of terror is remembered every May 16. It is 10 years since Casablanca was rocked by five explosions in twenty minutes.…        

Morocco/Western Sahara: Investigate alleged torture of six detained Sahrawis

Headline Title:  Morocco/Western Sahara: Investigate alleged torture of six detained Sahrawis 16 May 2013 The Moroccan authorities must immediately launch a full, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that six Sahrawi activists – including a child – were tortured in police custody in Western Sahara, Amnesty International said. On 15 May, 17-year old El Hussein Bah was jailed ...

Morocco police tortured 6 Sahrawi protesters: Amnesty

Six Sahrawi activists arrested this month after pro-independence protests in Western Sahara said they were tortured by Moroccan police and made to sign confessions, Amnesty International charged on Thursday.

Morocco Jan-Apr trade deficit falls 1.6 pct

Rabat, May 15 (Reuters) - Morocco's January-to-April tradedeficit fell 1.6 percent from a year earlier to 64.07 billiondirhams ($7.5 billion), the foreign exchange regulator said onWednesday, as imports slowed. However, oil and wheat imports pushed up by 6.5 percent and18.9 percent to 5.6 billion and 12.80 billion dirhamsrespectively. Tourism receipts decreased 1.1 percent, remittances from the4 ...

T Magazine: Travel Essentials | Taroudant, Morocco

Where to stay, eat and sleep in this remote market town.        

Letter from Morocco: play it again

A wander through the streets of Casablanca reveals a record shop full of classic sounds and screen legends Walking through the decaying streets of Casablanca with my head held high to admire the colonial architecture, I stumble upon a dusty record shop on the corner of Boulevard de Paris and Abderrahman Sehraoui. At the back of the shop sits an old man. I greet him with s alam aleikum and begin ...

Research and Markets: Morocco Exploration and Production (Upstream) Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Morocco Exploration and Production Market Analysis an

Govt eager to develop relations with Morocco

by JOE GARCIA The Government is eager to develop relations with Morocco, showing signs of goodwill whenever it can. The latest move has been the donation of an ambulance to the municipality of Oued Laou, Wilaya de Tetuan, not the first ambulance to make its way to Morocco.