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According to allegations, surrogates bribed multiple participants in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) up to $500,000 to vote for […]","author":{"name":"Luke Tyson","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/luke-tyson\/","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Luke-Tyson.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Politician Accuses Libya\u2019s Interim Prime Minister of \u2018Buying Votes\u2019","caption":"The United Nations spearheaded the LPDF in November, seeking to inaugurate a unified authority in a country divided by rival eastern and western-based governments.","imageRatio":0.44776119402985076,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/00232090.jpg","width":1340,"height":600},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Libya","Maghreb","News","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":336715,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336715\/nouaceur-work-begins-on-aeronautics-vocational-center-near-casablanca\/","title":"Nouaceur: Work Begins on Aeronautics Vocational Center Near Casablanca","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – The US\u2019 Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) invested MAD 59.5 million ($6.6 million) through its MCA-Morocco \u201cCharaka Fund\u201d in construction works to upgrade the Institute Specializing in Aeronautics and Airport Logistics Trades (ISMALA) in Nouaceur, near Casablanca. Construction launched on Thursday. After the extension and conversion, the Nouaceur facilities will provide 1,200 new vocational […]","author":{"name":"Oumaima Latrech","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/oumaima-latrech\/","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oumaima-Latrech.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Nouaceur: Work Begins on Aeronautics Vocational Center Near Casablanca","caption":"Nouaceur: Work Begins on Aeronautics Vocational Center Near Casablanca","imageRatio":0.5853658536585366,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nouaceur-Work-Begins-on-Aeronautics-Vocational-Center-Near-Casablanca.png","width":656,"height":384},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Economy","Morocco","News"]}},{"id":336711,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336711\/drug-trafficking-morocco-seizes-7-tonnes-of-cannabis-resin\/","title":"Drug Trafficking: Morocco Seizes 7 Tonnes of Cannabis Resin","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Morocco\u2019s security services carried out a joint operation, seizing 7 tonnes of cannabis resin on Friday in Mehdia, Kenitra. Morocco\u2019s judicial police, maritime patrols under the Royal Gendarmerie, and Royal Navy carried out the operation, a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has said. The operation took place after the […]","author":{"name":"Safaa Kasraoui","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/kasraoui-safaa\/","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4686f2f81720a769be8968ce9b98e44?s=96&d=mm&r=g","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Morocco Seizes 7 Tonnes of Cannabis Resin","caption":"Morocco Seizes 7 Tonnes of Cannabis Resin","imageRatio":0.6067019400352733,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Morocco-Seizes-7-Tonnes-of-Cannabis-Resin.png","width":567,"height":344},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Highlights on Morocco","Morocco","News"]}},{"id":336705,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336705\/moroccos-covid-19-recoveries-outpace-new-cases-as-epidemic-declines\/","title":"Morocco\u2019s COVID-19 Recoveries Outpace New Cases As Epidemic Declines","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Morocco recorded another 420 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths as the country\u2019s vaccination campaign continues unabated. Remarkably, the country recorded more recoveries (477) than new cases over the past 24 hours. Morocco\u2019s total active cases now stand at 5,484, less than half of the number at the end of January. The remarkable […]","author":{"name":"Jasper Hamann","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/jasper\/","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Jasper.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Morocco\u2019s COVID-19 Recoveries Outpace New Cases As Epidemic Declines","caption":"Morocco\u2019s total active COVID-19 cases now stand at 5,484, less than half of the number at the end of January.","imageRatio":0.66640625,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/laboratory-563423_1280-1.jpg","width":1280,"height":853},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Covid-19","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":336694,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336694\/morocco-zambia-commit-to-development-western-sahara-peace\/","title":"Morocco, Zambia Commit To Development, Western Sahara Peace","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Morocco and Zambia are poised to build on positive relations to promote further development, trade, and diplomacy. Both countries\u2019 representatives announced their desires for further cooperation at the Friday, March 5, inauguration of Zambia\u2019s new representatives in Morocco. Zambia\u2019s Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji and Nasser Bourita, Morocco\u2019s minister of foreign affairs, african cooperation […]","author":{"name":"Jasper Hamann","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/jasper\/","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Jasper.