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Morocco explores Turkish investments opportunities

Istanbul - The 2nd edition of the conference on investment opportunities in Morocco will be held Tuesday in Istanbul, under the theme "Morocco, a strategic partner of Turkey in Africa," according to...

Tunisia: 3 arrested in alleged terror plot

Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisian authorities arrested three suspected Islamist militants near the Libyan border on Sunday and said they uncovered a terror plot targeting industrial and tourist sites and...

Morocco to host two major GFCM technical meetings in 2015

Rome - Morocco will host two major technical meetings of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in 2015, said on Sunday a sources of the United Nations Food and Agriculture...

Doping: FRMA suspends athletes Mouna Tabsart, Abderrahim El Asri

Rabat - Athletes Mouna Tabsart and Abderrahim El Asri, tested positive for doping, were suspended eight and two years respectively by the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Moroccan Athletics...

EVTEKS 2014, opportunity for Moroccan businesses to reach new markets

Istanbul - The 20th edition of the Istanbul Home Textile Exhibition, "EVTEKS", slated for May 21-25 in Istanbul, was a good opportunity for Moroccan participating companies to establish new promising...

Morocco has one of most active civil societies in Arab world, El Yazami

Rabat - Chairman of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH), Driss El Yazami said, Saturday in Rabat, that Morocco has one of the most active civil societies in the Arab world thanks to the...

2 soldiers killed on Tunisian militant mountain

Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia's Ministry of Defense says two soldiers were killed and four others wounded by a blast on a mountain near the border with Algeria....

Tunisian court dismisses blogger drug charges

Tunis, Tunisia - A Tunisian court has dismissed a drug charge against a prominent blogger and a photographer. Defense lawyer Ridha Riddaoui...

Over 550 people arrested within two days in Casablanca, police

Casablanca - Casablanca's security services arrested on Wednesday and Thursday 558 people during major operations in various districts for different crimes, said a police source....

DCFTA: Moroccans' access to medicine is guaranteed, European Commission

Brussels - The Deep and Comprehensive free trade agreement (DCFTA), negotiated between Morocco and the EU will not include any measures likely to restrict Moroccans' access to medicine, said the...

La star Sud-Coréenne Kim Soo Hyun réalise une séance photo à Marrakech

Séoul : Kim Soo Hyun est un acteur et chanteur sud-coréen. Il a été à Marrakech pour une séance photo, pour le compte de 4 grands magazines de mode asiatiques. Les photos prises dans les décors de la...

Marrakech, world capital of marketing in March 2015

Casablanca - The city of Marrakech will host the "Global Marketer Week" in March 2015, with the participation of more than 500 marketing professionals representing more than 30 countries, according...

First Belgian school in Morocco to received students next school year

Casablanca - The first Belgian school in Morocco, located in Dar Bouazza, will open its doors next September to receive students for school year 2014-2015, delegate of the Wallonia-Brussels...

Egypt's Global Telecom books in cost of Algerian settlement

Cairo - Egypt's Global Telecom has restated its results for last year, increasing its net loss to 20 billion Egyptian pounds ($2.81 billion) from a previously reported $924-million after booking in...

Tinderbox situation in North Africa: Can have dangerous spillover effects

The region of Sahara and Sahel in northern Africa is currently undergoing dramatic changes, and faces serious security threats and escalating tensions. Several cases and developments reflect this...

US Wants To Open Talks With Algeria For Trade And Investment Framework Agreement

Algiers - The United States wants to open discussions with Algeria on the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) signed by the two countries in 2001, said US Department of Commerce senior...

L'actrice Michèle Rodriguez se rend avec son ‘amoureuse’ Cara Delevingne à Marrakech

Londres : L’actrice américaine d’origine latine, Michèle Rodriguez, star de la saga hollywoodienne, Fast & Furious, se rendrait à Marrakech, pour un voyage romantique avec son amoureuse, le...

Fitch: Arab Spring Leads to Divergent Rating Paths for Morocco and Tunisia

Fitch Ratings says in a new report that the divergence in rating dynamics between Morocco (BBB-/Stable) and Tunisia (BB-/Negative) since the start of the Arab Spring in early 2011 reflects different...

Tunisia arrests Islamists from Libya, says were planning attacks

Tunis - Tunisia on Wednesday arrested eight Islamists arriving from its troubled neighbour Libya and said they were planning attacks in Tunisia....

Moroccan inflation steady at annual 0.4 percent in April

Rabat - Morocco's consumer price inflation was 0.4 percent year-on-year in April, the same as in March and February, the High Planning Authority said on Wednesday....