Kuwaiti Delegation Visits KFAED-Funded Safi Port In Morocco
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) By Maryam Alwoqayan A delegation of outstanding Kuwaiti female students paid a visit to the project of Port of Safi funded by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). The visit, which concludes on January 17, is part of the "Be...
Maghreb News 2015-01-16
Magharebia Terrorism | 2015-01-16 Algerian troops find slain tourist The body of the French hiker beheaded last September was found after a jailed terrorist provided a tip. Security | 2015-01-16 Mauritania prioritises security Mauritania's premier details a 5-year...
Morocco Toughens Terror Laws
By Siham Ali in Rabat for Magharebia It will soon be a crime in Morocco to fight for a foreign terrorist organisation. Morocco is toughening up its laws to prevent citizens from leaving the country to join foreign terrorist groups. A Moroccan parliamentary commission...
ISIS Kills Fleeing Fighters
Analysis by Mawassi Lahcen in Casablanca for Magharebia A change of heart proves deadly for young Moroccans who try to leave Daesh. "They were looking for paradise, but only found hell." Such is the condition of foreign fighters in Syria, according to a Moroccan...
King Mohamed VI Invites Egypt’s El-Sisi To Morocco
Ahram Online Foreign minister Sameh Shoukri is currently in Rabat Morocco’s King Mohamed VI has invited Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to visit Morocco, MENA agency reported. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri met the king in the city of Fes on Friday,...
Morocco FM Reiterates Support For Egypt Ties
Ahram Online Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri is currently visiting Rabat Morocco's Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar has denounced what he described as “pathetic” attempts to strain relations between Egypt and Morocco, Egypt’s foreign ministry stated....
The EU And Morocco Strike A Deal On The Protection Of Geographical Indications
European Commission - Press release Joint press release for Morocco-EU Agreement on GIs The European Union and Morocco have concluded negotiations on an agreement to mutually protect their Geographical Indications (GIs). Through this agreement Morocco and the...
Morocco’s Trade Deficit Narrows 6 Percent In 2014
REUTERS by Imaduddin Morocco's trade deficit narrowed by 6 percent year on year in 2014, data showed, reflecting lower energy imports as oil prices fell and exports surged. The trade gap was 186.35 billion Moroccan dirham ($19.83 billion) with exports up 6.1 percent...
Morocco: Vegetables Production Growing Fast On EU Markets
Green Med Journal According to Juan Carlos Pérez Mesa, analyst specialising in international horticulture, this expansion comes at the competition's expense, for example, the Spanish region of Almeria's. Morocco holds 70% of France’s tomato market share and has a...
Bouhlal To Provide MSU With Moroccan Insight
The Reflector The International Institute of Mississippi State University will welcome Moroccan Ambassador Rachad Bouhlal on Jan. 20 to speak about the Arab Spring in Morocco and Morocco’s strategy in fighting radicalism. Jon Rezek, interim associate vice president of...