Jack Lang & Mehdi Qotbi

Jordan: We should be our own leaders, Abdullah tells MENA leaders at WEF

The World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa has opened in Jordan with King Abdullah II calling on the countries of the region to be their own leaders. “My friends, we would solve the problems of our region but only when we build on its strength. We cannot be sidetracked by […]

Morocco Prepares Landmark Reform of Its Industrial Property Law

Morocco is embarking on one of the most comprehensive overhauls of its intellectual property framework in decades, as the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property — known by its French acronym OMPIC — launches a deep revision of the country’s foundational industrial property legislation, Law 17-97, and its implementing regulations. The reform is being […]

Spain: Three Moroccans arrested for promoting & recruiting for ISIS

Spanish security forces pinned down Wednesday in two different operations in the cities of Valencia and Barcelona three Moroccans accused of promoting the Islamic State group and of indoctrinating people on social media for the terrorist group. The first operation in the city of Valencia led to the arrest of a 43-year old man deemed […]