Boko Haram : British, Italian hostages killed
Plus de photos » 08/03 22h20by Ola Awoniyi - ABUJA (AFP) A British and an Italian hostage kidnapped in Nigeria nearly a year ago were killed on Thursday as a rescue operation sought to save them, and Nigeria said their Islamist extremist murderers were arrested. The...
HM The King Chairs Council Of Ministers
Rabat - HM King Mohammed VI chaired, on Thursday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, a council of ministers, a statement by the Royal Cabinet said. In the beginning of the meeting and in accordance with the royal instructions during the last council of ministers on fighting...
Cabinet Adopts 2012 Appropriation Bill Draft
Rabat - The Moroccan cabinet adopted, during its weekly meeting on Thursday, the 2012 appropriation bill draft which seeks to achieve a 4.2% growth rate and reduce the budget deficit to 5%, and provides for 93.5 billion dirhams for salaries. Communication Minister,...
HRH Princess Lalla Meryem Presides In Rabat Over Ceremony Celebrating World Women’s Day
Rabat - HRH Princess Lalla Meryem, president of the National Union of Moroccan Women (UNFM), presided, on Thursday in Rabat, over the ceremony celebrating World Women's Day, marked on March 8. In a speech on this occasion, Farida Khamlichi, councilor to the UNFM,...
Morocco: In Marrakech in 2013, the 7th World Congress of Environmental Education (WEEC) – The Rural-urban Relationship
The Seventh World Environmental Education Congress will be held in Marrakech (Morocco) from 9 to 14 June 2013. The previous congresses took place in Portugal, Brazil, Italy, South Africa, Canada and Australia. In the next few months the location of the 2015 congress...
France’s Rouen Weekly Grain Shipments Climb 53% on North Africa
By Rudy Ruitenberg Grain exports from France’s Rouen port, Europe’s biggest cereal-shipping hub, jumped 53 percent in the week through yesterday, boosted by the biggest wheat shipments to North Africa since the last week of March 2011. Outbound grain shipments were...
Child Sponsorship Report 2011, from El Jadida, Morocco
A child sponsorship report from El Jadida in Morocco. Written in 2011. Dear sponsor, With the admission of five children from SOS Children's Village of Imzouren and the admission of a girl in January with another in July, the number of children supported by theSOS...
UN Women Executive Director Commemorates International Women’s Day in Morocco; Urges Women ’s Equal Participation as Fundamental to Democracy and Justice
Highlights the progress made globally in women’s legal rights, educational achievements and participation in public life, and underlines the huge gaps that still remain for women globally from unequal opportunities to gross violation of rights. Rabat, Morocco (PRWEB)...
Morocco allocates funds to support poor
The Benkirane government is reviving plans for a social safety net financed by the state and private enterprises. By Siham Ali for Magharebia in Rabat – 08/03/12 [AFP/Philippe Desmazes] Morocco's new budget aims to help improve the lives of the kingdom's poorest...
Morocco: Focusing on social housing
Global Arab Network Global Arab Network - - Adnan Kassar As evidenced by an increased demand for construction materials, including a dramatic 25% rise in cement sales, Morocco’s property sector is continuing to see steady growth thanks in large part to a strong...