MOROCCO

First countries enter Oscar foreign-language race

An Oscar statue is seen beneath plastic sheeting during preparations for the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California
The Academy's often controversial and always interesting foreign-language race is picking up a little steam, with Romania, Morocco and Venezuela submitting their entries to join Greece and Poland this year.
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Morocco's inflation jumps above f'cast in July

Inflation in Morocco jumped to 1.8 percent in July from a year earlier, exceeding the average forecast for 2011 for the first time this year, due mainly to a surge in food prices, the state High Planning Commission (HCP) said on Friday.
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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.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama Approval Rating in Arab World Now Worse Than Bush

Perceptions of the U.S. and President Barack Obama have nosedived in the Arab World to levels lower than during the Bush administration, a remarkable reversal for Obama, who made a speech vowing a new era of relations with the Arab world shortly after being elected.
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.
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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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