Libya’s Civil War
The Economist BEIDA, MISRATA AND TRIPOLI IN MARCH 2011, spurred by Colonel Muammar Qaddafi’s threat that his forces would storm the city of Benghazi “inch by inch, house by house, home by home, alley by alley,” reluctant Western nations intervened in the revolution in...
Saudi’s ACWA Power Wins $2bn Morocco Solar Power Deal
By Reuters A consortium led by Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power International has won a 1.7 billion euro ($2 billion) contract to build two solar power plants totalling 350 megawatts in the southern Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, the Moroccan solar energy agency (Masen) said...
Morocco-Sahara: Algerian LNG Had The Pharaohs Talking
Sahara News by Ali Haidar Algeria is using the bonanza of its natural gas to re-ignite its diplomatic squabble against Morocco, its eternal opponent. The two North African neighbors have been fighting, for four decades and on all fronts, about the sovereignty of...
Maghreb News 2015-01-09
Magharebia Terrorism | 2015-01-09 Maghreb condemns Charlie Hebdo attack From Casablanca to Tunis, citizens are expressing shock and outrage over the Paris shootings of 12 people, including two with Maghreb ties. Terrorism | 2015-01-09 Daesh executes Tunisian...
OPEC Member Asks For Production To Be Cut
Wall Street Daily Karim Rahemtulla, Chief Resource Analyst Conventional wisdom would say that everyone in the oil patch is taking a mighty beating right now. But some are hurting much more than others… Indeed, while oil company shares have been plummeting, the...
Daesh Draws Moroccans
Analysis and photos by Imran Binoual in Martil for Magharebia Magharebia heads to northern Morocco to investigate the surprise exodus of young jihadi fighters to Syria and Iraq. As jihadist recruiters stake out northern Morocco and the kingdom witnesses an...
Maghreb News 2015-01-08
Magharebia Security | 2015-01-08 Libyan bloggers condemn violence Online commenters in Libya suggest adopting the new constitution as a way out of the current chaos. Religion | 2015-01-08 Sufi scholars combat extremism Sufism can be a bulwark against extremism and...
Morocco Q4 Growth Slows To 2.7 pct, 4.1 pct In Q1 2015
Reuters Middle East Morocco's economic growth slowed to 2.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 from a year ago, but could reach 4.1 percent in the first quarter of 2015 as agricultural output picks up, the planning agency said on Thursday. Bad weather slashed...
Morocco Hopes For Stronger Economic Relations With Malaysia – Envoy
Bernama By Azzah Mohamad Som Morocco hopes that Malaysia, which assumed the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship on Jan 1, can help boost economic ties not only between the two countries, but also with other ASEAN members. Its Ambassador to...
Maghreb News 2015-01-07
Magharebia Security | 2015-01-07 Libya pleads for weapons Libya turns to the international community for help in combatting militia violence. Security | 2015-01-07 New Tunisia president determined to fight terrorism "Without security, we can't talk about investments,"...