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Vers une redynamisation du secteur agricole marocain : le cas du pôle agro-industriel de Berkane

S’il est vrai que le secteur agricole marocain souffre d’un déficit structurel de croissance, dû, en partie, à une sécheresse de plus en plus endémique et à un manque de visibilité des différentes...

What Do Egyptians Know

During the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s 29-year rule, Egyptian protesters stormed state security headquarters in Cairo. Inside they discovered a trove of documents – including surveillance...

Algerian Red Crescent launches a Humanitarian Aid Convoy to Kidal

A humanitarian aid convoy organized by the Algerian Red Crescent for the benefit of the refugee camps in Kidal region Northern Mali was launched on Saturday in the city of Bourdj Badji Mokhtar, in...

Volkswagen may be reluctant to invest in Algeria

The German group car maker Volkswagen has started official contacts with top Moroccan officials with the view to erecting an assembly plant in the North African country, after failing to reach an...

Hisham Kandil, a bearded Egyptian Prime Minister!

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appointed the Minister of Water Resources, Hisham Kandil in the outgoing Ganzouri administration as Prime Minister on Tuesday asking him to form the next...

La nouvelle stratégie industrielle marocaine à la lumière du « Plan Emergence »

Au vu de la conjoncture économique actuelle, et de ses répercussions négatives sur la croissance économique mondiale, le taux de chômage au Maroc aurait enregistré, d’après les derniers chiffres...

Les axes d’intervention de l’Initiative Nationale pour le Développement Humain

Véritable chantier national pour le développement humain au Maroc, l’Initiative Nationale pour le Développement Humain (INDH) constitue un référentiel stratégique pour le progrès social et...

Le modèle économique marocain: Un libéralisme rationnel

Le Maroc connaît aujourd’hui une croissance économique importante et sans précédent, et ce, en dépit de la crise économique et financière internationale qui secoue l’économie mondiale. En effet,...

A Divided Security Council Leads Syria into U.N. Dead End

Just before the Western-inspired resolution against Syria was vetoed in the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quoted as saying the United Nations...

After hydrocarbons, it is the turn of officials:The Benkirane government shoots anything that moves !

After the controversial decision to raise fuel prices last month, the Benkirane government intends to tackle another target: the officials....

Lahcen Daoudi: The government to end free higher education

To go to college, a student will now have to "pay". This is the government's decision for the next Finance Act, according to Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Training managers,...

Saudi calls for extraordinary Muslim summit

Saudi Arabia has called for an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders to be held next month to address risks of "sedition" threatening Muslim countries, state news agency SPA reported on Sunday....

Algeria’s trade surplus improves H1 2012

Algeria’s trade balance recorded a surplus of US$ 15.78 billion in the first half of 2012, against US$ 12.45 billion during the same period in 2011, Algerian Customs’ National Centre of Data...

Mali: dealing with the crisis.

The International Crisis Group recently presented an action plan for all the parties concerned with the conflict in Mali. It remarks that a...

Putting Living together to the test – La Presse de Tunisie

Restaurants and cafes in Tunis normally have they the right to open and serve during the day. The Interior Ministry say they are applying the usual rules but some establishments which are usually...

Festival de la Medina celebrates Maghreb music

Coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, this year's Tunis festival will celebrate a whole range of Maghreb rhythms. From Sufi songs to hip...

Le complexe portuaire de Tanger Med : Une nouvelle fenêtre sur le monde

Jouissant d’une situation géographique stratégique, le royaume chérifien n’a eu de cesse de mettre en avant ses atouts en vue de l’édification d’un Maroc plus fort, occupant toute la place lui...

Have the islamist parties failed ? Forbes

The rising Islamist tide may recede sooner than expected in the Arab world — if recent events in Morocco are any guide writes Richard Miniter author and investigative journalist in Forbes magazine...

Ramadan starts on Friday for most countries and on Saturday 21 July for Morocco.

Most Muslim countries have announced that Friday, July 20, 2012 will be the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. The religious authorities...

L’intercommunalité : un facteur de consolidation de la démocratie locale

Pour bien accompagner l’évolution de la société, le Maroc a entrepris depuis quelques années d’importantes réformes institutionnelles dans différents secteurs. Parmi ceux-ci, la réforme de la gestion...