Transat Discoveries announces the name of the lucky agent on her way to Morocco!
4-Traders Transat Discoveries is pleased to announce that Kate Stratford, owner of Marlin Travel in Simcoe, Ontario, is the lucky winner of the Launch Agent Incentive draw. The draw was held on February 3, 2012 and her name was picked from among the names of all the...
Souk up the ambience
The Hindu Anna Isaac Spice and Everything Nice At Marrakesh Photo: Anna Isaac MOROCCO: Chaos, spices, wares, chatter of shopkeepers, donkeys jostling for space with people… — the best way to discover Marrakesh is by getting lost in its largest souk Abandon your...
Enoc opens storage facility in Morocco
Horizon Terminals Limited, a subsidiary of Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), has inaugurated its new Dh667 million ($180 million) storage facility in Tangier province of Morocco. The new Horizon Tangier Terminals (HTL) facility has a capacity to handle 508,000...
Dubai International Film Festival 9th edition from December 9 to 16
Dubai Chronicle Following on from the success and growth of its dynamic 2011 edition, the ninth Dubai International Film Festival(DIFF) will be held from December 9 to 16, 2012, the Festival announced today at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. The Festival,...
Algeria urges neighbours to fight terror and crime
Algeria yesterday proposed to boost co-operation with North African neighbours against terror and organised crime as the five-nation Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) held its first high-level conference since 1996. Algeria sought “true and effective Maghreb co-operation in...
US Capitol bomb plot arrest capped yearlong probe
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta WASHINGTON (AP) -- Within the last week, authorities say, Amine El Khalifi's plan to wreak havoc was proceeding as hoped: An al-Qaida associate handed him an automatic weapon to kill security officers inside...
Four dead in Algeria bombing
ALGIERS (AFP) A roadside bomb blast killed four people and injured 10 other passengers on a bus east of the Algerian capital on Sunday, local news websites reported. A security source confirmed the blast to AFP but did not give a toll or say whether the victims were...
Teddington IT consultant takes on infamous Marathon des Sables
By Paul Teed An IT consultant will take part in “the toughest footrace on Earth” to raise money for two charities that helped his mother before she died. David Gilmore, 34, has been training hard in Richmond Park for the biggest physical challenge of his life –...
Rule of Law : Morocco: Public Finances – Cameroon to learn from Morocco’s experience
All Africa BY EMMANUEL KENDEMEH Cameroon's Supreme State Audit Office wants to establishment cooperation ties with Morocco's Court of Accounts in order to tap from Morocco's public finance management experience. This was one of the main issues the Minister Delegate at...
The Maghreb’s challenge
MENAFN News The Maghreb's challenge Khaleej Times (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Just over a year ago, the Arab Spring sparked dramatic change throughout the Arab world. Popular movements have brought a range of avowedly Islamist political parties to power, replacing the...