Morocco returns to y/y inflation in Nov
RABAT Dec 20 (Reuters) - Consumer prices in Morocco rose an annual 0.5 percent in November having fallen for the second time this year in October, data showed on Thursday. Food prices rose 0.6 percent in November, data from the state's High Planning Authority showed....
Morocco, Tunisia Made 'Important' Strides In Democracy: Says Maghreb Center Chairman
Washington - Morocco and Tunisia have made "very important" strides in the road of democracy, enabling their peoples to freely express their opinions through fair and transparent polls, chairman of the Washington-based Maghreb Center, Tunisian Nejib Ayachi, told...
First Mediterranean Water Forum Opens In Marrakech
Marrakech - The First Mediterranean Water Forum opened on Monday in Marrakech with the participation of a panoply of experts and officials from the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean. Held within the framework of the Mediterranean cross-continental...
Dozens Of Moroccans Flee Syria As Insecurity Flares
Rabat - Dozens of Moroccan citizens living in Syria returned to their homeland amid deteriorating security conditions and flaring violence in the Middle Eastern country. Morocco’s Embassy in Damascus ensured the repatriation of dozens of Moroccans, the Arabic...
Victims Of Algeria's Expulsion Call For Reparation
Rabat - The Moroccans who were expelled by Algeria in 1975 called on Sunday on Algiers to find a solution to their plight through reparation. The victims of Algeria’s forcible expulsion staged two sit-ins in Rabat in front of the UN office and Algeria’s embassy....
Reforms Led By HM The King Reflect Insight- Senior US Official
Washington - The reforms spurred by HM King Mohammed VI reflect insightfulness and sense of responsibility, US Undersecretary of State for the Maghreb, Raymond D. Maxwell, said in an interview with MAP. HM the King is a “responsible leader” who, since his...
North Africa's bright future
International Construction Written by Helen Wright Colas has 11 asphalt plants in Morocco and has contracts to build 150 km of highway near the border with Mauritania as well as a 40 km road through the mountains near Casablanca. Producing about one-third of Africa's...
Palm Springs Film Fest Turns Spotlight On Arab Cinema
Festival To Spotlight 11 New Films Made In Middle East By Erik Sandoval, iReporter and Digital Content Director PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- After a year which saw political upheaval and governments overturned, organizers for the Palm Springs International Film Festival...
Morocco’s brand new financial hub holds many promises
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: A forward-looking North-African country has started a financial hub in its busiest Atlantic-coast city. Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port – as well as its economic and business center. The launch of...
Youth unemployment tops Morocco priorities
By Siham Ali for Magharebia in Rabat [Siham Ali] Outgoing Employment Minister Jamal Rhmani says high unemployment "could have a negative impact on stability and public order". Unemployed young Moroccan graduates hope that once new Prime Minister Abdelilah...