Since the Tunisian street vendor Mohammed Bouazizi set himself and the Arab world aflame in December 2010, young men all over the Middle East have tried to imitate him. In no country have they done so more often than in Morocco, where some twenty men, with many of the same economic grievances, are reported to have self-immolated. Five succeeded in killing themselves, but none in sparking a revolut
Morocco's king, Mohamed VI, has responded to the Arab spring by rewriting his country's constitution and giving greater power to elected politicians but leaving him with a firm grip on security, the army and religious matters. The draft constitution, which will be put to referendum on 1 July, sees some power being shifted away from the Arab world's longest-serving dynasty and from the tight clique
Explosion tears apart Argana cafe in Marrakech's Jamaa el-Fna square, which is popular with foreign touristsAn explosion in the Moroccan city of Marrakech has killed at least 14 people and injured 20 at a market square cafe popular with tourists. Several foreigners were among the victims.The blast just before noon tore the facade off the two-storey Argana cafe, leaving awnings dangling. Bystanders
At the top of a four-storey cafe down a back road in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, Rachid Chaoui keeps the array of zips and buckles on his snug-fitting jacket done up to the neck to ward off the winter cold. He sips mint tea and ignores the football match playing on a large flatscreen television set. He is not happy. "You ask me how I have fun? The answer is that I don't. How can I be happy if I c
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