http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/MoroccoFind stories, videos, and photos about Morocco from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:41:02 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Morocco14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Morocco from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/03/morocco.us.peace.corp.senior/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/03/morocco.us.peace.corp.senior/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday praised as "one of the best" the oldest Peace Corps volunteer in the world, an 85-year old Florida woman serving in Morocco.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:18:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/09/14/africa.dispatch/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/09/14/africa.dispatch/index.htmlAfrican countries are looking to profit from another change to the FIFA statutes, one which has further eased restrictions on players seeking to switch footballing nationality. The age limit at which players had to make a choice has been removed, letting a handful of players claim a new international career.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/30/malika.zarra/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/30/malika.zarra/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom Morocco to New York Malika Zarra has taken her mezzo-soprano voice across the world, crossing both musical and cultural boundaries. Singing in French and Arabic she's redefining the term fusion and adding her unique sound to the world of jazz.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/10/uk.guantanamo.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/10/uk.guantanamo.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Metropolitan Police Service launched a criminal investigation Friday into allegations of torture made by a former prisoner at the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, New Scotland Yard said.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/24/morocco.festival.stampede/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/24/morocco.festival.stampede/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 11 people were killed and 30 wounded after a stampede ensued at the close of an eight-day music festival in Morocco on Saturday night, the country's news agency said.Sun, 24 May 2009 09:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/12/spain.train.bombings.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/12/spain.train.bombings.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Spanish court convicted four men Tuesday but acquitted 10 others of charges that they helped four suspects from the Madrid train bombings to flee.Tue, 12 May 2009 14:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/26/guantanamo.abuse.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/26/guantanamo.abuse.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish police will investigate claims that a former Guantanamo detainee was tortured with the complicity of the British government, the country's attorney general announced Thursday.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/07/morocco.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/07/morocco.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran said Saturday that Morocco's decision to cut diplomatic ties between the two countries harms Muslim unity, state media reported.Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/05/spain.terror.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/05/spain.terror.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpanish authorities have arrested a Moroccan man wanted for alleged terrorist plots in Spain and Morocco, Spain's Interior Ministry announced Thursday.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/19/spain.madrid.bombings.sentence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/19/spain.madrid.bombings.sentence/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Moroccan court sentenced a Moroccan man to 20 years in prison for his role in the Madrid train bombings of 2004, in a case built on evidence from Spanish police, a Spanish court spokeswoman said Friday.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/23/spain.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/23/spain.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Spanish court on Tuesday agreed to temporarily extradite a man convicted in the 2004 Madrid train bombings to Morocco, where he faces charges in connection with the Casablanca bombings in 2003, a court spokeswoman told CNN.Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:08:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20218755,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20218755,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn Gyllenhaal and Witherspoon are spotted on the set of his movie, Prince of PersiaWed, 13 Aug 2008 18:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/22/smallbusiness/rocking_casbah_morocco.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/22/smallbusiness/rocking_casbah_morocco.fsb/index.htmIt's slow progress at best, strolling through the Fez medina with David Kellar and Brian Smith.Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808107,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808107,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Moroccan prosecutor on Tuesday urged a court to impose prison sentences ranging from 10 to 20 years for alleged members of a militant cell accused of supporting insurgents in Iraq and plotting terrorist bombingsTue, 20 May 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/19/morocco.belgium.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/19/morocco.belgium.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextMoroccan security services have broken up an alleged al Qaeda-linked terrorist network planning attacks in the North African country and in Belgium, Morocco's state-run news agency reported Monday.Mon, 19 May 2008 15:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/03/portugal.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/03/portugal.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeveral hundred passengers on a luxury round-the-world cruise-ship tour were stuck Thursday on an island in the Atlantic Ocean after the vessel's owners ran into legal troubles.Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/01/spain.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/01/spain.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpanish police Tuesday arrested two Moroccan men suspected of having links to Islamic terrorism, Spain's Ministry of Interior said, including one man wanted in connection with attacks in Casablanca in 2003.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/03/25/refund/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/03/25/refund/index.html#cnnSTCTextCameron Etezadi and his girlfriend are on their way from Seattle to Casablanca, Morocco, when their flight is delayed in London by weather. British Airways agrees to refund the couple's money, but one year later, there's no sign of a check. Is the airline pocketing their fare, or is something else going on?Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/02/22/iberia.morocco/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/02/22/iberia.morocco/index.html#cnnSTCTextSunny Spain and Portugal, along with Morocco's gateway city of Tangier, beckon travelers who delight in ornate architecture, authentic culture and people-watching strolls in the cool of the evening. Here's what to expect if you visit this year.Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/28/spain.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/28/spain.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextMoroccan police have arrested a prime suspect in the Madrid train bombings of 2004 but he is unlikely to be extradited to Spain, a Spanish judicial source told CNN Monday.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/25/morocco.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/25/morocco.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe North African country with the fastest growth rate in tourism sent out a clear message that its own private sector will now play a more prominent role in developing its all-important travel industry, indicating that it is ready to use expertise acquired over several decades of steady growth to spearhead new initiatives that would put a large number of unknown sub-Saharan countries on the map.Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/25/portugal.missing.girl.photo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/25/portugal.missing.girl.photo/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities are examining a photo taken in Morocco showing a child who appears to resemble missing British toddler Madeleine McCann, a spokesman for the girl's family told CNN Wednesday.Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/26/portugal.missing.girl.photo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/26/portugal.missing.girl.photo/index.html#cnnSTCTextA young girl photographed in Morocco is not the missing British toddler Madeleine McCann, according to British media reports on Wednesday.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:19:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20058681,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20058681,00.htmlBritish and Spanish reporters claim they have found the girl in the photograph who some believed might have been Madeleine McCann. London's Evening Standard says the girl is actually a 5-year-old from the village of Zinat in Morocco, the BBC reports.Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:02:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20058636,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20058636,00.htmlUPDATE: British and Spanish reporters claim to have found the girl that some believed might have been Madeleine McCann. London's Evening Standard says the girl is actually a 5-year-old from the village of Zinat in Morocco, the BBC reports. More to come...Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1665674,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1665674,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA photo raises hopes -- which are subsequently dashed -- of the possible sighting of the missing British girl in MoroccoWed, 26 Sep 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/12/mccann.virtual/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/12/mccann.virtual/index.htmlBritish police plan to post pictures of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann in virtual world Second Life, a UK-based child protection law enforcement organization says.Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/06/11/tangier.morocco/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/06/11/tangier.morocco/index.htmlI love Morocco, but I've always called Tangier the Tijuana of Africa. That has changed. Tangier was a neglected hellhole for a generation. It was an international city -- favored by the West and, therefore, disdained by the last king of Morocco who made a point to divert national investment away from Morocco's fourth city.Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/04/morocco.diary/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/04/morocco.diary/index.htmlThere are few cities I enjoy spending time in as much as Marrakesh in Morocco.Fri, 04 May 2007 08:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/04/11/algeria.blasts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/04/11/algeria.blasts/index.htmlAn al Qaeda-affiliated group has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's two bomb blasts in Algiers that the state-run news agency Algerie Presse Service said killed at least 24 people and wounded 222.Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/03/16/sahara/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/03/16/sahara/index.htmlA wilderness of sun-baked plateaus, palm-fringed oases, and mesmerizing sand seas, the Sahara measures nearly 3.5 million square miles, and reaches into 10 countries. Of those, Niger and Libya arguably offer the most impressive scenery, while Morocco is attractive because of convenient flights, great cities like Marrakech, and the fact that U.S. citizens staying less than three months don't need visas.Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/15/spain.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/15/spain.trial/index.htmlThe Madrid train bombings trial is under way, nearly three years after terrorists killed 191 people and wounded more than 1,800 on morning rush-hour commuter trains in the Spanish capital.Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/14/spain.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/14/spain.trial/index.htmlThe trial in the Madrid train bombing is under way, nearly three years after terrorists killed 191 people and wounded 1,800 on morning rush-hour commuter trains in the Spanish capital.Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/12/spain.arrests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/12/spain.arrests/index.htmlSpanish police arrested 11 suspected Islamic radicals Tuesday in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Morocco's north coast, an Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN.Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/03/spain.arrests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/03/spain.arrests/index.htmlPolice have arrested two suspected Islamic extremists in a Spanish enclave on Morocco's north coast, and linked them to the Casablanca bombings of 2003, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.Fri, 03 Nov 2006 14:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/08/04/samura.story/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/08/04/samura.story/index.htmlIn this extraordinary documentary, award-winning journalist Sorious Samura lives the life of an illegal immigrant, in an attempt to fully experience the reality of being one.Fri, 04 Aug 2006 10:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/04/13/morocco/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/04/13/morocco/index.htmlAlthough only the narrow Straits of Gibraltar separate Morocco from Spain, the announcement last week of huge capital investment by the United Arab Emirates has brought the Gulf states economically closer to the North African country than their European neighbors.