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Morocco, Zambia Commit To Development, Western Sahara Peace","caption":"Zambia\u2019s Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji and Nasser Bourita, Morocco\u2019s minister of foreign affairs, african cooperation and Moroccan expatriates, attended the event","imageRatio":0.66640625,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/9585f853-e2f9-424d-9f6b-b4a56a5dc2c1.jpg","width":1280,"height":853},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Morocco","News"]}},{"id":336691,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336691\/bbc-journalist-commends-moroccos-vaccination-campaign\/","title":"BBC Journalist Commends Morocco\u2019s Vaccination Campaign","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat — BBC Journalist Katty Kay commended Morocco\u2019s vaccination campaign Wednesday on air. During a live broadcast, Kay said her sister who lives in Morocco has received the AstraZeneca vaccine. Meanwhile, the reporter and her husband, who live in the US, have not received an injection yet.\u00a0 While some countries are still behind on their […]","author":{"name":"Zineb Bourchouk","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/zineb-bourchouk\/","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Bourchouk-Zineb.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"BBC Journalist Commends Morocco\u2019s Vaccination Campaign","caption":"BBC Journalist Commends Morocco\u2019s Vaccination Campaign","imageRatio":0.5739348370927319,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BBC-Journalist-Commends-Moroccos-Vaccination-Campaign-1.png","width":798,"height":458},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Covid-19","Highlights on Morocco","Morocco","News"]}},{"id":336688,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336688\/morocco-to-help-togo-launch-its-social-economic-council\/","title":"Morocco To Help Togo Launch Its Social, Economic Council","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Morocco will lend its expertise to Togo in launching its Social and Economic Council (CES) in Aneho, near the southern border with Benin. Earlier in the week, a working session between a CES delegation and the Moroccan Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) took place. Secretary-General of CESE Younes Benakki led the Moroccan […]","author":{"name":"Toms Dumpis","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/toms-dumpis\/","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Toms-Dumpis-scaled.jpg","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Morocco To Help Togo Launch Its Social, Economic Council","caption":"The Togolese minister chose Morocco to help due to its leadership of the Union of Economic and Social Councils of Africa.","imageRatio":0.75,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Morocco-To-Help-Togo-Launch-Its-Social-Economic-Council.jpg","width":1024,"height":768},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Africa","Morocco","News","Politics"]}},{"id":336681,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336681\/video-prisoners-complain-about-torture-mistreatment-in-tindouf-prison\/","title":"Video: Prisoners Complain About Torture, Mistreatment in Tindouf Prison","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – A viral video shows prisoners condemning alleged inhumane conditions in one of the worst prisons in Tindouf. The leaked video shows two men complaining about the mistreatment and poor conditions they face from the prison management. The first man who appears in the video said he was subjected to torture despite his health […]","author":{"name":"Safaa Kasraoui","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/kasraoui-safaa\/","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4686f2f81720a769be8968ce9b98e44?s=96&d=mm&r=g","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Video: Prisoners Complain About Torture, Mistreatment in Tindouf Prison","caption":"Video: Prisoners Complain About Torture, Mistreatment in Tindouf Prison","imageRatio":0.5625,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Video-Prisoners-Complain-About-Torture-Mistreatment-in-Tindouf-Prison.jpg","width":1200,"height":675},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Morocco","News","Western Sahara","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":336673,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336673\/24th-unwto-general-assembly-in-morocco-to-proceed\/","title":"24th UNWTO General Assembly in Morocco To Proceed","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Officials from UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Morocco recently met to proceed with organizing the 24th UNWTO General Assembly for October 2021 in Morocco. The UNWTO General Assembly, held in Marrakech, will be the first international high-level UN event since COVID-19 put the world in lockdown. UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili