Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — A Western energy contractor plans to intensify exploration in Morocco over the next year. Australia’s Tangiers Petroleum was preparing to explore a 670 kilometer block off the coast of Morocco in 2012. Tangiers has completed a three-dimensional seismic survey at the offshore block of Tarfaya and was conducting analysis in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco, led by an Islamist government, has begun releasing Al Qaida-aligned clerics. The North African kingdom has freed several clerics linked to Al Qaida, including the suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003. Officials said the release was part of a campaign to reconcile with the so-called Salafist opposition. “The state […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Tunisia has been concerned over the influence of Al Qaida-aligned clerics from neighboring Morocco. Officials said the Tunis government was intent on countering efforts by Muslim elements in Morocco to spread Al Qaida doctrine. The officials said the Moroccans were encouraging violence in Tunisia, particularly against secular and Western elements […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — King Mohammed has begun vetoing decisions by Morocco’s new Islamist government. The king has taken measures to restrict the authority of the Islamist government of Prime Minister Abdul Ilah Benkirane. In the latest move, Mohammed fired the president of the nation’s broadcast authority, which sought to ban advertisements for gambling […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco’s new Islamist parliament wants to reduce the authority of King Mohammed. Parliament has introduced legislation that would strip some of the powers of the king. The bill called for the transfer of some of the king’s authority to Morocco’s new Islamist prime minister, Abdelilah Benkirane. “In this country, even […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — In an unprecedented admission, Morocco has linked security forces to drug traffickers. The Morocccan Interior Ministry said a drug trafficking network was working with elements in the kingdom’s security services. The ministry did not identify the Moroccan agencies or any suspected officers. “Within the framework of investigations conducted by the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Morocco has been deemed a major potential energy site. A senior Western executive said Morocco could find major crude oil and natural gas reserves in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The executive, Damon Neaves of Australia’s Pura Vida, said Morocco could benefit from recent offshore discoveries of high grade […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Morocco has been promoting the development of a solar power aircraft. Morocco has agreed to host the first flight of a solar aircraft from Europe to North Africa. Organizers said the airplane, called Solar Impulse and developed by Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, would fly 2,500 kilometers from Spain to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco, with the help of Western majors, has been developing an aerospace sector. Industry sources said the North African kingdom was overseeing the expansion of its aerospace sector in what could also bolster Morocco’s defense industry. They said such major Western companies as Boeing, Bombardier, Safran and United Technologies were […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been sending troops for a major military exercise in Morocco. The U.S. Marine Corps has sent hundreds of soldiers for African Lion, scheduled to take place in Morocco in early April. Officials said 1,200 U.S. military personnel were being prepared for the exercise in the North […]