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Letters exchanged between King Mohammed VI and King Carl Gustaf of Sweden
Donor conference amasses 3.25 bln euros for rebuilding Mali
Algeria : Petroceltic postpones listing to complete Isarene permit deal
Morocco Jan-Apr trade deficit falls 1.6 pct
Marrakesh - Russian Experts : Islamic Extremism Threat to ‘Arab Spring’ Countries
Marrakesh - Islamist forces coming to power in ‘Arab Spring’ countries could provoke a fresh wave of protests and lead to civil wars, Arab experts...
Algeria deploys 6,000-strong troops on Tunisian border
ALGIERS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Algeria has deployed 6,000 troops on the borderline with Tunisia in a bid to thwart the infiltration of Salafist...
Al-Qaida-linked cell busted in Egypt targets U.S., French embassies
Cairo - An al-Qaida-linked cell, recently busted in Egypt, had planned to launch suicide car bombings at the U.S. and French embassies in Cairo,...
Algeria says sharp oil price fall would mean budget cuts
Algiers - Algeria may cut spending if crude oil prices keep falling sharply, Finance Minister Karim Djoudi said on Thursday, ahead of an OPEC meeting...
Algeria banks to finance 12-bn-euro housing build
Public banks in Algeria are to finance the building of more than 250,000 new homes by the end of 2014 to the tune of 12 billion euros, the head of...
Party's withdrawal threatens Moroccan govt
Rabat, Morocco — Morocco's second largest political party has announced it is withdrawing from the Islamist-led government elected during the Arab...
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Business
George Abed : Wealth gap between Gulf states, turmoil-hit Arab countries on the rise
Business
AfDB : Africa's "lift-off" held back by illicit finance drain
Johannesburg : Africa's economic development is being held back by a "hemorrhage" of illicit...
European development bank cuts growth forecast for emerging economies
May - Europe's development bank slashed its 2013 growth forecasts for emerging Europe and North...
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King Mohammed VI chairs launching of construction of the Noor solar complex
Ouarzazate - King Mohammed VI chaired this Friday at the rural locality of Ghessate (Province of Ouarzazate) the launching of construction of the first plant of the +Noor+ integrated complex that the Sovereign named "Noor". Chairman of the Moroccan Agency For Solar Energy (MASEN), Mustapha Bakkoury, made on the occasion a presentation highlighting...
A dramatic decline in international terrorism is possible only if the US joins other cultures on an equal footing
While limited and operation-specific cooperation between the US and Russian security agencies is possible and in fact inevitable, a real alliance in the “war on terrorism” seems highly unrealistic because the two countries have different and sometimes opposing geopolitical agendas. As the saying goes, “one’s country’s terrorist is another...
Hezbollah says Syria will supply it weapons
Syria will supply “game-changing” weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group, Hassan Nasrallah, said on Thursday. He made the comments less than a week after Israeli airstrikes on Damascus targeted alleged shipments of advanced Iranian missiles bound for Hezbollah. Israel has signaled it will respond with airstrikes to any...
Gaddafi's ex-spy chief suffers "passive torture" in jail: daughter
Tripoli - A daughter of Muammar Gaddafi's jailed former intelligence chief accused Libya on Thursday of denying him access to a lawyer, family visits and exercise and she likened his detention to "passive torture". Abdullah al-Senussi was one of the late strongman's most feared associates until his 42-year regime was toppled by rebels in 2011. He...
Morocco: The High Council of Ulemas forbids women to be 'Imams' in mosques
Lemag: The Malikite Sunni doctrine for centuries in Morocco prohibits the imamate of women in public prayers at the mosques. The High Council of Ulema issued a fatwa banning Moroccan women from Muslim faiths, driving, as the Imam, the prayers at the mosques in the kingdom, to the priors men or women. The Board which is chaired by the Commander...
The U.S. launches 'Darblanca', the first web radio community in Morocco
Lemag: The web radio 'Darblanca' launched officially on May 3. A first web community radio station in Morocco 'Darblanca is born, it is announced that the U.S. Embassy in Rabat. The idea germinated in the Association 'Coup de Chance' for Youth and funded by MEPI (the Partnership Initiative in the Middle East). In an informative message from...
Tunisian-Algerian talks on security, industrial and trade co-operation
Issues of security, industrial and trade co-operation between Tunisia and Algeria were the focus of the talks of Interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh and the delegation escorting him on Monday afternoon in Algiers, with their Algerian counterparts. During a meeting with the press held after the talks, Larayedh described the talks as "fruitful on...
Ali Larayedh: Tunisia for any solution to the Sahara enjoying the confidence of the belligerents
Lemag : Ali Larayedh, on the eve of a working visit he is making to Algeria, was asked by the officially Algerian media, to comment on his country's position on the matter Sahara. The head of Tunisia's interim government, Ali Larayedh, said on Sunday in Tunis, that "Tunisia supports any fair and equitable solution on the Sahara that enjoys...
Six journalists attacked during a press conference by Nidaa Tounes in Sidi Bouzid
Sidi Bouzid - Six journalists were attacked on Sunday afternoon, in Sidi Bouzid, by a group of young strangers, while they were trying to cover a press conference by the Nidaa Tounes Movement. In the absence of security protection, attackers showed their rejection of the presence of a coordination of the movement in the region and stormed the...
Mauritania: A Canadian detained for links with the Amenas attack
Washington - A Canadian is detained in Mauritania for his links with two of his compatriots who died in January participating in the attack on the Tiguentourine gas site in Algeria by Islamic militants. Mauritania has confirmed that the suspect, Aaron Yoon, following information from the Canadian broadcasting, the CBC. It was reported that Aaron...
