Morocco

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New Protests Shake Morocco’s North

Thousands staged demonstrations for a fifth night running in northern Morocco to demand the release of the leader of a...

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Thousands Rally In Morocco For Release of Protest Leader

Several thousand people took to the streets in Morocco after dark on Tuesday to demand the release of the leader of...

International

‘Last African Dinosaur’ Discovered In Moroccan Mine

A fossil of one of the last dinosaurs living in Africa before their extinction 66 million years ago has been discovered...

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UN Urges Morocco and Algeria To Help Stranded Syrians

The UN refugee agency on Tuesday urged Morocco and Algeria to provide safe passage for dozens of Syrian refugees...

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Morocco Arrests Leader of Northern Protest Movement

Authorities in Morocco on Monday arrested the fugitive leader of a protest movement that has shaken the country's...

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Morocco Protest Leader Arrested

Authorities in Morocco have arrested the fugitive leader of a protest movement that has shaken the country's northern...

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US Might Extend Cabin Laptop Ban Worldwide, Top Official Says

The authorities in the US are still considering banning laptops from cabin baggage on all international flights, the...

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Third Night of Protests In Northern Morocco

Protesters have rallied for a third night running in Morocco's city of Al-Hoceima, in a northern region of the country...

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Extraordinary Life of Explorer Ali Bey Set For Cinema

Adventurer, Orientalist, spy: the remarkable story of Spanish explorer Ali Bey al-Abbassi is to be told on the silver...

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US Weighs Banning Laptop Computers On International Flights

US Homeland Security John Kelly said Sunday that he was considering banning laptop computers on international flights...

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Travel Difficulties Impeding ECOWAS Integration – Umaru Fofana

West Africa’s dire travel situation remains a major impediment to the Economic Community of West African States’...

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Travel Difficulties Impeding ECOWAS Integration

West Africa’s dire travel situation remains a major impediment to the Economic Community of West African States’...

International

Waiting For Take-Off In West Africa

Flying between the West African capitals of Freetown and Banjul should take about an hour. But as the BBC's Umaru...

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Breeding and Training Ground For Jihadists

Feeding on the chaos that has gripped Libya since the overthrow and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in...

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Speaker Meets With Moroccan Housing and Tourism Ministers In Rabat

Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye has held talks with the Ministers of Housing and Tourism in Morocco as...

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[Opinion] The Frustrations of Travelling On Ghanaian Passport Within Africa

I sent e-mails to two prominent journalists to do a story about the frustrations of the Ghanaian passport holder in...

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Much-Improved Football Champions Sundowns Upset V Club

Title-holders Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa produced one of their finest CAF Champions League performances to upset...

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Morocco Fishermen Decry ‘El Negro’ Dolphin Attacks

In Morocco's northern port city of Al-Hoceima, fishermen are clamouring for state support for a struggling sector which...

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Speaker Leads Parliamentary Delegation To Morocco

Ghana’s Speaker of parliament Prof Mike Aaron Oquaye has led a seven-member delegation are in the Moroccan city of...