APM Terminals To Operate New Automated Port In Morocco’s Tangier
Reuters by Ole Mikkelse The world's third largest port operator APM Terminals said it will invest 758 million euros ($858.3 million) in a new transhipment terminal in Tangier, Morocco, that will be the first automated terminal in Africa. The new container terminal...
Morocco’s Direct Flights To Lift Kenya Tourism
Daily Nation Kenya by James Kariuki In Summary The KTB boss said that they will closely work with Morocco to sell Kenya as a tourist destination especially to the growing number of Africans taking up inter-regional travel. Kenya has recently sanctioned several direct...
Siemens To Build Rotor Factory In Morocco
Modern Power Systems Following an agreement with the Moroccan government, Siemens is to build a factory in Tangier to manufacture rotor blades for onshore wind turbines, creating up to 700 jobs and tripling Siemens' footprint in the country. The construction of the...
Lessons From Morocco On Integrating Immigrants
World Economic Forum If you have great ideas and are dedicated enough to follow through with them, you can make a difference' By Samuel Brown, Community Specialist, Schwab Foundation Yasmina Filali is founder and president of Fondation Orient-Occident and a 2016...
Morocco Seeks More Russian Visitors As Europeans Stay Away
Bloomberg Celeste Hicks Morocco is seeking to attract more visitors from Russia, China and West Africa, as instability in nearby countries deters tourists from traditional European markets. Plans to open new air routes are in motion, Minister of Tourism Lahcen Haddad...
Western Sahara: Morocco Rejects U.N. Apology For ‘Occupation’ Comment
Newsweek World by Conor Gaffey Moroccan protesters demonstrate in Rabat, Morocco, March 13, against comments made by Ban Ki-moon regarding Western Sahara. The Moroccan foreign ministry has said Ban's comments were "premeditated acts to alter the nature of the dispute"...
Algeria-Sahara: How Ayrault Restrained Lamamra
Polisario Confidential by Khalid Ibrahim Khaled According to informed sources in the Polisario headquarters in Tindouf, the Algerian government was keen to publicize its Sunday meeting with Polisario officials for a very specific purpose: to send a message that...
Green Valley Launches $168m Projects In Morocco, Bosnia
Trade Arabia Green Valley International Real Estate, a leading real estate company in the region, has launched two projects worth Dh620 million ($168.7 million) in Morocco and Bosnia, spreading its footprint across the globe. It is close on its completion of landmark...
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited Strikes Morocco Deal With ENI
by Jamie Ashcroft ENI has taken a 40% stake in the Rabat Deep exploration project, leaving Chariot with 10%. In return it will pay Chariot’s share of costs for the proposed JP-1 exploration well, anticipated in 2017. Chariot Oil & Gas Limited (LON:CHAR) has...
QIIB Expects Morocco JV Approval By Third Quarter
The Peninsula by Sachin Kumar Pic: Baher A/The Peninsula Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman and Managing Director, QIIB (sixth left), Abdulbasit Ahmed A Al Shaibei, Chief Executive Officer, QIIB (seventh left) along with board members and...