June 8, 2007

Morocco news update 6/8/2007

Filed under: News Updates — taamarbuuta @ 12:48 pm
  • 82,000 year old shells, considered the world’s oldest adornments, were found in Taforalt, Morocco by a team of researchers.
  • The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann are embarking on a search throughout Morocco. They were tipped off a month ago to a possible sighting of their daughter in Marrakech.
  • UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has invited Morocco and the Polisario for peace talks, along with Algeria and Mauritania.  The talks are scheduled for June 18-19.
  • Maghreb Arabe Presse reported that over 500,000 crimes were registered in 2006. Apparently, there are 90 rural communes without a police station.
  • Morocco signed a loan agreement with the World Bank for $500 million, which will go toward projects relating to water and energy. Morocco has suffered a drought for a few years which has affected the economy.

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