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The Arab Weekly
March 24, 2018
More than 80% of the world's rock phosphate reserves are in the Maghreb, with an estimated 50 billion tonnes in Morocco, including more than 5 billion tonnes in the disputed Western Sahara territory. Morocco's annual phosphate production capacity is 12 million tonnes and Tunisia produces up to 8 millionÃâà...
Morocco World News
March 22, 2018
Rabat- Bank Al-Maghrib, Morocco's central bank, has outsourced the service of centralization of irregular checks (SCCI) to Creditinfo Checks, an information center with an online database that provides information on irregular checks to companies and merchants in Morocco. Creditinfo Checks is aÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 20, 2018
The social and economic marginalization of communities in the periphery of each country of the Maghreb is an ongoing source of instability in the region. Security forces must distinguish between the threats posed by militants and ordinary citizens expressing grievances. A heavy-handed response is likelyÃâà...
Middle East Eye
March 13, 2018
Experts in Algeria are working on a project to include North African couscous on UNESCO's world heritage list. Though in practice the dish is already enjoyed around the world, its origins remain hotly disputed - and unsurprisingly so, given the prevalence of couscous throughout much of the Middle EastÃâà...
Eurasia Review
March 12, 2018
It seems a long time ago, but I still remember the wonderful stories that my grandmother once told me when I was a child; the story of one thousand and one nights, the Prophets companions, and the most reminiscent is the story of Ibn Battuta, a geographer and explorer who lived in the medieval period.
UrduPoint News
March 11, 2018
Imam-e-Kaaba Leads Maghrib Prayer At Faisal Masjid ... (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Mar, 2018 ):Imam of the grand Mosque in Makkah, Shaikh Salih Bin Ibe Talib Sunday evening visited Faisal Masjid campus of the International Islamic University (IIU), where he led the Maghrib prayer.
Long War Journal
March 6, 2018
Earlier today, al Qaeda's propagandists released the latest message from their leader, Ayman al Zawahiri. The message, titled “France Has Returned Oh Descendants of the Lions,” is addressed to Muslims in the Maghreb. Zawahiri praises the historic, local resistance to foreign “invaders,” while also callingÃâà...
Brookings Institution
March 6, 2018
Seven years after the Arab uprisings, the Maghreb Region remains in flux. Once again, Morocco has witnessed large-scale protests, as thousands in the Rif region and in Jerada have held demonstrations to express socio-economic and political grievances amid demands for change. Algeria has been the picture ofÃâà...
Yabiladi in English
March 5, 2018
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (UAI) topped the ranking of Maghreb universities for the third year in a row, according to the QS Arab Region University Ranking 2018. AUI ranked first in Morocco and the Maghreb region, according to an annual survey issued by the independent British educationalÃâà...
The North Africa Post
March 4, 2018
Morocco's Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane topped the ranking of Maghreb universities for the third year in a row. The ranking, established by QS Arab Region University Ranking, includes 100 institutions from different countries in the MENA region. The study found that graduates of Al Akhawayn UniversityÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 3, 2018
In this new DIIS report senior researcher at DIIS, Rasmus Alenius Boserup and Research Director at Sciences Po, Luis Martinez, analyse how European policy-makers have recently come to perceive the Sahel as a threat to Europe's own security and stability. Marking the end of the Sahel-MaghrebÃâà...
The Arab Weekly
March 3, 2018
TUNIS - Tunisian authorities are raising the alarm about an online self-harm game that continues to claim victims in the Maghreb. Known as the Blue Whale Challenge, the game consists of a series of tasks that players must complete during a 50-day period, with the final challenge being the player's suicideÃâà...
Pakistan Observer
March 2, 2018
Al-Maliki, for his part, who arrived in Tunisia on Wednesday for a five-day visit, said: “Unification of the Maghreb states is a strategic choice, especially since we live in a time of globalization and regional blocs.” Formally established in 1989 in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, the AMU envisions the eventualÃâà...
The Point
March 2, 2018
Umm Habibah bint Abu Sufyan reports that the Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever prays twelve rak'at during the day and night will have a house built for him in paradise: four rak'at before zuhr and two after it, two rak'at after Maghrib, two rak'at after 'Isha, and two rak'at before Fajr.” This is related byÃâà...
Key Gazette
March 2, 2018
Shares of Itissalat Al-Maghrib (EPA:IAM S) closed at 13.3 yesterday. Itissalat Al-Maghrib currently has a total float of 879.10M shares and on average sees 1,330 shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 11.9 and high of 13.4.
What They Think
March 2, 2018
Due to the increasing interest in the North and West African market as well as the high level of satisfaction at the previous event, printpack alger 2018 is showing positive growth. The 6th International Trade Fair for Print Technologies and Packaging for Algeria, the Maghreb and West Africa will take placeÃâà...
www.worldbulletin.net
March 1, 2018
A major area of North Africa, the Maghreb region includes the countries of Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania. According to al-Nasser, discussions between the two assembly speakers also tackled bilateral relations and “means of enhancing cooperation between our respective parliaments.".
The North Africa Post
February 27, 2018
Algerian officials continue to issue statements calling for reviving the paralyzed Maghreb Union, a five-member regional grouping also comprising Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia and Libya. Recently, President Abdelaziz Boutefika sent messages on the 29th anniversary of the Union to Maghreb leadersÃâà...
Middle East Monitor
February 21, 2018
Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel has accused Morocco of being behind the lack of progress in the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) over the last 30 years. “I was deputy minister in charge of Maghreb affairs. We still believe in Maghreb integration for historical, cultural, political and economicÃâà...
Morocco World News
February 21, 2018
Morocco ranked fourth in the Maghreb region with a neonatal mortality rate of 17.8 per 1,000 live births. This is especially shocking given the fact that Libya ranked first with mortality rate 7.1 per 1.000 live babies, regardless of the country's current circumstances. Morocco came one step above MauritaniaÃâà...
Morocco World News
February 19, 2018
A drop of 1.7 percent in residential property prices was recorded, land prices rose by 1.2 percent, and commercial real estate rose by 3.4 percent, reported Bank Al Maghrib and ANCFCC. Meanwhile, sales of residential properties have seen a decrease of 8.6 percent, while those for land and professionalÃâà...
The Point
December 31, 1999
Al-Bukhari records, from 'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal that the Prophet said: “Pray before maghrib, pray before maghrib,” and after saying it a third time, he said: “For whoever wishes to do so,” not wanting the people to take it as a Sunnah. Ibn Hibban records that the Prophet prayed two rak'at before MaghribÃâà...
Quartz
December 31, 1999
How did Maghreb change from a place that attracted and controlled migration to a stopover on the way to the Mediterranean and Europe? If we just jog our short memories and take a look back at the 19th century, we can remember all the great transformations this part of the world has undergone: the slowÃâà...
CPI Financial
December 31, 1999
“Fostering the development of credit reporting is one of the fastest and most successful ways to expand access to finance for small and medium enterprises, while controlling systemic risks in the country,” said Xavier Reille, IFC Country Manager for the Maghreb region. “The availability and transparency ofÃâà...
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