Referendum in Morocco good sign for Telecom Investments
Morocco is a sound choice for telecommunication investments, according to a study by the Telecom Research firm Pyramid Research. Pyramid cited business trends as well as political developments in the North African country as positive signs. The report argues the...
Parties to Western Sahara conflict to continue informal talks next week
Delegations from Morocco, the Frente Polisario, Algeria and Mauritania are expected to meet in New York's Long Island for another round of informal talks on the Western Sahara conflict next week, according to UN Spokesperson's Office here Thursday. "As agreed during...
Morocco says protests over phosphate jobs are over
* Morocco says jobless end blockade on phosphate bulk rail * Peaceful protest reported in disputed W.Sahara * Source downplays protests impact on OCP's business RABAT (Reuters) - Protesters have ended their blockade of a railway line used to transport phosphates in...
The other Morocco, 'behind the sun'
"If you think this is Morocco, you know nothing," a neighbourhood drifter yelled in the old medina of Marrakech, as he pointed at a fancy car. "There are Moroccans you've never seen, they speak a language you won't understand, and have a way of life you can't even...
Obama disappoints Arabs from Morocco to UAE, poll finds
(Washington) - Two years after US President Barack Obama called for a "new beginning" in relations with the Muslim world in a groundbreaking speech from Cairo, his popularity among Arabs has nosedived, a poll shows. An overwhelming majority of more than 4,000 people...
Morocco in the News – July 15, 2011
According to Reuters, protesters have ended their blockade of a railway line used to transport phosphates in Morocco, after promises they would be reconsidered for jobs at the state-run phosphate monopoly, OCP. Major US and international media outlets write about...
Morocco’s youth movement, Fev20, will inevitably splinter, but will this mean leaving Morocco’s banned extremist party holding the megaphone?
(AlArabiya.net) - It was once said that the first casualty of the battlefield was the truth; this is certainly true of Morocco’s youth movement and its fight for reform as almost nothing that the media here reports about this 70,000 strong movement is true. In a...
Opinion: Why Corruption in Morocco Matters
Last month I traveled to Morocco, serving as a faculty advisor to a group of Northwestern University graduate students researching issues related to law and business in that country. Morocco is on the move: the government has announced new incentives to foreign direct...
President of CNDH examines in Washington human rights cooperation prospects
(MAP) Washington - President of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), Driss El Yazami, ended on Wednesday a three-day visit to Washington, during which he examined with US officials, NGOs and experts cooperation prospects in the field of human rights. In a series...
Obama ‘Skating on Thin Ice’ in Arab World as Popularity Slumps, Poll Shows
(Bloomberg) - President Barack Obama’s popularity has plunged in the Arab World following a wave of popular uprisings and the U.S. opposition to a Palestinian quest for statehood at the United Nations. The Zogby International survey of Arab attitudes toward the...