Region | Morocco
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Thursday Apr 19
Activists urge Morocco to release young rapper
Human Rights Watch called on Morocco Wednesday to free a young rapper critical of the monarchy and quash the case against him for a song denouncing the police
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Thursday Mar 22
Ruins of Roman cities in Morocco in state of disrepair
The sites, Volubilis and Lixus, suffer from exposure to the elements
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Monday Mar 19
Women seek reform of laws after rape victim kills herself
Teenager was forced to marry man who abused her
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Sunday Mar 18
Mother of Morocco suicide victim speaks out
Mother of Moroccan woman who was forced to marry her rapist talks about her regrets
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Tuesday Dec 27
Thousands march in Casablanca for change
Protesters demand parliamentary monarchy and more social justice
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Saturday Dec 17
King quick to launch reforms
Demonstrators also sought the rule of law, freedom and more political participation and used Facebook and Twitter to spread their message
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Saturday Dec 3
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan honoured in Morocco
Shah Rukh Khan later opened a special screening of his award-winning film My Name is Khan
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Wednesday Nov 30
King names Islamist party chief as PM
Abdulilah Bin Kirane, head of the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), was summoned to the palace after results showed his party won the biggest block of votes in Friday's ballot
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Tuesday Nov 29
Moroccan king appoints Islamist party chief PM: official
Abdelilah Benkirane named prime minister after his Islamist party's victory in elections
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Saturday Nov 26
Morocco Islamists say won over 100 seats in parliament
Morocco's main Islamist party wins over 100 out of 395 seats in parliament
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Friday Nov 25
Voting begins in Morocco election
Morocccans began voting Friday in the first legislative election since the introduction of constitutional reforms that give parliament and the prime minister more powers
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Thursday Nov 24
Islamists likely to play key role in next government
PJD poised for strong showing in Friday's polls
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Thursday Nov 17
UAE calls for boost in Arab-Turkey relations
Minister highlights historic relations
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Monday Sep 5
First Arab female ambassador Lalla Aisha dies
Lalla Aisha died at the age of 81 on Sunday. The burial will take place on Monday.
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Tuesday Aug 16
Morocco sets early legislative elections Nov. 25
The North African kingdom has seen frequent protests over the past months with demonstrators calling for new parliamentary elections and constitutional reforms
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Sunday Aug 14
Morocco to hold early vote in mid-November
Arab world's longest-serving monarchy pursues reforms in response to protests inspired by the Arab Spring
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Saturday Jul 30
Moroccan king calls for parliamentary elections soon
King's first speech since a July 1 referendum overwhelmingly approved curbing some of his prerogatives
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Tuesday Jul 26
80 killed in Morocco military plane crash
Search on to recover bodies of victims after transport aircraft slams into mountainside in bad weather
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Wednesday Jul 20
Moroccan rights abusers must be brought to book
Association wants state to apologise for past mistakes
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Tuesday Jul 19
Thousands rally in key Moroccan cities over reform plan
Opponents say king should relinquish more power and clean up government graft as call for wider changes grows
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Tuesday Jul 12
Anti-riot police secure Rabat as thousands march for more reforms
Counter-protesters force reformists to change route to avoid clash
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Monday Jul 4
Thousands protest across Morocco despite reforms
Thousands of pro-democracy activists in Morocco protested across the country Sunday to demand more reforms two days after voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution
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Sunday Jul 3
Morocco king's victory fails to calm protesters
Arab Spring protesters vowed on Saturday to pursue demonstrations in Morocco
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Friday Jul 1
Polls open in Morocco referendum on curbing king's powers
Polls opened in Morocco Friday for a referendum on curbing the vast powers of King Mohammad VI, who has offered reforms in the wake of pro-democracy uprisings in the Arab world, an AFP journalist said
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Friday Jul 1
Moroccans to vote on curbing king's powers
Premier to head government under new constitution
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