What Does An Amended Constitution Really Change About Algeria?
The Washington Post By John P. Entelis Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika casts his ballot during the presidential election in Algiers on April 17, 2014. (Zohra Bensemra/Reuters) The Arab Spring came and went with little notice in Algeria. To be sure, all the...
Economy: Over 2,000 Investors From Tunisia To Morocco
ANSAmed Morocco is an increasingly attractive destination for businesses, according to Chedli Houas, secretary-general of the Tunisian union of young entrepreneurs. He was quoted by Tunisian news agency Tap as saying that more than 2,000 foreign investors over the...
Cairn Hands Back Two Offshore Morocco Permits
Offshore Magazine Offshore staff Cairn Energy has relinquished the Foum Draa and Juby Maritime permits offshore Morocco following disappointing drilling results. To the south, offshore Mauritania, further technical studies are under way on block C19 (Cairn 35%), in...
BASF Celebrates 10th Anniversary Of Argan Program In Morocco With New Ingredient
Cosmetics Design Europe Business & Financial By Andrew McDougall Chemical company BASF is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Argan Program in Southern Morocco, introducing a new anti-ageing active ingredient based on argan pulp to plump and densify skin....
The Latest: Sweden, Morocco Deal On Rejected Asylum Minors
Associated Press The latest news on the influx of asylum-seekers and other migrants in Europe. Sweden says it has reached a deal with Morocco on returning unaccompanied minors who don't qualify for asylum and often end up living on the streets. Swedish officials say...
TAQA Ready To Break Ground On 140 MW Wind Farm In Morocco
SeeNews Renewables by Mariyana Yaneva Moroccan power company TAQA Morocco, owned by Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (ABD:TAQA), on Friday said it will soon start construction of a 140 MW wind farm near Tanger. Having secured all permits needed to operate as independent...
Paris Attackers Linked In Morocco Arrest
BBC News Image copyright: Reuters Morocco says it has arrested a Belgian of Moroccan descent with direct links to the Islamist gunmen and bombers who carried out the Paris attacks. The man was detained near Casablanca on Friday, the interior ministry said, and had...
Moroccan Journalist Is Released After 10 Months In Prison
Associated Press By Samia Errazzouki Moroccan journalist Hicham Mansouri has been released from prison after serving a 10-month sentence for adultery in a case that rights groups described as politically driven. A Moroccan investigative journalist was released from...
Germany Wants Algeria, Morocco To Repatriate Nationals
World Bulletin / News Desk 'We have a repatriation agreement. That means, everything is regulated on paper. But in practice... it remains problematic in some cases,' government spokesman says. Berlin wants Algeria and Morocco to take back their nationals with no...
Sweden Says It Won’t Recognize Western Sahara Republic
abc News by the Associated Press Sweden says it won't recognize a disputed territory in Western Sahara as an independent republic, a move that could end a months-long row with Morocco. The Swedish Foreign Ministry said Friday that a government-ordered review of the...