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New Partnership to Offer Employability Training to Women in Morocco, Four...
Ambassador Delphine Borione, Deputy Secretary General of the UfM, presided at the official launch of Skills for Success. AMIDEAST . * AMIDEAST will soon offer “Skills for Success—Employability Skills...
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Universitiy of New England Celebrates Opening of Campus in Morocco – Portland...
The University of New England’s primary academic building is shown on its Tangier campus. UNE/Portland Press Herald . * It is the only American higher education institution in the country. * . UNE...
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Morocco: New Climbing and Rich Experience – National Geographic/Beyond the Edge
Kris Erickson leaving his village of Aguddim to explore with Jbel Aroudane in the distance. National Geographic, Photo by Sam Elias . *“Developing a new climbing area of such high quality was amazing,...
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Eco-Conscious On The Road: Amazing Travel Companies That Can Help You To Save...
More tour companies are taking notice of the impact their trips are having on surroundings and have made ecotourism a priority. The Daily Meal . * Based in Morocco, Journey Beyond Travel is run...
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‘Green jobs’ Grow in Morocco – Magharebia
Morocco’s new environmental policy aims to prevent sites such as the now-closed Oulja rubbish dump near Rabat. AFP/Abdelhak Senna . * Long-awaited environmental strategy supports sustainable...
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Moroccan Film Recalls Poignant Jewish Past in Berber Town – AFP
A Moroccan woman carries a sack on her head as she walks along a narrow street in the Jewish Mellah quarter of Tinghir, at the foot of the High Atlas and the heart of Morocco’s Berber community on...
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Morocco Welcomes First US University Campus with Dedication of UNE-Tangier –...
The University of New England’s primary academic building on its Tangier campus. UNE . * Inauguration of University of New England campus in Tangier attended by Maine Governor, US Ambassador * . MACC...
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Light Beneath Her Feet: IOC VP and Moroccan Gold Medalist Nawal Al-Moutawakel...
Morocco’s Nawal Al-Moutawakel Vice President-International Olympic Committee, believes sports can change the lives of women. “Just like the gold medal and less than a minute of time changed my life,...
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Morocco’s Meditel Apps Challenge helps first-time developers get coding – Wamda
Winners of this year’s Meditel mobile app competition. Wamda . Wamda, by Aline Mayard (April 28, 2014) — Morocco is a country full of paradoxes. For instance, you can find 3G SIM cards anywhere, at the...
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Fes Festival of World Sacred Music Is a Transcendent Experience (PHOTOS) –...
A highlight of 2011 festival was electrifying performance by Parvathy Baul. The Bauls of Bengal are India’s troubadours. Inspired by Hindu, Tantric and Sufi mysticism, they wander from place to place...
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The 7 Kingdoms in “Game of Thrones” are Actually These 5 Real-World Places –...
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in “Game of Thrones.” Photo: HBO . * It takes less post-production tinkering than you’d expect to turn our world into the lands of Ice (Iceland) and Fire (Morocco) *...
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World Bank Announces New Strategy for Morocco and Two New Projects Totaling...
The World Bank Group has renewed its FY 2014 to 2017 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) with Morocco, which aims to lend momentum to the government’s key reform and development programs, while also...
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Making Her Way from Minnesota to Morocco – Woodbury Bulletin
East Ridge High sophomore Sophia Carpentier, of Woodbury, Minnesota, will study Arabic this summer in Morocco on a National Security Language Initiative scholarship awarded by the US State Department....
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US Woman Rides Waves to Win at 2014 Kiteboard World Cup in Dakhla, Morocco –...
Moona Whyte, wave competiton winner in Dakhla, Morocco and women’s point score leader on 2014 PKRA World Tour. Photo: Toby Bromwich / PKRA . * America’s Moona Whyte from Hawaii is “stoked” as she...
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Morocco: US Branch Campus Abroad for American Students – University World News
Maine’s University of New England/UNE opened a Tangier campus in Morocco, the 1st US institution of higher ed to open a campus in Africa for US students. UWN, Photo: UNE . * Speaking at the 22 April...
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America’s “Commitment to Africa”– US Secretary of State John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to young African leaders and diplomats in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today about America’s “Commitment to Africa.” Photo: State Dept. . * “Africa has the resources;...
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Morocco, Gulf to Provide 40% of $2.8 Billion for Tourism Projects: Minister –...
Aerial view of King Hassan II mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. Gulf investment will seek to develop tourism infrastructure in Casablanca, Tangier & Rabat. Photo: Reuters . * Morocco is partnering...
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Mali Applauds Morocco’s Support of Quest for Religious Culture of Tolerance...
Malian Culture Minister N’Diaye Ramatoulaye Diallo . Stay Tuned Africa/MAP (United Nations, New York, New York, May 6, 2014) — Mali applauded at the United Nations on Monday Morocco’s support of its...
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Rap, Politics Converge in Rabat – Magharebia
We report the reality of the street, Moroccan rapper Chouaib Ribati of Shayfeen says. Photo: Magharebia/File . * “Rap is a haven for young people that allows them to positively change their reality,”...
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Is Algeria Ready to Join the Entrepreneurial Race? – Wamda
. * Reflecting challenges of a lagging economy and innovation, Algerians have been slow in adopting the internet. Currently only 14% of the country’s inhabitants are connected; this figure has climbed...
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