HM the King, Commander of the Faithful, Chairs Fifth Ramadan Religious Lecture
HM King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, accompanied by HRH Prince Moulay Rachid and HH Prince Moulay Ismail, chaired on Tuesday, at the Royal Palace in Casablanca, the fifth religious lecture of the series of Hassanien talks of the holy month of Ramadan. The...
Master of Morocco’s outsourcing industry
Even among the moneyed elite with Prada handbags, Gucci sunglasses and wearing Chanel at Casablanca’s super-chic “haute patissier” Frédéric Cassel, Youssef Chraibi turns heads as he double-parks his six-series BMW, tips the valet and takes a seat on the terrace,...
Why Morocco Is Attracting Foreign Manufacturers
Some of the world’s most prominent automotive brands are setting up shop in the Kingdom of Morocco. Last year, French multinational vehicle manufacturer Renault S.A inaugurated a $1.5 billion giant car factory in Melloussa, a small cosmopolitan town close to Tangiers,...
Moroccan Cabinet Loses Five Ministers
The king of Morocco on Monday accepted the resignation of cabinet ministers from the junior party in the ruling coalition, the palace said, a move that opens the way for Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane to begin trying to form a new government. Five ministers from...
Christian-Islamic fusion breathtaking in Spain’s southernmost region
GRANADA, Spain For the third time in a week, I'm touring the Alhambra, one of the most popular sites in the world's fourth most-visited country, and finally I have it all for myself. Not a pushy guide but a bullfrog in one of the fountains is the loudest sound on a...
Under the Chairmanship of Bahrain .. Meetings of GCC Senior Officials for the Preparation of Cooperation Plans with Jordan and Morocco
Riyadh, July 22nd (BNA) –Meetings were held today at the GCC General Secretariat in Riyadh for senior officials on the preparation of joint cooperation plans with Morocco and Jordan, which were adopted by the GCC Supreme Council in its 32nd session in December 2011 in...
Tangiers Petroleum prepares for first well in Morocco
The emphasis for much of Tangiers Petroleum's (LON:TPET) April-to-June quarter was on corporate matters, with two separate farm-out deals now being finalised. Operationally, planning work is currently underway for the group's first exploration well in Morocco, on the...
MasterCard selects M2M SPS to boost card acceptance across Morocco
Global payments and technology company MasterCard has appointed M2M SPS as its new principal member in Morocco, in a bid to boost the electronic payments acceptance infrastructure in the country. M2M SPS customers will now be able to use MasterCard's acquiring and...
Freeport-McMoRan gets nod for Morocco block
US minerals giant Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas has received in principle approval from the Morocco government to farm-in to Pura Vida Energy’s offshore Mazagan permit. Australia-based Pura Vida said in a statement on Tuesday that this approval was the key step in...
French conglomerate Vivendi said on Tuesday it was in exclusive talks with the UAE's telecom operator, Etisalat, to sell a 53-percent stake in Morocco's operator Maroc Telecom. (AFP/File) PARIS, France (AFP) – French conglomerate Vivendi said on Tuesday it was in...