Maghreb news 2014-07-14
Magharebia Terrorism | 2014-07-14 Tunisia rejects 'Islamic State' Maghreb youths remain sceptical of caliphate claims in the Levant. Religion | 2014-07-14 Algeria to open synagogues and churches Jewish and Christian places of worship in Algeria will open again, with...
Spanish King’s First Visit To Morocco To Give More Impulse To Excellent Bilateral Ties: Ambassador
BERNAMA Spanish King's First Visit To Morocco To Give More Impulse To Excellent Bilateral Ties: Ambassador KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (Bernama) -- The official visit of Spain's King Felipe VI to Morocco Monday is aimed at giving more impulse to the excellent strategic...
Morocco rabbi ‘beaten up’ over Gaza
By AFP | Rabat Sunday, 13 July 2014 A young man beat up a Moroccan rabbi in the economic capital of Casablanca over Israel’s deadly air war on Gaza. (Photo courtesy: A young man beat up a Moroccan rabbi in the economic capital of Casablanca over Israel’s deadly air...
Look to Morocco for luxury décor
By VICKI PAYNE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Morocco — simply saying the name inspires images of an exotic and exciting location. I don’t know of a single other place in the world that has that same effect for me. And I am not alone. Walking through the airport...
Caliphate opposed to Shia apostasy and, eventually to Sunni monarchies
Caliphate opposed to Shia apostasy and, eventually to Sunni monarchies Submitted by IANS on 12 July 2014 By Saeed Naqvi, The expanding Shia-Sunni conflict in the Muslim world is exposing vast gaps in popular understanding of the schism. For...
HM the King Orders Humanitarian Emergency Aid of U.S. 5 Million to Palestinian Population in Gaza
Morocco: HM the King Orders Humanitarian Emergency Aid of U.S. 5 Million to Palestinian Population in Gaza 11 July 2014 , Source: MAP Rabat HM King Mohammed VI, chairman of Al Quds Committee, ordered on Thursday an emergency humanitarian assistance, worth USD 5...
Four killed and 57 hurt as Casablanca buildings collapse
STRINGER,, REUTERS Reuters July 11, 2014 RABAT (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and 57 injured on Friday when three buildings collapsed in Casablanca, Morocco's biggest city, the state news agency MAP reported. Rescuers used dogs to search for survivors...
No Arab democracy without Arab democrats
The sentencing of Egyptian-born Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy to seven years in prison by a court in Cairo is but one sad and alarming result of the collapse of the so-called “Arab Spring.” What had been hoped to be an outburst of pluralism and democracy in...
Maghreb news 2014-07-11
Magharebia Politics | 2014-07-11 Radical Tunisian Islamist party warned over attacks Civic leaders in Tunisia are expressing concern over threats from a takfirist political party. Security | 2014-07-11 ECOWAS supports Mali negotiations Mali's neighbours unite to...
Morocco ramps up security faced with ‘serious terror threat’
Morocco ramps up security faced with 'serious terror threat' AFP Jul 10, 2014 4:50 PM Rabat (AFP) - Morocco announced on Thursday that it is tightening security measures in response to a "serious terrorist threat" linked to the...