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The invitation extended by a Moroccan association to a controversial Islamic scholar from Saudi Arabia to visit Morocco has caused concerns amongst different organizations, thinkers, analysts and large layers of society over his anti-Shia, anti-Sufi and extremist stances. The infamous cleric, Mohammad al-Arifi, was also unwelcome because of his repeated calls for jihad, holy war, […]
Pressure on rival Libyan political protagonists to endorse the UN-proposed government is increasingly upping with the international community and UN Security Council pushing hard, despite strong division within camps, to back Leon’s proposed government. On Sunday a number of countries, friends of Libya, called on the political protagonists to swiftly back and implement the UN […]
The Joint Committee under the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement Protocol which met lately in Brussels pointed out that the use of the fishing possibilities was satisfactory for both the EU and Morocco and that the absorption rate of the sectoral support funds has reached 72 pc. “Both parties expressed their satisfaction with the results, in […]
The Moroccan Government pledged a €100 million package to support disabled children through grants and scholarships. The move, part of the government’s policy to reduce social disparities, was announced by Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane who threw the Government’s full support behind the first Forum for people with disabilities held in Casablanca earlier this week. Addressing […]
The King of Morocco has urged the members of Parliament and political parties to shoulder their responsibility and to honor the commitments they made to their voters, to heed their claims and respond to their pressing concerns and to avoid trivial disputes. “Representing the citizens is a great responsibility. It must be shouldered by elected […]
Car giant company Nissan Tuesday indicated that it envisions increasing its market share in Morocco by 2016 and make the kingdom its pivotal point to conquer the African continent. Nissan Boss for Africa, Middle East and Far East Christian Mardrus speaking at the launch of a new Nissan show-room in Casablanca said the car producing […]
North Africa and Middle East countries will spend $11.4 billion on information technology products and services in 2015, says US firm Gartner Inc. in its forecast. The MENA countries IT spending includes purchase of internal services, software, information technologies services, data centers, devices and telecom services. According to the Gartner forecast, telecom services, which include […]
Casablanca local authorities Monday cancelled what could have been Morocco’s first beer festival following calls for ban by religious movements. The one month event which was scheduled from October 8 to November 8 has been cancelled amid calls to preserve the identity of the country. Casablanca local authorities issued a press release on Monday indicating […]
Moroccan and Spanish security services have carried out this weekend another successful anti-terror operation which enabled them to capture in total 10 members of a cell which recruits and sends fighters to the Islamic State. Six of the members of this Isis recruiting group were arrested in Moroccan economic capital city of Casablanca, while the […]
Morocco warned Wednesday at the United Nations against “any irresponsible or risky course of action in connection with the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara”. In a speech to the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, King Mohammed VI said the Organization’s work “must not be a destabilizing factor for countries that contribute to […]