Egyptian ashmawi extradited from Libya

Uber Starts Operating in Morocco, Gateway to North Africa

Cab-booking app Uber, which has sparked a swirling controversy in Europe and its US home base, has started operations in Casablanca where this new cab service is gaining momentum. Uber is one of the apps people can download to their mobile phones and use to book and pay for taxi rides. Launched in 2009 in […]

A Moroccan wanted for alleged connection to terror group arrested in Spain

Spanish police announced Wednesday the arrest of a 30-year old Moroccan national in Coloma de Gramenet, near Barcelona. The suspect was under an international arrest warrant issued by Moroccan authorities last September, Moroccan news agency MAP reported, quoting a statement of the Spanish police. The man is suspected of being involved in a “terrorist organization” […]

Morocco’s King launches construction works for Marrakech high-speed train

King Mohammed VI of Morocco chaired the launch ceremony of construction works to extend the high-speed rail network further south to Marrakech, as part of a rail development plan worth 10 billion dollars, including intercity and urban trains. The Kenitra-Marrakech new high-speed train, will be achieved at a total cost of 5.7 billion dollars, excluding […]