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YNNA Group, AMEA Power to Develop 100-Megawatt Wind Farm in Laayoune
Morocco World News
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June 19, 2025
Rabat – Moroccan industrial company YNNA Group, and subsidiary of Emirati conglomerate Al Nowais Investments, AMEA Power, announced a joint agreement to develop a 100-megawatt wind farm in Morocco’s Laayoune. The power plant’s construction is set...
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I thought I’d never go on a cruise – this adventurous voyage from Dakar to Lisbon changed my mind
The Independent
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July 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Wheeler Geologic Area Is One of Colorado’s Most Beautiful—and Least Accessible—Landscapes
5280 Magazine - Colorado
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July 2, 2025
The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. There are probably worse places I could have high-centered my truck. I hear the desert roads of the Western Sahara are quite remote. The old Pamir Highway...
BIM Expands Presence in Southern Morocco with Second Laayoune Store
Morocco World News
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June 11, 2025
Doha – BIM Morocco has opened its second store in the city of Laayoune, strengthening its presence in southern Morocco. This new location builds upon the company’s first store in the city, which opened in October 2022 and marked BIM’s position as...
Multisectoral Partnership Drives India-Morocco Ties Forward, More Growth on Horizon
Morocco World News
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July 2, 2025
Rabat – Guided by King Mohammed VI’s vision, Morocco’s diplomacy has positioned the North African country as a key player and a strategic partner on the global stage. Through an almost octopus-like approach to foreign policy, Morocco’s diplomacy...
Man stages 10-day protest on water tower, demands probe into father’s death
Hespress
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July 3, 2025
Perched atop a water tower in the rural commune of Oulad Youssef, a 40-year-old man known locally as Bouabid has entered the tenth day of a dramatic and solitary protest demanding justice for his late father. The rare and emotionally charged...
Daily briefing: NIH still uses directives deemed illegal to screen grants
Nature
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You have full access to this article via your institution. Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Where I work Carmencita Padilla is an emeritus professor of clinical genetics at the...
Central American Parliament Reasserts Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Sahara
Morocco World News
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June 26, 2025
Marrakech – The Central American Parliament (Parlacen) unanimously endorsed Morocco’s autonomy initiative for Western Sahara during its General Assembly in San Salvador on Wednesday. In its resolution, Parlacen declared “support for the plan...
A Battle for Humane Consciousness in a War Against Truth: Exposing the Dark Arts of War
Dissident Voice
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June 30, 2025
The total liberation and unification of Africa under an All-African Socialist Government must be the primary objective of all Black revolutionaries throughout the world. It is an objective which, when achieved, will bring about the fulfillment of...
Algerian-Spanish Relations Warm as PM Arabawi Attends Global Development Summit in Seville
Watan
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June 30, 2025
Watan-In a sign of a positive shift in relations after a deep diplomatic crisis, Algerian Prime Minister Nadir Arabawi traveled to the Spanish city of Seville to participate in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development,...
Sahrawi Republic highlights unique situation of Sahrawi refugees at assessment meeting of Global Refugee Forum pledges and AU humanitarian frameworks
Sahara Press Service
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Maputo (Mozambique), June 21, 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) participated in the technical meeting to assess the implementation of the 2023 Global Refugee Forum pledges and the African Union’s humanitarian frameworks,...
Life According to Phosphorus
JSTOR Daily
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June 29, 2025
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. The element phosphorus is absolutely essential to life. As David A. Vaccari notes, “it forms the backbone of DNA and of cellular membranes, and it is the crucial component in the...
Sahara: French Equality Minister Bergé Affirms France’s Support for Moroccan Sovereignty
Morocco World News
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June 23, 2025
Marrakech – French Minister for Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination, Aurore Bergé, reaffirmed France’s unwavering position on Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in the Western Sahara during her visit to Rabat on Monday. “I want...
UK snubs $33bn cable plan to pump wind power from Morocco
Recharge
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The UK government has decided not to support a £24bn ($33bn) project that aims to import vast amounts of solar and wind power from Morocco, and will instead prioritise domestic renewables when it comes to providing subsidised price guarantees....
Trade and Investment: UK Committed To Strengthen Ties with Morocco
Morocco World News
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June 27, 2025
Rabat – The UK is determined to reinforce trade and investment ties with Morocco, stressing the importance of the North African country as a vital trade and investment partner. Michael Shanks, the UK Under Secretary of State for Energy Security...
How the Almoravids Became a Medieval Empire
Medievalists.net
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June 19, 2025
When a Berber reform movement emerged from the fringes of the western Sahara in the 11th century, few could have predicted it would grow into a medieval empire stretching from North Africa to Iberia. Yet the Almoravids did just that—combining...
Plan for doctoral schools gets nod. Will they be realised?
University World News
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MAURITANIA Mauritania will establish four new doctoral schools in several universities and higher education institutions to strengthen scientific capacity for sustainable development, Yacoub Ould Amine, the country’s minister of higher education...
Algeria seeks to defuse diplomatic crisis with France
Atalayar
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June 26, 2025
On the eve of the 63rd anniversary of Algeria's independence, the Algerian Consulate in Nanterre has indirectly communicated, according to Al Arab, its intentions to calm the diplomatic crisis with France. The festivities will last from 1 to 6...
Shark attacks 9-year-old girl off Boca Grande: Everything to know
Naples Daily News - Florida
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A 9-year-old girl was attacked by a shark while snorkeling off Boca Grande, Florida. The shark, possibly a bull shark, severed her wrist, which was later reattached by surgeons. The girl is expected to make a full recovery and looks forward to...
Sahrawi Republic Participates in 50th Ordinary Session of the African Union Permanent Representatives’ Committee
Sahara Press Service
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Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 10 June 2025 (SPS) – The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) took part in the Opening of the 50th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC), held yesterday at the AU...