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
