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Solar plane lands in Morocco on historic flight

The Solar Impulse HB-SIA experimental aircraft is pulled out a hanger at Barajas airport in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (AFP)

A solar plane made history Tuesday by landing in the Moroccan capital after flying across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain on the world’s first intercontinental flight in a plane powered by the sun. Bertrand Piccard, a 54-year-old Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist, landed Solar Impulse at 11:30 pm (2230 GMT)…

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Tens of thousands protest against Morocco government

People take part in a demonstration to demand greater political reforms and social justice, in Casablanca, Morocco (AFP)

Tens of thousands of Moroccans took to the streets of Casablancaon Sunday in the largest opposition protest since an Islamist-ledgovernment took office, reflecting mounting tensions over unemployment and other social woes. The protest was organised by trade unions which accuse Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane of failing to deliver on the pledges ofsocial justice that brought…

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Morocco condemns alleged U.S. Capitol bomb plot

Walking outside the U.S. Capital. Image via AFP.

Morocco has condemned an alleged plot to bomb the US Capitol over which a citizen of the north African country was arrested, the official MAP agency reported Monday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested Amine El Khalifi, a 29-year-old immigrant from Morocco living illegally in the US state of Virginia, in a sting operation.…

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