Morocco
June 5, 2003
A Frenchman arrested in connection with the recent suicide explosions in Morocco met with al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden while training in Afghanista
Israeli firm Metalink Ltd., a provider of high performance VDSL silicon chipsets, and Japan’s Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd., announced today that Metalink's QAM four band standard compliant
June 4, 2003
One person was injured in an explosion in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul on Tuesday, according to Anatolia news agency. It was not immediately kno
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded from A3 to Baa1 the long-term senior unsecured issuer rating of Altadis SA (Altadis). At the same time, Moody´s has affirmed the Prime-2 short-term rating of A
June 1, 2003
Morocco's King Mohammed VI will not attend the US-Arab summit in Egypt Tuesday, sources in Rabat said.
Sheikh bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs met with Moroccan Foreign and Cooperation Minister, Mohammed bin Isa, who is vis
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, received on Saturday a letter from Omani Interior Minister Saud bin Ibra
Dubai-based luxury crystal goods production company Crystal Arc has launched the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s first on-line finished crystal brochure, to facilitate orders from its growing local and i
May 31, 2003
The Algerian government has given its approval to Sonatrach, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and joint venture partners Maersk Olie Algeriet AS and Eni Oil Algeria Ltd to develop four fields in Block 2
The government of Dubai has announced the successful closing of its Dh1.5 billion bond issue launched on May 11. The Issue is the first ever by the government of Dubai and the first ever fixed interes
May 29, 2003
The suspected mastermind of this month's devastating suicide explosions in Casablanca has died of chronic heart and liver problems while in detention,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (ADB) approved a grant of $500,000 for in favor of Morocco to enable the country alleviate the suffering of the communities affected by the Novem
May 27, 2003
Three suspects held in connection with the recent bomb attacks in Casablanca, including an alleged suicide bomber, appeared before prosecutors in the
In Algeria, rescue workers on Monday pulled out the dead body of Sabrina Belmoumene from the rubble of a building crushed in last week's devastating e
Hunger-striking Moroccan journalist Ali Lamrabet, in jail since May 21 for insulting King Mohammed VI, was rushed to hospital for medical treatment in