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Morocco Cancels War Games With U.S. Over Rights
(RABAT, Morocco) — Morocco on Tuesday canceled its annual military exercises with the United States after the Obama administration backed having the U.N. monitor...
Two Marines Killed in Morocco V-22 Crash
After 12 years without a crash of its cherished V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft, the Marines lost one Wednesday in Morocco. The accident killed two of the four Marines...
Renault’s Morocco Factory: When Globalization and Politics Collide
It’s often said that in both business and politics (not to mention humor), timing is everything. And it was probably that critical element of delivery and...
The Winter of Morocco's Discontent: Will the Arab Spring Arrive?
Could Morocco be next? For nearly a year, Moroccans have clashed with riot police in near-weekly protests, as they take to the streets to demand more political...
Morocco's Revolutionaries: The Crazy Kids Have Grown Up
"What if we offered a prayer for the soul of bin Laden?" The question was tossed into the meeting of the February 20 Movement like a hand grenade. But the young...
Reforming Morocco: Taking Apart the King's Speech
Looks like someone's been paying attention. After three weeks of nationwide protests, Morocco's King Mohammed VI unexpectedly went on television on March 9 to...
Protests in Morocco: Just Don't Call It a Revolution
Convened via Facebook and Twitter, thousands of demonstrators gathered in the square outside Rabat's El Had gate on Sunday. Shouting the now familiar slogans —...
Why is Morocco Picking a Fight with Spain?
It was the images of empty food markets on the news, and reporters' overblown warnings of possible shortages, that told Spaniards on Thursday that their nation's...
In Morocco, a Crackdown on Christian Aid Workers
March 8 is not a day that Chris Broadbent will soon forget. The preceding weekend, gendarmes entered the Village of Hope, a Christian-run orphanage...
