AfDB offers Morocco €75 mln loan to develop Rabat airport

The African Development Bank granted Morocco a €75 million loan to help expand and develop Rabat airport into a regional hub. The loan will help expand the airport and acquire new equipment that will enable it to meet international standards as it seeks a larger chunk in regional air traffic, AfDB said in a statement. […]

Souad Mekhennet: a talented new columnist for Newsweek

Souad Mekhennet. The name sounds alien for English-speaking readers but not like the many foreign names that pop up if you Google USA-based journalists. It does not sound Irish, Russian, Polish, Korean nor Japanese. The surname is very familiar in the Arab world and the name is easily pronounced in the Middle East. The name […]

Guatemala opens consulate in Morocco’s Saharan city of Dakhla

Guatemala opened this Thursday a Consulate in Dakhla, pearl of the Moroccan Sahara, joining the countries recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over its Saharan territories and dealing a hard blow to the enemies of the North African Kingdom. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Guatemala’s Foreign minister Mario Adolfo Búcaro and the wali of the region […]