David Hasselhoff signed royal autographs
Bang Showbiz David Hasselhoff once signed autographs for Britain's Princes William and Harry. The former "Baywatch" actor says the royals' mother Princess Diana - who died in a car accident in 1997 - admired his appearance when they met and revealed that her sons were...
Souk up the sun
Bella Blissett's Beauty Buzz By Bella Blissett Gold and brown were used to light up eyes at the Mark Fast show While we’re still unsure whether it’s safe to pack away our jumpers, March temperatures in Marrakech are a decidedly balmy 25 degrees. So why not warm up...
Athletics-World Indoor men’s 1500m
Results from the World Indoor men's 1500m final on Saturday. 1. Abdalaati Iguider (Morocco) 3:45.21 2. Ilham Tanui Oezbilen (Turkey) 3:45.35 3. Mekonnen Gebremedhin (Ethiopia) 3:45.90 4. Aman Wote Fete (Ethiopia) 3:47.02 5. Ayanleh Souleiman Hassan (Djibouti) 3:47.35...
Justin Gatlin wins 1st post-ban gold
ESPN ISTANBUL -- Justin Gatlin's fear of fading into obscurity disappeared in a sprint for gold at the world indoor championships. Shortly after teammate Ashton Eaton set a heptathlon world record on an all-American day in Istanbul, Gatlin earned his first gold medal...
ISESCO/UNFM: ISESCO and UNFM sign cooperation protocol
IINA RABAT, 17 Rabi al-Thani/10 March (IINA)-A cooperation protocol was signed this morning in Rabat at the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco, between the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the National Union of Moroccan...
UN Security Council to Focus on Syria Aid, Arab Spring
Free Syrian Army fighters take cover during fierce fighting against government troops in Idlib, north Syria, March 10, 2012. The United Nations Security Council will hold a ministerial level meeting on Monday to discuss the situation in the Middle East in the wake of...
Security Council Permanent Members And Morocco To Elaborate New Draft Resolution On Syria- Lavrov
MAP Cairo - The permanent members of the UN Security Council and Morocco will elaborate a new draft resolution on Syria, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergueï Lavrov said on Saturday in Cairo. "The permanent member states of the Security Council and Morocco intend to...
Arab League Welcomes Appointment Of Fathallah Sijilmassi As Secretary General Of The UfM
Cairo - Arab league Foreign Ministers welcomed on Saturday in Cairo the recent appointment of Morocco's Fathallah Sijilmassi as Secrerary General of the Union for the Mediterranean. Sijilmassi was unanimously elected to the post of UfM SG succeeding to his countryman...
Horsey hoping Morocco memories inspire return to form
HASSAN II GOLF TROPHY AGADIR MOROCCO David Horsey (Roddy Williams) Englishman David Horsey is hoping to kick-start his season in the Trophée Hassan II, where he will defend his title on a course he describes as “a great privilege” to play. The tournament takes place...
The poverty of theocracy
Al-Ahram Weekly No religious current can claim a monopoly on social values, but this truth seems to have escaped Islamists who have risen to prominence on the back of the Arab Spring, writesAzmi Ashour The Islamisation of politics and culture is a subject that merits...