Saad Guerraoui

Saad Guerraoui is a regular contributor to The Arab Weekly on Maghreb issues.

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A nationwide crackdown on crime
Hundreds arrested in police crackdown on crime in Casablanca
October 15, 2019
Pressured Morocco’s CGEM boss resigns over Algeria remarks
October 15, 2019
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI (C) and Morocco Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani, to his right, pose with the new Moroccan cabinet, October 9. (AP)
Morocco reshuffle halves number of ministers but key posts unchanged
October 12, 2019
British passengers cheer as they board an Airbus A380 airliner that is being used for transporting Thomas Cook customers at Dalaman Airport. (Reuters)
Morocco sets up crisis unit to deal with Thomas Cook collapse
September 24, 2019
A question of rights. A man holds a banner at a demonstration outside a court in solidarity with detained journalist Hajar Raissouni, in Rabat, September 9. (AP)
Moroccan journalist’s trial for illegal abortion sparks heated debate about individual rights
September 21, 2019
A view at the financial district in Casablanca. (Saad Guerraoui)
Morocco FDI declines amid EU slowdown
September 14, 2019
Khaled Ibn Al Walid primary school in Tetouan. (Saad Guerraoui)
Moroccan school year begins with dire lack of resources
September 07, 2019
Dashed hopes. Migrants sit atop a border fence separating Morocco from the north African Spanish enclave of Melilla in an attempt to jump. (AFP)
Morocco, Spain reactivate border control cooperation but migrants keep trying
August 31, 2019
Moroccan activists gather during a demonstration in Casablanca against threats to a group of teenage Belgian volunteers who wore shorts while working at a construction site in the south of the country. (AFP)
Belgian volunteers in shorts spark controversy about radicalisation in Morocco
August 17, 2019
A 2017 file picture of former Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane at a session of the Islamist Justice and Development Party in Sale near Rabat. (AP)
Foreign language teaching issue plunges Morocco’s ruling Islamists into crisis
August 03, 2019
A security guard checks the trunk of a car before embarking on a ferry bound for Tangier at the Algeciras Port. (AFP)
Moroccans shun local tourism for Spain, Turkey and Asia
August 03, 2019
A view of Asrir oasis from the hill.
The unspoiled landscape of Morocco’s Guelmim-Oued Noun
August 03, 2019
Looking ahead. Morocco’s King Mohammed VI delivers a speech marking the anniversary of his accession to the throne in Tetouan, July 29. (AFP)
Moroccan king seeks new development model, points out inadequacies
August 03, 2019
Panellists take part in the “African Creativity in Africa and in the Diaspora” symposium in Asilah. (Saad Guerraoui)
Asilah Arts Festival explores secrets of ‘African creativity’
July 13, 2019
A sign of Maroc Telecom near a shop in Casablanca. (Saad Guerraoui)
Rabat to sell 8% stake in Maroc Telecom to offset fiscal deficit
July 13, 2019
Ditching mint. A mint seller shows the quality of mint to a customer.(Saad Guerraoui)
Contaminated mint tea puts Moroccans’ health at risk
June 29, 2019
Musical blend. Moroccan musician Hamid El Kasri performs during the 2019 Gnaoua music festival in Morocco’s western region of Essaouira, June 22.(AFP)
Gnaoua Festival concludes with thrilling music fusions
June 29, 2019
Long-awaited measure. Tifinagh seen on a public sign at a school in Casablanca.(Saad Guerraoui)
Moroccan parliament adopts draft law on Amazigh, controversy persists
June 15, 2019
Passengers sit on top of an overcrowded bus in Casablanca. (Saad Guerraoui)
Traffic jams, filthy streets, decaying buses turn life in Casablanca into daily nightmare
June 08, 2019
Hakim Benchamach, Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) secretary-general. (Twitter)
Divisions grip Morocco’s leading opposition party
June 01, 2019