UN Envoy For Western Sahara Begins Regional Tour
AFP The UN envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, arrived in Morocco on Wednesday at the start of his first regional tour in a year, which followed tensions with Rabat over the disputed territory. Morocco accused Ross in 2012 of being partial in the dispute over...
Moroccan Forces Arrest Hundreds Of Migrants In Raid Of Mountain Camp Outside Spanish Enclave
Associated Press by Paul Schemm Moroccan security forces raided a makeshift mountain camp and arrested hundreds of illegal migrants in a crackdown that aimed to halt constant attempts to storm Spain's North African enclave of Melilla, activists and officials said...
US And Moroccan Soldiers Start First Phase Of Exercise African Lion 15
Army-Technology.com US and Moroccan soldiers have started the first phase of African Lion 2015, an annual joint military exercise, in Agadir, Morocco. Participants from the US, Morocco, Germany, Tunisia, Mauritania, Senegal and the UK completed an...
Morocco Grants Residency To 17,000 Immigrants
Saudi Gazette Adel Al-Zubairi Morocco has accepted 17,916 applications for legal residency in the country, a total of 65 per cent of the applications submitted by migrants, the minister delegate to the minister of the interior said in an announcement made Monday in...
Morocco Clears Out Migrant Camps Near Spanish Enclave
The Washington Post In this Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014 file photo, a Guinean immigrant cooks dinner at a clandestine immigrant camp located at the Mount Gourougou, in the Moroccan province of Nador. Moroccan security forces have arrested hundreds of people in a sweep...
The Most-Promising Emerging And Frontier Markets, Ranked
Bloomberg by Sarmad Khan The so-called Zig Zag Towers in Doha, Qatar, are part of the Gulf nation's vibrant real estate sector. Qatar last year was moved by MSCI from its frontier to it emerging market index. South Korea, China and the Gulf Nations lead our annual...
Cipla Forms JV In Morocco To Expand Position In African Market
MoneyControl.com Drug major Cipla has inked a joint venture agreement with Morocco-based Societe Marocaine De Cooperation Pharmaceutique (Cooper Pharma) and The Pharmaceutical Institute (PHI) to enhance its position in the African country. Cipla (EU) Ltd, UK, a...
Morocco Minister Calls On Arab Journalists To Face “Arabophobia”
Middle East Monitor Morocco's Minister of Communication Mustapha El-Khalfi called on Arab journalists on Monday to engage in facing "Arabophobia" campaigns which aim to spread negative images about the Arab people,Anadolu has reported. Speaking at the opening ceremony...
African Lion, Largest Annual US Joint Military Exercise In Africa, Enters Second Week In Morocco
Africa Business Communities by: Afia African Lion, the largest annual US joint military exercise in Africa, kicked off phase one of its 2015 operation on February 2, in Agadir, Morocco, where US, Moroccan, German, British, Tunisian, Mauritanian, and Senegalese troops...
Fes, Morocco: A flavour Of The Nation
The Telegraph By Nigel Tisdall Picture: AP With some 10,000 alleys, it's easy to get lost in Fes An entertaining food tour gives Nigel Tisdall an insight into life within the hypnotic, labyrinthine souks of Fes "I still get lost,” Mehdi Bennani admits as he...