Woodside Discards Morocco Opportunity
Your Oil and Gas News Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company, today provided an update on its Rabat Deep, Loukos and Mohammedia permits, offshore Morocco. Rabat Deep (Chariot (50% Operator), Woodside (25%), the...
Taiwan, Israel, Western Sahara Not Invited To AACC
Veeramalla Anjaiah The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, the host of the 60th Asian-African Conference Commemoration (AACC), did not invite every country on the Asian and African continents to the event, says a senior envoy. “We didn’t invite all countries in Asia and...
Portuguese Exports To Morocco Could Reach 1 Bln Euros, Says Portuguese PM
Global Post Xinhua News Agency Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has announced the creation of an "Observatory for Investment" between Portugal and Morocco aimed at deepening the two countries commercial and economic relations. The announcement followed the 12th...
China Textile And Garment Firms Eyeing Morocco?
Just-style.com By Elizia Volkmann The Moroccan government is negotiating a strategic industrial partnership with China that could see Chinese investment flow into the Moroccan clothing and textile manufacturing industry. Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Morocco’s minister of...
Marrakesh WTCC Race Of Morocco Post-Race Press Conference
Federation Internationale De L'Automobile Present: José María López, Citroën Total WTCC, first position, race one, third position race two Yvan Muller, Citroën Total WTCC, first position, race two Ma Qing Hua, Citroën Total WTCC, second position race one Sébastien...
S&P: Ratings On Kingdom Of Morocco Affirmed At ‘BBB-/A-3’; Outlook Is Stable
CPI Financial by Matthew Amlôt On April 17, 2015, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its 'BBB-/A-3' long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on the Kingdom of Morocco. The outlook is stable. “Since our last review, in November...
Morocco Plans Port Upgrades Worth $1Bn
Trade Arabia Industry, Logistics & Shipping Morocco will invest a total of €1 billion ($1.08 billion) in port modernisation, €350 of which will be spent on new installations at Casablanca, a report said. A three-million TEU capacity box terminal will also be built...
Arabs, Malians ‘Among First To Discover Americas’
Arab News Madinah: Yusuf Muhammad Andalusian Arabs and Africans from Mali were among the first travelers to discover the Americas, some 180 years before Columbus arrived there, according to a new documentary film. Madinah’s Taibah University screened the film at the...
Morocco Has Wind Behind Its Renewables Initiative
Special to Gulf News By Saadallah Al Fathi The government remains steadfast in committing funds to meet long term targets. Many countries in the region have announced an interest or launched programs in developing renewable energy sources, especially with respect to...
Morocco, Algeria Compete Over Libya
The Pulse of the Middle East On April 19, in the Moroccan coastal city of Skhirat, reports circulated that the Libyan crisis will end soon and positively. Bernardino Leon, the UN secretary-general's special representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya,...