Spain reiterates support for political solution to W. Sahara issue
Spain has reaffirmed backing to ongoing efforts within the UN framework to find a just and lasting political solution to the Western Sahara conflict. The position was expressed in a joint Moroccan-Spanish statement released here on Thursday at the end of the three-day...
Polisario: Terrorism Charges before Spanish Supreme Court
The terrorism accusations against the Polisario in Spain embarrass the Front’s leader, Mohamed Abdelaziz, to the highest point, prompting him to lure three local NGOs into petitioning the Spanish Supreme Court to request the removal of the terrorist label against the...
The Arabs’ Spring and Our Mindset
Lately there has been a lot of Western disillusionment with the Arab Spring. The cover of the current issue of The Economist poses the question, “Has the Arab Spring failed?” The usually insightful Patrick Cockburn starts a recent commentary with even stronger...
Maghreb news 2013-07-18
Magharebia Latest News Latest Discussion Security | 2013-07-18 Libyan weapons fuel Syria bloodshed Moamer Kadhafi's former arms stockpiles are now being used in conflicts beyond the Libyan borders. Religion | 2013-07-18 Algerian village ousts salafist imam "What is...
UAE prominent in Social Progress Index
DUBAI: The Social Progress Index, a new index that ranks a group of 50 countries by their social and environmental performance, has put the UAE in 19th place. Out of the 50 countries selected, five are from the Mena region: the UAE, Tunisia, Jordan, Morocco and Egypt....
Tangiers Petroleum prepares for first well in Morocco
The emphasis for much ofTangiers 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...
Morocco: EU twinning project in support of Investment Development Agency
An EU ‘twinning’ project aiming at supporting the reinforcement of the institutional capacities of the Moroccan Investment Development Agency (AMDI) has come to an end, with the closing conference taking place this week. The project, funded by the European Union with...
Clean-Up of Left Bank of Bouregreg and Atlantic Coast – Firm Royal Commitment to Preserving Environment
HM King Mohammed VI inaugurated, on Wednesday at the urban commune of Yaacoub Al Mansour (Rabat prefecture) the clean-up system of Bouregreg's left bank and the Atlantic coast, a megaproject mirroring the firm and unwavering royal commitment to preserving the...
Morocco-Spain: Royal Diplomacy To Reinforce A Win-Win Parternship – OpEd
Both Spanish and Moroccan media unanimously assert that the current visit of King Juan Carlos to Morocco will boster both economic and political relations between the two kingdoms. In fact, Spanish investors do not make a mistake to confirm that the Moroccan economy,...
Taking the Pulse of Arab Opinion A series of polls in six countries reveals a multilayered, ever-evolving Arab identity.
For a decade Shibley Telhami, a political scientist at the University of Maryland, has been conducting polls in six Arab countries: Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates. His book The World Through Arab Eyes couples those surveys...