Syria in favor of UN’s “limited assessment”
B92.net WORLD | PETAK 9.03.2012 | 17:52SOURCE: TANJUGANKARA, DAMASCUS, MOSCOW -- UN Humanitarian Affairs chief Valerie Amos says the government in Damascus agreed that UN agencies should conduct "limited assessment" of the situation. (Tanjug, file) According to Syrian...
Frost affected Moroccan banana producers badly
APROBA asked to declare damage According to the Association of Banana Producers of Morocco (APROBA), frost has severely affected the banana cultivation in the regions Gharb and Doukkalacausing damage that was estimated at more than 85% for mature plantations in...
Perth adventurer released in Libya
The Australian A PERTH man captured by Libyan militia while trekking across the Sahara Desert has been released after intervention by Australian and British embassy officials. Adventurer Tom Smitheringale was trying to trek 7000km across the desert from Egypt to...
Swift as the wind, straight as an arrow
Sport The Namibian Archery Team departed for the 9th African Archery Championships in Morocco on Friday, 9 March. Archery in Namibia has consistently participated in the bi-annual African Archery Championships since 2006. Archers from Namibia won several medals during...
Thailand Webpage breaks record in France
Published by Ozgur Tore THURSDAY, 08 MARCH 2012 23:19 The Thailand page on the French travel website www.routard.comhas crossed the seven million viewers mark, making it the top-ranked page amongst all the featured destinations, according to the website publisher Mr...
Export Sales Highlights
Katie Jones, with information from FAS -USDA This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period February 24-March 1, 2012. Wheat: Net sales of 446,700 MT were up 8 percent from the previous week, but down 20 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases...
U.S. glum on prospects for new U.N. Syria resolution
By Andrew Quinn WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday that amid ongoing opposition from Russia, it was not optimistic the U.N. Security Council could agree on a new resolution urging an end to the Syrian government's brutal crackdown on...
RedOne Talks Working With Jennifer Lopez, New Artists And The Rise Of Dance Music
411Mania.com Posted by Joseph Lee on 03.08.2012 Lots of projects in the works... RedOne spoke with Billboard about his success and future projects. On Jennifer Lopez' "On The Floor" getting 500 million views on Youtube: "Half a billion views, it's crazy. To me, it's...
France, Morocco opposed to military interference in Syria
RABAT, March 9 (KUNA) -- Despite describing the worsening situation in Syria as "unacceptable and scandalous", France and Morocco expressed opposition to military interference to force President Bashar Al-Assad regime to stop the deadly crackdown on anti-regime...
Moroccan FM Meets Nigerien Peer On Security In Sahel-Saharan Region
Rabat - Foreign Minister Saad Dine El Otmani met, on Friday in Rabat, with his Nigerien peer Mohamed Bazoum on the security challenge in the Sahel-Saharan region and inter-African cooperation. "The talks turned on bilateral relations and the major challenges facing...