Moroccan Court Sentences 18 To Prison On Terror Charges
The Associated Press A Moroccan court has convicted 18 men for being part of a criminal band aiming to carry out terror attacks, including a former member of the Spanish military. The men were arrested in January in six cities across the country and received sentences...
Morocco Miner Managem 2014 Net Profit To Fall On Lower Global Prices
Reuters Morocco's biggest mining holding Managem said 2014 net profit will fall to 220 million dirhams, from 405 mln in 2013 on lower global prices, a profit warning from the company said on Friday. The company said it was hit by a 22 percent drop in silver prices, a...
Attijariwafa Bank Net Profit Rises 5.2% In 2014
Gulf Today Attijariwafa Bank posted a 2014 net profit attributable to shareholders of 4.4 billion dirhams ($463 million), up 5.2 per cent, reflecting a recovery in domestic banking activity, Morocco’s biggest private bank said in a statement on Thursday. The bank,...
Obama Rejects As ‘Ugly Lie’ Notion That West At War With Islam
Reuters By Lesley Wroughton and Mark Hosenball U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday urged countries to tackle violent Islamist militancy around the world and rejected as "an ugly lie" suggestions that the West was at war with Islam and embroiled in a clash of...
New Round Of Libyan Political Dialogue To Be Held In Morocco
Xinhua China The UN Support Mission in Libya plans to organize a new round of dialogue between Libya's political rivals in Morocco next week, according to a member of the outgoing parliament of Tripoli. The expired General National Congress (GNC) will be involved in...
Fes, Morocco — Where Modern Life Gets Lost In 9,000 Alleyways
Financial Times John Gimlette Tanneries in Fes, where hides are processed in vats of pigeon dung and urine before being dyed. Newcomers would be unwise to tackle Fes without a Hamood. Although you would probably come to no harm getting lost (it might even be fun),...
PetroMaroc Issues Shares Pursuant To The Debenture Amending Agreement
IT Business Net PetroMaroc Corporation plc. (TSX VENTURE:PMA) (the "Company" or "PetroMaroc") is pleased to announce that further to the Company's news release dated January 14, 2015, the Company has completed its shares-for-debt settlement with one of the three...
Royal Air Maroc To Launch 787 Services On Feb. 22
Air Transport World Kathryn M. Young Moroccan national carrier Royal Air Marocwill launch Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner service from Casablanca-New York JFK on Feb. 22. It took delivery of the aircraft in early January. This is the first of two 787s that will be used on...
UN Political Official Calls For ‘Innovative And Practical’ Ways To Implement Decolonisation
UN News Centre UN.org Assistant Secretary-General and interim for Political Affairs, Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen. UN Photo/Loey Felipe As the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization began its 2015 session today, the acting assistant political chief, Jens...
Morocco’s Anti-Extremism Strategy A Model To Follow
Zeenews.india.com Morocco`s experience in fighting violent extremism and promoting the values of moderate Islam is a model to follow not only for the Middle East and North Africa but also for the whole world, a leading US expert has said. Peter Pham, Director of the...