Topic: Morocco

A Memory for Wonders

In dusty Turkish village, surfing the Web for brides

Turkey's rising status in the Arab world – along with the arrival of the Internet in this rural town – has helped men attract women from Morocco. Most are second wives.

Should renewable energy include nuclear?

The US, China, and dozens of other countries are meeting today in Egypt to chart the course of a new international agency aimed at promoting renewable energy.

Pucker up!

Lemons get a bad squeeze. Here are two recipes to add their sparkle to your dinner.

My Father's Tears

This final collection of short stories from John Updike makes a fitting coda to his career.

Obama's speech in Cairo: full text

The president, speaking at Cairo University, called for a 'new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world.'

Al Qaeda-linked militant group in Mali executes British hostage

The killing of Edwin Dyer underscores the growing threat posed by militants in North Africa with links to global terrorist groups.

A French Obama? Not likely.

President Obama's election is stirring the political hopes of minorities – like Claire Edey – in Europe's largest immigrant nation, but steep barriers remain.

With Arabs, Obama never had a honeymoon

Two recent polls show that Arab nations have not embraced the president the way other areas of the world have.

Tiny Saudi democracy movement sends king blueprint for reform

Signed by 77 activists, a petition sent by express mail Wednesday night calls for an elected parliament and public access to the trials of 991 suspects in Al Qaeda-inspired violence.

France: TV for big thinkers

The Monitor's View: An unseen burqa revolution

Gains among women in Muslim nations, while still uneven, are important to recognize.

US court allows rendition lawsuit against CIA contractor

The government says state secrets are at risk, but the 9th Circuit is allowing the case to proceed against a Boeing subsidiary that reportedly flew suspects to secret prisons.

Mitchell visit to Israel: Does Obama's path to Iran pass through Jewish settlements?

Peace envoy's trip is part of sweeping effort to demonstrate a broader US approach toward regional peace.

Opinion: How Muslim countries must deal with radicals

Don't oppress them. Out-compete them on services – and save democracy.

Despite fraud claims, Algeria's leader likely to be reelected today

President Bouteflika's quest for a third term is prompting concerns that he is poised to become North Africa's newest strongman.

Opinion: The West should focus on North Africa

Making the Maghreb a development partner would promote human rights and reform.

Spain commits more troops to Afghanistan in overture to Obama

While the increase in soldiers is modest, the government is showing support for Obama's shift of strategy in Afghanistan – and, more broadly, for the administration itself.

On eve of NATO summit, Obama's style poses inherent challenge for Europe

As president heads to France, Europeans ask how best to respond to an ally that is suddenly sending all the signals it has hoped for.

Unlike the US, Germany unlikely to bail out automaker

Merkel, in visit to headquarters of GM's Opel unit, says that direct aid is unlikely.

'Apes' own a piece of the Rock (of Gibraltar)

Wild ‘apes’ stole my snuggly! A macaque on Gibraltar snatches her toddler’s favorite toy and a woman finds out about Europe’s only wild primates.

Opinion: The curious case of chastity fraud

In France, a Muslim couple's dispute raises a sensitive legal question: How much does a bride's virginity matter?

Last of a breed who make boats out of reeds

On the shores of famed Lake Titicaca, Demetrio Limachi and a handful of others toil to preserve the ancient art of creating crescent-shaped craft out of bundles of dried reeds.

Freed, British detainee details abuses

Binyam Mohamed returned to London Monday a free man after spending the past seven years in a tangle of military prison camps, where he claims he was tortured.

In his own words: a statement from Gitmo detainee Binyam Mohamed