Ambassador from Morocco: Who Is Rachad Bouhlal?
President Barack Obama has welcomed a new ambassador from Morocco, which was the first nation to recognize the newly-independent United States in 1777. Mohamed Rachad Bouhlal was appointed ambassador by King Mohammed VI on December 6, 2011, and presented his...
More Australian embassies wanted
Australian embassies are in big demand in eastern Europe, South America and North Africa. Morocco's Canberra-based ambassador Mohammed Mael-Ainin on Friday appeared before a parliamentary committee inquiry to pitch for an Australian embassy in his country. Currently,...
U.S. Department of State Kicks-Off “Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports
Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC February 17, 2012 As part of the “Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative,” the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and U.S. Soccer announced today a series of Sports...
Freedom in fashion startups for up and comers
By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL | AP NEW YORK (AP) — The big names at New York Fashion Week who are watched for trends include Marc Jacobs and Proenza Schouler. But now, Jacobs and Proenza designers Jack McCollugh and Lazaro Hernandez have more on their minds than mere...
Spring Break Service Trip to Africa
By: Christina D'Amato CLEARFIELD, CLEARFIELD COUNTY- It won't be your typical spring break vacation for some area students. A group from Lock Haven University will be traveling to Africa for service work. They are going on the service trip to provide medical care in...
Recent Study: Office National de l’Electricite – Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
Energy & Environment Fast Market Research recommends "Office National de l'Electricite - Strategic SWOT Analysis Review" from GlobalData, now available Office National de l'Electricite (ONE) is a state-owned electric utility. The company is principally engaged in...
U.S. Exporters Announce Corn, Wheat, Soy-Oil Exports
By Steve Stroth U.S. exporters sold 132,000 metric tons of corn to South Korea for delivery in the 2011-2012 marketing year that ends Aug. 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in an e-mailed statement. Exporters sold 120,000 tons of soft, red winter wheat...
Morocco places 100 MW of wind turbine orders
ESI-Africa.com Siemens Energy has secured its first wind turbine orders with a total capacity of 100 MW in Africa. Nareva Holding and Siemens signed a contract for the delivery of a total of 44 wind turbines for the Haouma and Foum El Oued wind power plants in...
Data collection arms race feeds privacy fears
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - This week's revelations that Google Inc, Twitter and other popular Internet companies have been taking liberties with customer data have prompted criticism from privacy advocates and lawmakers, along with apologies from the...
Egypt presidential vote ‘in June’
CAIRO (AFP) Egypt's first presidential elections since a popular uprising ousted veteran leader Hosni Mubarak a year ago will be held in the first week of June, officials were quoted as saying on Sunday. Egyptian authorities are due to officially announce the...