Four runners set world bests at US track and field meet
AFP Reigning 400-meter world outdoor champion Kirani James was among four runners to set this year's indoor world-best times in triumphs at the USA Track and Field Classic. James won the 400 in 45.19 seconds with Demetrius Pinder of Bahamas second in 45.40 as some top...
Renault-Nissan Investments In Morocco ‘Well Chosen’: CEO
Investments of Renault-Nissan car maker group in Morocco were "well chosen," said on Saturday CEO of the group, Carlos Ghosn. "We chose the right country" to invest, Ghosn said in a press statement after a meeting in Rabat with Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah...
Experience Of Community Reparation In Morocco Is ‘Unique And Unprecedented In The Maghreb’: EU Senior Diplomat
Rabat - The process of community reparation in Morocco "is unique and unprecedented in the Maghreb," said on Saturday the Head of the European Union Delegation in Rabat, Eneko Landaburu, noting that this program "reaches its maturity." Beyond "the symbolic dimension...
Ban On Two French Weeklies Is Not Violation Of Freedom Of Expression: Official
Rabat - The ban on the weekly "Le Nouvel Observateur" and the magazine "Le pèlerine" is not a violation of freedom of expression, said on Sunday Moroccan Communication Minister, government spokesman, Mustapha El Khalfi in a press statement in response to the letter...
Moroccan PM Reiterates Importance Of Media Freedom But Called For ‘Responsibility’
Rabat - Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane on Saturday reiterated the importance of media freedom, while calling for "responsibility" to preserve "the fundamental objects of consensus." "We are in a democratic country that guarantees freedom, but at the same...
Ex-ambassador: U.S. needs to do more in Syria
A former U.S. Ambassador said the Obama administration, in refusing to get more involved in the unrest in Syria, is "sitting back on its laurels in Libya," while allowing the Syrian people to suffer. In a recent article in The Huffington Post, Marc Ginsberg, former...
THOUSANDS RALLY IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE IN SOLIDARITY WITH PROTESTORS IN SYRIA, EGYPT AND THE WIDER REGION
Amnesty.org.uk Activists from countries across the region took to a huge stage to share their stories of struggle and perseverance in the face of violent suppression. Speakers were there from Egypt, Libya, Syria, Palestine and Bahrain. The huge crowd was made up of...
Morocco’s media needs more freedom
by Abderrahim Chalfaouat In Morocco last year, youth-led nationwide street demonstrations started on February 20 — the name of the movement — led to a package of constitutional reforms voted in a national referendum on July 1, culminating in general elections on...
EIB-Islamic Development Bank agreement
EUROPOLITICS / External relations The Islamic Development Bank and the European Investment Bank signed, on 9 Februay, a memorandum of understanding, agreeing to cooperate in projects, particularly in the Mediterranean. The EIB and ISDB will consult on priority areas...
MOROCCO: New Renault-Nissan alliance Dacia ‘entry’ vehicle plant opens
Just Auto Author:Graeme Roberts The alliance claims the factory is the world's first zero carbon and zero effluent automotive plant view 2 related images The Renault-Nissanalliance has formally opened its new plant in Tangier, Morocco, with King Mohammed VI doing the...