Mauritania arrests Gaddafi spy chief, says state agency
NOUAKCHOTT, March 17 (Reuters) - Mauritanian authorities arrested former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's chief of intelligence, Abdullah al-Senussi, as he arrived at Nouakchott airport, Mauritania's official state news agency AMI said on Saturday. It said Senussi, who...
Arab spring News : Mar 16, 2012
Arab Spring Countries Face Long Recovery, Official Says Wall Street Journal By PAUL HANNON LONDON—The economic transformation of Arab Spring countries will take a long time and won't immediately produce more and better jobs, the head of the European Bank for...
‘Time is ripe to finalise Pakistan, Morocco FTA’
Staff Report KARACHI: Pakistan and Morocco should finalise Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as it is conducive to enhance overall trade, which provides comprehensive and legally binding protection to foreign capital, repatriation of principal amount and the profits. Adviser...
EU wheat touches month highs on exports, US rises
HAMBURG, March 16 (Reuters) - European benchmark wheat futures touched their highest levels in over a month on Friday on a strong performance by U.S. wheat in Chicago on Thursday and Friday, with export demand continuing to fuel prices across EU grain and oilseed...
Moroccan Cabinet Intends To Create 2-Billion-Dirham Fund To Support Social Cohesion
Rabat - Moroccan government will create a 2-billion-dirham fund to support social cohesion, which will target disadvantaged groups and people with special needs, said Economy and Finance Minister Nizar Baraka. Presenting on Thursday in Rabat, the 2012 appropriation...
Appropriation Bill Draft Foresees Increase By 19% In Resources
Rabat - The 2012 appropriation bill provides for a total resources of 314.51 billion dirhams, up 19% compared to 2011, against charges of 346.76 billion dirhams, a 25% year-on-year increase. This is indicated by an excess of expenses over the resources of 32.25...
Galien resident bound for Morocco
Nothing is holding me back at this point,¿¿ says Monica Groen, who on March 19 will begin at 27-month Peace Corps assignment in Morocco. A Galien resident, Groen was valedictorian of her River Valley High School Class of 2006. (South Bend Tribune/LOU MUMFORD) LOU...
The Issue Of Freedom Of Conscience Was Settled During Constitutional Revision, Govt. Spokesperson
Casablanca - The issue of the freedom of conscience was settled as part of the last reform of the constitution, Mustapha El Khalfi, Communication minister and government's spokesperson, said on Friday in Casablanca. The new constitution lays provisions for forbidding...
Morocco Have Long Had Close Political And Economic Links, OBG
London - The EU and Morocco have long had close political and economic links, Oxford Business Group (OBG) said in its 2012 report on Morocco . Morocco is also the first country to have reached "advanced status" under the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), it noted,...
Syrian Crisis: Washington Highlights Moroccan-American Shared Vision
Washington - Spokesperson of US Department of State, Victoria Nuland, highlighted on Friday the Moroccan-American shared vision concerning the crisis in Syria, lauding the leadership of Morocco at the United Nations Security Council, on behalf of the Arab League. "At...