Morocco Raises Terror Alert
For the first time since the deadly May 16th 2003 Casablanca bombings, Moroccan authorities raised the terror alert level in the country, Le360.ma reported on Thursday (December 18th). Ahead of the holiday period, additional checkpoints will be set up and the police...
Circle Oil Makes Second Gas Discovery In Morocco’s Sebou
Reuters UK Focus Circle Oil drilling in the KSR-12 well in Morocco has found gas on two levels in the Sebou onshore permit, the Office of Hydrocarbons and Mining said in a statement on Friday. It is the second discovery for Circle Oil in Sebou after it has found gas...
Morocco, In Saint-Exupery’s Village, Biggest Wind Plant Tarfaya, Where The aviator-writer Wrote His ‘Little Prince’
ANSAmed It's already known as "the place of the wind" but now that Africa's largest wind plant has began to run, Tarfaya, Antoine de Sant-Exupery's village is really beginning to fly. Tarfaya, a small fishing town in the south-west of Morocco facing the Canary...
9 Migrants Drown Off Morocco Coast
By The Associated Press Moroccan authorities say that nine migrants, including three infants, drowned off the coast near Tangiers. Four Royal Navy boats and two gendarme helicopters were sent to rescue the foundering inflatable craft and 21 people were rescued along...
Dutch MP Wilders To Be Tried For ‘Fewer Moroccans Vow’
AFP, The Hague Dutch far-right populist lawmaker Geert Wilders is be tried for inciting racial hatred after pledging in March to ensure there were “fewer Moroccans” in the Netherlands, prosecutors said Thursday. “The public prosecutor in The Hague is to prosecute...
The Polisario Persona Non Grata At The Socialist International
Sahara News by Ali Haidar The Polisario was dealt a blow last Saturday in Geneva when the Council of the Socialist International (SI) rejected its membership application. The Polisario delegates were seemingly ill-advised by their Algerian mentors and knocked at the...
Maghreb news 2014-12-18
Magharebia Terrorism | 2014-12-18 Morocco women recruit for Daesh The Islamic State is enlisting women to help attract female suicide bombers and brides for jihadi fighters, Morocco and Spain confirm. Elections | 2014-12-18 Tunisia security tight as election nears The...
Morocco Is A Positive Example Of Democratization Efforts
FORBES Anna Borshchevskaya, Contributor As the year is drawing to an end, the state of democracy and human rights across the globe appears bleak. To give just a few examples, Russia, China, and Iran are actively working to limit the spread of democracy not only in...
Ancelotti Thanks Morocco’s Real Fans For Their Support In Final
Global Post Agencia EFE Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid's Italian manager, expressed his gratitude Thursday for the support his club is receiving from soccer fans in Marrakech during the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. In a video posted on social networks, he thanked the...
Real Madrid Reach FIFA Club World Cup Final
Sports Magharebia Real Madrid on Tuesday (December 16th) became the first team to reach the final of the FIFA Club World Cup 2014 in Morocco, Menara reported. The Spanish side punched their ticket after beating Mexico's Cruz Azul FC 4-0 in Marrakech. Auckland City of...