The U.S. Might Be Getting Closer To Expanding Its ISIS Fight
Huffington Post by Akbar Shahid Ahmed Once Libyans can agree on a united government, they're expected to ask for international help to remove ISIS from their country. WASHINGTON -- A deal to establish a central unified government in Libya may be reached by early next...
Spanish Tomato Sellers Hit Out At Morocco Over EU Quotas
TheolivePress.es by Staff Reporter SPAIN’S fruit and veg sellers have blasted Morocco for flooding Europe with cheap tomatoes. Trade export body FEPEX denounced Morocco at the European Commission for not respecting EU trade agreement limits. According to EC data,...
Morocco Allows Ikea To Open After Sahara Diplomatic Flap
ABC NEWS by The Associated Press Moroccan authorities have given furniture giant Ikea the green light to open its first store in the North African kingdom after months of uncertainty. The store was due to open near Casablanca in September, but received a last-minute...
Pura Vida In Talks To Drill A Second Well In Mazagan Permit Off Morocco
Rigzone by Pura Vida Energy NL Australia's Pura Vida Energy NL (Pura Vida or the Company) via its subsidiary, PVD Exploration Morocco SARL AU, is a party to a farming agreement and joint operating agreement with a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas, PXP...
Nouakchott Clamps Down On The Polisario After Seizure Of 2 Tons Of Cocaine
Polisario Confidential by Khalid Ibrahim Khaled The tension is still high between Mauritania and the Polisario after the recent seizure of 2 tons of cocaine that traffickers from the Polisario were trying to smuggle out through Mauritanian borders. According to...
DHL Launches New Express Route To Connect Fast-Growing Northern Morocco With Europe
PR Newswire - Express delivery from northern Morocco to the DHL global hub in Leipzig will allow reduced delivery times and extended pickup limits for Morocco customers. DHL, the world's leading international express services and logistics company, today announced the...
Music of Morocco: Recorded by Paul Bowles, 1959 Box Set Announced
Pitchfork Media By Evan Minsker Paul Bowles was an American expatriate composer and author who lived in Tangier. In 1959, he traveled around Morocco and recorded vocal and instrumental music of various tribes and indigenous populations. The Library of Congress issued...
What’s Next For Morocco’s Rockstar Solar Project At Ouarzazate
SeeNews Renewables by Mariyana Yaneva Morocco last week inaugurated the 160-MW Noor I concentrating solar power (CSP) as the first phase of what would be the world’s largest facility of the kind. Yet, many questions remain over the future of the project. FACTS AND...
Former Guantanamo Inmate Bailed In Morocco: Lawyer
Yahoo News By Aziz El Yaakoubi A Moroccan man who spent 13 years in Guantanamo Bay and then almost five months in detention after he was sent home, was released on bail on Thursday, his lawyer said. U.S. authorities freed Younes Abdurrahman Chekkouri from their naval...
Syria Crisis Dominates Morocco, Saudi Foreign Ministers Talks
Africa News The fight against terrorism and the conflicts in Syria and Yemen dominated discussions in bilateral talks held by Saudi’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and his Moroccan counterpart, Salahdine Mezouar in Rabat on Wednesday. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is...