Nov 28, 2010
Unemployment among the educated youth in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia is about double the overall national rate in each country. Read Article Education is the key to development in North Africa
Jan 29, 2011
Morocco beat out competition from South Africa, who were awarded the 2017 version since the two countries were the only ones bidding for the 30th and 31st staging of the event. Read Article Morocco to host 2015 African Cup of Nations
Feb 21, 2011
Demonstrators demand justice, work and less corruption as thousands take to streets in Rabat and Casablanca. Read Article Moroccans rally to demand political reform
Feb 21, 2011
Police all but absent from central Rabat yesterday, as officials say that authorities will not seek to stop peaceful demonstrations. Read Article Thousands march in Morocco demanding reform and fewer powers for King
Mar 11, 2011
King Mohammed VI pledges larger role for political parties and independent judiciary, after thousands marched in call for political reform. Read Article Morocco's king promises to draft a new constitution
Mar 24, 2011
The Group of Eight major industrialised countries should launch initiatives to ensure democratic principles and institutions are entrenched in Tunisia and Egypt, says Morocco's foreign minister, Taieb Fassi-Fihri. Read Article Moroccan minister warns US to back 'Arab Spring' democracies
Mar 28, 2011
Moroccans are angry that an investment fund run by King Mohammed VI and his advisers dominates the economy, with stakes in banking, insurance, steel, building materials, dairy produce, sugar and cooking-oil companies. Read Article Moroccans march for freedom, and against the royal grip on country's economy
Mar 31, 2011
A round up of commentary in Arabic language newspapers addressing the US role in Libya, the proposed exile of Qaddafi, Egypt's human rights record and reforms by Morocco's king Read Article Arabic language newspapers comment on unfocused US policy
Apr 03, 2011
A daily roundup of the region's news translated from the Arabic press. Read Article Turkey's new era with Iraq's Kurds
Apr 08, 2011
A Nile cruise in Egypt, a weekend in Istanbul – take a city break in and around the region. Read Article Travel deals: Take a trip in your own backyard
