Malian troops fight Tuareg rebels
BAMAKO (AFP) The Malian army was Tuesday fighting Tuareg rebels in the northwest after the latest strike by insurgents in the region, an officer said. "We are currently pushing back a rebel attack not far from Niafounke and this is continuing," lieutenant Ismael Maiga...
Residents clash with police near Algerian capital
CHERAGA, Algeria Jan 31 (Reuters) - Algerian security forces used water cannon and tear gas on Tuesday to disperse rioting residents in a suburb of the capital who accused the authorities of failing to investigate properly the fatal stabbing of a local man. Riots have...
Gaining Perspective: Two Years in the Kingdom of Morocco, Part 9…by Charlie Kolb
By stiles Aziz Rain falls softly from a slate grey sky, and drips slowly from the drooping tips of the palm leaves that dominate the view from my hotel window here in Rabat. Birds sing unseen, sheltering from the rain, and people rush across the courtyard beneath my...
La croissance économique nationale continue de tirer profit de la demande intérieure ( DEPF)
Rabat - La croissance économique nationale "continue de tirer profit" de la demande intérieure soutenue par un niveau d'inflation relativement bas et par l'amélioration du niveau des revenus des ménages, selon la Direction des études et des prévisions financières...
Moroccan FM To Visit Spain
Madrid - Moroccan Foreign Minister Saad Dine El Otmani is due to visit Spain later this week, Royal Household of Spain announced on Tuesday. The minister will be received on Friday by HM King Juan Carlos in Madrid, it said. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy...
Morocco Produced A Model Different From That Of Other Countries Of The ‘Arab Spring ’, Head Of Govt.
Amman - The Moroccan officials got the people’s message early and responded positively to it, away from any ostracism or contempt for calls for reforms. The Kingdom has thus produced its own model which is different from that of other countries of the “Arab Spring”,...
No Enough Food, Energy For World As Population Increases: U.N. Report
New York - A United Nations’ report warned on Monday that the world is running against the clock to secure enough food, water and energy in order to meet the needs of a swiftly growing population and to avoid condemning up to 3 billion people into poverty. The demand...
Siemens supplies 100 MW of wind turbines to Morocco
Focus Siemens Energy has secured its first wind turbine orders in Africa, with a total of 100 MW to Nareva Holding for the Haouma and Foum El Oued Wind Power Plants in Morocco. By Kari Williamson Both wind farms are expected to commence commercial operation by summer...
Egencia Expands its Global Footprint by Seven New Countries
Turkey, Morocco, Bulgaria, Colombia, Chile, Guatemala and South Korea join the Egencia Global Alliance BELLEVUE, Wash. – (January 31, 2012) – Egencia®, an Expedia, Inc. company, has today announced that it has expanded its global footprint by seven new countries,...
Euromed: New model required, 80 mln jobs needed
Low-key ties with Italy, hope for Monti, Moroccan ambassador Morocco's Ambassador Hassan Abouyoub (by Elisa Pinna). (ANSAmed) - ROME, JANUARY 31 - Forty million jobs must be created in North Africa and forty million in the EU within 10-15 years. Eighty million new...