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Algeria14
- Events from the year 2010 in Algeria President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika Prime Minister: Ahmed Ouyahia January 5: Terrorists have kidnapped an Algerian engineer who worked for the Canadian firm, SNC-Lavalin. (wikipedia.org)
- January 12: 7,200 Arcelor Mittal workers in Algeria have gone on strike led by the primary steel plant located in Annaba, eastern Algeria. (wikipedia.org)
- January 18: Sonatrach and ALNAFT, an Algerian state agency, signed contracts with a consortium of Italian energy group, Enel, Spanish Repsol, and Franco-Belgian GDF Suez, which will explore and exploit a gas field in southeast Algeria. (wikipedia.org)
- The new negotiations will include talks regarding European investment, agriculture, fisheries, and the accession of Algeria to the World Trade Organization. (wikipedia.org)
- February 17: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has promised Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports, Hachemi Djiar, that he will support sports activities in Algeria. (wikipedia.org)
- Morocco has recently renewed adherence to the political process, of which Algeria is a major party, in accordance with Resolution 2602, which calls for a just, realistic and lasting mutually acceptable political solution to the Sahara issue. (aawsat.com)
- Morocco and Algeria have long been at odds over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, where the Algiers-backed Polisario Front is seeking independence from Rabat's rule. (aawsat.com)
- Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia established the Arab Maghreb Union in 1989 to promote cooperation and economic integration. (geostrategicmedia.com)
- The union included Western Sahara implicitly under Morocco's membership, and ended Morocco's long cold war with Algeria over this territory. (geostrategicmedia.com)
- They were promptly removed from power and even repressed after independence, even if some of their leaders were later co-opted by the regimes in place, particularly in Morocco and Algeria. (geostrategicmedia.com)
- Most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of Western Sahara , Algeria , Libya and Egypt , the northern tip of Mauritania , and the entire territories of Morocco , Ceuta , Melilla , and Tunisia which in turn are located above the tropic of Cancer , in the northern temperate zone . (wikipedia.org)
- It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east , and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south . (explained.today)
- Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Mauritania, France, Malta, Libya, Tunis, Portugal and Deputy Ministers from Italy, Spain and Morocco took part in the Conference strengthening the cooperation in Western Mediterranean. (emwis.org)
- In Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Egypt, companies have set up in the desert where they plan to build mega solar power plants in order to export this energy to Europe. (mediasupport.org)
Gigantic solar2
- Information from the Moroccan government shows that plans are materialising for a new gigantic solar farm in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
- In southern Tunisia, on the Algerian border, a gigantic solar power plant developed by the Tunisian-British company TuNur may spring up in the upcoming years. (mediasupport.org)
Moroccan17
- Throughout its impact studies, relations with the Moroccan government and partners, and a recent announcement of arrival of windmills to occupied Western Sahara, Engie has shown a total disregard for the UN's approach to the conflict. (wsrw.org)
- The German insurance company Allianz goes all in when it politically defends the brutal Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
- A private Chinese battery manufacturer denies rumours from the Moroccan government that it had planned gigantic and potentially highly controversial investments in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
- The UN recognised representation of the people of Western Sahara is today meeting with Canary fishermen to explore continued fishing opportunities as the EU-Moroccan fisheries are coming to an end. (wsrw.org)
- Among those expected to address the forum are government leaders, such as Moroccan minister of Energy, Mines, and Sustainable Development Aziz Rebbah, who will join industry experts to discuss varying perspectives on LPG related to commercial and environment issues. (moroccoonthemove.com)
- Advocacy groups like the Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) contest the legality of foreign businesses, like Kosmos, working with the Moroccan government to exploit Western Saharan resources. (ipsnews.net)
- WASHINGTON, Mar 11 2014 (IPS) - Even as U.S. and Moroccan executives meet to discuss strengthening private sector ties between the two countries, advocacy groups are raising concerns about plans by a U.S. energy firm to explore for oil in the contested territory known as Western Sahara. (ipsnews.net)
- The Moroccan government hopes to capitalise on its 2006 free trade agreement with the United States and encourage U.S. investment in the country by presenting it as a gateway to European, Middle Eastern and African markets. (ipsnews.net)
