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A good handful of celebs flew out to Morocco over Thanksgiving weekend to attend the lavish gala put on for the reopening of the Marrakesh's famed La Mamounia hotel.

Home : Features : Events : Award Shows : Morocco: The 2009 Thanksgiving celebrity hotspot Morocco: The 2009 Thanksgiving celebrity hotspot 27-Nov-2009 Written by: Sari N. Kent The re-opening of the famous La Mamounia hotel, located in the city of Marrakesh, in the North African country of Morocco, was a hotbed of Hollywood glitterati as the ...

BRAD PITT's ex-lovers JENNIFER ANISTON and GWYNETH PALTROW spent Thanksgiving Day together at a hotel launch in Morocco.

Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions .

Securitas has agreed to acquire 75 percent of the shares in the security services company GMCE Gardiennage in Morocco.

OUARZAZATE, Morocco - Chances are you've unwittingly seen this region's wild vistas in any number of movies.

Via Agence Maghreb Arabe Presse: A/H1N1 cases in Morocco rise to 1,285 . The number of confirmed cases of A/H1N1 in Morocco has risen to 1,285, with 56 cases documented on Monday, according to the Health Ministry.

Development , Health , Media , Youth , International Relations Languages: English Full Category List Excerpt The Peace Corps bloggers are mourning the loss of a fellow volunteer, 23-year-old So Youn Kim, who had worked at a youth center in the southern Moroccan village of Tamegrout.

To our horror we discovered that many companies and internet sites were suggesting it is a "one day or half day destination"! This is typical: The Fez Medina The narrow winding streets are a maze for the unwary, and taking a half or full day guided tour may be the best way to see all the sights the Fez medina has to offer on your holiday in ...

While Moroccan Arabic is the common language of Moroccans, many speak at least one other language, usually French, Modern Standard Arabic, and perhaps a Berber language.

The Moroccan authorities are ratcheting up their attacks on independent journalists.

Haidar, winner of the 2008 Robert F Kennedy human rights prize and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, had just flown back Laayoune, the main city in Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara, from a trip abroad.

LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara // Shot in the leg while fighting Moroccan soldiers and jailed for more than two decades, Sidi Mohamed Daddache has seen the worst of Morocco's treatment of those who question its rule of Western Sahara, the disputed territory that he calls home.

Aminatou Haidar , one of the most prominent human rights activists in the liberation of the Sahrawi people in Western Sahara, was detained, then deported, by the Moroccan authorities on her arrival in the territory last Friday.

An International Monetary Fund mission led by Mark Lewis visited Rabat from November 2-13, 2009, for the 2009 Article IV consultation with Morocco.

The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Moroccan King Mohamed VI to order the release of a jailed editor and to put an end to the use of the judiciary to silence independent media.

The State of Monaco has emerged as the unlikely backer of a new drive to brand Morocco as the next big second-home destination for the rich and famous.

Chess players are relatively rare, but they can be seen. Those who play chess will sometimes do so in conditions that would bemuse a western player.

In the light of the setting sun, everything is pink: the buildings, the soil and in the distance, a backdrop of the Atlas mountains, which carry a mantle of snow.

Lindsay Lohan and Gerard Butler were among several stars flown in to for the opening of the new five star Mazagan Beach Resort in El Jadida, Morocco.