Hezbollah Raises Head In Libya
The wave of al-Qaeda fighters ousted from Mali was already a danger for Libya. Now that silent cells affiliated with Hezbollah are trying to gain a foothold in the country, an already desperate security situation is even worse. Faraj Ahmad, a Libyan media and...
Sheikha Moza visits Silatech partner ANApec in Morocco
HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser has visited Morocco’s National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Skills (ANApec) in Rabat. HH Sheikha Moza is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Silatech, a Doha-based social initiative whose mission is to promote youth...
Morocco’s Sacred Music Festival
The Sacred Music Festival is curently on the go in the city of Fes in Morocco. It focuses on the shared heritage of Morocco and Spain, and the cultural influences both have had on each other. The festival attracts international artists from around the world each year,...
Princess Lalla Hasnaa Presides in Marrakech Over Signing of Three Partnership Agreements On Environmental Education
HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, presided, Monday morning in Marrakech, over the signing of three partnership agreements in the field of environmental education. The agreements were signed on the...
Man risks his life trying to enter Spain
Police have arrested a man who secretly clung onto a catamaran ferry in Morocco and traveled to Spain by holding onto the rear of one of its engines. Authorities released dramatic photographs showing the barefoot, shirtless Algerian stowaway partially hidden at the...
Morocco: HM the King’s Speech to the Participants of the 7th World Environmental Education Congress
HM King Mohammed VI sent a message to the participants of the 7th World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC), which kicked off Sunday in Marrakech under the chairmanship of Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasna, President of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the...
Limerick barbecue chefs cook up a storm in Morocco contest
John Molloy from Shannon, Patrick O’Sullivan from Grange, and Ennis man Diarmaid Murphy travelled to the Moroccan coastal resort of Saidia for the 2013 World Barbecue Championships. Competing against teams from 32 other countries, the trip did Limerick and Ireland...
Morocco: Lawmakers Recognise Shortcomings
A key message out of an international seminar in Rabat last week was that Parliament's relations with the Moroccan people must improve. The two-day seminar on evolving relationships between lawmakers and citizens across the Arab world last wrapped up last Thursday...
Will We Ever See An Africa United to Fix Its Many Problem?
Fifty years ago, on May 25, 1963, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), predecessor to the African Union (AU), was founded by African leaders who were interested in unifying the newly independent countries on the continent for the advancement of their common...
Arab parliament’s president visits Morocco
Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane Friday received President of the Arab parliament (AP) Ahmed Mohammed Al Jarwan who is visiting the capital city of Rabat for a regional symposium on citizens and parliament. The Moroccan prime minister highlighted the role...