- There's a lot going on in Morocco, and the question is how can it leverage what it has to attract American investments to Morocco that can then be directed to a European market or south to the African markets," Jean AbiNader, the executive director of the Moroccan American Trade and Investment Centre, a non-profit established by Morocco's King Mohammed VI, told IPS. (ipsnews.net)
- While international investors in renewable energy have long favoured Morocco, enabling the construction of solar plants and wind farms, U.S. and European corporations are also rushing to take advantage of concessions for possible oil reserves, some of which are potentially located in the Western Sahara, which many people view as under Moroccan occupation. (ipsnews.net)
- Sahrawis [indigenous Western Saharans] are standing on the sidelines of this project, waving their arms and telling companies to stop doing this on behalf of the Moroccan government. (ipsnews.net)
- Unlike Morocco, the Polisario Front did not want to allow Moroccan settlers in the Western Sahara to participate in the referendum. (ipsnews.net)
- To date, no other state recognises Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara, which is on the United Nations list of Non Self-Governing Territories. (ipsnews.net)
- He visited Rabat in early July and met with Moroccan officials, but he didn't visit the Western Sahara region, hoping to be able to do so sometime later. (aawsat.com)
- The area 446550km2 excludes all disputed territories, while 710850km2 includes the Moroccan-claimed and partially-controlled parts of Western Sahara (claimed as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic by the Polisario Front ). (explained.today)
- The region constituting Morocco has been inhabited since the Paleolithic era over 300,000 years ago, and the first Moroccan state was established by Idris I in 788. (explained.today)
- Initiated by the horse show association, the event includes notably the international model and gait show of Arab thoroughbreds, the Moroccan cup of Arab horses' breeders, the 2nd international barb horse championship and the Morocco Royal Tour final. (moroccanembassy.sa)
Africa5
- Business Brief: Key International LPG Forum to be held in Morocco as Country Readies to Build Tallest Skyscraper in Africa. (moroccoonthemove.com)
- Although announced earlier this year, the final agreement was just initiated by the China Railway Construction Corporation, BMCE Bank of Africa, and Travaux Generaux de Construction de Casablanca, Morocco's leading construction company. (moroccoonthemove.com)
- According to a report by the Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation, Morocco attracted $2.3 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2016, leading all North Africa countries. (moroccoonthemove.com)
- Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa . (explained.today)
- In a recent report it was revealed that the US and its proxies had a secret plan to assassinate some commanders of the private military company Wagner Group in Africa. (dontspeaknews.com)
Tunisia3
- Now Russia is steadily making its way through war-thorn Libya and politically troubled Morocco and Tunisia. (geostrategicmedia.com)
- Exporting the Tunisian sun to Europe has been the ambitious vision of the Tunisian-British company TuNur for the past ten years, as it plans to develop a mega solar power plant in southern Tunisia. (mediasupport.org)
- The latter aims at "providing low-cost electricity to 2 million European homes," through a transmission line linking Tunisia to Europe via Italy, and thus reducing CO2 emissions by five million tonnes per year, according to an announcement made by the company. (mediasupport.org)
Colonialism1
- Some historians have identified other forms of colonialism, including national and trade forms. (explained.today)
Morocco's1
- At this week's conference, participating energy companies, such as Dow Chemical, were given the option to attend sessions on Morocco's energy sector, highlighting the potential for both renewable and carbon-based investment in the kingdom. (ipsnews.net)
20221
- Nearly all petroleum that arrived in occupied Western Sahara in 2022 originated from refineries in Spain. (wsrw.org)
Algiers1
- UN special envoy for the Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura arrived in Algiers on Monday and held talks with Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra. (aawsat.com)
Polisario4
- NewMed's gas exploration licence offshore occupied Western Sahara is "illegal", Polisario lashes out in a release. (wsrw.org)
- Following years of armed conflict between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario Front, the international community established the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) in 1991. (ipsnews.net)
- The two officials discussed the latest developments on the Western Sahara issue and prospects of bolstering UN efforts to resume direct negotiations between the two parties to the conflict, Morocco and the separatist Polisario Front. (aawsat.com)
- The disputed status of Western Sahara -- a former Spanish colony considered a "non-autonomous territory" by the United Nations -- has pitted Morocco against the Polisario Front since the 1970s. (aawsat.com)
Independence4
- After calling for Western Saharan independence from Spain, Morocco took control of the territory, which it calls the Southern Provinces, in 1976 after the Spanish withdrew. (ipsnews.net)
