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Dozen Moroccans fired on at border by Algerian army, Morocco expresses 'utmost indignation', 'deep concern" - 20/10/2014 MAP

Rabat - The Moroccan government expressed its "utmost indignation" and "deep concern" after an Algerian soldier fired Saturday on a dozen of Moroccan civilians at the Moroccan- Algerian borders.

Detention of young Sahrawi Mahjouba, 'another example of human rights abuse' in Tindouf camps: former UNESCO DG - 20/10/2014 MAP

Madrid - The "detention" since last summer by the Polisario of the young Sahrawi woman Mahjouba Mohamed Hamdidaf is a "new example of human rights abuses" in the Tindouf camps, former...

Algerian army shooting on Moroccans: FM summons Algerian ambassador for explanation - 20/10/2014 MAP

Rabat - Morocco's minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Salaheddine Mezouar said he summoned Algeria's ambassador in Rabat to express the Kingdom's condemnation and request an explanation...

Sahrawis living in Tindouf camps 'should be free to advocate options other than independence', says HRW - 20/10/2014 MAP

Algiers - Sahrawis living in the Algeria-based Tindouf camps "should be free to advocate options other than independence for the Sahara" without any imposed restrictions by the Polisario leaders,...

HRW welcomes in Algiers work of Morocco's reconciliation and equity commission - 20/10/2014 MAP

Algiers - Human Rights Watch welcomed Saturday in Algiers the work of Morocco's reconciliation and equity commission (Instance Equité et Réconciliation, IER)....

Meknes: 6 dead, 10 injured in 2 road accidents - 20/10/2014 MAP

Meknes - Six people have died and ten others were injured, two seriously, in two road accidents Sunday in Meknes, local authorities said. The first accident took place at around 5:30 p.m. at the...

Adoptive family of woman detained in Tindouf fears for her life - 20/10/2014 MAP

Madrid - The adoptive family of Mahjouba Mohamed Hamdidaf, a young Spanish woman of Sahrawi descent held in captivity since last summer in the Tindouf camps (in Algeria) by the Polisario, said they...

Sahara: Afro-Asian peoples' solidarity organization expresses support to Morocco's autonomy plan - 20/10/2014 MAP

Colombo (Sri Lanka) - The 9th conference of the Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organization (AAPSO), which took place Sunday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, expressed the organization's support to Morocco's...

Saudi ambassador to Morocco denies granting scholarships to Polisario students - 20/10/2014 MAP

Rabat - Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Morocco Abderrahmane Mohamed El-Jadii denied allegations reported by certain electronic media outlets suggesting the embassy granted scholarships...

L'affaire Mahjouba, une "triste histoire" qui renseigne sur le sort de milliers de "prisonniers de facto" à Tindouf - 20/10/2014 MAP - Abdelhakim KHIRANE

Washington - L'affaire de la jeune Sahraouie Mahjouba, séquestrée contre son gré dans les camps de Tindouf depuis le mois d'août dernier, est une "triste histoire" qui renseigne sur le drame de...

La presse internationale au chevet d'un régime algérien accablé par le dernier rapport de HRW sur les camps de Tindouf - 20/10/2014 MAP - Fouad ARIF

Washington - Le régime algérien vit des jours difficiles entre affrontements communautaires sanglants opposant Arabes et Berbères à Ghardaia, et manifestations -devant le palais présidentiel- des...

London pays homage to immortal myth of Sherlock Holmes - 18/10/2014 AFP - Jacques Klopp

London - Sherlock Holmes never existed but his fictional address of 221B Baker Street still receives a steady flow of letters addressed to the famously intuitive detective....

French legend Bruel returns to New York for inspiration - 18/10/2014 AFP - Shaun Tandon

New York - Patrick Bruel has long been a face of French popular culture and one of his country's most successful musicians. But he says his...

DiCaprio teams with Netflix on gorilla documentary - 18/10/2014 AFP

Los Angeles - Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio has teamed up with online streaming service Netflix for a documentary about endangered mountain gorillas in east Africa, filmmakers said....

Nigeria claims deal with Boko Haram on ceasefire, kidnapped girls - 18/10/2014 AFP

Abuja - Officials and campaigners on Saturday anxiously awaited further news about the fate of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls after Nigeria claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram...

Es-Smara, symbole de l'identité religieuse dans les provinces du sud du Royaume - 18/10/2014 MAP - Ismail Lemrani

Es-Smara - La ville d'Es-Smara est perçue comme le berceau de toutes les valeurs spirituelles et le symbole de l'identité religieuse qui rayonne à travers les zaouïas qui y existent depuis plus d'un...

Morocco Denies Suspected Ebola Case - 16/10/2014 MAP

Rabat - The Health Department has categorically denied media reports that there was a suspected case of Ebola in Casablanca. An electronic website published a false story about the first case of...

5.5 Kg of Cocaine Seized at Casablanca International Airport - 16/10/2014 MAP

Mohammed V airport (Casablanca) - Police services at Mohammed V International airport arrested, on Tuesday night, an Angolan national carrying 5.5 kg of cocaine. The banned substance was concealed...

AfDB Says Morocco, Catalyst for Trade Exchange with Africa - 16/10/2014 MAP

Rabat - Morocco plays a fundamental role as a vehicle of investment and catalyst for trade exchange with the rest of Africa, Deputy-President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Aly Abou...

Moroccan Man Arrested at Casablanca Airport Trying to Join ISIS - 16/10/2014 MAP

Rabat - A Moroccan man residing in France was arrested at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca on Wednesday, as he was attempting to travel to Turkey to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)....