Maghreb news 2014-12-29
Magharebia Terrorism | 2014-12-29 Daesh claims Belaid, Brahmi murders An Islamic State fighter from Tunisia issues a direct threat to his country. Terrorism | 2014-12-29 Daesh detonate Tripoli bomb The Islamic State (ISIS) terror group claimed responsibility for a car...
Morocco Hunts Daesh Cell
Magharebia Moroccan authorities on Saturday (December 27th) carried out an anti-terror operation in the port city of Mohammedia, Au Fait Maroc reported. The raid on the shantytowns of Sidi Moussa Ben Ali, Harbili, Douar Ouled El Merza and Beni Khaless came after 15...
Morocco Predicts 2015 Job Growth
By Hassan Benmehdi in Casablanca for Magharebia The demand for workers will be high in multiple sectors, a new study finds. More than 103,000 new jobs will be created in Morocco's private sector in 2015, according to a new study released on Thursday (December 25th)....
Morocco Wants Rabat And Casablanca To Become “Global Destinations”
The Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT) aims at making Rabat and Casablanca “global destinations” and to spend about MAD 18 billion to develop rural tourism notwithstanding the economic crisis. In a report issued at its Supervisory Board meeting in Rabat on...
Morocco’s Economy On Track For Growth
Borzou Daragahi Financial Times Morocco may be entering a growth phase, after a seven-year period during which its economy struggled but avoided the turmoil that has affected some of its Arab neighbors. Having previously notched up double-digit growth rates, the North...
Morocco Eyes LNG Options For New Plant
FORBES Christopher Coats, Contributor For years, Morocco has moved to diversify an energy diet that was overly dependent on costly and unsustainable energy imports. As the largest importer of oil and gas in North Africa, Morocco has been saddled with expensive and...
Five Arrested In Morocco On ‘Terror’ Charges
The Daily Star Middle East Morocco has indicted five people on charges of plotting "terrorist acts" and belonging to an illegal religious group, the official MAP news agency said on Monday. The suspects were referred to the prosecutor who leveled the charges against...
Egypt Court Bans Festival Honoring Revered Moroccan Rabbi
By The Associated Press An Egyptian court on Monday banned an annual festival in honor of a Moroccan rabbi that was regularly attended by hundreds of Jewish pilgrims. After the 1979 peace treaty with Israel, Egypt began allowing organized and heavily secured trips to...
After Booming Decade, Age Of Plenty Ebbs For Gulf Arabs
By Glen Carey And Nafeesa Syeed Bloomberg News The boom that adorned Gulf Arab monarchies with glittering towers, swelled their sovereign funds and kept unrest largely at bay may be over after oil prices dropped by almost 50 percent in the last six months. The...
Morocco To Enter Economic Growth Spurt After Avoiding Arab Spring
Sputnik International Morocco is forecast to enter a growth phase after managing to avoid the setbacks of the 2011 Arab Spring, according to the country's central bank. "We have been able to go through this period with the least possible damage … When you do the...