U.S. State Department Sends CHP Officers To Morocco
KCRA 3 US The U.S. State Department has chosen a small team of California Highway Patrol officers to help train the National Moroccan Police. Officers describe what they are planning to do in the exchange program in Morocco.
Morocco’s Economic Model For The Arab World
Japan Times Commentary / World by Moha Ennaji Morocco has been investing in large-scale renewable-energy projects for some time; but only now are these investments coming online. Perhaps the most impressive is the gigantic Noor-1 solar-energy compound, located in the...
Five Years After The Arab Spring, How Does The Middle East Use Social Media?
The Conversation US Damian Radcliffe In 2011, the Arab Spring rocked many parts of the Middle East. Regime change in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya saw the departure of long-established – seemingly untouchable – political leaders and inspired ripples of protest and disquiet...
Western Sahara: Algeria, Key Stage In Ban Ki-Moon’s Maghreb Tour
Sahara News by Ali Haidar UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is expected next March 7 in Algiers for a three-day visit, part of his first tour in the Maghreb region in the quest for a consensual solution to the Western Sahara conflict. As to Ban Ki-moon’s visit to...
4 Arrested In Spain, Morocco For IS Armed Group Ties
ABC News By Alan Clendenning and Ciaran Giles, AP Spanish and Moroccan police on Tuesday arrested four suspected members of a jihadi cell that sought to recruit fighters for the Islamic State group, including one described as a former Guantanamo detainee who once...
Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Among Suspected Jihadists Held In Spain, Morocco
Digital Journal by AFP Spanish and Moroccan police on Tuesday detained four people suspected of recruiting jihadists for the Islamic State group, one of whom was a former Guantanamo prisoner who received military training in Afghanistan. The four -- three Spaniards...
EU Appeals Court Ruling Which Partly Annulled Morocco Trade Deal
Reuters By Philip Blenkinsop The European Union has lodged an appeal against a court decision declaring its farm trade accord with Morocco partially invalid and not applicable to the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The Polisario Front, which wants independence...
Voltalia To Develop Hydropower Projects In Morocco
HydroWorld By Gregory B. Poindexter Associate Editor Less than one year after opening a subsidiary in Rabat, the capital city of Morocco in Western Sahara, Voltalia SA said on Feb. 8 that it has filed authorization applications to develop four hydroelectric power...
French Foundry To Supply Parts For The Noor III Plant In Morocco
SeeNews Renewables by Mariyana Yaneva French industrial cast iron foundry Niederbronn-les-Bains has been selected to provide key elements for the mirrors in the Noor III concentrated solar power (CSP) plant near Ouarzazate in Morocco. The French company will produce...
Maxim Extends Its Hassi Berkane Reconnaisance Concession In Morocco
Proactive Investors USA & Canada George Matlock Vancouver-based Maxim Resources signs a second six-month extension to its reconnaissance concession authorisation for the Hassi Berkane block in Morocco. Vancouver-based Maxim Resources (CVE:MXM) has signed a second...