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Moroccan TV shows reveals details of family life
AIN SEBAA, MOROCCO // After eight years of estrangement, Ahmed Selami and his wife, Milouda Chinguetta, decided to meet again in the unlikeliest of places: on national television.
Last Canada Day, Amine Elmiri was in Legacy Park at 7 a.m. helping pitch a tent that hundreds of residents would pass through later that day.
Rabbit-Size Elephant Ancestor Found -- Oldest Known
After the dinosaurs perished, life on Earth didn't take long to bounce back, a new study suggests.
Kadhafi sues three Moroccan newspapers
Casablanca, Morocco - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on Monday sued three Moroccan newspapers for defamation, seeking 8-million in damages for "attacks on the dignity of a head of state." The current chairman of the African Union "has charged me... with claiming 30 million dirhams from each of the Moroccan newspapers: Al Jarida Al Aoula; Al Ahdath Al ...
Made in Morocco: Dacia Sandero
The Dacia Sandero is now being built in Morocco for the North African market. The Sandero, from Renault's Romanian subsidiary, is a hatchback sibling to the globally popular low-cost Logan.
Is this the Comrade Saleh we suffered jiggers with?
During the bush war and the immediate years after the war, we used to refer to one another as comrades irrespective of positions and hierarchy.
US, Arab mayors to discuss urban planning in upcoming forum
By Khalid Neimat AMMAN - Amman will host next week the second annual US-Arab Cities Forum, to discuss challenges and opportunities facing cities in the region.
The air will fill with the parched beauty of Arabic phrases, and the sun will shine blindingly white as Manuel Lopez of Salinas steps off the jet and into his summer adventure.
Alcoa Fastening Systems Expands into Casablanca, Morocco
Alcoa Fastening Systems announced today that it is continuing its global growth strategy and has completed the acquisition of assets from Demicron SNC, which will be integrated into the AFS organization as Alcoa Fixations Maroc.
America, Islam overlap, Obama says
Hassan Roudani, 73, listens to a live broadcast of a speech from Cairo by U.S. President Barack Obama at a cafe in Casablanca, Morocco, Thursday.
Obama speech hits home in Orange County
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CASABLANCA, Morocco -- Telecom operator Wana has broken new ground in the mobile industry by completing the world's first trial of EV-DO Rev.
South Africans Look Ahead to FINA Water Polo Super League
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 28. SOUTH Africa's Water Polo stars will look to continue getting among the goals, when they make their debut in the 8-nation FINA Water Polo Super League Finals in Podgorica, Montenegro from June 16-21. The South Africans will join hosts Montenegro, European group qualifiers in Serbia, Italy and Croatia, as well as ...
U.S. businessman slain in Casablanca
A U.S. businessman was killed in Casablanca, Morocco, this weekend, a Belgian think tank and consulting organization said.
'Poor people are now rising into the middle classes'
TEMARA, MOROCCO // When Nour's father died suddenly of a heart attack, the family quickly slid towards poverty.
Missoni Store Debuts in London
Missoni is continuing its retail push, opening its first stand-alone store here as well as a unit in Casablanca, Morocco.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Keynotes Chicago Forum on Role of...
Nearly 30 international municipal leaders gather as UIC, Daley family host 5th annual Richard J. Daley Urban Forum CHICAGO, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Vice President Joe Biden delivered the keynote address today as mayors from around the globe gathered with business leaders, policymakers, scholars and the public for the Fifth Annual Richard J. Daley ...
Churchill Goes to War: Winston's Wartime Journey's
Churchill Goes to War: Winston's Wartime Journey's by Brian Lavery. First published by Conway Maritime Press, London.
Arts & Culture , Cyber-Activism , Diaspora , History , Religion , Travel , International Relations Languages: French , English Full Category List Excerpt Morocco has a long relationship with Judaism; during the spread of the Roman empire, a number of Jews settled in what is modern-day Morocco.
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Cleaning Casablanca: Morocco tries to erase slums
This seaside city is known as a rich stockpile of art deco architecture, the hub of Morocco's economic growth and the setting of an all-time classic movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
But Casablanca is also the capital of a bleaker aspect of modern Morocco _ sprawling slums, where huge families are packed into shanties with tin roofs rusted by the ocean winds, and goats and donkeys munch stray garbage.
'It's as if we're eating straight from the gutter,' said Mina Abujaman, 48, describing the squalor.