Morocco’s Samir Plans To Restart Oil Refinery For Three Months
Reuters By Libby George and Ahmad Ghaddar Morocco's only oil refinery Samir is planning to restart its 200,000 barrel per day complex for three months while it appeals a court-ordered liquidation. The trustee controlling Samir, which shut down in August 2015 when it...
Int’l Agriculture Fair Kicks Off In Morocco
Xinhua China Morocco's International Agriculture Fair kicked off on Tuesday in the northern city of Mekness with the participation of 1, 200 exhibitors from over 60 countries worldwide. Held under the theme "Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture," the 11th Edition of...
UK. Hexcel Breaks Ground On New Engineered Core Facility In Casablanca, Morocco
BYM News by Cathy McLean Hexcel today broke ground on a new $20 million engineered core facility at the MidParc Free Trade Zone Industrial Park in Casablanca, Morocco. Presiding over the groundbreaking ceremony were Hexcel Vice President and General Manager, Thierry...
Beijing Eyes Signing A Free Trade Agreement With Morocco
Africa Bulletin China has proposed a free trade agreement with Morocco, according to a report by the local news source Les Eco. The state-run press agency of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) said the two countries “are on track to conclude a series of strategic...
Hexcel Breaks Ground On New Engineered Core Facility In Casablanca, Morocco
JEC Composites Hexcel broke ground on a new $20 million engineered core facility at the MidParc Free Trade Zone Industrial Park in Casablanca, Morocco. Presiding over the groundbreaking ceremony were Hexcel Vice President and General Manager, Thierry Merlot, and Mr....
Western Sahara War Is Possible If No Vote Date Set
Associated Press by Alan Clendenning A top member of a group seeking independence for Western Sahara warned Tuesday that war is possible over the disputed territory annexed by Morocco if the U.N. Security Council fails to set a timetable for a vote on...
Morocco: Insurance Sector To Adopt Risk-based Capital Framework
Source: MEIR eDaily The Supervisory Authority of Insurance and Social Security (ACAPS) is working on introducing solvency margins based on risk, according to Mr. Hassan Boubrik, Chairman of the regulatory agency. Currently, insurance companies show comfortable...
Israeli Mimounas, And A Lost Past Of Jewish-Arab Celebration
Jerusalem Post by Ben Hartman This nostalgia persists despite the fact that out of a population of over 250,000 Jews in Morocco prior to the founding of Israel in 1948, only some 2,500 remain. Everyone’s seen the pictures before – a politician wearing a fez, sitting...
At Least Hundred Undocumented Refugees Cross Moroccan Border
Sputnik international As many as 119 undocumented migrants crossed Morocco's border into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa on Saturday, local authorities said. The migrants took advantage of the low tide and managed to cross the border near the Moroccan...
How Bazaar! Russian Anti-Turkish Sanctions Excellent For Moroccan Exporters
Sputnik International The sunny Mediterranean nation of Morocco was the main beneficiary of sanctions that Moscow slapped on Turkey over Ankara's downing of a Russian warplane in Syria last year, according to the Russian news network RBK. Turkey May Be Forced to...