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Morocco and the Gulf:a strategic shift? - 02/05/2012 NAU
Morocco is eyeing the cash rich Gulf countries as a destination for exports and investment opportunities.
Maroc Export says that there is...
Sonatrach to resume Libya operations next week - 02/05/2012 NAU - Agencies
Sonatrach is to resume its upstream operations in neighbouring Libya next week after a year's absence, an official in the Algerian energy sector said to Reuters on Tuesday....
Death toll in Cairo protests rises to over 20. - 02/05/2012 NAU - Agencies
The number killed in the protests near the defence ministry has risen to least 20 people according to the BBC. dozens injured when unidentified attackers stormed a protest by followers of the...
Morocco: High-speed growth - 02/05/2012 OBG
Under its national strategy for information and digital economy, Digital Morocco 2009-13, the country has seen the number of people connected to the internet rise to around 49% of the population....
Interview with Nadia Echiguer - 02/05/2012 NAU
Nadia Echiguer has launched the Moroccan Fine Art online gallery in London.She spoke about her project to NAU and her thoughts on the art scene in Morocco....
Celebration of International Day of Jazz in Algiers - 02/05/2012 APS
A musical concert was hosted by the famous Serbian pianist Bojan Z and several Algerian artists in the Ibn Zaydoun room in Algierson the occasion of the first "International Day of Jazz"....
Media Faces New Crackdown - 02/05/2012 Jillian Kestler-D’Amours - IPSNews.com
The Palestinian Authority’s arrest of journalists and activists critical of its policies are threatening freedom of expression and journalistic freedoms in the West Bank, according to local human...
Mali Heading Closer to Civil War - 01/05/2012 William Lloyd-George - IPSNews
Since January, various groups of Tuareg rebels in Mali have come together in an attempt to administer a new northern state called Azawad.
While...
France Caught Between Right and Left - 01/05/2012 A. D. McKenzie - IPSNews
French workers turned out in droves on May 1, International Workers’ Day, to back their political candidates ahead of the second round of the French presidential elections next Sunday. But France’s...
Moroccan firms seek Saudi investment - 01/05/2012 NAU
A visiting Moroccan business delegation, representing 39 industrial and commercial companies, visited the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Arab News reported....
Labour Day sees protests against austerity and unemployment - 01/05/2012 NAU - Agencies
Europe is seeing widespread Labour Day protests against austerity and unemployment .France and Greece are both holding crucial elections on Sunday....
Mali ex-junta says counter-coup defeated - 01/05/2012 NAU - Agencies
Early in the night, a regional diplomatic source indicated that the Bamako airport was under the control of loyalist forces.
The situation...
Moroccan Universities to face digitisation challenge - 30/04/2012 ANSAmed
In order to grow and open themselves to new horizons, Moroccan universities have a fundamental need to develop a digital space and information system, according to student and university leaders, who...
Study on Algiers and its Vulnerability To Climate Change And Disasters - 30/04/2012 NAU - Agencies
A study on vulnerability and adaptation to the city of Algiers to climate change and natural disasters has been launched to deal with the issue of climate change and natural hazards in urban areas,...
Morocco Foreign Reserves fall - 30/04/2012 NAU - Agencies
Morocco lost DH 21 billion in foreign exchange reserves in 2011, according to a statement by Bank Al-Maghrib, the country’s central bank. Morocco’s reserves can only cover five months of imports....
ILO calls for change in Youth employment policies. - 30/04/2012 NAU - Agencies
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) warned that unless there was a change in policy direction, the job market would remain subdued until the end of 2016 and economic growth in the regions may...
Mali ex-junta chief rejects troops - 29/04/2012 AFP
The captain who led a coup in Mali last month before handing power back to a civilian president rejected the decision by West African states to send troops to Mali on Saturday....
Egyptian Presidential elections: a changing scenario. - 29/04/2012 NAU - Agencies
The Salafist Al Nour party has selected Abdel-Moneim Aboul Fotouh as its candidate. A former member of the Muslim Brotherhood he was expelled last year because he decided to run in the presidential...
KSA logs biggest number of patents in Arab world - 29/04/2012 The Saudi Gazette
Saudi Arabia leads the Arab world in having the biggest number of patents at 147 patents to its credit, figures from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) showed....
Libya: Assessing Berber Prospects - 29/04/2012 Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi -PJ Media
One reason the term “Arab Spring” is a misnomer is because of the participation of non-Arabs, including Kurds in Iraq and Syria as well as Berbers in Morocco and Libya....