Spain’s CAM May Sell 4.6% of Morocco BMCE Bank, Expansion Says
By Esteban Duarte July 08, 2011 03:24 EDT Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (CAM)may sell its stake in Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur (BCE), Expansion reported, without citing anyone. The Spanish savings bank owns 4.61 percent of BMCE, as the lender is known,...
Thousands for democracy in Morocco
10/07 at 20h00- CASABLANCA, Morocco (AFP) Thousands of demonstrators, including Islamists, held rallies in Rabat and Casablanca Sunday to demand greater political reform and social justice in Morocco. The fresh protests were organised by the February 20 Movement,...
Morocco Emerges as Attractive Investment Despite Region’s Political Instability, Pyramid Finds
Cambridge, Massachusetts - July 8, 2011 - Through all the North African uprisings and instability, Morocco has emerged as the most politically stable and therefore attractive market in North Africa for telecom investments, according to a new report from Pyramid...
Excerpt: The Atlantic – Moroccan Prospects for the Future
Will Morocco Be the Arab Spring's Great Success—Or Great Failure? JUL 1 2011, 6:59 AM ET Today's national referendum on a new constitution could be the first step toward a European-style government, or toward stifling Morocco's pro-democracy movement King Mohamed VI...
Morocco In The News – July 8, 2011
According to Reuters (07/07), there have been riots in Khouribga province, Morocco’s phosphate-mining central area. Protesters demand jobs at OCP, phosphate monopoly. AMDH human rights group stated that "the riots started after OCP issued a list of few hundreds of...
MoroccoTomorrow in the News
La chaîne US Fox News souligne "les grandes avancées du Maroc" New York, 07/07/11 - Une foule immense de jeunes marocains en liesse scandant à tue-tête "Tous pour le Roi", "Oui à la Constitution": C'est sur cette image qualifiée de "Happy Hours (heures joyeuses)", que...
Moroccan Boost Could Be Short Lived
The protest movement has continued to grow in Morocco and there are indications that boost received by King Mohammed VI after the constitutional referendum could be short-lived if concrete results are not seen in the near future....
Morocco Blog Roundup
Via Global Voices, an excellent roundup of voices about Morocco from around the blogosphere. http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/07/05/morocco-reform-with-the-taste-of-an-unfinished-business/
Morocco Bombing Trial Begins, Delayed
Seven suspects have gone on trial for the April 28 bombing of a Marrakech tourist cafe, according to the AP. The court has delayed further proceedings until August 18 to give both sides more time to prepare. The bombing killed 17 people, including a number of...
Video: MoroccoTomorrow on Fox Live News – July 6, 2011 at 2:30PM EST
[youtube=http://youtu.be/ISNzqyn9z6w] Hicham Enhaili, Founder of Morocco Tomorrow (MT), and Narjis Oughla, a member of MT, were interviewed on June 6th, 2011 by Fox News on the topic of Morocco, King’s Constitutional Reforms and the National Referendum.