Egypt liberals quit constitution talks
More photos » CAIRO (AFP) Liberal and leftist parties have pulled out of a panel drafting Egypt's new constitution, they announced on Tuesday, accusing Islamists of monopolising the process to deliver its post-revolution charter. The withdrawals from the panel will...
Libya tribal leader in separatist threat
by Imed Lamloum - TRIPOLI (AFP) The head of the Toubou tribe in Libya on Tuesday denounced to AFP what he said was a plan to "ethnically cleanse" his people, and raised the threat of a separatist bid, a day after deadly clashes. "We announce the reactivation of the...
Iraq seeks Arab debt forgiveness as summit opens
* Paris Club already cancelled Iraqi debt * But most Arab countries have yet to do so * Iraq hosting first Arab League summit in two decades By Mariam Karouny and Serena Chaudhry BAGHDAD, March 27 (Reuters) - Iraq asked countries at an Arab League summit on Tuesday to...
European Investment Bank Welcomes Cooperation With Morocco Through Tangier Med Project Funding
Paris - Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Philippe de Fontaine Vive welcomed the cooperation with Morocco through the Bank contribution to funding Tanger Med project, one of "the most emblematic" in the Mediterranean region. "The port of Tangier is...
Morocco cbank cuts interest rates to boost growth
RABAT, March 27 (Reuters) - Morocco's central bank said on Tuesday it was cutting its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, its first rate move for three years, after bad weather and the eurozone crisis hit economic growth. The central bank said in a statement...
Karim Ghellab Meets In London With House Of Lords Speaker
Rabat - London, Mar 27, 2012 (MAP) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Karim Ghellab, met Tuesday at the headquarters of the Westminster Parliament in London, with the Speaker of the House of Lords (upper house of the British Parliament), Baroness Frances...
Morocco, Algeria Sign MoU In Field Of Communication
Rabat - Morocco and Algeria, signed on Tuesday in Algiers, a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of communication in implementation of orientations of HM King Mohammed VI and President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The MoU was signed by Communication Minister and...
Arab spring News : Mar 26, 2012
Zimbabwe activists appeal conviction, sentences for Arab Spring video session Washington Post HARARE, Zimbabwe — Six Zimbabwean activists convicted of conspiring to commit violence for watching videos of Arab uprisings are appealing their conviction and...
LA MARINA RAIDERS THANK SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
The Leader info Contributor This time next week, the La Marina Raiders will be on their way from Spain to Morocco on a 2,000km journey as part of the Maroc Challenge Raid. Since the Leader first reported on Brian Hampshire and Rob Hull's charity event, people from the...
Summit: Maltese mountaineers summit Mount Toubkal in Morocco
The Malta Independent online A Maltese team of climbers have returned home after successfully reaching the highest peak of the High Atlas, Mount Toubkal in Morocco. Towering at 4,167m (13,670 ft) Jbel Toubkal, as it is locally known, is also the highest peak in North...