‘Christmas in a faraway land’
“My husband served with the U.S. Army at the port unit in Casablanca, serving the three air bases in Morocco from 1960 to 1963. We lived in the center of Casablanca near the ocean and about 20 minutes from the air base on the edge of the Sahara desert. Morocco is...
Air Arabia plans to double fleet by 2016
Khaleej Times Online > BUSINESS SHARJAH — Air Arabia sees its fleet size to more than double in 2016 after the delivery of all 44 A320 aircraft by Airbus.The first and largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa operates a total fleet of 29 new...
Lahcen Daoudi : "Le prochain gouvernement marocain sera un gouvernement de sacrifices"
MAROC Par Christophe Le Bec Lahcen Daoudi, secrétaire national du PJD chargé de l'économie. © Capture écran youtube/FABMaroc Le Parti de la justice et du développement est le grand gagnant des législatives. Infrastructures, investissements, fiscalité… Le numéro trois...
Nature Of Ministerial Portfolios Unveiled Within One Or Two Days, PM-Designate
Rabat - The nature of ministerial portfolios to be attributed to each of the four parties of the governmental coalition would be unveiled "within one or two days," announced on Saturday Prime Minister-designate, Abdelilah Benkirane. “The issue of attribution of...
Egypt's Islamists 'sweep runoffs'
More photos » CAIRO (AFP) Egypt's main Islamist parties won 65 percent of votes for party lists in the second round of a historic election for a new parliament after Hosni Mubarak's ouster, the electoral committee said Saturday. The Freedom and Justice Party won 36.5...
Tunisian government sworn in
More photos » TUNIS (AFP) Tunisia's new government was sworn in on Saturday by the country's president, who told the ministers to get straight down to work. Tunisia's new government was sworn in on Saturday by the country's president, who told the ministers to get...
Was the Arab Spring a Victory for Extremism?: Jeffrey Goldberg
Bloomberg view By Jeffrey Goldberg There was a time in Cairo, just a few months ago, when it was considered slightly outre to suggest that Egypt’s religious conservatives might take advantage of Hosni Mubarak’s demise to engineer their way into power. We were told...
TABLE-Morocco's Nov trade shows $19.5 bln deficit
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's foreign exchange regulator Office des Changes said the trade deficit for the January-November period stood at 166.5 billion dirhams ($19.5 billion), an increase of 24 percent from a year ago. The regulator released the following data on the...
Goal.com introduces you to the 16 teams that will be taking part in this highly-anticipated competition. Here we profile Morocco.
GOAL. COM The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations is fast approaching and the teams taking part are keen to begin their run in the tournament, with an eye on the ultimate prize. The 2012 Afcon takes place from January 21 to February 12 and will be co-hosted by Gabon and...
New Morocco Constitution, Election Meant to Avoid Arab Spring-Style Uprising
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuzHB7rUdws] As other Arab nations erupted in unrest and violence, what unfolded on the streets of Morocco was a peaceful but similar refrain, followed by a new constitution and an election -- giving Moroccans a louder, more...