Morocco To Join Saudi-led Coalition Against Terrorism
Mercury Daily Blog “The coalition announced by Mohammed bin Salman is an effort to show Sunni-Muslim resolve against terrorism”, Theodore Karasik, a Dubai-based senior adviser at Gulf State Analytics. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter welcomed the announcement after...
Kerry Commends Libyan Political Agreement In Morocco
KUNA Kuweit News Agency (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar) The United States commended Libyan political leaders for signing the Libyan Political Agreement that will establish a unified Libyan Government of National Accord, said Secretary of State John Kerry in statement...
Morocco Seeks Suppliers To Help PSA, Renault, Others Boost Local Output
Automotive News Europe E-Magazine Andrea Fiorello Morocco is accelerating measures to expand its supply base as it seeks to more than double vehicle production capacity to 1 million units in the next 10 years. “Today about 40 percent of the parts for vehicles built in...
EU to Appeal Top Court’s Ruling On Morocco Trade Accord
Wall Street Journal (Photo: Aurore Belot/Zuma Press) EU’s second highest court had struck down agreement last week on Western Sahara concerns. Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said its ‘international commitments will be respected’ as the EU appeals a...
Arab Spring’s Dreams Became The Islamic State Nightmare
Bloomberg By Noah Feldman Five years ago today, the self-immolation of Tunisian fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi sparked the Arab Spring. At this distance, it's possible to ask a difficult question: Has the Arab Spring been good for the Arabic-speaking world? Are most...
Fighting Extremism In Morocco Starting With At-Risk Kids
Kuowg.org by Editor After the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last month, France looked abroad and almost immediately began bombing ISIS strongholds in Syria and Iraq. When suicide bombers blew themselves up in Casablanca, Morocco, in 2003 and 2007, that country...
Sound Energy Completes Moroccan Farm-In
Energy voice by Phil Allan Sound Energy has completed the farm-in agreement with the Moroccan Oil and Gas Investment Fund in relation to the Tendrara Lakbir Licence, onshore Morocco. The company intends to commence ground works on the drill site for the first Tendrara...
Executive Board Concludes 2015 Article IV Consultation with Morocco
Imf.org Press Release No. 15/568 On December 14, 2015, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV Consultation with Morocco.1 Morocco’s macroeconomic situation continues to improve. After declining to 2.4 percent in 2014,...
Libya: Moroccan Media, ‘Skhirat Site Of Historic Accord’
ANSAmed Morocco is once again set to be a key player in the Libya dossier, five months after the United Nations-backed agreement signed last July in Skhirat, led by Bernardino Leon, UN Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya....
In Morocco, ‘Innovation’ Will Drive 2016 Climate Summit
Climate Home (Pic: UNFCCC) Minister urges governments to maintain drive and momentum through next year and ensure decisions taken in Paris are implemented. Next year’s UN summit in Marrakesch will focus on ‘action and innovation’, said Morocco’s Environment Minister...