Nareva-led Group Wins $1.2 bln Wind Power Deal In Morocco
Reuters by Aziz El Yaakoubi A consortium led by Moroccan royal holding company Nareva has won a 12 billion dirhams ($1.22 billion) contract to build five wind power plants totalling 850 megawatts in Morocco, Nareva said in a statement on Thursday. The consortium...
U.S. Plan To Relinquish Internet Domain Control Moves Forward
Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino by Dustin Volz Fadi Chehade, president and CEO of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), attends a meeting with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff (not seen) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia October 9, 2013. A years-long...
Morocco: Governing Council Adopts Bill To Set Up NAT Cat Insurance Scheme
Source: MEIR eDaily Morocco's Governing Council, which is headed by the Prime Minister, has adopted a Bill to establish a natural catastrophe insurance scheme, aimed at installing an effective compensation mechanism for victims of disasters. Presented by the Minister...
Siemens To Build Morocco Blade Plant As Consortium Grabs 850MW
Recharge by Andrew Lee in London Morocco's Tarfaya wind farm uses Siemens turbines. Siemens confirmed it will build a blade factory in Morocco, as a consortium it is part of triumphed in an 850MW wind power tender held by the country.
Radicalised’ Frenchman Flew To Morocco With Machete, Knives
AFP Middle East Eye #InsideMorocco Morocco arrested a Frenchman described as "radicalised" after arriving on a flight with a machete, knives and a gas bottle in his luggage, French authorities said on Wednesday. The 31-year-old man, who had previously been under house...
UPDATE 2-Morocco Accuses U.N.’s Ban Of Dropping Neutrality Over West Sahara
Reuters By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Louis Charbonneau Morocco's government has accused U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of dropping his neutrality in the Western Sahara conflict by using the word "occupation" to describe Morocco's presence in the region. The United...
Foreign Ministers Of GCC Countries, Jordan And Morocco Issue Final Communique
Emirates News Agency WAM The fifth joint ministerial meeting of the foreign ministers of the GCC member states, Jordan and Morocco concluded here today. The ministers emphasized the importance of reaching a political solution in Yemen, based on the GCC initiatives,...
Islamic State Threat Rising In Morocco, Analysts Say
Voice of America VOA Sirwan Kajjo FILE - A Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation official gestures toward confiscated weapons with a commando in the background in Sale, Morocco, Sept. 14, 2015. Moroccan officials announced the dismantling of a cell in Essaouira...
Morocco Forges A Singular Path In A Troubled Region
Atlantic Counsel by Youssef Amrani H.M. King Mohammed VI inaugurates the Noor Solar Project near Ourzazate. Morocco is a major player in renewable energy. Photo credit: MAP. Since the tumult of the Arab Spring in 2011, the broader Middle East and North Africa region...
Christina Aguilera To Bring Her Vocal Gymnastics To The Mawazine Festival In Morocco
Al Bawaba The Mawazine Festival has been bringing regional and international acts to Morocco for fifteen years. (AFP/Gabriel Bouys) Christina Aguilera will be a guest star at the 15th annual Mawazine festival in May in Rabat, organisers said on Friday. “Morocco is a...