By a neck : 2011 review
David Horsey captured his second European Tour title at the 2011 Trophee Hassan II. (Getty Images) David Horsey secured last year’s Trophee Hassan II in the second hole of a three-man play-off. Here, in an excerpt from The European Tour Yearbook 2012, we recap how the...
Web moguls, Spanx whiz among Forbes billionaires
* Record 1,266 billionaires average $3.7 bln each * U.S. leads all countries with 425 billionaires * With 96 billionaires, Russia No. 2 country * Mexico's Salinas Pliego adds $9.2 bln to his wealth * India's Mittal loses $10 bln as steel shares tumble By Edith Honan...
Dubai’s Abraaj in $125 mln Morocco insurance deal
DUBAI, March 7 (Reuters) - Abraaj Capital is investing about $125 million in a Moroccan insurance holding firm as it bids to tap growth prospects in Africa's nascent insurance sector. Privately-owned Saham Finances has majority stakes in three subsidiaries:...
UN’s Amos visits Baba Amr district in Homs
Rte.ie UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos held talks in the Syrian capital Damascus and has visited the devastated city of Homs. Valerie Amos held talks with Foreign Minister Walid Muallem Play Six One News: UN humanitarian chief allowed to enter Baba Amr Play Nine...
‘Dakar Dreams’ Motorbike Challenge
SBK News Written by: admin Starting on 15th March 2012, Danny John-Jules (the ‘Cat’ from Red Dwarf) and team-mate Graham Hoskins will attempt to follow one of the most iconic of motorbike routes, the 1996 Dakar Rally from Granada to Senegal. Through the Atlas...
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet Calls for Women’s Equal Participation in All Sphe res of Life as Fundamental to Democracy
PR Web Ms. Bachelet will commemorate International Women’s Day in Morocco, in solidarity with women striving for equality. "Women’s full and equal participation in the political and economic arena is fundamental to democracy and justice, which people are demanding....
Arab spring News : Mar 7, 2012
Arab Spring and new hotels fuel Dubai's tourism revenues gulfnews.com By Saifur Rahman, Business Editor Dubai: Dubai's tourism industry achieved a 20 per cent jump in revenues to Dh16 billion last year due to a number of factors, including Arab Spring and the addition...
French FM heads to Morocco tomorrow
PARIS, March 7 (KUNA) -- French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe is heading tomorrow to Morocco for a two-day visit where he will tackle various issues, among them the Syrian crisis and issues of mutual concern. French Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bernard Valero said in a...
Local Advisory Boards in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria
Scoop.co.nz New Zealand Press Release: US State Department Secretary Clinton Praises the Work of the Local Advisory Boards for the U.S. in Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 29, 2012 While in North Africa, Secretary...
UNSC key members, Morocco discuss US draft on Syria crisis
UNITED NATIONS, March 6 (KUNA) -- The Security Council's permanent members and Morocco, on behalf of the Arab League on Tuesday began discussing the US draft resolution it circulated a week ago on the crisis in Syria. "We have just begun today preliminary discussions...