Continuing its efforts to expose the role of state actors in Pakistan and the LeT chief in 26/11 attacks, India has again sent a fresh Letters Rogatory to Morocco for questioning of Faiza Outalha, Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley's estranged wife, after its earlier request was returned due to technical reasons. ...
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The 12th Marrakech Film Festival is celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema. ...
07:03 PM, Dec 04, 2012
The 12th Marrakech Film Festival celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema. ...
06:57 PM, Dec 04, 2012
The 12th International Marrakech Film Festival in Morocco celebrates the 100 years of Indian cinema. ...
06:51 PM, Dec 04, 2012
After the tribute, Prince Moulay Rachid hosted a dinner for Indian delegation of Bollywood actors. At the royal dinner, Rachid presented Shah Rukh with Medal of Honour of Morocco. ...
03:08 PM, Dec 03, 2012
Rabat: The Moroccan Football Federation decided to terminate the contract with national coach Eric Gerets of Belgium after a string of poor results. The decision to sack the Belgian came after Morocco's 0-2 defeat to Mozambique, September 9 in Maputo in the 3rd and final round qualification for the African Cup of Nations, reports Xinhua. Morocco will face an uphill battle when they meet Mozambique in Marakkech, October 13. They...
06:28 PM, Sep 16, 2012
London: Moroccan 1,500 metres runner Amine Laalou is out of the Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Saturday. Laalou, an Olympic semi-finalist four years ago, won gold at the IAAF Continental Cup in 2010. "They were both pre-Games testing and it shows that that system is working," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said, referring to Laalou and Russian track cyclist Victoria Baranova,...
09:05 PM, Aug 04, 2012
New Delhi: India has sent a formal request to Morocco for examination and recording of statement of Faiza Outalha, Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley's estranged wife, to get more evidence against him as well as LeT founder Hafiz Saeed. The Letters Rogatory was sent recently to Indian Mission in Rabat, the Moroccan capital city, which was passed on to Moroccan Foreign and Cooperation Ministry requesting access to Outalha to record her...
06:19 PM, Apr 15, 2012
New Delhi: Google recreates the long journey that Ibn Battuta undertook seven centuries ago on the doodle that it put up on its home page in the Arab countries to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Moroccan explorer. Regarded as the greatest medieval Arab traveller and his book the Rihlah describes his travels that covered more than 120,000 kilometres tha covered an areas of 44 modern countries. Ibn Battuta had...
11:59 AM, Feb 25, 2012
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has decided to send a letter rogatory to Morocco government to get access to Faiza Outalha, the former wife of David Coleman Headley, in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case. David Headley's Moroccan wife Nia believes Faiza may have known some facts about 26/11. India is likely to push for an Headley's extradition after the chargesheet against him is filed in Patiala House Court....
09:29 PM, Dec 22, 2011
Rabat: The victory of an Islamist Party in Morocco's parliamentary elections appears to be one more sign that religious-based parties are benefiting the most from the new freedoms brought by the Arab Spring. Across the Middle East, parties referencing Islam have made great strides, offering an alternative to corrupt, long serving dictators, who have often ruled with close Western support. The Justice and Development Party dominated Morocco's elections through a...
02:04 AM, Nov 28, 2011
Morocco: The Arab League on Wednesday confirmed the suspension of Syria from the organization and gave its government three days to halt the violence and accept an observer mission or face economic sanctions. The ministers announced their decisions in a statement after an emergency meeting in Rabat, Morocco. The suspension first announced by the Arab League on Saturday and confirmed during the meeting is a surprisingly harsh and highly unusual...
01:49 AM, Nov 17, 2011
Rabat: A C-130 military transport plane crashed into a Moroccan mountain on Tuesday in bad weather, killing 78 people, the state news agency said. It said there were three survivors. The crash in a southern region close to the disputed Western Sahara was this country's deadliest in years. Information Minister Khaled Naciri told that the military believes 78 were killed but that searches are ongoing for all the bodies. The...
10:35 PM, Jul 26, 2011
Rabat: Moroccan King Mohammed VI announced a series of constitutional reforms in a speech on Friday night that he said will turn the North African country into a constitutional monarchy, though pro-democracy activists remain skeptical. Under the new constitution, the king will remain the supreme commander of the army and a new article formalized him as the highest religious authority in the country. The speech marked the culmination of a...
07:08 AM, Jun 18, 2011
Casablanca (Morocco): Thousands marched through Morocco's largest city calling for greater democracy and an end to corruption even as the King prepared to unveil new constitutional amendments to address calls for reform. There was only a light police presence blocking traffic as about 6,000 protesters flowed through the wide streets of downtown Casablanca yesterday chanting slogans against the government. Past demonstrations had been violently dispersed. The march showed the continuing...
10:28 AM, Jun 13, 2011
Marrakesh: An explosion killed 14 people, including foreigners, on Thursday in a busy cafe in the Moroccan tourist destination of Marrakesh, and authorities said the initial signs were that it was a criminal act. The blast ripped through the second storey of a cafe overlooking Marrakesh's Jamaa el-Fnaa square, a spot that is usually bustling with foreign tourists and local vendors. Officials did not say if they suspected the involvement...
08:37 PM, Apr 28, 2011
Casablanca: Thousands took to the streets of Morocco on Sunday in peaceful demonstrations to demand sweeping reforms and an end to political detention, the third day of mass protests since they began in February. Desperate to avoid the turmoil that toppled leaders in Tunisia and Egypt, authorities have already announced some reforms to placate demands that King Mohammed cede more powers and limit the monarchy's extensive business influence. Some 10,000...
07:39 PM, Apr 24, 2011
Rabat: Thousands of people marched in Moroccan cities on Sunday demanding King Mohammed VI give up some of his powers. In Moroccan capital Rabat, police allowed protesters, raising slogans like "The people reject a constitution made for slaves", to approach parliament, the BBC reported. A separate protest is under way in the country's biggest city, Casablanca, and another was planned in Marrakesh, the report said. Sunday's rallies in Morocco have...
11:22 PM, Feb 20, 2011
Rabat: Moroccan authorities have okayed an anti-government protest being planned on the popular social networking site Facebook, a media report said. The media report said several Moroccan youth movements have announced on Facebook that they are planning to organise an Egypt-style anti-government protest on February 20, a move apparently welcomed by the government. "We intend to reassure those who are organising protests on the internet that this is an entirely...
12:36 PM, Feb 05, 2011
The minaret fell onto a crowded mosque during Friday prayers. ...
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