Morocco Expels Amnesty Team Researching Immigration Issues
AP By Paul Schemm Moroccan security officials detained and expelled two members of the London-based Amnesty International human rights group researching immigration issues in the North African kingdom on Thursday. The statement from the Interior Ministry said the two...
Morocco Bans Commercials Discriminating Against Women
ANSAmed A draft law that prohibits sexist material in television commercials has been approved by the Moroccan lower house of parliament. The draft law bans the diffusion of negative stereotypes that incite discrimination against women on the basis of their gender....
Western Sahara: The Guergarate Border Crossing Point Keeps Busy
Polisario confidential by Khalid Ibrahim Khaled The Guergarate border crossing point at the farthest south of the Moroccan Sahara has been very busy lately. After the border guards intercepted a Polisario activist with an Algerian passport, a senior Polisario official...
Morocco Aims To Become Africa’s Leading Financial Hub – OpEd
Eurasia Review By Said Temsamani Mohamed El Kettani, the CEO of Attijariwafa Bank, said: “South-South cooperation is vital. So we must create larger, cross-frontier trading spaces. We have to make the most of the mutualisation and the complementarity of our resources...
Spain And Morocco To Consolidate Economic And Cooperation Alliance
Eurasia Review The Governments of Spain and Morocco signed a Joint Declaration and other agreements in areas of judicial cooperation, promoting tourism, managing water resources and care for women, small children and pensioners. The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano...
Targeted Programmes Needed To End Poverty – Moroccan Rights Activist
Citifmonline By: Franklin Badu Jnr A Moroccan human rights activist, Saadani Maoulainine is advocating for more targeted social intervention programmes to reduce poverty in Africa. She argues that a well-planned strategy designed to address the basic needs of poor...
Averda Wins Morocco Cleaning Services Deal
Trade Arabia Averda, one of the largest environmental solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa region, said it has won a seven-year contract to provide city cleaning services to Moroccan capital Rabat. A major provider of integrated waste management solutions...
Sound Enters Morocco With Farm-In Deal
Rigzone by Jon Mainwaring, Rigzone Staff Mediterranean-focused junior explorer Sound Oil announced Monday that it will soon operate in Morocco after signing an agreement to farm into the country's onshore Tendrara license. The firm also announced progress with...
U.N. To Host New Rounds Of Libya Talks In Morocco
Reuters By Ahmed Aboulenein The United Nations plans to host on Monday in Morocco a new round of talks among Libya's warring factions in an effort to end a conflict that threatens to break up the oil producer. The internationally recognized government has had to...
FIFA Scandal: Ismail Bhamjee Tells Sunday Times Morocco Beat South Africa In World Cup Vote
Fox Sports AN explosive report in a British newspaper claims Morocco won the vote to host the 2010 World Cup but the ballot was rigged to award the tournament to South Africa. In one of the most significant revelations since senior FIFA executives were arrested late...