- From this point on, and especially with the Algerian war of independence, Moscow began to invest in this sub-region of the Arab world. (geostrategicmedia.com)
- Following intermittent riots and revolts against colonial rule, in 1956, Morocco regained its independence and reunified. (explained.today)
- Since independence, Morocco has remained relatively stable. (explained.today)
Rabat3
- It is part of a larger development that involves the construction of several innovative facilities, including the Grand Theatre of Rabat, the Arts and Culture House, the National Archives of the Kingdom of Morocco, and the Archaeological Museum. (moroccoonthemove.com)
- Government and business leaders from the United States and Morocco are gathering in Rabat this week for the second annual Morocco-U.S. Business Development Conference. (ipsnews.net)
- As Russia feverishly preparing for the second all-African leaders summit, Kester Kenn Klomegah held an emailed interview focusing on some aspects of Russia-Maghreb relations with Dr. Chtatou Mohamed, a senior professor of Middle Eastern politics at the International University of Rabat (IUR) as well as education science at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco. (geostrategicmedia.com)
Solar plants1
- This ranges from certain conservation projects that dispossess indigenous communities of their land and territories, to the confiscation of communal land in order to produce biofuels, and to the installation of big solar plants/wind farms on agro-pastoralists' land without their proper consent. (tni.org)
Ministry1
- January 19: A report transmitted by the Pasteur Institute to the Algerian Ministry of Health, Population, and Hospital Reform stated the results of their technical and administrative report on the vaccine Arepanrix. (wikipedia.org)
Minister1
- That's the key (albeit vague) takeaway from the Trade Minister Nevine Gamea's meeting with officials from the US auto giant during which they discussed its expansion plans in Egypt. (enterprise.press)
Talks2
- In February 2020, the U.S. and Taliban insurgents signed a deal in which Washington pledged to withdraw international forces from Afghanistan in return for the Taliban promising to prevent international terrorists from using Afghan territory to threaten the U.S. and to enter talks with the Afghan government. (cemas.org.uk)
- This agreement with Rentech is a further step forward in terms of our strategy of securing access to proven technology providers like GE and Siemens ," she said Syngas already has an exclusive arrangement with General Electric Company and General Electric International Inc for the supply of gas and steam turbines and is in talks with drying technology and gas conditioning technology providers. (blogspot.com)
World's1
- The world's first osmotic power plant opened in Norway on Tuesday. (blogspot.com)
Ceuta2
- Morocco also claims Ceuta and Melilla , making up about 22.8km2 more claimed territory. (explained.today)
- Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta , Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera , and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. (explained.today)
Contracts2
- In 2002, Morocco awarded contracts for oil exploration in the Western Sahara to a U.S.-based company, Kerr McGee, and the French-based Total S.A. In response, the United Nations issued what is known as the Corell Opinion regarding the legality of resource extraction in Western Sahara. (ipsnews.net)
- But it also states that "while the specific contracts … are not in themselves illegal, if further exploration and exploitation activities were to proceed in disregard of the interests and wishes of the people of Western Sahara, they would be in violation of the principles of international law applicable to mineral resource activities in Non-Self-Governing Territories. (ipsnews.net)
Oman1
- February 25: The fifth session of the Algerian - Omani Joint Committee concluded in Muscat, Oman on February 24. (wikipedia.org)
Moscow1
- Officials from the US, UK, and EU are planning to "jointly press" the UAE into halting shipments of goods to Russia that "could help Moscow in its war against Ukraine,' according to western officials who spoke with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). (islamicsocietiesreview.org)
Mali1
- A few days before this statement, the French government cut official development assistance (ODA) to Mali because it believed that Mali's government is "allied to Wagner's Russian mercenaries. (midwesternmarx.com)
Exploration3
- The Western Sahara republic yesterday announced the signing of a new onshore mineral exploration licence. (wsrw.org)
- Morocco has placed a high emphasis on oil and gas exploration in its energy policy. (ipsnews.net)
- More controversially, Kosmos now intends to start oil exploration in an area off the Western Saharan coast, known as Cap Boujdour, in October. (ipsnews.net)
Boujdour1
- The controversial 300 MW Boujdour wind farm - owned by Enel and supplied by Siemens Gamesa - has been commissioned in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
Politically1
- Port Sudan is a politically unstable city that serves as Sudan's primary connection to international trade routes. (aberfoylesecurity.com)
French5
- The French company Alcatel has been observed working on the telecom cables into the occupied territory. (wsrw.org)
- The French insurance company has posted a video of its local leaders having a wonderful time in the occupied territory. (wsrw.org)
