Remains Of Giant Armored Sea Creature Discovered In Morocco
Sputnik News The newly-discovered fossilized remains of a giant arthropod species from the Palaeozoic era have shed light on the subsequent evolution of present-day arthropods such as crabs, scorpions and spiders. The remains of a giant sea creature from a species...
Casablanca To Restore Its Synagogues
Ansamed Morocco: Casablanca to restore its synagogues Strong message for dialogue and peaceful coexistence With the announcement that Casablanca will restore its medina and synagogues, Morocco has given another significant message for dialogue and peaceful coexistence...
Pura Vida Energy Expects To Spud Morocco Well In April
Offshore Technology Australia-based African oil explorer Pura Vida Energy expects to drill the MZ-1 well in Morocco during April. The well, which is located within Pura Vida's offshore Mazagan Permit, will be drilled using the Atwood Achiever Drillship. The MZ-1 well...
Militiamen Attempt To Reach Malian Front
Polisario Confidential by Khalid Ibrahim Khaled A group of Polisario militiamen have managed to steal four Toyota military vehicles from barracks in the Tindouf camps, kidnapped the head of the Polisario special units and tried to head to the Malian front but they...
Tindouf Camps Set Ablaze Again
Sahara News by Ali Haidar The Tindouf camps were shaken last week by a turmoil similar to the events that took place in October 2013 and that had then forced the Polisario leader, Mohamed Abdelaziz, to flee from his besieged office in Rabouni to avoid being attacked...
Morocco’s Attijariwafa Takes 24 pct Stake In Ivory Coast’s SIB
Reuters Morocco's Attijariwafa Bank has acquired an additional 24 percent of shares in Ivory Coast's Societe Ivoirienne de Banque (SIB) from the Ivorian state, bringing its total stake to 75 percent, an Ivorian government spokesman said on Wednesday. "The state has...
Morocco’s Counterterrorism Moment
Forbes Ilan Berman, Contributor The summit on countering violent extremism convened by the Obama administration last month was a lavish affair, full of pomp and circumstance and awash in foreign dignitaries. But substantive strategies for combatting radical...
Morocco-Nigeria Spat Over Royal Phone Call
BBC News Nigeria's foreign ministry says President Jonathan spoke at length to the Moroccan monarch Morocco has recalled its ambassador from Nigeria, accusing the authorities there of using King Mohammed VI in an election campaign. Its foreign ministry issued a...
Ivory Coast Agrees To Sell Additional 24 pct In SIB To Attijariwafa
Reuters Ivory Coast has agreed to sell an additional 24 percent stake in the country's Societe Ivoirienne de Banque (SIB) to Attijariwafa Bank in a deal that will increase the Moroccan bank's stake to 75 percent, an Ivorian government spokesman said. Ivory Coast, the...
Morocco To Have First Islamic Bank
Al Bawaba Published via SyndiGate.info Morocco is poised to have its first full-fledged Islamic bank as early as September as the only North African country rated investment grade seeks to tap the $1.8-trillion industry. Dar Assafaa, an affiliate of the country’s...