Global Pulse 2010: First Global Online Dialogue in History
“I think it is a great opportunity for linking millions of people to share information, ideas as well as network on serious global challenges”. With this quote, Maureen Agena, information and networking officer in Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET), answered Newstime Africa when she was asked about her opinion on Global Pulse 2010. Global Pulse [...]
UAE President’s Brother Missing in Morocco after Plane Crash
The brother of the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahayan was missing last night after a glider crash in a lake in Morocco. Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahayan is the managing director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority as he is classified on the top of oil body in [...]
Minaret Collapses Killing 36 and Injuring 71 Moroccans
300 worshippers were in the mosque for the Friday afternoon prayer when the minaret collapsed causing a human disaster in Meknes, Morocco. While the Imam (the preacher) was about to start his sermon for 300 worshippers who were in the mosque Bab Berdieyinne for the Friday prayer, the four-century old minaret collapsed killing 36 and [...]
Diplomatic Tensions Between Morocco and Norway
Rabat – Moroccan authorities are asking Norway to punish the Norwegian diplomats who were involved in the” kidnapping” of Skah’s children. The story began last summer when Selma, born in 1993, and Tarik, born in 1996 were smuggled out of Morocco. The two children of Khalid Skah, the Moroccan athlete who won the 10000m at [...]
Tourism vs Terrorism: Classic But Still Frightening
Tourism like any other field is possible to be touched by any political, economic, and social world changes. For Morocco, the field is one of the most economic developments that the country relies on since the 60s, beside agriculture and fishing. Yet tourism in Morocco is the only infrastructure which is not stable due to [...]
MTM to Re-think About Tourism Sector in Morocco
From the 14th to 17th January 2010 Marrakech will host the third edition of Morocco Travel Market. The event is considered an opportunity for tourism professionals to exhibit their products and exchange their experience. What makes this year’s edition special is the theme of financial crisis that the world is touched by. There has been [...]
Morocco Says No to U.S. Demands to Arrest Dadis Camara
According to reports coming out of Rabat, the Capital of Morocco, the government has politely turned down requests by the American government to arrest and detain Guinean President Dadis Camara who is in the country for medical treatment as a result of a gunshot wound to his head. A powerful U.S. delegation was dispatched to [...]
Fourteen Terrorists Jailed in Morocco
The appellate court in Morocco has sentenced fourteen members of a radical terror group called ‘Fath Al Andalous’ (Andalusia Conquest) yesterday in Salé, near Rabat. Rachid Zerbani, who is considered the main accused and the leader of this terror cell, was given a fifteen-year prison terms and a fine of 500.000 dirham ($ 63,000). The [...]
Big Changes in Morocco as Government Moves Towards Regionalisation
Two political events have accentuated the Moroccan political scene in the last two days: the launch of the Advisory Committee on Regionalisation on Sunday and the government reshuffle on Monday, both appointed by HM King Mohamed VI. The Advisory Committee on Regionalisation comes along to serve in the regionalisation policy that Morocco is up to [...]
Cabinet Reshuffle in Morocco as Interior Minister is Replaced
A former supreme court president has been named as the new Moroccan Interior Minister in a reshuffle that coincides with plans to shift some government powers to the north African country’s regions. The new Minister, Taib Cherkaoui, was born in 1949, and was a was a state prosecutor before he took over as president of [...]