According to AFP, Daily Nation, Middle East Online, and etc, Malian security forces on Wednesday (09/14) were hunting a group of drug dealers from Mali, Niger and the Polisario Front ferrying a tonne of cocaine and hashish through the Sahara desert. Four people were killed during a battle between drug traffickers currently taking place in the Sahel.
Politics
The Jordan Times (09/15) – Jordan, Morocco discuss GCC bids
PR Newswire (09/14) – Joseph Braude and the Washington Moroccan American Club Presents “The Making of the ‘The Honored Dead,’ by Joseph Braude” Conference-Lunch
The Sacramento Bee (09/14) – Joseph Braude and the Washington Moroccan American Club Presents “The Making of the ‘The Honored Dead,’ by Joseph Braude” Conference-Lunch
All Africa.com (09/14) – Morocco: Country Stands By Jordan At All Levels – Foreign Minister
All Africa.com (09/14) – Morocco: Govt Adheres to Humanitarian Principles, Goals of Convention on Cluster Munitions – Diplomat
Professor Andrew Lambert – ‘The Limits of Naval Power’
The Sahara
Sahara Press Service (09/15) – POLISARIO Front Representative received at the Danish Foreign Affairs Ministry
Middle East Online (09/15) – Mali security forces hunt desert drug traffickers belonging to Polisario Front
Google (09/14) – Mali security forces hunt desert drug traffickers
Daily Nation (09/14) – Mali security forces hunt desert drug traffickers
New Internationalist Magazine (09/14) – A new dawn? Western Sahara and the Arab Spring
Business
FIS (09/15) – MEPs call for judicial review of the fisheries agreement with Morocco
Property Showrooms (09/15) – Domestic demand ‘holding up Morocco property market’
Defence Web (09/15) – DCNS launches Morocco’s FREMM frigate
All Africa.com (09/14) – Morocco: OGB Underlines Bright Prospects for Country Banking Sector
All Africa.com (09/14) – Morocco: Country Looks to Expand Wine Exports
Society/Culture
Arabian Business (09/15) – Categories for for Arabian Business Awards 2011
All Africa.com (09/14) – Morocco: Over 6.5 Million Students Enrolled in Schools
Arab News (09/14) – Moroccan maids may ‘spell’ trouble, warn some women
National Geographic (09/10) – Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco
MENA Region
Drovers Cattle Network (09/14) – World wheat production prospects boosted this month
Drovers Cattle Network (09/14) – World wheat trade for both 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 up slightly
Drovers Cattle Network (09/14) – U.S. changes cut global coarse grains consumption prospects
Market Watch (09/14) – Turning ‘Arab Spring’ Green: Moroccan Leaders to Speak at UN on Importance of Water & Renewable Energy for Economic Development
The Sacramento Bee (09/14) – Turning ‘Arab Spring’ Green: Moroccan Leaders to Speak at UN on Importance of Water & Renewable Energy for Economic Development