Morocco to Launch Direct Flight to China Next Year
Monday, 01 December 2014 10:02 Beijing/ with Map – Morocco will launch an air route to China in a bid to encourage Chinese investment in Morocco, Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics, Aziz Rabbah, said Friday.
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Study: Germany profits from immigration
Friday, 28 November 2014 11:56 A new study has shown that Germany's social system experiences a financial gain because of immigration while at the same time accruing losses due to a lack of integration.
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David Cameron: Britain's 'future' in EU at stake over immigration
Friday, 28 November 2014 10:54 The Prime Minister sets out plans to overhaul the benefits system to reduce the number of migrants coming to the UK and announces an emergency fund to help communities with large foreign populations.
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Morocco Tops Favorite Destinations for Dutch Tourists: Survey
Friday, 28 November 2014 10:41 Amsterdam (Map)– Morocco topped the favorite travel destinations for Dutch tourists, according to a survey conducted by Dutch leading travel website, Riksja Travel.
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Morocco's Argan Tree's Practices and Know-how Nominated for UNESCO's Intangible Heritage of Humanity
Friday, 28 November 2014 10:40 Paris(Map) – The UNESCO nominated on Thursday 'Argan, Practices and Know-how Concerning the Argan Tree' for possible inscription in the 2014 Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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Swiss vote to curb immigration 'to save environment'
Thursday, 27 November 2014 12:41 The Swiss will once again head to the polls this weekend to decide whether to dramatically slash immigration numbers, this time in the name of saving the environment in a proposal opponents have labelled xenophobic.
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US: Undocumented immigrant remains in church amid immigration action dispute
Thursday, 27 November 2014 12:40 A man who has spent two months in a Tucson church to avoid deportation is not getting any help from the president's new executive action on immigration, even though his attorneys say he's eligible.
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Britain Reports Big Increase in Immigration
Thursday, 27 November 2014 12:38 Britain has reported a big increase in immigration last year despite government efforts to control the numbers of arrivals.
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Pope Urges ‘Aged and Weary’ Europe to Accept Migrants and Reject Hunger
Wednesday, 26 November 2014 10:50 At many times in Europe’s turbulent history religious leaders have turned a blind eye to violence and discrimination. At other times faith itself has set the battleground. This awareness heightened both the strangeness and the poignancy of the Nov. 25 speech by Pope Francis to members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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Morocco-based Juan Goytisolo to receive Miguel de Cervantes Prize of literature
Wednesday, 26 November 2014 10:36 Rabat (Map)- Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo, 83, will receive the Cervantes prize, the most important prize of literature in the Spanish-speaking world.
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King Mohammed VI To Pay Official Visit To China Starting on Thursday
Tuesday, 25 November 2014 12:52 Rabat(Map) – King Mohammed VI will pay, as of November 27, an official visit to the People’s Republic of China, at the invitation of president Xi Jinping, the ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announced on Monday.
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South Korean PM in Morocco to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
Tuesday, 25 November 2014 12:47 Rabat (Map)- South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won arrived this Monday to Rabat on a three-day official visit to Morocco.
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Text of President Obama's immigration speech
Monday, 24 November 2014 13:01 My fellow Americans, tonight I’d like to talk with you about immigration. For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations.
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Obama's immigration reform protects five million
Friday, 21 November 2014 16:16 Barack Obama is ordering far-reaching changes to the US immigration system that will protect nearly five million people from deportation, and will have implications for undocumented Irish migrants. The new plan tests the limits of his presidential powers and inviting a showdown with newly-emboldened Republicans.
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Britain: Ukip set for victory despite candidate's migration slip
Friday, 21 November 2014 15:57 NIGEL Farage has been forced into damage-limitation after Ukip's Rochester and Strood by-election candidate Mark Reckless suggested EU migrants settled in the UK could be forced to leave if Britain quit the 28-member bloc.
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Kenya Set for Digital Migration in December
Friday, 21 November 2014 13:33 The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has set a December deadline for switching off analogue broadcast signals within Nairobi, 45 days before a three-month negotiation window period ordered by the Supreme Court expires.
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Barack Obama to announce immigration steps on Thursday
Thursday, 20 November 2014 12:08 Washington (AP): President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he will sidestep Congress and unveil administrative actions on immigration, measures that could spare from deportation as many as 5 million people illegally in the U.S. and set up one the most pitched partisan confrontations of his presidency.
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Most Voters Still Veto Obama's Immigration Plan
Wednesday, 19 November 2014 12:16 President Obama is reportedly about to announce that up to five million illegal immigrants will no longer be subject to deportation, but most voters oppose his plan. The majority, in fact, continue to believe the federal government already isn't doing enough to send illegal immigrants back home.
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Obama to ease immigration rules on millions of undocumented immigrants
Wednesday, 19 November 2014 12:16 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama is poised to give relief from deportation to millions of undocumented immigrants who are parents of US citizens or of permanent legal residents, according to a source familiar with White House deliberations.
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Thousands of Moroccan Tourists Visited Israel Since 2009: Report
Wednesday, 19 November 2014 11:20 Marrakech- Moroccan tourists are traveling to Israel at a remarkable rate, with over 2239 visiting this year.
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- Banque du Maroc is negotiating with its French and Spanish counterparts over Moroccan remittances
- Meloni relance l’offensive contre l’immigration lors du sommet européen
- China Grants Moroccan Scientist Rachid Yazami Lithium Batteries Patent
- Migrants Day: Secretary-General Guterres calls for safe and more humane migration
- Ayman Ramdani, the founder of NGO Play4Peace, decorated by the Belgian King (Play4Peace press release)