Month: November 2011

(The Daily Star) BEIRUT: The International Monetary Fund estimated the size of the informal economy in Lebanon to be equivalent to 30 percent of GDP, similar to Tunisia, and compared to 26 percent of GDP in Jordan, 34 percent of...

African Development Bank (Tunis) African states came closer to finalizing a continental programme for the development of vital infrastructure as talks ended in Morocco at the weekend. North African countries agreed on priority...

By KHADIJA AL-FATHI – As the number of Moroccan women subjected to sexual harassment increases and women’s rights organizations call for taking measures against culprits, the Moroccan Network for the Rights of Men (Réseau...

By Mark Adams, chief film critic – Moroccan writer/director Hicham Lasri’s The End (Al Nihaya) is a bold visual delve into a nightmarish vision of Casablanca, shot in elegant black-and-white but trading too much on...

Miriam Kresh | Much of Morocco’s argan oil still comes from nuts excreted by goats. The fabulously expensive oil is now produced in Israel – without goat droppings. Ever get the feeling that you’re barking up the wrong tree?...