The general assembly of the International Road Safety Organization unanimously elected Morocco as a President for a four-year term. The election took place during the organization’s general assembly in Lisbon, during which Morocco was represented by permanent secretary of the national committee for the prevention of traffic accidents, Nasser Boulaajoul. This election makes Morocco the […]
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Chatham House Expert Urges UK to Boost Economic Ties with Morocco, Tunisia
Jane Kinninmont, the deputy head of the Middle East and North Africa program at the Chatham House think tank said that the UK should build on the Brexit in order to boost ties with the MENA region especially, Morocco and Tunisia. “The UK’s departure from the EU posed potential economic opportunities for countries such as […]
Five Moroccan Women Taking Part in US TechWomen Program
Five Moroccan women are taking part in the US program 2016 of TechWomen, an Initiative of the State Department aiming to strengthen relations between Washington and MENA countries. The Moroccan women are Lamiae Benmakhlouf (Deputy Manager/ Moroccan Information Technopark Company), Fatima Zahra El Bouzidi (Key Account Manager/Société Maghrébine de Monétique S2M), Meryam Benjelloun Dakhama (3D […]
Morocco Hosts EIB MED Conference on Climate Action in the Mediterranean
Climate change is expected to severely impact the MENA region and tackling climate change is therefore a key priority both for the Mediterranean countries’ governments and for their international partners. After the historic agreement reached in Paris last November and in the run-up to the COP 22 in Marrakech, the European investment bank organizes sept.8th […]
U.S. ADM Starts Operating Sweetener Plant in Casablanca
The U.S. agribusiness group, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), said that its Casablanca’s sweetener plant started operating in August with a view to boosting its footprint in the sweetener and starch market in the MENA region after expanding in Eastern Europe last year. The announcement was made by the CEO of the Chicago-based company PDG […]
U.S. Triples Exports to Morocco Ten Years after FTA
U.S. exports to Morocco have more than tripled in the decade following the entry into force of the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, Global Trade Magazine says in an Article on August 31. Citing data released by the International Trade Administration, the Magazine notes that with the entry into force of the Morocco-USA […]
Egypt: roadside explosion injured three people in Cairo
A roadside bomb explosion in a populated neighborhood of Cairo late Wednesday injured three people and damaged police cars, reports say. State-run news agency Mena explained that the explosion emanated from an explosive device which was placed in the street of in the Feisal neighborhood. The agency added that device was detonated as police convoy […]
U.S. to Send California Police Instructors to Morocco
The United States will send to Morocco, one of its major allies in MENA, a team of instructors from the California Highway Patrol. California Highway Patrol (CHP) are planning to travel to Morocco under a partnership with the US State Department to support international law enforcement and anti-crime efforts, says US SCV TV channel. The […]
MENA: ISIS Shia attacks could trigger regional sectarian warfare
The Islamic State group seems to be on the verge of refreshing its tactics as it continues to lose territories. The latest attacks claimed by the Sunni inclined Islamic State group have targeted public places in Shia areas especially in Iraq where ISIS eventually lost Ramadi to the Iraqi troops. Shia groups retaliated to these […]
Morocco: Crime rate dropped by over 9% in 2015
The crime rate in Morocco has dropped by more than 9% over the first nine months of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014. The figures were disclosed by Junior Interior Minister Charki Draiss at a briefing before the parliament’s interior committee on Monday. Draiss told the lawmakers that the number of overall crimes […]









