Saad Guerraoui

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

Author Articles

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
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Moroccan King Mohammed VI attend the launch ceremony of Africa’s first high-speed train (LGV) in Tangier, on November 15. (Reuters)
Morocco expects economic dividends from high-speed train
November 24, 2018
On the same wavelength. Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani (R) and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez inspect the guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony in Rabat, on November 19. (Borja Puig De La Bellacasa/Palace of Moncloa)
Spain, Morocco to boost cooperation on migration
November 24, 2018
Berber hamlets near Imlil. (Saad Guerraoui)
Hiking in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains offers dazzling experience
November 24, 2018
Dialogue offer. Moroccan King Mohammed VI speaks during the 43rd anniversary of the Green March, on November 6. (MAP)
Moroccan king calls for ‘direct and frank’ talks with Algeria
November 10, 2018
A focus on health and education. A Moroccan professor works with his team at the Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Fez. (AFP)
Morocco’s 2019 finance bill to prioritise social issues
November 03, 2018
A file picture shows Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani speaking at the Moroccan Parliament in Rabat. (Reuters)
Parliamentary vote reflects divisions within Morocco’s ruling coalition
October 20, 2018
Visitors look at paintings at L’Atelier 21 gallery in Casablanca. (Saad Guerraoui)
Waves, Gnawa soul and trance blend in Najia Mehadji’s work
October 13, 2018