Latest in Tag: Morocco Highlight
Latest in Tag: Morocco
Environment minister meets with African counterparts to prepare for COP22
It’s important to have a common stance and vision towards the Paris agreement, says minister
Bakchic: Morocco’s fashion ambassador
“The main goal of Bakchic is to make all kinds of traditional clothing that are true treasures of Morocco and the Arab world a daily casual choice of wardrobe,” says designer
Moroccan foreign minister meets Egyptian officials
Meetings to focus on regional growth, counter-terrorism efforts
Tourism – out of the shadow of terror?
Morocco – like Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt – has suffered a dip in tourism figures after terror attacks. Visitor numbers are still dropping, even five years after the last attack in the North African country.
Voluntary initiatives should not replace developed countries’ responsibility towards Africa: Environment Minister
As world leaders prepare for the COP22 in Marrakesh, Egypt highlights its vulnerabilityÂ
Environment Minister heads to Morocco to attend COP22 preparation meetings
Fahmy is expected to give a speech on behalf of AMCEN leaders during his two-day visit
Longtime Western Sahara independence leader dies
Mohamed Abdelaziz’s death comes during a tense period over the territory’s status
Mauritania to hold Arab Summit in April after Morocco withdraws
Summit is an occasional meeting that gives false indication of unity among Arab countries, says Moroccan foreign ministry
Egyptian universities comes in the bottom of the top 15 universities in the Arab world list
Suez Canal University came in tenth in list, followed by Alexandria University in eleventh and Cairo University in twelfth
Egypt defeats Morocco in the 2016 African Men’s Handball Championship
The final match was at 7pm and is cause for celebration as Egypt’s team surprised the audience by defeating Morocco by quite a large margin, 31-13
Fatema Mernissi: Moroccan emblem of Islamic feminism
By Moha Ennaji Morocco just lost the great progressive sociologist Fatema Mernissi, who was one of the cultural and intellectual icons of the country. She spent her entire life defending gender equality, women’s causes, moderate Islam, and the Islamic of mercy, love, and tolerance. She dealt with contemporary issues with scientific rigour, objectivity and boldness, …
Could Morocco’s megaplant revive dreams of Saharan solar?
In December, the first plant of a gigantic thermal solar power complex on the edge of the Sahara will go online. But this does not fulfill a former dream of exporting such power to Europe – which is still a long way off. Bold plans to use desert sun to supply northern energy needs were …
Careem acquires funding worth $60m
Abraaj Group is a lead investor in the new deal for the application-based car service provider
Xceed expands to Morocco in French
The company seeks to provide services to their customers in French-speaking countries in Europe such as France, Belgium and Switzerland, as well as Canadian French, which helps the company to compete in global tenders for outsourcing, in which the French language is a key element.
Egypt’s insurance market prospects are encouraging: Moody’s
Economic hurdles such as poverty and shortage of skilled workers will slow sector’s growth
Google launches low-cost smartphone in Africa
Mobile users in six African nations are being targeted by Internet giant Google, which has launched an inexpensive smartphone with them in mind. The Android One program is designed for easy connectivity. Life without a smartphone is unthinkable for many people today. The electronic devices do everything from helping us to plan our day and …
Coalition blockade ‘in violation of the laws of war’: HRW
Yemeni healthcare about to collapse; Moroccan fighter jet “missing” after air strike
Egypt, CMI sign MoU
Signingis Egypt’s third extension of agreement, prolonging cooperation period from 2015 to 2018
Masterpeace Playlist connects Egypt and Morocco
The Masterpeace organisation is an international network that believes in the peaceful power of music.
D-caf: The contemporary advocate of downtown returns
This year, the festival brought a new idea that brings out arts’ social responsibility.
Foreign minister promises support for Federation of Arab Journalists
The federations promotes joint Arab action, says Sameh Shoukry
Real Madrid revels in records set at FIFA Club World Cup!
The team reaped its fourth title this year, the first time in its history.
Free theatre course offers opportunity to work with Kevin Spacey
The Middle East Theatre Academy and Kevin Spacey Foundation have partnered together to create Home Grown, the region’s first theatre programme to discover future performers
Morocco: The Champion of Arab Golf
Morocco won the title after topping the rankings at the tournament, coming in first with a total score of 310 strokes, to preserve the title it won last year at the same competition, held in Egypt.
Al-Azhar launches international counterterrorism conference
The conference gathered a group of international religious scholars
Elaf Group hopes to increase share of Egyptian Umrah travellers
Egypt one of the largest Umrah markets with 945,000 pilgrims last year
Arab League calls for unity in face of regional crisis
Challenges confronting Arab region exceed security measures taken, says Arab League head El-Araby
Arab League foreign ministers meet to discuss regional issues
Foreign ministers meet Sunday in Arab League to discuss Palestinian and Libyan developments
Egyptian FM calls Moroccan counterpart after prostitution comment
An Egyptian television host claimed the Moroccan economy was based on prostitution
Egypt’s Army Chief of Staff meets Libyan counterpart to discuss border security
Military leaders discuss means of securing common border and halt illegal crossing