Australian held in Morocco to be extradited to Saudi Arabia:wife

Australian held in Morocco to be extradited to Saudi Arabia:wife

The Australian-Saudi citizen was arrested last month upon arrival in Morocco,where he had travelled to join his wife and baby daughter.

  • byAhmed al-Jechtimi

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Australian citizen held in Morocco ‘wanted’ by Saudi Arabia

Australian citizen held in Morocco ‘wanted’ by Saudi Arabia

An article in Moroccan media suggested Dr Usama al-Hasani was involved in a group opposed to the ultraconservative form of Islam known as Wahhabism.

  • byChris Zappone
Israel enlists social media stars to win over Arab audiences

Israel enlists social media stars to win over Arab audiences

One Facebook post juxtaposes glamorous photographs from Saudi Arabia and the UAE with the ruins of Arab countries where Iran’s proxies wield influence,such as Syria and Iraq.

  • byJames Rothwell
Morocco’s king kicks off country’s virus vaccination drive

Morocco’s king kicks off country’s virus vaccination drive

The king,who normally appears in public wearing a robe,was pictured in a dark T-shirt and with a surgical mask on his face as he got jabbed in the arm.

  • byTarik El Barakah
Trump administration plans $1.22b Moroccan arms deal

Trump administration plans $1.22b Moroccan arms deal

President Donald Trump's administration moved forward with $1.22 billion arms deal with Morocco after Rabat agreed to normalise relations with Israel.

  • byPatricia Zengerle andMike Stone
Trump's new Israel deal gifts disputed Western Sahara to Morocco

Trump's new Israel deal gifts disputed Western Sahara to Morocco

Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalise relations,as part of US President Donald Trump's fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months.

  • byMatthew Lee
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Baking is the recipe for healing in a new Moroccan film

Baking is the recipe for healing in a new Moroccan film

Director Maryam Touzani uses a grandmother's cake recipes as a metaphor in Adam,a gentle movie that tackles unmarried motherhood in a restrictive society.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
International travel and coronavirus:The one city you should visit when all of this is over

International travel and coronavirus:The one city you should visit when all of this is over

I'm not easily bowled over by a destination these days. I know what to expect in most places. But this city is different.

  • byBen Groundwater
How to shed your inhibitions (and your clothes) at a Moroccan hammam

How to shed your inhibitions (and your clothes) at a Moroccan hammam

Visiting the hammam is a Moroccan social custom centuries old,possibly introduced by the Romans.

  • byBrian Johnston
Thirty years ago the Berlin Wall came down. Today,across Europe,walls are going up

Thirty years ago the Berlin Wall came down. Today,across Europe,walls are going up

When the wall came down there was a feeling of liberation. But now the barriers are being rebuilt – edifices of fear,both real and imaginary,are being constructed everywhere.

  • byNick Miller
Where to eat breakfast,lunch and dinner in Rabat,Morocco

Where to eat breakfast,lunch and dinner in Rabat,Morocco

Don't knock it until you try it:a bastilla is a type of pigeon pie topped with icing sugar - and it's delicious.

  • byJulietta Jameson