Saad Guerraoui

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

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A question of efficiency. A student reads French words during a class in the Oudaya primary school in Rabat. (Reuters)
Morocco weighs teaching science in French
April 20, 2019
A peculiar dimension. Visitors go through a booklet at the solo exhibition of Moroccan contemporary artist Mohamed El Baz in Casablanca. (Saad Guerraoui)
Moroccan artist tries to repair ‘imperfect’ world in ‘Black Light’ solo exhibition
April 06, 2019
UN Special Envoy Horst Kohler speaks in Geneva following a 2-day round of talks on ending the Western Sahara conflict, March 22. (AFP)
Parties to Western Sahara conflict agree to convene for third round of talks
March 23, 2019
Vigilant measures. Members of the Moroccan anti-terrorism security service stand guard outside a building at the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation in Sale near Rabat. (AFP)
Repatriated jihadists provide intelligence bonanza for Morocco
March 16, 2019
A surfer trains at the famous spot of Anchor Point in Taghazout Beach in southern Morocco. (Reuters)
Surf’s up off Morocco’s Atlantic coast
March 09, 2019
French-Moroccan film-maker Ismael Ferroukhi. (Saad Guerraoui)
The cinematic adventures of Moroccan film-maker Ismael Ferroukhi
March 09, 2019
A dragging issue. Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita attends a news conference after a roundtable on Western Sahara at the United Nations in Geneva, December 6. (Reuters)
Morocco feels vindicated on Western Sahara with US bill
February 23, 2019
Still striving for quality. A visitor browses through a book at the 25th edition of Casablanca’s International Book Fair. (Saad Guerraoui)
Casablanca book fair showcases Spanish culture
February 16, 2019
MP Amina Maelainine of Morocco’s ruling Islamist Justice and Development Party during her stay in the French capital. (Facebook)
Female Islamist MP drops the veil in Paris, divides Morocco’s ruling PJD
February 02, 2019
An appetite for risk. Headquarters of Moroccan bank Attijariwafa in Casablanca. (AFP)
Moroccan banks doing well in Africa
January 26, 2019
A sense of frustration. A Moroccan man protests against social injustice in Rabat. (AFP)
Morocco’s local government employees stage nationwide strike
January 19, 2019
Moroccans chant slogans and hold up anti-government signs during a protest in Rabat, last November. (AFP)
Moroccan government bracing for public sector strikes
January 12, 2019
On alert. A police vehicle is seen on a road near the tourist village of Imlil in the High Atlas range, December 18. (AFP)
Sleeper terrorist cells highlight Morocco’s homegrown threat
January 05, 2019
A Moroccan woman counts change at a vegetable market in Casablanca. (Reuters)
Sluggish performance marked Moroccan economy last year
January 05, 2019
A long way to go. A Moroccan bride from Imilchil, a small village in Morocco’s Atlas mountains. (AP)
UN organisations call for ban on ‘virginity tests’
December 18, 2018
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel walks past UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (L) and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for International Migration Louise Arbor during the opening session of a UN Migration Conference in Marrakech, December 10. (AP)
UN migration conference widens divisions
December 15, 2018
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Patricia Espinosa and UN Special Envoy for the 2019 climate summit Luis Alfonso de Alba at the COP24 UN Climate Change Conference 2018. (Reuters)
Experts warn of 'existential risk' at climate conference
December 15, 2018
Realistic approach. Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita speaks during a news conference about the final communique of the initial Roundtable on Western Sahara, December 6. (AP)
Cautious optimism over Western Sahara talks in Geneva
December 08, 2018
Actor Robert De Niro (R) poses after receiving a tribute award from US director Martin Scorsese during the 17th Marrakech International Film Festival, December 1. (AP)
Marrakech festival showcases Moroccan cinema
December 08, 2018
A view of a petrol station in Sidi Allal El Bahraoui in Morocco. (Reuters)
Deregulation of fuel prices backfires on Moroccan government
December 01, 2018