Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Morocco, Switzerland to cooperate in rail infrastructure

Morocco and Switzerland signed an agreement to cooperate on transport infrastructure as the North African country prepares to extend the-high-speed-train link south of Casablanca. The agreement was signed by Moroccan transport minister, Abelkader Amara, and his Swiss counterpart, Simonetta Sommaruga, Friday in Switzerland. The Swiss minister expressed her country’s willingness to help Morocco with its […]

Spain: 16 Moroccans suspected of minors’ trafficking nabbed

Spanish security forces have said they busted four networks of 16 Moroccan nationals suspected of indulging in the trafficking of minors from Morocco to the EU country for fees ranging between €600 and €800. The suspects who live in the cities of Seville and Cádiz used to hold the kids in a center on the […]

Mauritania: Gas production in Banda field May Start in Late 2014

Gas production in the Mauritanian Banda field may start in late 2014 or early 2015, it was announced in Nouakchott earlier this week. The construction of a gas pipeline for the Banda gas field, whose reserves are estimated at 500 billion cubic feet, may be entrusted to U.K.-based explorer Tullow Oil Plc (TLW). Construction works […]