led the […]","author":{"name":"Toms Dumpis","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/toms-dumpis\/","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Toms-Dumpis-scaled.jpg","description":""},"media":{"alt":"24th UNWTO General Assembly in Morocco To Proceed","caption":"As the world begins recovering from COVID-19, UNWTO will organize a general assembly on tourism in a post-pandemic world.","imageRatio":0.6666666666666666,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mathias-p-r-reding-yfXhqAW5X0c-unsplash.jpg","width":1920,"height":1280},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["International","Morocco","News","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":336665,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336665\/cannabis-morocco-aborts-international-drug-trafficking-attempt\/","title":"Cannabis: Morocco Aborts International Drug Trafficking Attempt","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Morocco aborted a new international cannabis trafficking attempt on Friday in the city of El Jadida.\u00a0 During the operation, police seized 3.3 tonnes of cannabis resin, a statement from Morocco\u2019s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said today. The police seized the cannabis resin in a truck bearing fake plates. The driver abandoned […]","author":{"name":"Safaa Kasraoui","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/kasraoui-safaa\/","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4686f2f81720a769be8968ce9b98e44?s=96&d=mm&r=g","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Cannabis: Morocco Aborts International Drug Trafficking Attempt","caption":"Cannabis: Morocco Aborts International Drug Trafficking Attempt","imageRatio":0.4842249657064472,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Cannabis-Morocco-Aborts-International-Drug-Trafficking-Attempt.png","width":729,"height":353},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Morocco","News","Society"]}},{"id":336659,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336659\/new-opec-cuts-reveal-saudi-confidence-regarding-us-shale-gas\/","title":"New OPEC Cuts Reveal Saudi Confidence Regarding US Shale Gas","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Saudi Arabia is cautious yet confident as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced it will extend production cuts. The move demonstrates Saudi Arabia\u2019s apparent confidence  that it has come out on top after a tumultuous year. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic US shale gas was still booming as […]","author":{"name":"Jasper Hamann","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/jasper\/","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Jasper.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"New OPEC Cuts Reveal Saudi Confidence Regarding US Shale Gas","caption":"\u201cDrill, baby, drill is gone forever,\" Saudi Arabia\u2019s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman stated confidently following the virtual OPEC meeting on Thursday, 4 March.","imageRatio":0.6575520833333334,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/c1_3654716-1.jpg","width":768,"height":505},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["International News","News","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":336660,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336660\/heavy-thunderstorms-snowfall-to-hit-morocco-through-sunday\/","title":"Heavy Thunderstorms, Snowfall to Hit Morocco Through Sunday","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Morocco\u2019s General Directorate of Meteorology (DMN) announced that heavy thunderstorms and snowfall are expected to hit several provinces across Morocco. In a special notice, the DMN forecast strong locally stormy rainfall of orange level ranging between 60 to 80 millimeters. DMN expects the rains on Saturday from 1 a.m. to 11 p.m. in […]","author":{"name":"Safaa Kasraoui","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/kasraoui-safaa\/","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4686f2f81720a769be8968ce9b98e44?s=96&d=mm&r=g","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Heavy Thunderstorms, Snowfall to Hit Morocco Through Sunday","caption":"Heavy Thunderstorms, Snowfall to Hit Morocco Through Sunday","imageRatio":0.5604166666666667,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Heavy-Thunderstorms-Snowfall-to-Hit-Morocco-Through-Sunday.jpg","width":960,"height":538},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Highlights on Morocco","Morocco","News","Society"]}},{"id":336655,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336655\/beni-mellal-partial-house-collapse-kills-man-in-central-morocco\/","title":"Beni Mellal: Partial House Collapse Kills Man in Central Morocco","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – A man died in the partial collapse of a house near Place Al Moukawama in the old medina of Beni Mellal, north-central Morocco, this Thursday, as reported by the Wilaya (governorate) of Beni Mellal in a statement. The man\u2019s 63-year-old mother, who lived with him, survived the incident. Local authorities, members of civil […]","author":{"name":"Khouloud Haskouri","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/khouloud-haskouri\/","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Khouloud-Haskouri.