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Clinton in Morocco for meetings with Arab leaders to discuss Middle East peace, other issues

Clinton in Morocco to meet with Arab leaders

Clinton lauds Israel for making concessions, but still no breakthrough in peace effort

Clinton praises Israeli concessions

MARRAKECH, Morocco — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is praising Israel for “unprecedented” concessions in the interest of restarting peace talks with the Palestinians, but her shuttle diplomacy produced no sign of a breakthrough.

Court orders British government to release details of ex-Guantanamo detainee’s alleged torture

LONDON — Seven secret paragraphs detailing the alleged torture of a former Guantanamo detainee should be disclosed, a British High Court has ruled — a decision that could ignite fresh criticism of U.S. interrogation practices and raise prickly questions for the British government.

44-year French probe into Moroccan’s disappearance resurfaces, but arrest warrants suspended

PARIS — Unsolved for 44 years, a case into the disappearance of a prominent Moroccan exile kidnapped off a Paris sidewalk has resurfaced — and now is posing uncomfortable questions for France’s leadership.

French author: New documents in mystery disappearance of Moroccan opposition figure

PARIS — A French author says he has police documents that may help shed light on the mysterious disappearance in Paris nearly 45 years ago of Moroccan opposition figure Mehdi Ben Barka.

26th International Population Congress opens in Morocco

MARRAKECH - The 26th International Population Congress has opened here to discuss population related problems, migration and the economic crisis, among others.

Morocco’s royal doctor orders King Mohammed VI to convalesce 5 days for digestive virus

RABAT, Morocco — The Moroccan royal palace says a doctor has ordered King Mohammed VI placed in convalescence for five days for a digestive infection.

Correction: Yves Saint Laurent Morocco house story

LOS ANGELES — In an Aug. 13 story about the Morocco home of late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent being for sale, The Associated Press, relying on information from Christie’s Great Estates, erroneously identified the broker. The home is being offered by Majorelle Investissement SARL of Marrakech, not Residence Helvetia of Marrakech.

Morocco home of late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent up for sale

LOS ANGELES — The Tangier, Morocco, cliffside home of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent is up for sale.

British spy chief denies torture or collusion as calls for inquiry grow

LONDON —Britain’s foreign spy chief denied in an interview broadcast Monday that agents tortured terror suspects or that Britain colluded with countries that use torture.

Norway and Morocco in row over former Olympic track champion’s children

OSLO — The Norwegian ambassador to Morocco denied on Tuesday that he breached his diplomatic duties by helping the children of a Moroccan Olympic cross-country champion return with their mother to Norway.

Moroccan court sentences Moroccan-Belgian terrorist ringleader to life in prison

SALE, Morocco — A man accused of leading a terrorist network was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for plotting terror attacks in Morocco, holdups in Europe, large-scale money laundering projects and arms trafficking.

Morocco’s king backs effort to spread Holocaust awareness among Muslims

RABAT, Morocco — From the western edge of the Muslim world, the King of Morocco has dared to tackle one of the most inflammatory issues in the Middle East conflict — the Holocaust.

Britain’s Miliband: UK can’t eradicate risk some allies torture detainees held overseas

LONDON — Britain has abandoned some attempts to gather intelligence from detainees held overseas for fear they may be abused, the foreign secretary said Tuesday.

Morocco holds local elections in key test for new party close to the king

RABAT, Morocco — Moroccans voted nationwide Friday in local elections viewed as a test for a new, pro-monarchy party that aims to boost reform and involvement in politics in the North African kingdom — despite likely widespread abstention and fears of electoral fraud.

Chair of IOC’s 2016 Olympics evaluation team will return to Madrid bid’s tour late Thursday

MADRID — The head of the International Olympic Committee team evaluating Madrid’s 2016 bid will return to the city late Thursday, a day after leaving for government business in Morocco.

Top 2 seeded players, Garrigues and Kleybanova, advance to Grand Prix SAR semifinals

FEZ, Morocco — Top-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain and No. 2 Alisa Kleybanova of Russia advanced to the semifinals of the Grand Prix SAR in straight sets Thursday.