Renowned Gnawa music festival draws large crowd to Essaouira
01/07/2008
The 11th Gnawa and Music of the World festival, held from June 26th-29th in the Moroccan city of Essaouira, proved to be yet another roaring success for the event.Continue...
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Espérance and ES Sahel in Tunisia's Cup Final
01/07/2008
The teams have been selected for this year's Tunisian Cup football final. ES Sahel, fresh off a victory against Stade Tunisien, will play against powerhouse Espérance on Saturday in Radès.Continue...
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New Mauritanian government faces no-confidence challenge
01/07/2008
Forty deputies representing Mauritania's ruling National Pact for Development and Democracy (PNDD-ADIL) party and its allies endorsed a no-confidence...Continue...
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Moroccan court postpones Aljazeera bureau chief's trial
01/07/2008
The Rabat trial of Aljazeera's Moroccan bureau chief Hassan Rachidi has been postponed until Friday (July 4th) to allow his defence attorneys more ti...Continue...
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Maghreb agriculture ministers: free trade zone enhances food security
01/07/2008
Agricultural ministers from Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya gathered Monday (June 30th) in Fez for a conference on Maghreb agricultur...Continue...
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Fuel prices rise in Mauritania
01/07/2008
The prices for diesel and gasoline have increased by 20% and 18% respectively at a number of Nouakchott service stations in Nouakchott, PANA reported...Continue...
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Morocco, Poland ink judicial co-operation accords
01/07/2008
Morocco and Poland signed three conventions covering judicial co-operation, transfer of prisoners, and civil co-operation Monday (June 30th) in Rabat...Continue...
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Morocco earmarks funds to boost manufacturing sector, light industries
01/07/2008
Morocco has earmarked some $68.5m for a ten-year "Emergence Program" aimed at creating 440,000 job opportunities, increasing the Gross Domestic Produ...Continue...
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Algerian visitors help Tunisia's summer tourism boom
01/07/2008
Overall proceeds generated by Tunisia's tourism industry amounted to 1.2 billion dinars in the first six months of the year, an increase of 8.5%, pre...Continue...
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Sonatarach plans seventh licensing round
01/07/2008
A seventh oil and gas exploration and production licensing round will be launched soon, local and international press quote Sonatrach's CEO Mohamed M...Continue...
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Fakhir signs coaching deal with FAR Rabat
01/07/2008
Former Moroccan national coach Mhamed Fakhir signed a one-year contract with Moroccan national champion squad FAR Rabat. He replaces Mustapha Madih,...Continue...
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Yacef exits Wydad Casablanca to join MC Algiers
01/07/2008
Wydad Casablanca scorer Hamza Yacef signed a one-year contract with Mouloudia Algiers (MCA) on Monday (June 30th), Liberte reported. Yacef started hi...Continue...
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Algerian football federation to require 2-year contracts
01/07/2008
Effective January 2009, Algerian football contracts will be required to cover a minimum of two years, the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) announce...Continue...
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