Morocco: Yasmina Filali Wins Schwab Foundation’s 2016 Social Entrepreneurs Award

Yasmina Filali Head of la Fondation Orient Occident was announced Thursday winner of Swiss-based Schwab Foundation’s 2016 Social Entrepreneur Award for her excellent action in “providing job training to underprivileged Moroccans, sub-Saharan migrants and refugees.” Yasmina Filali features among 11 other laureates crowned by a high profile jury committee chaired by Bangladeshi Mohammad Yunus of […]

Delegation from U.S. Embassy in Morocco Impressed by Dakhla Atlantic Port

Members of the U.S. Embassy’s Economic and Political Sections in Morocco were impressed by the Dakhla Atlantic Port, a strategic project with promising potential to enhance regional connectivity and expand horizons for trade and investment. The announcement of their trip to the Moroccan Sahara was made by the American embassy in a statement posted on […]

Egypt: European travel advice dooming Egypt’s tourism

The powerful tourism industry in Egypt is nearing its doom if the imposed travel advice on European citizens by their governments is not removed. In the past few months, Egypt has been marred by violent protests when it was about to revive its lucrative and important tourism industry. Egyptian officials are claiming that the country […]