Maghreb News 2015-01-15
Magharebia Terrorism | 2015-01-15 Al-Qaeda, Daesh battle for media spotlight After the deadly terror attacks in Paris, the world's two most violent jihadist groups are fighting to take credit. Security | 2015-01-15 Tunisia arms security agents After a spate of...
Morocco, Spain Discuss Security Co-operation
Magharebia Moroccan Deputy Interior Minister Charki Draiss on Wednesday (January 14th) praised the level of security co-operation with Spain, describing it as a perfect example of partnership, MAP reported. Speaking at the first session of the third Spanish-Moroccan...
Morocco Students To Receive Medical Cover
By Siham Ali in Rabat for Magharebia For all students in the kingdom, worries over paying for medical insurance will soon be a thing of the past. Moroccan students are thrilled over a new government plan to subsidise their medical insurance costs. Higher Education...
Sand Dunes, Camels And Clay Castles In Moroccan Desert
NewsOk.com AP The bright black silhouettes of our three-camel caravan shone against a tall sand dune like a background drawing of the Three Kings in a Nativity scene. While Georgie, as I had nicknamed my blonde dromedary camel, plodded through this remote corner of...
Morocco Dismantles Daesh Cell
Magharebia Moroccan judicial police on Tuesday (January 13th) dismantled another Islamic State cell active in Fnideq, Menara reported. The suspects had ties to the Daesh recruiting cell dismantled last August in Tetouan, Fnideq and Fez, the interior ministry said. The...
Moroccan Journalists Stand Up Against Terrorism
By Hassan Benmehdi in Casablanca for Magharebia Free speech advocates in Morocco are joining the global condemnation of the recent Paris terror attacks. In the face of the attacks against French newspaper Charlie Hebdo on January 7th in Paris, the Moroccan press is...
Algeria’s Ruling Party Warns Of ‘Arab Spring’ Scenario
World Bulletin News Desk Ongoing protests could lead nation to another Arab Spring, and question whether movements are spontaneous or planned by third party. Amar Saidani, secretary-general of Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front, warned that ongoing protests in...
ANRT Publishes Decision On Maroc Telecom Local Loop (Morocco)
Wireless Federation Moroccan telecom regulator ANRT has published a decision outlining the technical conditions and prices for Maroc Telecom to un-bundle its copper local loop and passive fibre infrastructure this year. The regulator states that the operator’s...
Morocco Looks South As Europe Stagnates
Financial Times Borzou Daragahi in Casablanca When Morocco’s Saham insurance company looked to expand at the start of the decade, it discovered an untapped market in its own backyard: Africa. During five years it has moved via newly acquired subsidiaries or the launch...
Gulfsands ‘Pleased’ With New Morocco Gas Well Flow
Trade Arabia Gulfsands Petroleum has confirmed Dardara Southeast 1 (DRC-1) at Rharb Centre in Morocco as a future producing gas well after the completion of flow testing, according to a report. The well flowed at an average gas rate of 7.1million standard cubic feet...