Morocco And South-South Unity
Scoop.co.nz by Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir The reign of King Mohammed VI of Morocco is in the process of being framed by a number of progressive and productive pillars. Among these is one stand-out initiative focusing on building South-South cooperation between Morocco and...
Germany To Loan Morocco $796 Million For Solar Thermal Projects
Bloomberg ENVIRONMENT By Ehren Goossens Germany will loan more than 654 million euros ($796 million) for two solar-thermal power projects in Morocco that are among the world’s largest. KfW, the German state-owned bank, will become the biggest lender financing the...
Morocco Face Terrorist Threats With Security Arrangements?
Al Akhbar By Rime El Jadidi Moroccan authorities launched a preventive security policy that includes stationing military patrols in large cities to “fight the various threats facing the Kingdom.” The government has indicated that its main concern is the involvement of...
Moroccan Consumer Price Inflation Rises To 1.2 pct In November
Reuters Middle East Morocco's consumer price inflation rose to an annual 1.2 percent in November from 0.6 pct in October in part because of rising food prices, the High Planning Authority said on Monday. Non-food inflation was up 2.1 percent in the 12 months through...
Maghreb news 2014-12-22
Magharebia Elections | 2014-12-22 Caid Essebsi claims victory in Tunisia vote "Regardless of the name of the winner, the Tunisian people are the biggest winners because they challenged terrorism," one Tunisian political analyst tells Magharebia. Security | 2014-12-22...
Germany’s KfW Confirms €654m Loans For Morocco’s Ouarzazate
By Bernd Radowitz in Berlin Instructed by Germany's environment and economic co-operation ministries, German development bank KfW has signed agreements to provide a €654m ($802m) loan for the construction of two solar plants at the Ouarzazate complex in Morocco. The...
Marrakech Security Summit Draws 40 Countries
By Hassan Benmehdi in Casablanca for Magharebia The cross-border nature of terrorism demands international co-operation, experts from 40 countries agreed at the GCTF conference in Morocco. Diplomats, security strategists and top officials from 40 countries met in...
It’s Election Season In The One Arab Spring Country That’s Actually Turning Into A Democracy
Business Insider Anis Mili/Reuters Supporters of the Nidaa Tounes (Call for Tunisia) secular party movement wave the national flag and shout slogans amidst lighted flares in Tunis on Dec. 21, 2014. On December 21, Tunisians returned to the polls for the third time in...
Morocco Raises 1.7 bn Euros For Solar Plants
By AFP A worker stands in front of a solar array that is part of the Noor 1 solar power project in Ouarzazate on October 19, 2014. Morocco has raised more than $2 billion (1.7 billion euros) for the next phase of a huge solar energy project, officials said on Friday....
Maghreb news 2014-12-19
Magharebia Security | 2014-12-19 African leaders demand action in Libya "We must take care of Libya" to solve the threats in the Sahel, the Chadian president says at a security forum in Dakar. Security | 2014-12-19 Cheikhs launch peace caravan in Tunisia Tunisian...