Section: Morocco
Russia Eyes Moroccan Tomatoes, Citrus After Crises with Turkey
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Taroudant – Russia’s Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev said on Wednesday that his country may replace imports of vegetables from Turkey with goods from its others economic partners, including Morocco. As tensions mount between Moscow and Ankara, Morocco is among the countries poised...
Forbes Ranks Vladimir Putin World’s Most Powerful Person
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Rabat – Forbes, the American business magazine, ranked for the third time Russian President Vladimir Putin the “world’s most powerful person” in its 2015 rankings published Wednesday. “He’s one of the few men in the world powerful enough to do what he wants –and get away with it,” the...
United States Can No Longer Ignore Instability in Algeria
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Washington DC – The United States has long been on the sidelines watching Frances’s foreign policy agenda dictates the course of events in North Africa. However, as Algeria enters a period of political uncertainty and military insecurity, the U.S. with help from allies in Europe and the...
UEFA Champions League: Arsenal Revives Hopes After Beating Bayern
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Ayoub Derraza Rabat – Arsenal and Chelsea try to keep hope alive for Champion’s League success. Arsenal revived their Champions League hopes in thrilling fashion with a crucial victory over Bayern Munich at Emirates Stadium in London. During the match’s first half, both team had...
Trans-Mediterranean Migration: A Pragmatic Perspective
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Hicham Barakat Rabat – Migration and asylum are among the most widely debated issues in the European Union today. Countries south and east of the Mediterranean Sea have recently seen an unprecedented level of European-bound migration, especially after the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions and the...
José Mourinho Secures 200 Wins as Chelsea’s Coach
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});New York – José Mourinho was satisfied after Chelsea’s win 2-0 against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday morning. With this performance, the Portuguese reaches 200 victories as Chelsea’s coach. The “Blues” boss spoke to the press following his team’s victory, which he...
José Mourinho’s Outfit at Kiev Stirs Social Media Jokes
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});New York – José Mourinho arrived in Kiev for the Ukraine vs Spain match on Monday night, dressed in a peculiar outfit that provoked a series of jokes and comparisons among social media users. The Portuguese man does not need an introduction. He makes headlines and feeds the media with every match,...
The Eighth MEDays International Forum to be Held in Tangier
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Yasyn Mouhir Rabat – The Amadeus Institute announced the Eighth MEDays International Forum from November 11 to 14, 2015 in Tangier. This year’s session will address the theme “Des chocs à la co-émergence” (“from shocks to co-emergence”). The MEDays Forum has emerged as a meeting place to...
Svetlana Alexievich Wins 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature
By Yasyn Mouhir Marrakech – The Swedish Academy announced on Thursday, October 8, Belarusian Svetlana Alexievich as the winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature. The author and journalist was rewarded “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time”. Svetlana Alexievich was born on May 31, 1948 in Ukraine. She...
Will Morocco Become Russia’s New Weaponry Customer?
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Moscow – The Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Morocco might go further into comprehensive cooperation to include military deals. What challenges might this move face? In August 2015, several Russian and Moroccan media outlets reported that Morocco and Russia were close to signing a deal for...