Friday, November 22

Morocco in the News – 12/12, 12/11, 12/10

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Major media outlets write about Moroccan Prime Minister-designate Abdelilah Benkirane who met with HE Dr. Sheikh Khalid bin Thani Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) and Vice Chairman of Qatari Businessmen Association, and his accompanying association.  During the meeting, the parties discussed the possibility of setting up an Islamic bank and an Islamic insurance company in Morocco.  QIIB Chairman expressed an interest in further advancing and promoting trade relations between the countries, and proposed the idea of establishing an Islamic bank and Islamic insurance company in Morocco, which would benefit the Moroccan citizens who would be entitled to own 51% of the shares of the banking institution while Qatar would contribute 49%.

 

Politics

Middle East Online (12/12) – The Moderate Islamist PJD Achieves the Moroccan Premiership

Daralhayat (12/11) – A Royal Openness in Morocco

The View from Fez (12/10) – Moroccan Reforms and Gender Equality

Alakhbar (12/09) – Morocco’s Left Rejects Alliance with Islamists

 

 

Economy/Business

Gulf News (12/12) – QIIB leads plan for Morocco Islamic bank, insurance firm

MENA.FN.com (12/12) – QIIB Explores Setting Up Of Islamic Bank, Insurance Company In Morocco

The Peninsula (12/12) – Morocco and Qatar to strengthen trade ties

The Guardian (12/11) – Could the desert sun power the world?

Morocco Board (12/11) – Who carries out investment in Morocco?

FIS (12/11) – Social organizations and environmentalists reject renewal of agreement with Morocco

Afribiz (12/10) – News about Morocco: Business, Investment, and Trade Weekly – Issue December 10, 2011

 

Society/Culture

Art Info (12/12) – Marrakech Biennale Curator Carson Chan on How the Arab Spring Has Influenced Exhibition-Making

Eurasia Review (12/11) – Moroccans Question Islamist Stance On Culture

Yahoo (12/10) – Morocco’s PM-elect: no Islamic dress code for women

Reuters (12/09) – Morocco’s PM-elect: no Islamic dress code for women

 

World/MENA Region

Gulf News (12/12) – Arab Spring stresses need for greater accountability

Gulf News (12/12) – Egypt could join GCC, Kuwaiti official says

Al Arabiya News (12/11) – Egypt has good chances of joining GCC as a member state: official

Bikyamasr (12/12) – Egypt on way to joining GCC, says top official

Arab Times (12/12) – Kuwait spring different … eye on reforms

Associated Press (12/11) – Don’t pay ransom for Qaeda hostages, says Mauritania

Associated Press (12/11) – Hamas in Gaza says it’s learning from Arab Spring

Reuters (12/11) – Arab Monetary Fund says unlikely to offer aid to Europe

Boston.com (12/11) – Resurgent Arab Islam need not be unsettling

Salon (12/11) – New Israeli Ambassador To Egypt Slated To Arrive

Associated Press (12/10) – Nobel winner says Arab Spring will banish terror

USA Today (12/10) – Report: Al-Qaeda denies Algeria kidnappings

Reuters (12/09) – Islam no threat to democracy – Nobel winner Karman

Fox News (12/09) – Report: Al Qaeda Denies Algeria Kidnappings

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