French President Starts Two-Day State Visit to Morocco
abc News by the Associated Press French President Francois Hollande is arriving in Morocco for a two-day visit aimed at strengthening cooperation against terrorism and boosting economic partnership with the former colony that counts France as its leading foreign...
UN Envoy Resumes Talks With GNC In Morocco To Settle Libya’s War
Globalpost.com Xinhua News Agency Head of the UN Support Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Leon resumed Saturday his talks with General National Congress (GNC) in the Moroccan city of Skhirat after five days pause. UNSMIL set Sept. 20 as deadline for the GNC...
President Hollande’s Visit To Morocco To Strengthen Long-Term Bilateral Relations
Eurasia Review By Said Temsamani French President Francois Hollande is leading a large delegation in a two-day visit to Morocco. Hollande will arrive Saturday in Tangier to meet King Mohammed VI. The French delegation will include not only senior officials in French...
Moroccan Phosphate Exporter OCP’s First-Half Profit Up 66 Pct
Reuters by Aziz El Yaakoubi Morocco's Office Cherifien de Phosphate (OCP), the world's largest phosphate exporter, posted first-half net profit up 66 percent year on year to 3.99 billion Moroccan dirham ($416.5 million), the company's data showed on Friday. The profit...
Libya Peace Talks Stall As Deadline Looms
World Bulletin / News Desk Libya is sliding deeper into turmoil since 2011 with two rival administrations and armed groups battling for control of oil-rich North African nation. Libya's UN-brokered peace talks have met with objections on both sides, making a...
US Sends Guantanamo Inmate Back To Morocco
Yahoo News AFP The United States announced Thursday it has repatriated a Moroccan prisoner who spent 13 years at Guantanamo Bay, as part of a long-running effort to close the military prison in Cuba. id Younis Abdurrahman Chekkouri was sent home to Morocco following a...
Spanish Enclave Offers Glimpse Of Fortress Europe
Voice of America In September 2005, hundreds of African migrants stormed the barbed wire fences in the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in Morocco, seeking to make their way into Europe. Five died and many were severely injured. Today, the flow of migrants trying...
Arab Maghreb Union: Overcoming Competition In Favor Of Cooperation (Part II)
Jadaliyya.com by Wafa Ben Hassine [This article is the final part in a two-part Jadaliyya series on the Arab Maghreb Union. Read the first part here.] Comparison with ASEAN: From Crisis to Unity The global economy is making it increasingly difficult for non-integrated...
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI Denounces Provocations At Holy Sites In Jerusalem
Eurasia Review By Said Temsamani The Moroccan Press Agency (MAP) reported that “King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al Quds Committee, an offshoot of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held phone talks with HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan, Sheikh...
TASWEEK Considers Two Additional ‘Smart’ Healthcare Tourism Projects In Morocco For Its Portfolio
Al Bawaba TASWEEK Real Estate Development and Marketing, an advisor and solutions provider serving the property markets, has confirmed that the Grand Opening of its award-winning Marrakesh Healthcare City (MHC) residential and healthcare complex in Morocco will be...