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Beni Mellal: Partial House Collapse Kills Man in Central Morocco","caption":"Beni Mellal: Partial House Collapse Kills Man in Central Morocco","imageRatio":0.5911330049261084,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Beni-Mellal-Partial-House-Collapse-Kills-Man-in-Central-Morocco.jpg","width":609,"height":360},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Highlights on Morocco","Morocco","News","Society"]}},{"id":336652,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336652\/brexit-buster-direct-maritime-shipping-route-to-connect-uk-morocco\/","title":"Brexit Buster: Direct Maritime Shipping Route to Connect UK, Morocco","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – As the United Kingdom braces for a post-Brexit economy, British newspapers increasingly see the new direct shipping route between the UK and Morocco as some sort of salvation. The freight ferry service will travel between Poole in Dorset, England, and Tanger Med in northern Morocco. The news of the UK-Morocco shipping route has […]","author":{"name":"Toms Dumpis","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/toms-dumpis\/","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Toms-Dumpis-scaled.jpg","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Brexit Buster: Direct Maritime Shipping Route to Connect UK, Morocco","caption":"\u201cTake that, Brussels!\u201d reads the headline of a UK tabloid, as the British hope for salvation in a post-Brexit economy.","imageRatio":0.5165794066317626,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Brexit-Buster-Direct-Maritime-Shipping-Route-to-Connect-UK-Morocco.png","width":573,"height":296},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Economy","International","Morocco","Morocco","News","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":336647,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336647\/covid-19-morocco-suspends-flights-with-algeria-egypt\/","title":"COVID-19: Morocco Suspends Flights With Algeria, Egypt","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Morocco decided to suspend flights with Algeria and Egypt as part of the preventive measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. The Moroccan National Airport Office (ONDA) announced the news today. The measure will run until March 21. \u201cPassengers coming from these countries through another country are also concerned,\u201d ONDA announced. Morocco\u2019s government […]","author":{"name":"Safaa Kasraoui","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/kasraoui-safaa\/","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4686f2f81720a769be8968ce9b98e44?s=96&d=mm&r=g","description":""},"media":{"alt":"COVID-19: Morocco Suspends Flights With Algeria, Egypt","caption":"COVID-19: Morocco Suspends Flights With Algeria, Egypt","imageRatio":0.6511056511056511,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/COVID-19-Morocco-Suspends-Flights-With-Algeria-Egypt.png","width":814,"height":530},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Covid-19","Morocco","News","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":336644,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336644\/morocco-to-participate-in-international-tourism-exposition-in-tel-aviv\/","title":"Morocco to Participate in International Tourism Exposition in Tel Aviv","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Morocco is set to take part in the 27th international Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM 2021), hosted in Tel Aviv, on June 15 and 16. IMTM 2021 is the largest annual professional tourism exposition in the Eastern Mediterranean. The event is designed to connect professionals from all sectors of tourism and travel, with 1,870 […]","author":{"name":"Toms Dumpis","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/toms-dumpis\/","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Toms-Dumpis-scaled.jpg","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Morocco to Participate in International Tourism Exposition in Tel Aviv","caption":"Morocco will be one of the 57 different countries set to participate in the event on June 15 and 16.\n(Photo credit: IMTM)","imageRatio":0.66650390625,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Morocco-to-Participate-in-International-Tourism-Exposition-in-Tel-Aviv.jpg","width":2048,"height":1365},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Economy","Middle East","Middle-East","Morocco","Morocco","News","Travel","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":336639,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336639\/ramadan-experts-say-covid-19-vaccines-do-not-invalidate-fast\/","title":"Ramadan: Experts Say COVID-19 Vaccines Do Not Invalidate Fast","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – With Ramadan just one month ahead, many people are questioning whether the COVID-19 vaccine might interfere with the fast. