On the business side, Green Prophet published a positive article on Morocco as the world’s leader in renewable energy. According to Moroccan Solar Plan, Morocco aims to get 42% of its electricity from solar power.
Reuters writes about a significant increase in Morocco’s trade deficit that jumped 21% in the January-July period from a year ago to a record 106.4 billion dirhams due to higher spending on energy imports.
Political
Voice of America (08/17) – Morocco to Hold Early Elections on November 25
News24 (08/17) – Morocco to hold early vote
Bikyamasr (08/17) – Morocco sets November 25 for vote
RFI (08/17) – Course contre la montre avant les élections au Maroc (in French)
Afrik.com (08/17) – Maroc: Mohammed VI lance le chantier des réformes (in French)
Washington Examiner (08/16) – Morocco sets early legislative election Nov. 25
Yahoo (08/16) – Les élections législatives fixées au 25 novembre au Maroc (in French)
Mercury News (08/16) – Morocco sets early legislative election Nov. 25
Kansas City (08/16) – Morocco sets early legislative election Nov. 25
Antigua Observer (08/16) – Morocco says early elections set for Nov 25
Google (08/16) – Latest developments in Arab world’s unrest
African Bulletin (08/16) – The overlapping accounts in the dynamic relationship between Morocco and Spain
Morocco Board (08/16) – Derb Ghalef: Why Rock The Boat?
Top Morocco (08/13) – Morocco awarded African Country of the Future 2011/12
The Sahara
Sahara Press Service (08/17) – WESTERN SAHARA 6 Sep 2011 MINURSO mission marks 20th anniversary
Sahara Press Service (08/17) – UN under fire for hypocrisy
Algeria News (08/16) – Human rights: Saharawi president urges AU to impose sanctions on Morocco
Sahara Press Service (08/16) – Western Sahara: The untold story
Business
Reuters (08/17) – Morocco’s trade deficit hits record in July
The Africa Report (08/17) – Morocco’s trade deficit hits record in July
Green Prophet (08/17) – Could Morocco be First to Get 42% Solar?
Reuters (08/17) – BioGaia AB Interim report 1 January – 30 June 2011
The Israeli Diamond Industry (08/17) – Metalex Surveying Morocco License for Diamonds
Diamond Jewelry (08/17) – Potential for Diamond Deposits in Morocco says Metalex
Zawya (08/17) – Hikma in-licenses major proprietary injectable product Ferinject for the MENA region
Balkans.com (08/17) – Ford Otomotiv is a borderline candidate for inclusion in the MSCI Turkey Index
US Embassy (08/16) – For the U.S. Market, a Taste of Morocco
PR Buzz (08/16) – Montreal Long Distance Provider 1010103 Reduces Rates to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia for Ramadan
Yabiladi (08/16) – Le bio au Maroc : Une croissance tirée par les exportations (in French)
The Memri Blog (08/14) – 20M Arabs Used Facebook By End Of 2010
Education/Culture
MAP (08/17) – HM the King inaugurates in Casablanca social and educational center for youth, a center for women
MLive.com (08/17) – From Morocco: The hammam is a soothing and cultural experience
The Abington Journal (08/17) – A.H. grad serves in Morocco
MENA Region
Arab Times (08/17) – King Abdallah and the Jordanian Spring
Almasry Alyoum (08/17) – US religious envoy to export ‘freedom of belief’ to Egypt, Middle East
Bikyamasr (08/17) – Fighting for animal rights in the Islamic world
The Washington Post (08/16) – Latest developments in Arab political unrest stretching from North Africa to the Persian Gulf
Rational Libertarian Corner (08/16) – Revolution Against Political Corruption
