U.N. Renews Mission In Western Sahara In Divisive Vote
The New York Times by Rick Gladstone The United Nations Security Council on Friday renewed its peacekeeping mission in the disputed Western Sahara region for a year with a resolution that placed only mild pressure on Morocco, which in a diplomatic flare-up last month...
Morocco Infrastructure Study Opening For Tender
World Highways First published on www.WorldHighways.com Morocco is planning a new infrastructure programme. The country’s Ministry of Equipment, Transport and Logistics is introducing a new tender scheme for a study that will be used to establish the national road...
Losing Morocco
American Entreprise Institute Michael Rubin@mrubin1971 Perhaps no state in the Middle East has such a long history of friendship with the United States as Morocco. Sure, the United States has had tight ties with Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, but the US-Moroccan...
In Morocco, An Extraordinary Library Gets Ready To Open Itself To The World
The National UAE The Associated Press The settling dust from renovations and the banging of tools are not the ideal sights and sounds for a library, but this is no ordinary library. Founded 12 centuries ago by a pioneering woman and nestled in the old medina of Fez,...
Morocco Can Be India’s Window To Africa, EU, North America
Business Standard India IANS | New Delhi Morocco, which has free trade agreements with countries in North America and Europe, can be a window for Indian businesses to market in these regions, according to a Moroccan business delegation currently on a visit to India....
Moving AFRICOM To Morocco Would Show Our Recommitment To Stabilizing The Region
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT Stand Strong With Africa By James S. Robbins | Contributor (SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images) The security situation in North Africa is growing increasingly dire, with destabilized countries and growing terrorist groups. Meanwhile, the U.S....
Morocco To Keep 30 Pct Soft Wheat Customs Duty Through 2016
Yahoo Finances By Aziz El Yaakoubi Morocco will retain its 30 percent customs duty on imported soft wheat until the end of the year to ensure adequate supplies for the domestic market, the agriculture minister said on Wednesday. Morocco harvested a record 11 million...
U.S. Proposes Restoring U.N. Western Sahara’s Mission’s Functionality
Reuters/Zohra Bensemra By Louis Charbonneau The United States on Wednesday proposed that the U.N. Security Council demand a restoration of the full capability of a U.N. peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara that has been crippled by Morocco's expulsion of...
The Agony Of The Arab Spring
Wall Street Journal By Bartle Bull Photo: wsj Of the five countries where citizens rose up in 2011, only Tunisia is relatively stable and free. It also produces the most Islamic State recruits. In early 2011, two young Syrian women named Aliaa and Noura whiled away...
EU Wheat Prices Ease Slightly As Chicago Futures Weaken
Reuters European wheat futures were marginally lower on Wednesday with the market underpinned partly by news that Morocco would keep its import taxes unchanged. Weaker prices in Chicago, however, helped to keep the market on the defensive. May milling wheat on...