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar when Muslim people across the world fast from dawn to sunset. Moroccan doctor Mounir Lahlou told Morocco World News that the COVID-19 vaccine does not […]","author":{"name":"Safaa Kasraoui","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/kasraoui-safaa\/","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4686f2f81720a769be8968ce9b98e44?s=96&d=mm&r=g","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Ramadan: Experts Say COVID-19 Vaccines Do Not Invalidate Fast","caption":"Ramadan: Experts Say COVID-19 Vaccines Do Not Invalidate Fast","imageRatio":0.568988173455979,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ramadan-Experts-Say-COVID-19-Vaccines-Do-Not-Invalidate-Fast.png","width":761,"height":433},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Uncategorized"]}},{"id":336635,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336635\/un-warns-of-state-driven-institutional-islamophobia-epidemic\/","title":"UN Warns of State-Driven Institutional Islamophobia Epidemic","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – UN expert Ahmed Shaheed yesterday warned the UN Human Rights Council that institutional islamophobia is reaching epidemic levels. Ahmed Shaheed presented his annual report to the rights council as part of his role as the UN\u2019s Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief. Persistent global Islamophobia is not an accident, Shaheed warned […]","author":{"name":"Jasper Hamann","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/jasper\/","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Jasper.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"UN Warns of State-Driven Institutional Islamophobia Epidemic","caption":"According to the UN report, Islamophobia has \u201cserved to perpetuate, validate, and normalize discrimination, hostility, and violence towards Muslim individuals and communities.\u201d Photo: UN\/ Olivier Hoslet","imageRatio":0.5583333333333333,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/EvpFWP_WQAMXBas-1.jpg","width":1200,"height":670},"date":"Mar 5, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["International News","News","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":336625,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336625\/moroccan-singer-saad-lamjarrad-in-court-to-face-rape-charges\/","title":"Moroccan Singer Saad Lamjarred in Court to Face Rape Charges","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred is set to return to the Court of Appeal in Paris for the alleged rape of Laura Prioul, a French national. The decision to re-open the case comes months after the court ruled that Lamjarred should appear before the criminal court for his alleged involvement in the rape of […]","author":{"name":"Safaa Kasraoui","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/kasraoui-safaa\/","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4686f2f81720a769be8968ce9b98e44?s=96&d=mm&r=g","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Moroccan Singer Saad Lamjarrad in Court to Face Rape Charges","caption":"Moroccan Singer Saad Lamjarrad in Court to Face Rape Charges","imageRatio":0.6666666666666666,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Moroccan-Singer-Saad-Lamjarrad-in-Court-to-Face-Rape-Charges.jpg","width":1200,"height":800},"date":"Mar 4, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Morocco","News","Society","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":336621,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336621\/morocco-day-2021-economic-summit-for-us-economists-investors\/","title":"Morocco Day 2021 Economic Summit for US Economists, Investors","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Morocco Day 2021 continues its year-long program with an economic summit focused on US economists and investors on March 29. The upcoming economic summit comes after a successful two-day virtual program in January. 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Police were out in numbers in the capital Algiers as citizens once again rallied to protest their government.  National crises Citizens of Algeria are facing an increasingly desperate outlook. 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In a widely-circulated video, Fizazi attacks and discredits Mohamed Hajib, who has gone viral on YouTube for a series of videos in which he […]","author":{"name":"Luke Tyson","url":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/author\/luke-tyson\/","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Luke-Tyson.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Moroccan Sheikh Responds to Allegations of Torture in Moroccan Prisons","caption":"Moroccan Sheikh Responds to Allegations of Torture in Moroccan Prisons","imageRatio":0.7155361050328227,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Moroccan-Sheikh-Responds-to-Allegations-of-Torture-in-Moroccan-Prisons.jpg","width":914,"height":654},"date":"Mar 4, 2021","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Morocco","News","Society","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":336600,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/03\/336600\/air-arabia-maroc-announces-five-new-spain-morocco-air-routes\/","title":"Air Arabia Maroc Announces Five New Spain-Morocco Air Routes","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – The low-cost airline Air Arabia Maroc has announced the launch of its 2021 summer program with five new connections from Tangier, Fez, and Marrakech, Morocco to Spain starting March 28, 2021. 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