Sahel crisis : Morocco: Morocco to Train Malian Imams
In a move to promote tolerance and help rebuild Mali, Morocco will provide training to 500 imams from the war-torn country. Moroccan Islamic Affairs Minister Ahmed Toufik and Malian Territorial Administration Minister Moussa Sinko Coulibaly signed the agreement Friday...
Host cities confirmed for Morocco’s Cup of Nations
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that Rabat, Marrakech, Agadir and Tangier will be the host cities for Morocco’s staging of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. CAF said on Monday that the four cities were confirmed at its executive committee...
Sahara / Sahel crisis : Soft Power, Hard Results In North Africa – Analysis
For too many decades, America has sent money, soldiers and drones to the sunburned stretches of the Sahara and the Sahel. America’s policy makers have, for too long, seen Africa as either a magnet for misery or a source of terror threats. Meanwhile, China’s influence...
Spain, Morocco to explore oil near Canary Islands
Madrid: The Spanish and Moroccan governments are moving forward with plans to explore for oil near the Canary Islands despite opposition from the tourism industry and environmentalists in the Spanish archipelago. The two governments have authorised oil exploration...
Arab League chief stresses importance of transitional justice conf.
(With photos) CAIRO, Sept 22 (KUNA) -- Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby stressed on Sunday importance of the "Transitional Justice Mechanisms in Arab Spring States" conference, especially since it is being held during a momentous period of Arab people's...
Tormenting The Souls Of Religious Arabs: ‘Arab Spring’ Degrades Into Sectarian Counterrevolution – OpEd
The blind sectarian rampage, which has been waging a war on worship mosques, churches and religious shrines have become a modern Arab trade mark phenomenon, since what the western media called from the start the “Arab Spring” overwhelmed the Arab streets. The...
Maghreb news 2013-09-23
Magharebia Security | 2013-09-23 Libya asks world for security help Libya's premier requests international assistance to improve the army and police forces. Religion | 2013-09-23 Morocco to train Malian imams Morocco says it stands ready to support the development of...
Morocco says its coal imports to rise by 3.5mn tonnes by 2017
RABAT: Morocco will increase its current 6 million tonnes a year of coal imports by 3.5 million tonnes by 2017, to meet demand from a 1,320 megawatt power plant being built by Safi Energy Company, the government said on Friday. Safi Energy Company (SEC) is a joint...
Government Investments Spur Infrastructure Development Across Sectors in Morocco, Finds Frost & Sullivan
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The government is the primary driver for infrastructure development in Morocco and all projects are prioritised within each sector so that none are neglected. Further, the country has invested $7.61 billion in...
Morocco ban on young maids to Saudi
Morocco has agreed to supply Saudi Arabia with housemaids to offset a shortage because of the Gulf kingdom’s rifts with Indonesia and the Philippines but it has stipulated that young maids would not be allowed to go there. Recruitment offices in Saudi Arabia, home to...