Official: Mauritania one of the Sahel countries most affected by desertification
Nouakchott - Mauritania is one of the Sahelian countries most affected by the phenomena of drought and desertification, the secretary general of the Mauritanian Ministry for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Mohamed Ould Mohamed Lamine Yeslem said on Monday. Mauritania suffers from a deterioration of its natural resources, he said at a...
Partial cabinet reshuffle in Mauritania
Nouakchott: The Presidency of the Republic of Mauritania announced on Sunday a partial cabinet reshuffle which involved the Ministry of Communication and Relations with Parliament, as well as Social Affairs, Children and Family, on the proposal Prime Minister Moulay Mohammed Laghdaf. Following this reorganisation, the first vice-president of the...
BP delays Algeria projects as security, terms deter investors
London - BP is delaying two major Algerian gas projects as foreign energy firms seek security guarantees after a deadly Islamist attack, and press the government to soften its investment terms. BP's decision to review plans for the gas fields - including In Amenas where more than 70 people died in January's siege - complicates Algerian efforts to...
Saharan Agriculture : three major development programs for the benefit of 10 provinces in the South
Action plans three major integrated Saharan agriculture development programs will be set up soon, announced on Monday by the Ministers of Agriculture and Rural Development Rachid Benaissa, and Water Resources, Hocine Necib . Those in charge of these two sectors in the ten provinces of the south "are presenting in the next 15 days, the action of...
Pentagon denies Al-Quds al-Arabi’s article on political situation in Algeria
The US Department of Defense denied on Monday the article published by the London-based paper Al-Quds al-Arabi which pretended that the US " deploy the rapid response force" to Spain, in the perspective of possible developments in Algeria linked to the next presidential elections. Asked by APS on these allegations, the Pentagon spokesman for...
French defense minister visits northern Mali
Lemag : France's defense minister reaffirmed Friday that his country will keep 1,000 troops in Mali to fight radical Islamic militants even after the arrival later this year of more than 12,000 U.N. peacekeepers. In a visit to the volatile northeastern city of Gao, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian addressed reporters a day after the U.N....
French journalist expelled from north Mali
The Malian military says it has expelled a French journalist from northern Mali who had documented civilian deaths blamed on Malian soldiers. Lt. Col. Nema Sagara said on Thursday that Dorothee Thienot, who has worked for French newspapers, was ordered by soldiers to leave the northern town of Gao. Sagara said that Thienot had been trying to...
Resolution Establishing a UN Mission in Mali
The Security Council is set to adopt a resolution establishing the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). This mission will take over from the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) and the current UN multidimensional presence in Mali (UNOM). The interim Foreign Minister of Mali, Tiéman...
A dramatic decline in international terrorism is possible only if the US joins other cultures on an equal footing
While limited and operation-specific cooperation between the US and Russian security agencies is possible and in fact inevitable, a real alliance in the “war on terrorism” seems highly unrealistic because the two countries have different and sometimes opposing geopolitical agendas. As the saying goes, “one’s country’s terrorist is another...
Hezbollah says Syria will supply it weapons
Syria will supply “game-changing” weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group, Hassan Nasrallah, said on Thursday. He made the comments less than a week after Israeli airstrikes on Damascus targeted alleged shipments of advanced Iranian missiles bound for Hezbollah. Israel has signaled it will respond with airstrikes to any...
The Princess Consort Lalla Salma invited to a dinner hosted by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Lemag: The wife of King Mohammed VI took part in Amsterdam at a dinner hosted by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in honour of her guests on the eve of the induction ceremony of Crown Prince Willem- Alexander. Princess Lalla Salma is in the Netherlands to represent Morocco and King Mohammed VI at the induction ceremony of Prince Willem-Alexander,...
Editorial
Editorial
They blinked first
When two sides are on a collision course, one realises the consequences blinks and turns away to avoid the collision. In the case of the draft extension of the MINURSO mandate, good sense and the support of Morocco's allies in America, not least the outgoing US Ambassador Sam Kaplan, prevailed. There is much speculation on what happened on the American side but it seems that the US...
Chroniques / Analyses
Chronicles I Debates
The Price of Stability in Algeria
Lahcen Achy - carnegie-mec
Algeria’s regime has so far escaped the revolts that overturned other governments in the Arab world. It has held off unrest primarily by...
The PJD’s Balancing Act
Mohammed Masbah - carnegieendowment
Recent opinion polls published on March 29, show that the Justice and Development Party (PJD) leading the ruling coalition in Morocco still...
The Rise of the Syrian Sisterhood
Raphaël Lefèvre - carnegieendowment
Women’s influence has been increasing in Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood, but they will have to compete with the Qubaysiyat. The Syrian uprising...
Islam and Politics in the New Egypt
Carnegie Endowment - Nathan J. Brown
In the wake of Egypt’s revolution, a sea change is undeniably under way: Islam is playing a different and more powerful role in Egyptian...
Culture
Mimouni El Houssaine presents "The Scales of Time" at the Tindouf Gallery Marrakech
Lemag: "In Mimouni’s native land with its ocher, red, yellow and other shades is his main capital for creation Wherever he goes...
Cultural Spring of the Palmeraie: Tribute to Abdelkrim Ouazzani, opening Saturday, April 27, 18h 30
Born in 1954 in Tetouan, Abdelkrim Ouazzani took courses at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Tetouan and then entered the Beaux-Arts...
The Sounds of Jewish Morocco
On April 18, 2013 I organized the concert The Sounds of Jewish Morocco with Jewish musicians from Casablanca in a beautiful...
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Kidal last Tuareg Militias (MIA, MNLA) Preparing for Ultimate Battle
TechCamp Caravan Chefchaouen
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Layoune: pro-polisario throwing stones at the police (part III)
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Layoune: pro-polisario throwing stones at the police (part II)
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