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Danone says Morocco unit lifts profit

Paris - French yogurt and bottled water maker Danone SA says its first-half earnings rose 10 percent after its takeover of a subsidiary in Morocco helped boost profit....

Tunisia killing could spell end to Islamist govt

Tunis — The assassination of a second opposition politician in six months has piled the pressure on Tunisia's troubled Islamist-led coalition government, which came to power in the wake of the Arab...

Tunisia: al-Qaida-linked cell behind both killings

Tunis : The al-Qaida-linked Islamist extremist cell behind an earlier political assassination also killed a leftist Tunisian politician using the same weapon, a top security official said Friday....

Slain Tunisia opposition leader taken for burial under escort

The funeral procession of slain Tunisian opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi left his home under military escort on Saturday ahead of his burial, an AFP correspondent reported. Wrapped in the red...

US seeks transfer of 2 Gitmo detainees to Algeria

Washington — The Obama administration is planning to transfer two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Algeria, the first movement of terrorist suspects from the prison since the president announced a...

Egyptian security forces shoot dead dozens of pro-Mursi supporters

Cairo - Egyptian security forces shot dead at least 70 supporters of ousted President Mohammed Mursi on Saturday, his Muslim Brotherhood said, days after the army chief called for a popular mandate...

Chinese firm Sepco III to build coal power plant in Morocco

Rabat - Chinese firm Sepco III has signed a deal to build a 318 megawatt coal-fired plant in Morocco, as the North African kingdom seeks to meet a growing power demand, state power utility ONEE said...

Tunisia: Opposition leader shot dead

Tunis — Gunmen shot dead the leader of a leftist Tunisian opposition party on Thursday morning, this year's second political assassination in the birthplace of the Arab Spring and another blow to the...

Africa's Sahel region an Islamist breeding ground

As Mali attempts to restore stability through elections after armed conflict with Al Qaeda-linked militias, the spotlight has been thrown on the growing threat of Islamist extremism across the vast...

Tunisia faces street protests after opposition politician slain

Tunis - Shops and banks in Tunisia were closed and all flights cancelled on Friday as the country braced for more street violence a day after the assassination of an opposition politician....

Le Bayern de Munich invite son public à Marrakech et à Agadir

Lemag : Le club allemand [Bayern de Munich]url:http://www.lemag.ma/tags/Bayern+Munich/ , participant en fin de l’année 2013, au [mondial des clubs]url:http://www.lemag.ma/tags/Mondial+des+Clubs/ au...

Algeria seizes 10 quintals of explosive substance near Tunisia border

Algiers - Algerian border guards managed to seize ten quintals of phosphate destined for bombs manufacture near the border with Tunisia, a security source told Xinhua Tuesday on condition of...

Mauritania frees Canadian accused of terror ties

Nouakchott — A 24-year-old Canadian man sentenced to 18 months in prison in Mauritania for alleged ties to al-Qaida's North Africa branch has been freed but remains under surveillance, a...

1.5 bn litres of fuel smuggled each year in Algeria

Algiers - Fuel traffickers smuggle some 1.5 billion litres every year in Algeria, Minister of Energy and Mines Youcef Yousfi has said. "Some...

Morocco's GDP grows 4.3 percent in second quarter

Rabat - Morocco's economy grew by 4.3 percent in the second quarter of 2013, a slower rate of expansion than the 4.8 percent seen in the first quarter pushed by the high added value of the...

Morocco wins best stand awad in "Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market"

Washington - Morocco won the "Best Stand" award at the "Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market," one of the biggest events dedicated to furniture and decoration in the world,...

National competition for Mohammed VI Qur'an memorization and declamation award kicks off

Rabat - The National competition for Mohammed VI Qur'an memorization and declamation award opened on Monday in Rabat. Some 246 people,...

Vivendi in exclusive negotiations with Etisalat to sell its interest in Maroc Telecom

Rabat - Vivendi has entered into exclusive negotiations with Etisalat to finalize an agreement for the sale of its 53% shareholding in Maroc Telecom....

US figures hail great strategic vision' that made of Morocco respected country

Washington - The strategic vision of King Mohammed VI, who made of Morocco a respected country at the international scene, as well as the assertive reforms launched by the Sovereign and his...

Moroccan, Spanish, Portuguese and French gendarmes make joint patrols in summer

Madrid - Members of Morocco's royal gendarmerie will participate, during the summer, in joint patrol with Spanish, French and Portuguese counterparts to ensure security of citizens and tourists, a...