Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria and Morocco have signed their first intelligence accord. The two North African neighbors have signed an agreement to exchange intelligence on insurgency financing. The accord would commit the financial intelligence units of both countries to also exchange information on suspected money laundering and orgnaized crime. Officials said the agreement […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RABAT — The Islamist movement that won parliamentary elections in Morocco reflects the traditions of the North African kingdom rather than the pan-Arab Muslim Brotherhood, a report said. The International Strategic Studies Association said that the victory of the Justice and Development Party in parliamentary elections on Nov. 25 did not reflect […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The leading Islamic opposition party has claimed victory in Morocco’s parliamentary elections. The Justice and Development Party said it gained more seats than any other group running in Morocco’s elections, meant to elect a 395-member parliamentary. The party is said to have won some 27 percent out of the 288 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — An Australian contractor has entered the energy exploration market in Morocco. Pura Vida Energy, based in Perth, has become the latest contractor to search for crude oil and natural gas in Morocco. Pura has acquired a 75 percent stake in the Mazagan block in the Atlantic Ocean. The Australian firm […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Islamist opposition has determined that the protest campaign in Morocco will not topple the North African kingdom. The head of the opposition Islamist Justice and Development Party assessed that the protest movement was not large enough to endanger King Mohammed. Abdul Ilah Bin Kiran said, however, that the anti-government […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States is preparing to work with the new Islamist regimes in the Middle East. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama would embrace the Islamic revolutions of Egypt, Libya and Tunisia and seek their cooperation for American policy in the Middle East. “Revolutions are not ours,” Secretary […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algerian officials have reprimanded the regime’s longtime proxy, Polisario, for allowing an Al Qaida abduction of Westerners in the disputed region of Western Sahara. Arab diplomats said Algeria has summoned Polisario commander Mohammed Abdul Aziz for the Al Qaida abduction of three European Union nationals in late October. The diplomats […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Thugs hired by the ruling elite have threatened reformers in Morocco. Human rights activists said the so-called Baltajiyas, known as thugs hired to intimidate pro-democracy organizers, were being allowed to break up meetings and assault key activists. On Oct. 27, the thugs stabbed and killed a senior human rights activist, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A Western company has acquired an interest in what could be a major energy exploration block in Morocco. Canada’s East West Petroleum has signed an agreement with Morocco’s state-owned Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines, or ONHYM, to acquire 75 percent of the Doukkala Block, which encompasses 500,000 acres. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco has sentenced a convicted bomber to death. A Moroccan court has sentenced Adil Al Atmani to die after being convicted of planning a bombing in Marrakesh in which 17 people, most of them European nationals, were killed. Al Atmani was sentenced by a security court in Sale on Oct. […]