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Women's rights will help boost Rabat's image

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MOROCCO

In a March 4 speech, former Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane, currently secretary-general of the Islamist-leaning Justice and Development Party (PJD), threatened a…

Saudi leaders will use clerics to push social reform

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SAUDI ARABIA

SAUDI ARABIA: Leaders will use clerics to push reform

Moroccan journalist sentencing may embarrass the king

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MOROCCO

MOROCCO: Journalist sentencing may embarrass the king

Saudi women's employment will boost global image

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SAUDI ARABIA

In April, the Saudi defence ministry announced employment opportunities for women as well as men. These developments reflect the government’s efforts to increase women’s…

Saudi women will struggle to dictate pace of reform

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SAUDI ARABIA

The measures represent a milestone in the ongoing process of easing restrictive rules which make women legally dependent on husbands or male relatives. However, several leading…

Grassroots will drive North Africa women’s rights push

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NORTH AFRICA

The past year has seen women’s rights movements come to the fore across the Maghreb, a region where previous initiatives have been driven by Western political pressure and from…

Spanish parties look set for lengthy government talks

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SPAIN

Polls show that the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) will likely emerge as the largest party but without a majority. The only coalition scenario with a collective majority involves…

Saudi reshuffle will advance the crown prince's plans

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SAUDI ARABIA

SAUDI ARABIA: The reshuffle will advance royal plans

Saudi Arabian job creation will depend on oil revenues

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SAUDI ARABIA

A major goal of Vision 2030, the kingdom’s strategic development framework, is to address persistently high levels of unemployment, especially amongst young people. Although…

Saudi leadership will modernise but uphold religion

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SAUDI ARABIA

In Saudi Arabia, more than 2 million Muslims performed hajj (the annual pilgrimage required of all Muslims in their lifetimes to Islam's holiest sites, Mecca and Medina), reaching…