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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.

Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 9:59 am Speech: US State Department Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:47:06 -0600 Remarks at the Forum for the Future Marrakech, Morocco November 3, 2009 So it is a pleasure to join you for this discussion, and I especially recognize the significance of having governor – government ministers and civil society leaders talking ...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Medical Device Market: Morocco" report to their offering.

Midrand - A majority of sixty-eight members of the Pan- African Parliament have adopted the motion to exert pressure on the government of the Kingdom of Morocco to release the seven human rights activists that were "abducted upon their return from visiting their families in the Saharawi refugee camps." The motion also stated that in view of the ...

Toronto Public Health has extended its hours for the H1N1 vaccination clinics, effective Thursday.

Morocco on Wednesday ordered the immediate departure of a Swedish diplomat accused of handing over official Moroccan documents to Western Saharan separatists.

Sarah Jessica Parker has been pictured filming scenes for the new Sex And The City movie in Morocco.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, chats with her Moroccan counterpart Taib Fassi Fihri upon her arrival at Marrakech airport early on Nov.