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...their euro. "We have a wonderful life in Morocco, so it's easy to understand why more French people are coming to live here," says Vassort, who lives with his wife and lumbering labrador Othello among the serpentine streets of les Oudayas, the ancient casbah of Morocco's capital, Rabat. "The Moroccans are friendly and astoundingly hospitable. The weather is good all year. There's a rich cultural and social life. And with virtually all Moroccans speaking French, language isn't a problem." While most European societies are hotly debating what to do about the influx of immigrants from North...
...evident in and around major cities. "Morocco is utterly unrecognizable from what it was 10 years ago - and in another 10, it will be totally transformed," says Hassan Belmaheb, a 64-year-old retired Moroccan Bell Telephone factory worker who has lived in Belgium since 1964 and bought a Rabat holiday home in 2002. Meanwhile, under an open-skies accord between the European Union and Morocco, current frequent daily flights between Europe and Moroccan cities will expand as low-cost carriers open routes. "I can get from Paris or London to Marrakech flying faster than I can get from London...
...father is a military attach? in Rabat [Morocco]. He studied in California. When I said I want to go to the U.S., he said, OK, no problem, but if you go, you must study very, very hard...
...governor said police had used "legitimate defense" in the face of a violent assault. Spain's conservative opposition blames Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, claiming that the "regularization" of some 700,000 illegal immigrants earlier this year encouraged others. Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Rabat had agreed to forcibly repatriate some of the immigrants currently in Melilla. Critics of the new accord say foisting the problem on Morocco is no solution. "They're driving them in buses to the Algerian desert with no water or food," claims Pepe Alonso, a Melilla lawyer who heads...
...breaking attendance records everywhere he goes. Playing for his hometown team, HC Rabat Kladno, he scored 11 goals and made 17 assists in 17 games. (In November, he moved to Siberia's Avangard Omsk, sponsored by billionaire Roman Abramovich.) The transitions have not all been smooth. The European emphasis on elegant skating and fancy puck control, for example, has challenged some NHL players accustomed to North America's narrower rinks and more aggressive play. But many are relishing the experience. "The biggest thing is the ice surface; it gives you that much more time with the puck," says Rick Nash...