Malaga couple jailed for buying baby
A COUPLE have been imprisoned after police uncovered a crime ring involving the smuggling of babies from Morocco into Spain for sale. The married couple were sentenced to two years prison and fined €3,240 for their involvement in the purchase of a baby from Ceuta. The...
USASAC conducts Georgia, Morocco engagements
Maj. Gen. Del Turner, commander of the Security Assistance Command, recently visited Georgia and Morocco as part of the command’s strategic engagements with U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command countries. Turner was accompanied by USASAC Command Sgt. Maj....
Maghreb News: 2013-05-12
Politics | 2013-05-12 Tunisia overcomes constitutional hurdle Under the new power-sharing agreement, the presidency and premiership will share executive branch powers. Security | 2013-05-12 Tripoli ministry sieges end Libyan thwars ended their siege of the foreign and...
Morocco’s Islamist-led government is threatened by loss of coalition partner
RABAT, Morocco — Morocco’s second largest political party has announced it is withdrawing from the Islamist-led government elected during the Arab Spring and leaving its fate up to the king, a party spokesman said Sunday. The move by Istiqlal is the first time in...
We need honesty on foreign aid, not ring-fencing
The Government should stop ring-fencing foreign aid altogether and start talking openly about how much it spends, where and why The Sunday Telegraph has led the way in exposing the shocking waste of Britain’s foreign-aid budget. Last year we revealed that public money...
Why Invest in Women?
"If you teach a man to fish, he'll eat for a lifetime. But you teach a woman to fish and she'll feed the whole village." - Hillary Clinton My sister and I were raised in the NYC suburbs in a middle class neighborhood where our parents and teachers encouraged us to...
Moroccan Banker Made Honorary Trustee By US Centre For Strategic And International Studies
Rabat - CEO of Moroccan BMCE bank, Othmane Benjelloun, was made this Tuesday honorary trustee of the Washington-based Centre For Strategic And International Studies (CSIS). The Moroccan banker received this distinction at a ceremony attended by 200 American and...
Mr. Khalil Hachimi Idrissi Chairs Launch Ceremony Of MAP-North America Int’l Hub In Washington
Managing Director of Maghreb Arabe Presse news agency (MAP), Khalil Hachimi Idrissi, chaired Wednesday in Washington, the launch ceremony of MAP-North America International Hub, which was marked by the presence of a number of American and Moroccan personalities from...
Artillerymen help make convoy a success during Exercise African Lion 13
AGADIR, Morocco – Marines successfully transported all their personnel and equipment from Cap Draa to here April 20, 2013. However, they couldn’t have done it with out the help of some of their fellow Marines from Q Battery, 5th battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine...
Arjun to celebrate birthday in Morocco
Arjun to celebrate birthday in Morocco TNN | Nov 23, 2012 Arjun Rampal turns 40 on November 26, and his wife Mehr Jessia brings in her birthday on November 29. This year, the couple will have a special birthday celebration at Marrakesh (Morocco) where...