Christopher Ross In Algiers To Reactivate Negotiations On Western Sahara
Sahara News BY Ali Haidar The envoy of the UN SG for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross arrived Sunday in Algiers, where he will try again to reactivate the negotiations on the Western Sahara conflict, opposing Morocco and the Polisario, but where Algeria is a...
Morocco Inflation Eases To 1.7 Pct y/y In August
Reuters Africa By Aziz El Yaakoubi Morocco's consumer price inflation eased to an annual 1.7 percent in August 2.4 percent in July as non-food prices dropped, the High Planning Authority said on Tuesday. Food inflation fell slightly to 3.5 percent from 3.8 percent in...
Morocco Breaks Ground On Renewable Energy Training Centre
See News Renewables by Mariyana Yaneva Morocco on Sunday broke ground on a national institute for professional job training in renewable energy and energy efficiency, Moroccan news agency MAP reports. The building is located at the Gueznaya urban commune,...
Morocco Central Bank Holds Key Rate Steady At 2.5 Pct
Reuters by Aziz El Yaakoubi Morocco's central bank held its benchmark interest rate stable at 2.5 percent, and said economic growth for next year was expected to slow to 2.4 percent from an estimated 4.6 percent this year. (Reporting by Aziz El Yaakoubi; writing by...
Morocco’s BMCE Bank Says First-Half Net Profit Up 18 Pct
Reuters Morocco's BMCE Bank said its net profit rose 18 percent to 1.1 billion dirhams ($114 million) in the first half of 2015, boosted by lower net provisions for bad loans. Along with other Moroccan lenders the bank has in the last few years faced a rise in bad...
Jews Prepare For Yom Kippur In Morocco
Ynetnews.com Dr. Ruchama Weiss Rabbi Levi Brackman Thousands of tourists come to Morocco to celebrate the High Holy Days in the ancient Jewish quarters where Israeli photographer Yisrael Bardugo depicts a buoyant Jewish community. Kapparot (a pre-Yom Kippur attonement...
SNCF Found Guilty Of Discriminating Against Moroccan Workers
The Guardian France Kim Willsher French rail operator was ordered to pay €150m in damages to about 800 north African workers first hired in 1970s. SNCF employees claimed they had deliberately been passed over for promotion and offered them fewer work and retirement...
Tangiers Call For Strong Action And Solidarity For The Climate (September 20, 2015)
Diplomatie.gouv.fr This call has been read by the Minister and his Moroccan counterpart on September 20 on the occasion of the visit of President of the Republic. 1. Climate change is one of the most serious threats to humanity as a whole. Morocco and France are...
Morocco’s King And France’s President Launch ‘Tangiers’ Call For Solidarity-Based And Strong Action In Favor Of Climate’
WAM.ae HM King Mohammed VI of Morocco, and French President Francois Hollande, chaired, on Sunday at the Gueznaya urban commune (Tangiers-Assilah prefecture), the launch ceremony of the "Tangiers' Call for solidarity-based and strong action in favor of climate", an...
Morocco, France Focus On Economy, Counter-Terrorism In Bilateral Talks
Globalpost.com Xinhua News Agency Economy, counter-terrorism and climate change were the focus of talks between Morocco's King Mohammed VI and French president François Hollande, who is on two-day visit to the kingdom on Saturday. As for counter-terrorism cooperation,...