Séché Environnement: Tredi (Seche Group) Becomes Established In Morocco
BusinessWire Moroccan Environment Minister inaugurates new transformer treatment and materials recovery facility. Séché Environnement (Paris:SCHP): On November 17, Madame El Haité, Morocco’s Minister for the Environment, opens Tredi’s new facility in Casablanca,...
Western Union Marks 20 Years In Africa; Continues To Expand Its Retail, Mobile And Digital Channels
BusinessWire This week, The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, will celebrate 20 years of providing cross-border money movement solutions to consumers in Africa and African diaspora living outside of their home countries. Over two...
Morocco Arrests Four militants With Suspected Islamic State Ties
Reuters by Aziz El Yaakoubi Moroccan police have arrested four people suspected of belonging to a militant cell linked to the Islamic State group, the interior ministry said on Monday. The cell, the latest of a series of Islamist militant groups the authorities say...
Morocco Jan-Oct Trade Deficit Falls 20 pct On Cheaper Imports
Reuters by Aziz El Yaakoubi Morocco's trade deficit fell 20.1 percent to 128.64 billion dirhams ($12.90 billion) in the first 10 months of 2015 compared with a year earlier, thanks to lower energy costs as oil prices fell, the foreign exchange regulator said on...
Time To Resolve The Western Sahara Dispute
The Hill by Alison Lake Benadada Love and patriotism are difficult emotions to fake. Last week, Moroccans around the world commemorated a peaceful march that 40 years ago declared Morocco’s historical claim to its beloved Saharan lands. King Mohamed VI, who is devoted...
Etihad To Commence Flights To Rabat
Business Traveller Etihad Airways is launching a twice-weekly service between Abu Dhabi and Rabat. The service will start on January 15, operating on Wednesdays and Fridays, using an A340-500 aircraft configured to carry 240 passengers, with 12 in first class, 28 in...
Q&A: The Gender Imbalance In Moroccan Politics
Al Jazeera Yahoo! News Nabila Mounib, 55, is the first woman to lead a major political party in Morocco. In January 2012, she was elected secretary-general of the Unified Socialist Party, a secular and socialist party created in 2005. A lifetime political activist and...
Paris Attacks: France Must Boost Cooperation With Morocco To Fight The Jihadi Menace
Times of India Blogs The horrific terror strikes in Paris that have resulted in the deaths of at least 127 people and injured another 200 mark the worst attack on French soil since World War II. Eight heavily armed terrorists struck at different locations across the...
HM The King Offers Condolences To French President Following Terrorist Attacks In Paris
All Africa Maghreb Arabe Presse (Rabat) HM King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences to French President François Hollande following Friday's terrorist attacks in several neighborhoods of Paris. The Sovereign expresses deep emotion and sadness over the odious...
Western Sahara: The Speech Of Mohammed VI In Laayoune Inflames Situation In Algiers, Tindouf
Sahara News by Ali Haidar The visit of King Mohammed VI to the Western Sahara and principally the speech he delivered on November 6 from Laayoune, have stunned Algerian leaders and inflamed the situation in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps. King Mohammed VI delivered...