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Morocco king skirts Africa summit to avoid Bibi
Jun 03, 2017 11:54Morocco’s monarch Mohammed VI is to avoid an upcoming summit of African leaders as it is also to be joined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Moroccan police clash with protesters demanding release of activist
Jun 03, 2017 08:25Moroccan riot police have clashed with anti-government demonstrators in a town in the northern Rif region, which has been hit by angry rallies against the detention of a prominent protest leader over the past week.
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Morocco’s north hit by protest, general strike
Jun 02, 2017 08:41A general strike has gripped Morocco’s restive northern city of al-Hoceima, which has witnessed a week of anti-government demonstrations.
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1000s protest arrest of activist in Morocco
May 31, 2017 14:48Thousands of protesters in the North African kingdom of Morocco have staged night rallies to demand the release of a leader of an uprising in the restive northern Rif region.
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Moroccan authorities detain leader of protest movement Nasser Zefzafi
May 29, 2017 16:57Authorities in Morocco have detained an activist leader of a protest movement that has shaken the North African country’s Rif region for several months.
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Moroccans rally against police hunt for activist
May 29, 2017 08:45Hundreds of Moroccans have taken to the streets in the northern city of al-Hoceima to protest a police hunt for an activist leader and the arrest of at least 20 protesters during a rally over the weekend.
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Morocco PM agrees to form coalition cabinet, ends political deadlock
Mar 26, 2017 12:35Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani says he has agreed to form a coalition government with five other parties, breaking nearly six months of post-election deadlock.
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Dutch hard-liner Wilders launches parliamentary campaign by scorning Moroccans
Feb 19, 2017 13:35Hard-line Dutch politician Geert Wilders has launched his campaign for upcoming parliamentary elections in the Netherlands by scorning the Moroccan community in the country.
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Morocco rejoins African Union after 33 years of absence
Jan 31, 2017 12:31The African Union has readmitted Morocco into the bloc 33 years after its withdrawal over the still existing Western Sahara dispute.