Amid violence, Arab League suspends observer mission in Syria
From the CNN Wire Staff Damascus, Syria (CNN) -The Arab League has suspended its monitoring mission in Syria because of a sharp spike in violence, the group said Saturday, the same day opposition activists reported at least 98 deaths. Among those killed by government...
Moroccan gov’t eyes 3 pct/GDP budget deficit by 2016
RABAT (Reuters) - The Moroccan government plans to gradually reduce its budget deficit to 3 percent of GDP by the end of 2016, the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party leading the government coalition said on Friday. Morocco's budget deficit surged to 5.6...
Earth From Space: Sahara’s End
Earth From Space: Sahara's End This Envisat image shows part of central Morocco from the Atlantic Ocean to the west, over the Atlas mountains and into arid parts of Algeria further inland. The snow-capped High Atlas mountain range divides Morocco from the Sahara...
Arab spring News : Jan 28, 2012
Arab Spring 2: State of the Egyptian revolution The Bloomington Alternative 11, 2011, the Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) took control over the largest, and historically most influential, Arab country. Headed by the 76-year-old Field Marshal...
US Secretary Of State Makes Congratulatory Call To Morocco’s FM- State Department
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a congratulatory phone call to Morocco’s Foreign Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani, during which she highlightred the time-honoured ties between the two countries, the US Department of State said on Friday. During...
‘Holbrooke Fund’ Launched In Washington To Finance ‘Corps-Africa’ First Program In Morocco
Washington - A special tribute was paid, on Thursday in Washington, to late Richard Holbrooke, former US top official who served as director of the Peace Corps program in Morocco on the occasion of the launch of the Holbrooke Fund for financing the inaugural program...
Moroccan Think Tank CERSS 1st In Maghreb 10th In MENA-Report
Rabat - Moroccan think tank, Centre marocain des Etudes et des Recherches en Sciences Sociales (CERSS), was ranked first in the Maghreb and 10th in the MENA region by the University of Pennsylvania in its annual report, "Global Go-To Think Tanks 2011". The CERSS, run...
Morocco, World Economic Forum Willing To Reinforce Partnership
Rabat - Head of Government Abdelilah Benkirane and President of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab agreed to reinforce their partnership, the Head of Government’s office sad in a statement. During a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos,...
Morocco Advocates Setting Up Of Regional Platform For Cooperation In The Sahel- Ambassador
New York - Morocco fully backs the setting up of a regional platform for cooperation in the Sahel region, Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Mohamed Loulichki said on Friday. The Moroccan diplomat made the statement while speaking at a Security...
Moroccan Head Of Government Highlights The Kingdom’s Democracy Model In Davos
Rabat - Morocco’s democratic model, after the adoption of the new Constitution and the holding of the legislative elections of November 25, was highlighted, in Davos, Switzerland, by the head of government Abdelilah Benkirane. Benkirane highlighted, at the first...