About 15,000 years ago, in the oldest known cemetery in the world, people buried their dead in sitting positions with beads and animal horns, deep in a cave in what is now Morocco. These people were also found with small,
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The Morocco-Nigeria BIT: a new breed of investment treaty?
This blog post was first published on the Practical Law arbitration blog.
On 30 August 2017, the Moroccan Parliament ratified the Morocco-Nigeria bilateral investment treaty (“BIT”), which now awaits ratification by Nigeria. This treaty, part of a suite…
Special Casablanca Exhibit at the International Museum of World War II
The film (and refugee) classic “Casablanca,” set in the Vichy-controlled Moroccan port, premiered less than three weeks after US and British forces launched the Allied invasion of French North Africa on November 8, 1942.Later this week,…
Data Protection Authorities gather for the 38th International Privacy Conference
Data Protection Authorities (“DPAs”) from across the world gathered in Marrakesh for the 38th International Privacy Conference. This event is held annually for the purpose of debating topical data protection issues.
The debates this year centred on data privacy…
Alessandro Penso is TIME’s Pick for Photo Story of the Year
Portrait of a sub-Saharan migrant on Mount Gurugu, Nador, Morocco in 2012, where hundreds of African immigrants waited for the opportunity to cross the fence into Melilla, Spain. Photo courtesy of TIME A boat carrying migrants…
Buy a James Bond villain’s lair for $4 million – Business Insider
A contemporary villa in Marrakesh, Morocco, is now on the market for $4 million. It served as part of the lair of the main evil villain, Franz Oberhauser, played by Christoph Waltz.via www.businessinsider.com
Moroccan Orphanages
By Family Law
From PBS NewsHour:Orphanages in Morocco face a unique challenge in trying to find permanent homes for children in their care. A recent law has made it nearly impossible for many would-be parents, especially under the Islamist government.Moroccan society doesn’t accept…
Chelsea Clinton Defends Foundation Before Global Initiative Meeting
The Washington Post is reporting that just as business, political, and philanthropic leaders gathered in Marrakesh, Morocco, for the first Clinton Global Initiative meeting on Africa and the Middle East, Chelsea Clinton, the former President's daughter, said there is a "political dimension"…
Boudicca Cruise Ship Catches Fire Off Coast of North Africa
By Jim Walker
A U.K. based cruise ship with 784 passengers aboard was left listing off the coast of Morocco, North Africa following an engine room fire.
Newspapers in London are reporting that the Boudicca cruise ship caught fire due to an outbreak in…
What’s the World’s Biggest Telescope? | RealClearScience
The Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco house the largest glass mirror reflector telescope in the world. The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) is owned and operated primarily by Spain. The surface of its concave focusing mirror eschews the parabolic…