American Legation in Tangier Listed by U.S. National Trust for Historic Preservation

Moroccan-American longstanding friendship, strategic alliance, and shared history have been honored by the U.S. National Trust for Historic Preservation which listed the American Legation in Tangiers among this year’s eleven most endangered American historic sites. Speaking during a ceremony held Wednesday in Washington, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma praised […]

Morocco’s energy ministry under scrutiny over limited use of spare storage capacity

Morocco’s energy ministry is facing renewed scrutiny over the actual use of storage facilities at the idle Samir oil refinery, after energy minister Leila Benali said the state had enabled operators to access the infrastructure over the past three years. Speaking to 2M TV channel, Benali said her ministry had used Samir’s storage capacity as […]

DRC accuses Apple of using illegal minerals from war-hit regions

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused Apple of sourcing precious metals used in its Iphones and Mac laptops from warlords in its conflict-stricken east. DRC lawyers called the minerals allegedly illegally acquired by Apple- such as tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold- as “tainted with blood” of the Congolese people. The lawyers sent Apple […]