According to Aujourd’hui, Mr. Mohamed Rashad Bouhlal will replace Morocco’s Ambassador to the United States Mr. Aziz Mekouar. Before joining Embassy of Morocco in the US, Mr. Mohamed Rashad Bouhlal was Ambassador of Morocco in Germany for six years. Prior to that, he held senior positions at Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Trade, Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Council of the European Union and the European Commission. Mr. Bouhlal was also Ambassador of His Majesty the King of Belgium.
On the business side, a delegation of U.S. sorghum industry representatives recently traveled to Morocco, Spain and Belgium as the U.S. Grains Council continues its efforts in developing sorghum markets abroad. The mission connected end-users with industry representatives to help them learn more about sorghum. Moroccan purchases totaled 98,000 tons (3.9 million bushels) in the 2009/2010 market year.
Politics
Aujourd’hui (08/10) – Mohamed Rachad Bouhlal à l’ambassade du Maroc à Washington (in French)
All Africa.com (08/09) – Morocco: Central Bank Issues Coin Worth 250 Dirhams Commemorative of HM the King’s Enthronement
All Africa.com (08/09) – Morocco: Two People Killed After Jumping From a Moving Train in Kenitra
All Africa.com (08/09) – Morocco: The Nation Takes Part at ASTF Technological Competition
Fikra Forum (08/08) – Transition Time in Morocco: An Alternative Model of Arab Reform or a Calm Before the Storm?
All Africa.com (08/08) – Morocco: HM the King Inaugurates Training Centre for Youth, “Al Massar” Down’s Syndrome Space in Rabat
The Sahara
Sahara Press Service (08/10) – Arab Spring Is About Freedom, Democracy – Saharawi Envoy
Sahara Press Service (08/10) – Strange Bedfellows: Spain and the Western Sahara
Business
Reuters (08/09) – UPDATE 1-TransAtlantic Q2 loss widens; cuts FY output view
Grain Net (08/09) – U.S. Grains Council Hosts Sorghum Export Mission to Europe and Africa
I Stock Analyst (08/09) – Morocco Sells 7% Stake of Maroc-Telecom
Market Watch (08/09) – TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. Announces Second Quarter 2011 Earnings and Operations Update and Appointment of New CFO
Novinite.com (08/10) – TransAtlantic with Q2 Loss, Seeks Partners for Bulgarian Assets
Culture
The National (08/10) – Mosque is a haven for prayer and serenity
Holiday Hyper Market (08/09) – Marrakech Combines the Best of New and Old
Guardian (08/09) – One Thousand and One Nights: Dangerous liaisons
MENA Region
Asia Times (08/11) – My minaret is bigger than yours
Zunia (08/10) – Arab spring brings little for women
Carnegie Endowment (08/09) – What Does the U.S. Want to Talk to the Brotherhood About?
Today’s Zaman (08/09) – Global risks
Mid East Posts.com (08/09) – Assad Criticism Isolates Iran, Fails to Tackle Key Issues
UN Watch (08/09) – 27 rights groups demand UN emergency session on Syria’s Ramadan Massacre
UN Watch (08/09) – 24 groups urge UN human rights council emergency sesion on Syria, hearings, investigator
Scoop (08/09) – Groups urge UN human rights council session on Syria
Vancouverite (08/09) – Human rights, church groups to UN Human Rights Council: “end Syrian atrocities”
