Maghreb news 2013-07-17
Magharebia Latest News Latest Discussion Education | 2013-07-17 Mauritania posts low bac pass rate Only about 9 per cent of Mauritanian students passed this year's baccalaureate exam, but education officials see other reasons for optimism. Politics | 2013-07-17...
Penn Libraries Acquire Unique Collection of Moroccan Lithographic Books
PHILADELPHIA — Penn Libraries recently acquired an extraordinary collection of lithographic books printed in Fez, Morocco, during the latter half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. It includes some 108 titles in 136 volumes and represents one of the...
The Moroccan Model?
If the premise that all happy families are alike, whereas unhappy ones are each unhappy in their own way explains the world of Anna Karenina, then the reverse is certainly true for the Arab Spring countries. Throughout the region, economies are struggling with the...
Morocco’s Istiqlal Party allies with main opposition USFP
The secular center-right Istiqlal Party, which resigned fromMorocco's Islamist-led governing coalition, has decided to ally with the main opposition Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP). After a meeting with the members of the USFP, the Istiqlal Party said in a...
Morocco-Spain: a Family Reunion for a Win-Win Partnership
The official visit the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, is currently paying to Morocco is seen as a family reunion in view of the longstanding relations binding the two monarchies but also as an opportunity to explore ways and means of upgrading economic relations...
The MENA Revolutions: Then And Now – Analysis
When spontaneous uprisings broke out in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in 2011, they seemed destined to usher in a new era of freedom, economic prosperity, and democracy in the region. These protests came to be known in the Western media as the ‘Arab Spring’...
Egypt and North Africa’s Religious Tumult
Moroccan Muslim following the stunning military-led transition now under way in Egypt, I am reminded of a rabbinic adage I once heard from a Jewish friend: “He who tries to hold too much ends up holding nothing.” This pithy statement speaks to what is happening now in...
Morocco, Spain leaders satisfied with bilateral ties
Moroccan King Mohammad VI and visiting King Juan Carlos I of Spain on Tuesday voiced satisfaction with the tangible development of bilateral economic, political, cultural and security relations over recent years, according to a royal statement. Both leaders said they...
Morocco, Spain mull security issues
The interior ministers of Morocco and Spain discussed here on Tuesday ways of promoting and reinforcing security cooperation against terrorism, drugs and illegal immigration. Speaking to reporters following the meeting, Moroccan Interior Minister Mohand Laenser said...
Morocco’s CDG may buy stake in Maroc Telecom deal
Morocco's state investment vehicle Caisse de Depot et de Gestion (CDG) may team up with Dubai-based Etisalat in the latter's planned purchase of a majority stake in Maroc Telecom, CDG's chief executive said on Tuesday. French group Vivendi wants to sell its 53 percent...