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Update: Latest Pictures of Morocco Plane Crash Site

A Moroccan military transport aircraft crashed while trying to land in the country's southern town of Guelmim. Here are a few still images of the crash site taken from a July 26, 2011 video by Morocco TV.
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Amazigh

Moroccan Berbers Call Constitutional Reforms A 'Trick'

North Africa is not a homogenous bloc of Arab societies, struggling in unison for one pan-Arab cause. U.S. media coverage of the Arab spring in Tunisia and Egypt has largely ignored the mass movement of North Africa's ethnic minorities.
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World Bank acts to encourage investing in Mideast

The World Bank's political risk guarantee agency said on Monday it would mobilize about $1 billion for insurance coverage for countries in the Middle East and North Africa to encourage foreign direct investment.
Fete de la Musique brings light back to Vancouver’s spirits

Fete de la Musique brings light back to Vancouver’s spirits

On June 21, starting at dusk, over 150 musicians featured performances along Water Street in Gastown. Every kind of music was heard - from jazz, classical, and acoustic to heavy metal, indie and pop. Founded in France in 1982, throughout the years Fete de la Mausique has become an international musical festival celebrated in Canada, the USA, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Australia, Vietnam, Congo, Cameroon, Fiji, Colombia, Chile, Nepal, and Japan.
Marrakech

Shocking new sex scandal erupts in France

According to reports, both French and Moroccan authorities have launched an investigation into allegations that a former French government minister participated in a sexual orgy with underage boys in Morocco.
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U.S. citizen stuck in Kuwait

A U.S. citizen who has been stuck in Kuwait for months after embassy officials confiscated his passport is asking Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to intervene, The AP reported.
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Normandy beach town prepares for G8 invasion

The gently sloping beaches of Normandy lend themselves well to invasions. From here, William the Conqueror set out to invade England in 1066 and in World War II they were the landing site for the allied assault on Nazi-occupied France.
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3 arrested for Marrakesh blast

The blast in the Argana café that killed more than 15 foreigners included 10 French, two Canadian, a Dutch national and two Moroccans and injured a dozen others.
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Oil near 31-month peak on weak dollar, unrest

Oil prices hovered near 31-month highs as a weak dollar and violence in North Africa and the Middle East outweighed concerns about slowing growth in top consumer the United States.

British Royal Wedding invites at least 8 dictators

The British royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton has invited at least eight dictators, including some that have brutally cracked down on protesters during the 2011 Middle East / North Africa unrest.

McCain urges U.S. to recognize Libyan rebels

The Libyan conflict is heading for stalemate, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday, and Senator John McCain urged the United States to recognize the rebels and transfer frozen Libyan funds to them.
Libya's ex Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa

The strange ongoing odyssey of Moussa Koussa

Moussa Koussa, the former Libyan foreign minister who defected to Britain and is now attending the peace summit in Qatar, might decide not to return to the UK, European and Arab diplomats have suggested.

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