- Morocco is on pace to do as well in 2017, with the announcement by French automotive supplier Faurecia that it will open a plant in the Free Trade Zone in Sale and intends to open another in Kenitra, its second at that location, to focus on interiors. (moroccoonthemove.com)
- French power company EDF has launched its first wind farm in Poland, a 48 megawatt (MW) facility located in the northern part of the country, according to an official announcement on 3 January 2013. (dailypositive.org)
- HM the King also followed equestrian shows by French duo Fréderic Pignon and Magalie Delgado (singing and dancing with horses), French company Jehol (Cossak acrobatics) and Portuguese horseman Luis Valenca (Royal Carrousel). (moroccanembassy.sa)
Renewable energy3
- The Sahara is usually described as a vast empty land that is sparsely populated, and as representing an Eldorado of renewable energy, thus constituting a golden opportunity to provide Europe with energy so it can continue its extravagant consumerist lifestyle and excessive energy consumption. (tni.org)
- The geography of South Gippsland in Victoria, covering Yarram, Wilsons Promontory, Wonthaggi and Phillip Island, is suited to wind powered electricity generation - this weblog provides accurate, objective, up-to-date news items, information and opinions supporting renewable energy for a clean, sustainable future. (blogspot.com)
- While salt might not save the world alone, we believe osmotic power will be an interesting part of the renewable energy mix of the future," said Baard Mikkelsen, chief executive of Statkraft , the federally-owned utility company that built and operates the prototype plant. (blogspot.com)
Cooperation1
- IMF is an organization of over 180 member countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. (dailypositive.org)
State3
- MINURSO intended the referendum to determine whether the Western Sahara would become an independent state or part of Morocco, but the vote was never able to be implemented due to disagreements over who was eligible to take part. (ipsnews.net)
- The news comes after a suicide bombing on Thursday by Islamic State offshoot ISIS-K left at least 60 Afghans and 13 US military personnel dead. (enterprise.press)
- Whereas in Western museums entire staff painstakingly restore statues, paintings and objects, returning them to what they declare to be their 'authentic' state, in works such as The Repair from Occident to Extra-Occidental Cultures (2012) Attia creates the art of the of the repaired injury , of the visible scar and in doing so offers us a museum of emotions. (kaderattia.de)
Russia3
- Also more news on Ukraine, Russia and the USA in today's video report. (dontspeaknews.com)
- This would mean that Russia, the hardest hit country by Western sanctions, and Iran, the second longest hit country by Western sanctions will be able to trade without fear of Western limits. (islamicsocietiesreview.org)
- Western envoys also traveled "jointly and separately" to countries such as Turkiye and Kazakhstan to pressure authorities into preventing western dual-use products from reaching Russia. (islamicsocietiesreview.org)
Intends1
- Mondino further added that joint collaborations with China and Brazil will stop, despite them being Argentina's main trading partners, as she stressed that the country intends to stay in the South American trade bloc Mercosur. (islamicsocietiesreview.org)
Invest1
- Faurecia will invest some $18 million in this new plant, which will employ 1,300 people, and looks to double its production by 2019. (moroccoonthemove.com)
Occupied territory2
- This week, the first components that will be used for Engie' highly problematic windmill programme in Western Sahara have arrived to the occupied territory. (wsrw.org)
- From early May, the Royal Air Maroc ran a propaganda campaign in Strasbourg selling trips to the occupied territory of Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
BRICS1
- Tow of the Arab nations that joined BRICS recently, Saudi Arabia and UAE, will feel the heat from their Western allies. (islamicsocietiesreview.org)
Business1
- An Algerian- Omani business council was established. (wikipedia.org)
National2
- March 2: The slaying of Algerian national police chief, Ali Tounsi, came at a time of heightening political tension between President Bouteflika and his intelligence services. (wikipedia.org)
- ** Check out our full calendar on the web for a comprehensive listing of upcoming news events, national holidays and news triggers. (enterprise.press)
Electricity5
- So far, several mega solar power plant projects are underway, with a view to exporting electricity to Europe via submarine cable systems. (mediasupport.org)
- The plant uses a combination of freshwater, seawater and a special membrane to generate emission-free electricity. (blogspot.com)
- The test plant, which currently only produces enough electricity to power a coffee maker, is a test run of the technology and will be used to develop larger, more efficient versions, Reuters reports. (blogspot.com)
- The prototype plant, on the Oslo fjord south of Oslo, uses osmosis to draw freshwater across a membrane and toward the seawater side, creating pressure that drives a turbine and produces electricity. (blogspot.com)
