Arab Herald, AllAfrica, MAP (Rabat, Morocco, June 18, 2013) – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI inaugurated Monday in Rabat the Maroc Telecom Tower, a high-tech building that enriches the capital city’s architectural heritage. The Glass Tower which serves as Maroc Telecom’s new corporate head-office has been designed to reflect the expertise and know-how of Morocco’s […]
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Casablanca’s new sky train could be ready as early as end of 2017 – La Vie Eco
(Article in French) La Vie Eco (June 17, 2013) –In light of the early success of the tramways in both Rabat and Casablanca, on June 6th, Casablanca’s city council decided on a route for the upcoming sky train (elevated rail), and set the date of January of 2014 to begin construction. The project, which will […]
Kuwait, Morocco hold round of talks, sign five agreements – KUNA
Kuwait News Agency/KUNA (KUWAIT, June 19, 2013) — The seventh session of the joint higher committee between the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Morocco kicked off here on Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah headed the Kuwaiti side while Morocco was represented by Foreign Affairs and […]
Hip hop festival promotes stability, mobilizes youth against extremism in Sahel
Magharebia, by Jemal Oumar (Nouakchott, Mauritania, June 17, 2013) – Hip-hop artists, rappers and music bands from Niger, Senegal, France and other countries are set to perform in Nouakchott at the annual Assalamalekoum Festival. The week-long festival that begins June 20th is an annual reminder about the dangers of terrorism and extremism, festival director […]
Why Mideast Monarchies Survive – Forbes
Forbes, by Robert D. Kaplan, Stratfor (June 19, 2013) — A startling fact has emerged from the Arab Spring that few have remarked upon: despite the pining for democracy by the Muslim masses, it’s comparatively safe to be a king or sultan. Royal families have survived better in this age of upheaval than secular autocrats, […]
Morocco holds rate steady, encourages loans to small businesses – Central Bank News
Central Bank News (June 18,2013) — Morocco’s central bank held its key rate steady at 3.0 percent, saying inflation is expected to remain in line with the bank’s price stability objective and the risks are balanced. Bank Al-Magrib also said it would implement a new program to encourage banks to lend to very small, […]
Negotiators meet in Morocco for Treaty to Improve Access to Books for Visually Impaired
“Such a treaty will enable blind and visually impaired to access, research and take advantage of written copyrighted material across the world.” –Morocco’s King Mohammed VI AG-IP News, MAP (GENEVA, Switzerland, June 18, 2013) — More than 600 negotiators from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)’s 186 member states began work on finalizing a new […]
Terrorism knows no border; Maghreb threat rising after action in Mali – Magharebia
*”There are more links between criminal elements than between the governments themselves… Terrorism is a cross-border phenomenon that requires a cross-border response.”* Magharebia, Interview by Bakari Gueye (Nouakchott, Mauritania, June 14, 2013) — When it comes to dismantling networks of terrorists and traffickers, Maghreb countries have a big problem. There are now more links […]
Business News: Morocco CDG Fund Says It Will Increase 2013 Investments – Bloomberg
Bloomberg-Businessweek, by Souhail Karam (June 17, 2013) — Caisse de Depot et de Gestion, Morocco’s biggest institutional fund, said it plans to deliver 52 percent of a five-year investment plan as it boosts spending by the end of 2013. CDG invested 19 billion dirhams ($2.3 billion) in 2011 and 2012 as part of its […]
In Tunisia, a sense of drift amid struggle over Islam – Washington Post
Washington Post, A1, by Edward Cody (Tunis, Tunisia, June 17, 2013) — Two and a half years after kindling a revolution that flamed across the Arab world, Tunisians have moved on to the next chapter, a political struggle between Islamic fundamentalism and the tolerant, Mediterranean-style Islam that has characterized their nation’s 57 years as an […]
