Morocco hails first female district officers
27/07/2008

Until recently, women were barred from attending Morocco's elite training academy for district officers. The graduation of the country's first female caids last week is seen as a milestone for equal rights.Continue...
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Algerian airports, port connected to Interpol database
27/07/2008
Algeria's national police organisation (DGSN) has implemented a high-tech system to link key ports and airports to Interpol's criminal information da...Continue...
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Algerian President: privatisation process was a mistake
27/07/2008
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika called the process of privatisation adopted by the government a "mistake" on Saturday (July 26th), lashing ou...Continue...
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Mauritanian women journalists attend capacity-building workshop in Morocco
27/07/2008
Nine Mauritanian women journalists are attending a workshop in Rabat, within the framework of the International Programme for the Development of Comm...Continue...
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Amnesty International representative denies arrest
27/07/2008
Amnesty International's representative in Algiers, Mehieddine Bachir, denied reports of his arrest by the police, saying he was subject to a "routine...Continue...
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Algerian exploration bid draws 79 international companies
27/07/2008
Seventy-nine companies from around the world qualified for Algeria's first gas exploration and production licensing round since 2005, local and inter...Continue...
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Spain finances water project for Mauritanian town
27/07/2008
Spain has offered 9m euros to finance a project aimed at supplying drinking water to the Mauritanian town of Maghta Lahjar, 360 km east of Nouakchott...Continue...
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Algiers to host major international energy meeting
27/07/2008
Some 1,700 participants and 240 companies from 35 countries are expected to take part in the 4th Algerian Energy Week, scheduled between November 15t...Continue...
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Morocco's ONEP plans $615m of investment projects in 2008
27/07/2008
Morocco's National Drinking Water Office (ONEP) has planned investment projects worth $615m in 2008, compared to $409m in 2007, MAP quoted Amina Benk...Continue...
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Morocco's Attijariwafa Bank acquires 51% of Malian bank
27/07/2008
Moroccan group Attijariwafa Bank acquired 51% of the second major Malian bank, Banque Internationale de Mali (BIM), according to a bank communiqué is...Continue...
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Atlético Bilbao win Morocco Summer Cup
27/07/2008
Spain's Atlético Bilbao won the first Morocco Summer Cup on Friday (July 25th), beating Italian squad Udinese 3-0 in the final match in Casablanca. I...Continue...
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Italian Sabino wins Rabat tennis tournament
27/07/2008
Italian Lisa Sabino defeated Russia's Valeria Savinykh in straight sets on Saturday (July 26th) in the final of the Rabat tennis tournament, part of...Continue...
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FAR snatch Throne Cup title
27/07/2008
FAR Rabat won Morocco's Throne Cup on Saturday (July 26th), after defeating Moghreb Fes 1-0 in the final at the Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex...Continue...
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CS Sfaxien, ES Sahel continue to CAF Cup next round
27/07/2008
Tunisia's CS Sfaxien defeated South Africa's Platinum Stars 2-0 in a CAF Cup match in Sfax on Saturday (July 26th). The Tunisian team continues into...Continue...
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