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El Asira’s first Muslim Halal online Sex Shop
Abdelaziz Aouragh, a 29-year old Dutch-Moroccan and a practicing Muslim, has launched El Asira, a rather unlikely, if not daring, enterprise in the Netherlands....
Western Sahara: Christopher Ross powerless
While touring the Maghreb, the U.N. special envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, witnessed, Tuesday, the antipodal positions of Morocco and the Polisario on...
Terrorism in Africa: Best way forward is economic development
Representatives from seven African countries met, Tuesday, March 16, in Algiers to assess the security situation in the Sahel-Saharan region. Participants at the conference...
CPJ urges Morocco to halt politically motivated prosecutions
In a letter, CPJ decries Morocco's use of the courts to suppress freedom of expression and prosecute journalists and urges the government to release...
Morocco: Reactions over expulsion of foreigners continue
The expulsion last week of a group of foreign workers for "religious proselytism" at the Village of Hope, an orphanage situated near Ain Leuh,...
Morocco’s expulsion of Christians abusive?
Sixteen Christian workers accused of religious “proselytism” were expelled from Morocco Tuesday. They were members of the Village of Hope, an orphanage located in...
Morocco eyes 2016 African Cup of Nations
Morocco is the only country to have submitted its candidacy to organize the 2016 Africa Cup of Nations. Although there is still time before...
Second U.S. Science Envoy Begins Travel to North Africa
U.S. Science Envoy Dr. Zerhouni, M.D., arrived in Morocco today on a two-week trip to North Africa that will include visits to Algeria, Tunisia,...
Morocco did not experience economic crisis?
Economic indicators available at the end of 2009 show a strong Moroccan economy in the face of a dreaded global crisis: unemployment fell from...
Sexuality: Artificial hymen, a Moroccan sore?
"Like a Virgin" sounds like an appropriate slogan for Gigimo, a Chinese company involved in the "discreet" sale of artificial hymen. At only 300...
Morocco: The sorry state of freedom
The head of Le Journal Hebdomadaire, Aboubakeur Jamai, Wednesday announced his decision to go into exile in protest against the closure of his newspaper....
Morocco: Blogger Boubaker Al-Yadib sentenced to six months in prison
On 2 February 2010, a Guelmim court sentenced blogger Boubaker Al-Yadib to six months in prison and a fine of 500 dirhams (approx. US$62)...
UN Secretary-General on Western Sahara
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General on Western Sahara.
The Secretary-General is pleased that the parties have agreed to the proposal made...
Morocco: Government revises salary scales upwards, unions still dissatisfied
The Moroccan government has initiated talks with various trade unions with the aim of improving the social conditions of workers. Although the government seems...
Prostitution : Yasmine: Sex, Islam and White overalls
Yasmine, the head of a pornographic production company and a young actress, talks to Afrik-news.com about her porn star past and explains her choices....
Morocco: Towards a more developed fishing industry
The Kingdom of Morocco has met the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s standards for good governance, and entered a compact with the assistance agency. The kingdom...
Panafrica – Africities: Restoring trust among Africans
The 5th edition of the Africities summit kicked off Wednesday, December 16, 2009 in the city of Marrakech, Morocco. The conference seeks to address...
Hunger-striking Nobel Peace Prize activist calls on World Leaders for their support
On the day the Barack Obama picked up his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, one of the unsuccessful Peace Prize nominees, Aminatou Haidar, was...
Spain: Nobel Peace Prize nominee will fast until “death” if necessary
The independent Saharawi activist, Aminatou Haidar, Monday reached the 23rd day of her hunger strike at the Lanzarote airport in the Canary Islands. She...
Western Sahara: Joy turns to anger
Last night as flight VAD652 was preparing for take-off news came through that the Moroccan authorities had refused the plane permission to land. On...
British Parliament tables motion in support of Aminatou Haidar
A cross-party group of British MP's today tabled a Motion in Parliament expressing “dismay” at the expulsion of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amainatou Haidar...
Spain: Nobel Prize nominee dying for freedom
The hunger-strike of Nobel Prize nominee Aminatou Haidar has drawn the attention of the world to the plight of Western Sahara, but at what...
Spain: Hunger-striking Nobel Prize nominee in “critical condition”
News today that hunger striking Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amainatou Haidar is in a critical condition has drawn concern from around the world including...
Spain-Western Sahara: Hunger-striking Nobel Prize nominee sends message of hope to her children
Aminatou Haidar, the Western Saharan Nobel Prize nominee who has been on hunger strike for six days, has used a live telephone link-up during...
Deportation of Nobel Peace Prize nominee “could backfire” on Morocco
The detention and deportation of Western Sahara's most prominent human rights activist could backfire on Morocco as the action attracts worldwide condemnation. Aminatou Haidar,...
Football Cameroon-Morocco: Rigobert Song leads Indomitable Lions to South Africa 2010
The Indomitable Lions assured themselves a place in South Africa 2010 World Cup with a 2-0 win over the Atlas Lions of Morocco in...
The ‘Berlin Wall’ of the desert
Whilst the world is commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall another less well-known wall that separates a nation and its people still stands...
Morocco develops Solar Energy on a national scale
An ambitious solar power project, estimated at 9 billion dollars, was announced Monday by Benkhadra Amina, Moroccan Minister of Energy. President of the Moroccan-French...
Morocco: Press freedom “disappointingly absent from agenda” of visiting US Secretary of State
The International Press Institute (IPI) is disappointed at the apparent absence of deteriorating Moroccan press freedom from the agenda of a two-day visit to...
Middle East Peace Process: Hillary Clinton disappoints the Arab League
Hillary Clinton, U.S. secretary of state arrived Monday in Marrakech, Morocco, to meet ministers of the Arab League. Her agenda focuses on press freedom...