by Said Temsamani Morocco World News Washington, June 7, 2013 Change the guard, but the world goes on. Obama rescues two Vietnam veterans of the worst military and moral defeat the U.S. has ever witnessed, to conduct foreign policy and security of the only world superpower that actually exists: John Kerry, at the State Department, and Chuck Hagel, a controversial former senator, at the Pentagon. Hillary Cli ...

CAIRO, March 5, 2013 (AFP) Former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh said Tuesday his party will contest Egypt's next parliamentary elections, boycotted by the main opposition coalition. The Strong Egypt Party is to field candidates in the staggered legislative polls which start on April 22. Abul Fotouh told reporters in Cairo he believed parties had to "stand up to authority" in order to avoid ...

TUNIS, Dec 14, 2012 (AFP) Several Arab countries have undergone major upheavals since December 2010, with the fall of regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, an aborted revolt in Bahrain, a change of leadership in Yemen and acivil war in Syria that was still continuing as 2012 came to a close. Key developments:  TUNISIA The self-immolation in 2010 in the central town of Sidi Bouzid of Mohamed Bouazizi, a young ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 6, 2012 (AFP) US President Barack Obama expressed "deep concern" Thursday over the recent deadly political protests in Egypt, in a  call to his counterpart Mohamed Morsi, the White House said. Obama also told Morsi that it was "essential for Egyptian leaders across the political spectrum to put aside their differences and come together to  agree on a path that will move Egypt forward," the W ...

Dubai, Nov 24, 2012 (AFP) Dubai, famed for its mega-projects before it was hit by the global financial crisis, on Saturday announced a new development to open the world's biggest mall and a park larger than London's Hyde Park. The ruler of the Gulf desert city state, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, announced the plan for a "new city within Dubai," according to an official statement, naming it after h ...

El Arish (Egypt), November 23, 2012 (MAP) The Moroccan humanitarian aid operation for Palestinian people in Gaza, launched upon the orders of King Mohammed VI, continued on Friday with the arrival of two planes to El Arish (380 km east of Cairo). Three plans carrying the first batch of Moroccan humanitarian aid arrived on Thursday in the El Arich airport. This aid, dispatched on Friday to Gaza through the R ...

By Larbi Arboui Morocco World News Taroudant, Morocco, Nov 22, 2o12 Conventionally, women are said to be the most vulnerable human beings who respond to their emotions by a flood of tears. But men, usually, don’t cry over anything. When a man cries, be sure there are some feelings in his heart more powerful to express in words. Although, I am sure, the tears wouldn’t bring back the deceased, but at least th ...

Morocco World News with Maghreb Intelligence Rabat, Nov 17, 2012 Generational transition at the top of the State continues in Saudi Arabia. After the surprise appointment of Prince Bandar Bin Sultan as Director of Intelligence, Prince Mohammed Ben Nayef now takes control of the Interior Ministry, replacing his uncle Ahmed Ben Abdelaziz, the youngest of the Saudi family. With these two leading figures of the ...

Morocco World News New York, Nov 12, 2012 The following is a letter that will be sent to President Barack Obama. Please sign the petition here Mr. President, Allow us to congratulate you on behalf of Moroccan-Americans and Moroccans in the United States on your re-election and to wish you success in your endeavors as you take the United States forward during your second term. Mr. President, The day of your ...

By Jawad Maniani Morocco World News Casablanca, November 10, 2012 Arab youth call upon governments to take the lead in the fight against climate change Arab youth met in more than 13 Arab countries to call for serious action against climate change. The members of the Arab Youth Climate Movement organized peaceful actions in their countries, which were coordinated with their peers throughout Arab countries. ...

Morocco World News New York, Oct 29, 2012 Moroccans have been taken  aback on Monday after Morocco World News published a news story in which it reports that Moroccans are exempted from visa to enter Spain. While many Moroccans contacted by Morocco World News welcomed the idea of exempting Moroccans from applying for a visa to enter Spain, a number of them expressed their disbelief and dismissed the idea th ...

By Brahime Koulila Morocco World News Kenitra, September 17, 2012 Since the 9/11 attacks, Islam and Muslims have become targets for extremists and the enemies of Islam from all over the world. Some of these enemies really attack Islam, Muslims and, above all, Prophet Mohamed (pbuh) on purpose as they have certain ideologies against Muslims, while others only do it out of ignorance or imitation. Most of the ...