Gucci: From Sexy to Sensual
FASHION REVIEW Chris Moore/Karl Prouse In Milan, Frida Giannini sends out Art Nouveau-inspired styles, with a bit of the 1970s, for autumn 2012. By SUZY MENKES MILAN — What! No more sex in the saddle or rocking through the night? Just love in the afternoon, hair...
Morocco tourism grows slightly
Agadir Enlarge Image The Moroccan tourism sector remained stable in 2011 in spite of the Arab Spring and the instability it has created. A total of 9.34 million tourists visited the kingdom during the past year, creating 5.7 billion Euros in revenue. Kamal Bensouda, a...
Jerome Thomas retires
Fight News By Robert Coster Jerome Thomas of France, a spectacular star in the amateur ranks but a flop as a pro, has decided to hang up the gloves after only 14 fights. The 33-year-old bantamweight’s story is unique, to say the least. Jerome was born with Poland...
Arab tennis talent given chance to shine in Doha and Dubai
by Reem Abulleil, Feb 23, 2012 The ATP and WTA hit the Middle East for six weeks a year, with women’s events in Doha, Dubai and Fes, and men’s playing in Doha, Dubai and Casablanca. Countries that host events have the advantage of being able to give their local...
The Meaning of Sharing Meals in Morocco
Submitted by adriscoll I was recently in Morocco with an organization called Grove of Hope, teaching planetary science in orphanages. This photo was taken during lunch, in the courtyard of a particularly nice orphanage. Lunch was always a very extravagant event. I...
Arab spring News : Feb 23, 2012
First the Arab Spring, now the Oscars. Woe be unto Dictators. Christian Science Monitor The Academy has asked Sacha Baron Cohen not to dress as 'General Aladeen' at the Oscars. The world is becoming a very unfriendly place for dictators, even fictional ones. By Scott...
Morocco’s bright lights: Romance, riads and arresting exoticism in the Red City
By Priscilla Pollara Last updated at 11:51 AM on 22nd February 2012 A trio of motorbikes whizz past clipping the tip of my shoes. Ahead, men with goats draped round their necks, carefree children and cart-laden, braying donkeys cross the road with ease. I stand...
IFAD Loans Morocco 6.38 Million Dollars To Promote Agriculture In Mountain Areas
Rome - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) granted Morocco a loan of 6.38 million dollars as well as a donation of 140,000 dollars to fund new agricultural projects in mountainous areas in the province of AL-Haouz. An agreement was signed in...
Which is the Better Best Picture: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King or Casablanca?
By TIME Staff Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingCasablanca Vote THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING Few Oscar contenders have enjoyed the aura of inevitability that surrounded The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003. Nominated for 11...
UK. Rowers complete intrepid Atlantic crossing in aid of RNLI
BYM Marine & Maritime News A pair of British rowers have become the first modern day, independent oarsmen to row non-stop from Agadir, Morocco to Port St Charles in Barbados when they crossed the finishing line on 18 February in their 23ft rowing boat Atlantic...