Global Islamic finance assets hit $1.3 trillion – study
Reuters - UK Focus * Global Islamic assets hit $1.3 tln in 2011 * Islamic funds reached $58 bln, a new high * Islamic assets represent 1 pct of global market LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) - Islamic financial assets around the world hit $1.3 trillion in 2011, a 150...
The European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions call to fast track new EGTC regulation
Europa.eu The European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions call to fast track new EGTC regulation Press Release The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives Brussels - The European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions call to fast track new...
Moroccan King visits rehabilitation, restoration projects in Casablanca’s Old Medina
King Mohammed VI tours Old Medina’s alleys to oversee major works done to improve residents’ living conditions.Middle East Online CASABLANCA, Morocco – Moroccan King Mohammed VI visited Wednesday the various rehabilitation and restoration projects under way in the Old...
Mandarin Oriental to open luxury resort in Marrakech
Travel Daily News Hotels & Lodging Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech, which is scheduled to open in 2014 Mandarin Oriental to open luxury resort in Marrakech Friday, March 30, 2012 announced that it has signed a long term agreement to manage a luxury resort currently...
Why I’m Morocco-bound
Ivybridge Today Matthew Bisco with some of his running gear Matthew’s desert aid A PRIMARY school teacher will take on a gruelling 150-mile race in Morocco to raise funds for a children’s trust. Matthew Bisco, 30, is a teacher at Stowford Primary School, Ivybridge,...
Time we took blinkers off when thinking of Morocco
Euro Weekly Online Mike Walsh IT is an oddity of modern life that whilst internet access offers unprecedented access to the world’s communities we remain more ignorant than earlier generations.Perception of Iran is invariably that of a backward country like...
Mali coup leader appeals for help to fight rebels
* Sanogo says situation in north Mali "critical" * Tuareg rebels enter Kidal (Releads with more details of Kidal and statement) By David Lewis and Adama Diarra BAMAKO, March 30 (Reuters) - Mali's junta leader appealed on Friday for foreign help to secure the West...
Graft, corruption found in Morocco public sector
* Report finds problems at bourse watchdog, airline, ports * King under pressure from reformist party * Government spokesman says determined to make changes By Souhail Karam RABAT, March 29 (Reuters) - An audit court has found evidence of graft, corruption and insider...
Morocco Distributes Barley for Livestock After Dryness
Bloomberg By Aida Alami Morocco, North Africa’s third- largest wheat importer, is distributing barley for livestock after crops were damaged by dry weather. The backup plan to preserve livestock started two weeks ago, and “other measures can be planned and programmed...
Injured paratroopers take on missions Morocco 2012
Click Manchester by Marielle Roux, Published Fri 30 Mar 2012 00:01 Nissan and The Afghanistan Trust announce sponsored trek across North Africa to raise funds for injured paratroopers and the families of colleagues killed in action As part of its ongoing commitment to...