- Future full-scale plants producing 25 MWs of electricity-enough to power 30,000 European households-would be the size of a football stadium with roughly five million m² of membrane, according to Statkraft . (blogspot.com)
Control1
- This according to information released by the Algerian Trade Ministry's Economic Control and Fraud Squad. (wikipedia.org)
Years3
- The cement sales of Heidelberg Materials in occupied Western Sahara could have increased by 150% in two years. (wsrw.org)
- The African LPG market, which has increased by some 30% in the last five years, will be in focus, with Morocco as a good example, having seen an increase of 20% during that period, making it now the second-largest consuming market on the continent. (moroccoonthemove.com)
- A nuclear expert has warned it could be a 100 years before fuel rods at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant are safe. (dailymail.co.uk)
Arab2
- By 2021, the new Sudanese government began having second thoughts about the deal and sought new terms that included economic aid ( The Arab Weekly , September 16, 2021). (aberfoylesecurity.com)
- [15] Centuries of Arab migration to the Maghreb since the 7th century shifted the demographic scope of Morocco. (explained.today)
Power3
- The Corell Opinion recognises Morocco as the de facto administrative power of Western Sahara. (ipsnews.net)
- The 'Alawi dynasty , which rules the country to this day, seized power in 1631, and over the next two centuries expanded diplomatic and commercial relations with the Western world . (explained.today)
- Statkraft plans to begin building commercial osmotic power plants by 2015. (blogspot.com)
People1
- Morocco is not willing to allow the people the right to self-determination today, and the oil industry is becoming an obstacle in terms of putting pressure in Morocco to accept that right. (ipsnews.net)
Gave2
- By the mid-19th century, the British Empire gave up mercantilism and trade restrictions and adopted the principle of free trade , with few restrictions or tariff s. (explained.today)
- The killing of 17-year-old Nahel who had Algerian roots gave way to the worst case of urban violence since 2005 and reignited pent-up frustrations relating to allegations of systemic racism, unemployment and social inequalities. (floete.net)
Energy5
- The Chinese company Envision Energy is going to supply Engie with the windmill components for its controversial windfarm near Dakhla in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
- Continuing its leadership role in the promotion of clean energy sources, Morocco will host the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Forum (LPG) in Marrakech in October , bringing together policy makers, international agencies, companies, and researchers to map policies, view technology advances, and develop strategies affecting the future of the industry. (moroccoonthemove.com)
- Since then, however, both multinational energy firms and Western Saharan advocacy groups have construed the U.N. opinion to favour their respective stances. (ipsnews.net)
- Their situation has been aggravated by current recession and high budgetary deficits n the industrial countries as well as by the long term problems of food, energy, trade and financial flows. (mealib.nic.in)
- New alternative energy plant in Norway is the first of its kind, but could be a common alternative energy in the future. (blogspot.com)
Wind1
- Another controversial wind farm - Aftissat II - is about to be finalised in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
Project1
- Images have appeared of highly controversial windmills on Canary Islands, in transit for Engie's project in occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
Week1
- US fuel company Rentech came on board this week to provide preliminary engineering services at the proposed site, approximately 120km northwest of Adelaide . (blogspot.com)
Long1
- The government has shown indifference, contempt and ignorance towards the complex history of its country, and the ideology of racial democracy has masked a long history of repression, racism, exploitation and military dictatorship. (kaderattia.de)
Foreign2
- Good news on the foreign investment front. (moroccoonthemove.com)
- The Marinid and Saadi dynasties otherwise resisted foreign domination, and Morocco was the only North African nation to escape Ottoman dominion. (explained.today)
Partners1
- Stakeholders expected to attend include industry research entities, academic partners, LPG producing companies, equipment manufacturers, distributors, and the industry supply chain and related distribution and marketing organizations. (moroccoonthemove.com)
Region1
- UN special envoy for the Western Sahara region Staffan de Mistura. (aawsat.com)
World2
- 30th World LPG Forum in Morocco this fall. (moroccoonthemove.com)
- They are offered with the hope that the U.S. government will find in them ideas that can help it resolve old conflicts and defuse new ones, all in the service of a more peaceful world. (cemas.org.uk)
Sources1
- The plan was leaked by sources to an important western media outlet. (dontspeaknews.com)
Country1
- At first, European colonising countries followed policies of mercantilism , aiming to strengthen the home-country economy, so agreements usually restricted the colony to trading only with the metropole (mother country). (explained.today)
Time1
- For the first time, the USA is the biggest exporter of gas into Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)