Royal Air Maroc To Launch Dreamliner Service On February 22
eTN Global Travel Industry News Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco, marks a milestone with the launch of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The new, superefficient 274-seat aircraft will depart on its inaugural 6.5-hour flight from Mohammed V...
Europe’s Multiculturalism Questioned After Islamist Terror Attacks
Toronto Star The Associated Press by Mike Corder Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, left, with Deeqo Jibril, of Boston, founder of the Somali Community and Cultural Association, after hearing a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House Summit on...
Franco-Mine 2015 To Host French-Speaking African Mine Ministers
Newswire.ca The mine ministers of several African countries including Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali, Morocco, Niger, and Senegal are scheduled to address an assembly of mining industry stakeholders at Franco-Mine 2015 in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Centre Hotel at...
Morocco Arrests 3 Seeking To Join Islamic State In Libya
The Associated Press Morocco has announced the arrest of three men suspected of seeking to join the extremist Islamic State group's Libyan branch. The statement Thursday by the Interior Ministry said the men were arrested in the coastal city of Casablanca and Oujda,...
Morocco Plans Sharia Board For Islamic Finance
Finance & Capital Market Morocco has issued a royal decree to create a sharia board of Islamic scholars to oversee the country's fledgling Islamic finance industry. Called the Sharia Committee for Participative Finances, it will be composed of 10 Islamic scholars...
The Atlas Mountains: Morocco’s Hidden Travel Gem
CNN By Daisy Carrington and Jon Jensen Every week, Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions. Imlil, Morocco (CNN)The Atlas Mountains have long been home to some of...
Algeria Deletes Polisario Dissidents From Ross’s Agenda
Polisario Confidential by Khalid Ibrahim Khaled Christopher Ross was not allowed to meet with Polisario dissidents in Tindouf, it was because of the strong opposition of Algerian officials who wanted to avoid a precedent, according to an informed source in the Sahrawi...
Morocco Suspends Libya Flights, Closes Airspace To Libyan Planes
By Reuters Rabat Morocco has suspended all flights between Moroccan cities and Libya and closed its airspace to Libyan airplanes because of security concerns, the Moroccan government said. Morocco's Royal Air Maroc had already suspended its flights to Libya in July...
Morocco/Sahara: Thousands Of Sahrawis From Tindouf Stranded In Mauritania
Sahara News by Ali Haidar Thousands of Sahrawi refugees, who have recently fled the Tindouf camps, are stranded in northern Mauritania, waiting for the green light of the Moroccan consular authorities in Nouadhibou to enter Morocco. According to a Member of Parliament...
Morocco Celebrates Longest Relationship With America
The Arab Daily News By Ray Hanania The Ambassador of Morocco (2nd from left) greets Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley (2nd from right) at his City Hall office to receive a commemoration honoring the special relationship between America and Morocco. Picture center is...