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French and Malian troops take Gao

The French Ministry of defence has confirmed the capture of the northern city of Gao.The town was the stronghold of the Movement for Oness and Jihad, Mujao. French officials said troops from Niger...

French and Malian forces in control of Gao airport

In a statement, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said: "French forces have gained control of the airport and bridge in Gao, in the north-east of Mali."In addition, the Islamists want to...

North Africa gas: Shale in the Sahara? EIU

North Africa is known for its conventional gas production, but attention is now beginning to turn to unconventional resources, especially shale gas. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA)...

Inter-Arab trade is still low

In 2012, the volume of trade between Arab countries did not exceed 10% despite the free trade agreements signed within this framework,according to the economic report released by the General...

Best Employers 2012: APM Terminals and DHL

The winners of the 2012 Best Employers in Morocco (MEM) were announced on Monday night. APM terminals won in the category of large companies ahead of Novec HP and CDG IT, and DHL won in the SME...

BBC Training: Call for Applicants in Morocco

The BBC is leading a series of workshops, as part of the EU-funded Media Neighbourhood Project, in the areas of professional journalism, new media, and management. BBC and EU experts will deliver...

Islamists destroy bridge near Niger border in Mali

Islamic extremists based in the Malian town of Ansongo have destroyed a bridge near the Niger border, officials said on Friday, marking the first use of explosives by the insurgents since the start...

Forty artists sing for the peace and unity of Mali

Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara recently convened forty African music stars around "Mali Ko" (for Mali), a song for the union of Mali and the protection of their culture threatened by terrorist...

Mali: Qatar is funding Islamists to support Doha's influence in region

As France continues its military intervention in the West African nation of Mali, questions about Qatar’s involvement with Islamic militias there have raised concerns in the political sphere....

Economic freedom low in Mediterranean countries

The classification of the Heritage Foundation shows low scores but also disparities between Mediterranean countries on their economic freedom....

Morsi Slams New Lid on Labour Rights

Workers played a pivotal role in the mass uprising that led to former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s downfall. Now, two years on, the same labour movement that helped topple the Arab dictator...

Bab Al Bahar development has 60% of properties sold

More than 60 per cent of the Marina and Riverfront districts at the Bab Al Bahr development in Morocco have been sold and are being delivered, Gulf News reports....

French military strategy in Mali

France aims to secure the north of Mali and according to the newspaper Les Echos, Leclerc tanks could be sent there. Having stabalised the situation in the South the French army plans to strike...

Mali army accused of 'summary executions'

Mali's army has carried out a "series of summary executions" as it fights to recapture the Islamist-controlled north The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH).FIDH said that summary...

Eid Al Mawlid illustrates Moroccans’ dedication and love of the prophet

The celebration by Moroccans of Aid Al Mawlid stems from their deep veneration for his noble person and their commitment to authentic values and higher ideals of Islam....

Witness describes killings by Malian army

Malian soldiers killed people accused of ties to radical Islamists at a bus stop around the time the French-led military intervention began, a witness told The Associated Press on Wednesday,...

US begins transporting French troops to Mali

The U.S. airlift of French forces to Mali to fight Islamic extremists is expected to go on for another two weeks, Pentagon officials said, as hundreds of African troops from Nigeria, Togo, Burkina...

Divers free entangled Dolphin

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Morocco -USFP: Ahmed Reda Chami resigns

Ahmed Reda Chami, ex-minister of commerce and industr in the government of Abbas El Fassi, submitted his resignation from the new political bureau of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP)....

Tunisian tourism: professional federations in Paris to regain the French market

Tunisian tourism executives from federations are on a professional visit in France 22-24January 2013 in an attempt to relaunchTunisian tourism in the French market, the main source of Tunisia’s...