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/03/cartoon.controversy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/03/cartoon.controversy/index.htmlAbout 200 Muslims demonstrated Friday outside the Danish Embassy to protest caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed originally published in a Danish newspaper, Danish Ambassador Neils Erik Andersen told CNN.Fri, 03 Feb 2006 07:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/07/morocco.spain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/07/morocco.spain/index.htmlJust a day after six sub-Saharan Africans died while trying to cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Melilla, there was no mass assault by immigrants overnight, an unusual spell of quiet after several weeks of disturbances, a Spanish Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN on Friday.Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/03/8356737/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/03/8356737/index.htmPrince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz al Saud is the richest businessman in the Muslim world, worth upwards of $20 billion. He is also one of the biggest--and most successful--foreign investors ...Mon, 03 Oct 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/09/29/morocco.spain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/09/29/morocco.spain/index.htmlFive sub-Saharan Africans have been killed and 50 others wounded as they and hundreds of others scaled tall fences in a bid to enter a Spanish enclave on Morocco's northern coast, officials said.Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/18/morocco.release/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/18/morocco.release/index.htmlWestern Sahara's exiled Polisario Front independence movement has released all of its remaining Moroccan prisoners of war -- a total of 404 -- the International Committee of the Red Cross and a U.S. official said.Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/08/spain.terror.meeting.1301/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/08/spain.terror.meeting.1301/index.htmlAs a summit on global terrorism began in Madrid, the mayor of the city that still recovering from train bombings last year called on experts to "help us defeat the terrorists."Tue, 08 Mar 2005 18:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/27/spain.arrests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/27/spain.arrests/index.htmlTwo Moroccan men suspected of trying to acquire explosives for an imminent terrorist attack in Spain or Morocco have been remanded to prison by a Spanish judge, a court official said Monday.Mon, 27 Dec 2004 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/04/30/morocco.king/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/04/30/morocco.king/index.htmlIn a nationally televised speech ahead of a major Muslim religious holiday, Morocco's King Mohamed VI said Friday that his country has developed a plan to steer away from the kind of terrorism Casablanca experienced nearly one year ago.Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/26/spain.german.investigation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/26/spain.german.investigation/index.htmlThe probe into the Madrid bombings has widened to Germany, where one of the suspects is believed to have visited before the March 11 attacks.Fri, 26 Mar 2004 14:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/02/25/morocco.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/02/25/morocco.quake/index.htmlRescuers are desperately searching in remote communities of northern Morocco for survivors of a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 600 people.Wed, 25 Feb 2004 10:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/02/24/morocco.quake.sidebar/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/02/24/morocco.quake.sidebar/index.htmlThe deadly earthquake in northern Morocco struck a populated area with few modern amenities and limited access to the outside world.Tue, 24 Feb 2004 12:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/02/24/morocco.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/02/24/morocco.quake/index.htmlThe shattering earthquake that struck northern Morocco early Tuesday has claimed 564 lives, the country's Interior Ministry said as hundreds of people prepared to spend the night outside for fear of aftershocks.Tue, 24 Feb 2004 07:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/02/17/sprj.ski04.morocco2/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/02/17/sprj.ski04.morocco2/index.htmlPart 2: High Atlas rangeTue, 17 Feb 2004 14:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/02/13/tunisia.nations.color/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/02/13/tunisia.nations.color/index.htmlFootball frenzy is gripping the Tunisian capital this weekend as the host team takes on fierce north African rivals Morocco in the final of soccer's African Nations Cup.Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/02/18/318148/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/02/18/318148/index.htmIf you've recently had an urge to manhandle a trowel or embark on a bout of mulching, you're not alone: Americans are expected to spend a record $38 billion this year on do-it-yourself lawn and gar...Mon, 18 Feb 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/05/297864/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/05/297864/index.htmCall them fincas, quintas, castelli, or chateaux. You can buy a palatial getaway in Europe for less than the price of a two-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Mon, 05 Mar 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/09/19/79778/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/09/19/79778/index.htmWhile chaos reigns in Rwanda and Nigeria, global capital is taking its chances in such African countries as Ghana, Morocco, and those in the continent's southern tier. Says Michel ZhuParris, portfo...Mon, 19 Sep 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/30/77212/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/30/77212/index.htmIf the phrase ''Third World debt'' still sounds like a nasty slur, you may want to update your vocabulary. The stuff that made bankers weep in the 1980s has been a white-hot investment in the past ...Mon, 30 Nov 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/11/04/75726/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/11/04/75726/index.htm/ It looks like a close relative of a 1929 Model A Ford, but it's actually brand-new, handmade in England, and priced at $100,000. Meet Asquith Motor Carriage's commercial van. After successful run...Mon, 04 Nov 1991 05:01:00 EST