Elections and Reform in Morocco and Tunisia
Wednesday, November 09, 2011 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Saul/Zilkha Rooms The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC Phone: 202.797.6105 While Egypt, Libya and Syria capture much of the public attention on the Arab awakening, the elections taking...
Monitoring Commission Will Be Set Up To Examine Urgent Issues Related To Taza
Rabat - A monitoring commission to examine urgent issues related to the central city of Taza will be set up, it was agreed at a meeting held Friday night in Rabat between Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and a parliamentary delegation from the city of Taza....
Head Of Moroccan Rights Council For Programs That Would Preserve Dignity Of The Disabled
Marrakech - Chairman of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) Driss El Yazami underlined, Friday in Marrakech, the need to pool efforts of all parties concerned to devise programs and efficient mechanisms that would preserve the dignity of the disabled....
Tangier Med Vehicle Terminal For Import, Export Opened
Tangier - The Tangier Med port vehicle terminal, intended for export-import operations of the service notably car makers setting up their operations in Morocco, was opened Friday. The inauguration ceremony of this important port infrastructure, carried out on 18.5 ha...
Tangier Med Port Oil Terminal Opened
Tangier - The oil terminal in Tangier Med port platform, a large-scale infrastructure which provides Morocco of a large oil gate on the Strait of Gibraltar, was inaugurated on Friday. The inauguration ceremony of this terminal, which required an investment of 1.6...
British Westminster Foundation For Democracy Supports Political Reforms Undertaken By Morocco, Statement
Rabat - Deputy Margaret Moon from the British Labor Party, on a visit to Morocco within the framework of a delegation representing the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), affirmed that the body supports political reforms undertaken by Morocco. Margaret Moon,...
Election Of Sijilmassi As SG Of UFM Is A New Recognition Of Moroccan Diplomacy’s Input, Official
Brussels - The election of Fathallah Sijilmassi as Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UFM) is a new recognition of the Moroccan diplomacy's input to the Union and an illustration of the relevance of HM King Mohammed VI's vision for an efficient and...
HM King Mohammed VI’s Diplomacy Is Effective Across The Maghreb, US Expert
Washington - HM King Mohammed VI's diplomacy is effective across the Maghreb which is an indication that "we may be standing in the threshold of a shift in relations" across the region, chairman of the Institute for Religion and Public Policy Joe Grieboski said. "The...
Touch of Arab Spring Comes Late to Morocco
By Abderrahim El Ouali Demonstrators outside the court in Taza.Credit:Abderrahim El Ouali/IPS. CASABLANCA, Feb 10, 2012 (IPS) - Deadly clashes between police and youth in the Northeastern town of Taza last week suggest that, far from bringing change and stability,...
Algeria leader sets poll date
ALGIERS (AFP) Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Thursday set a May 10 date for parliamentary elections and urged young people to turn up in masses to vote. "We will begin the new step of political reforms by holding parliamentary elections on May 10, 2012,...