Moroccan National Becomes New Boss Of Climate Change Panel
Star Africa Posted by: APA The current Vice-President of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Abdalah Mokssit, from Morocco, has been offered and he accepted the position of new Secretary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The announcement...
Polisario Urges U.N. To Keep Pressure On Morocco Over Western Sahara
Reuters By Louis Charbonneau The leader of Western Sahara's Polisario Front separatist movement on Thursday wrote to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urging him and the Security Council to pressure Morocco to stop interfering with U.N. peacekeepers. Last...
Lockton Opens Morocco Office, Based In Casablanca Finance City
Insurance Journal Lockton, the largest privately held, independent insurance broker in the world, has opened an office in Morocco, based in Casablanca Finance City (CFC), an economic hub for the region. Lockton’s Middle East operations serve clients in the marine,...
Alstom Takes Control of Cabliance by Acquiring Nexans Stake
NewsWire Today Alstom and Nexans signed an agreement defining the terms of a new governance for Cabliance, the joint venture set up in Fès, Morocco, with a 50/50 holding - Nexans.com / Alstom.com. FR0010220475; ALO. After a five-year partnership, Alstom has acquired...
Music Festival Kicks Off 12/5 In Morocco
ANSAmed (by Olga Piscitelli) 3 days of African rhythms, jazz and 'world music' in Essaouira. The Gnaoua World Music Festival will this year run from May 12-15 in the picturesque Atlantic coastal town of Essaouira and will focus on the musicians that made the town...
Morocco Sees Growth In Large-Scale Wind Energy Projects
EIN NEWS PRESSWIRE The Wind Power Morocco Conference will take place from 5 - 6 September 2016 in Oujda, Morocco. Morocco has committed to a massive integrated wind energy programme, spanning over a period of 10 years with a total investment estimated at 31.5 billion...
Putin, Moroccan King Mohammed VI Discuss Western Sahara Settlement
TASS RUSSIA Russian Politics & Diplomacy Vladimir Putin noted the importance of further UN-brokered collective efforts to reach fair, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the Western Sahara problem. Russian President Vladimir Putin and King...
Young Arabs Reject ISIS, Worry About Lack Of Jobs, Poll Finds
NPR Greg Myre Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images A broad survey of Arab youth in the Middle East and North Africa found that an overwhelming majority reject the Islamic State and its aims, though they see a lack of jobs and opportunities as major problems in their countries...
Marathon Des Sables 2016 Photos: Toughest Race In The world, Across The Sahara Desert In Morocco
IB TIMES UK By David Sim photos by: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP The toughest race in the world is currently under way in the Sahara Desert of southern Morocco. Around 1,100 runners from all over the world are competing in the Marathon des Sables – a six-day, 257km...
Masdar To Conclude Moroccan Solar Home Installation Project By H2 2016
SeeNews Renewables by Ivan Shumkov Abu Dhabi-based renewables developer Masdar expects to complete its project to electrify rural Morocco with solar power by the second half of 2016, having deployed half of the systems under the plan so far. As unveiled a bit over a...