Give Arab Spring time to bloom
Mark Rush A year ago, the Arab Spring was in full bloom. Popular uprisings had toppled or were toppling despots in Egypt and Tunisia. Civil war, which brought an end to the rule of Moammar Gadhafi, broke out in Libya. Ultimately, the uprisings spawned what seemed to...
UAE urges G8, IMF to deliver Arab Spring pledges
ABU DHABI Feb 9 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates urged the international community on Thursday to deliver on pledges of billions of dollars of aid that was promised to Arab countries after last year's uprisings but has not been disbursed. In September, the Group...
International Finance Corporation mediation project to work across the Middle East and North Africa
Source Wire CEDR (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) has embarked upon an International Finance Corporation-funded 24 month consultancy project working in the Middle East and North Africa region. The aims of the project are to develop and deliver mediation...
Training in full swing for Multi One Championship 2012
Solely the summery atmosphere currently reigning over the South-West coast of Morocco could prompt you into thinking about holidays. Indeed the crew of the MOD Edmond de Rothschild Group is sparing no effort as they link together a series of intensive training days....
Jajouka Or Joujouka? The Conflicted Legacy Of The Master Musicians
The Quietus Richie Troughton For decades, the music from one small village in Morocco has rung out internationally. But a long-running dispute between two separate factions of the Master Musicians of Jajouka/Joujouka has threatened to overshadow the success of both....
Amnesty International joins Egypt’s civil disobedience movement
Amnesty International will organise mass gatherings in 15 countries on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak By Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, Community Journalist Cairo - Amnesty International will organise mass gatherings...
World wheat stocks upgraded to record high
AgriMoney.com World wheat supplies have been upgraded to their highest ever, after the best harvest on record last year, even as Spain joined the list of countries over which weather is threatening 2012 crops. The US Department of Agriculture, whose data are taken as...
‘Thor’ actress Jaimie Alexander takes female lead in thriller ‘Intersection’
by Rebecca Lewis TV actress Jaimie Alexander has joined the cast of David Marconi’s “Intersection”, beating out the likes of Gemma Arterton and Brooklyn Decker. Also starring Frank Grillo (“Warrior”), the film is set in Morocco. Playing the wife of Grillo’s character,...
Moroccan director finds inspiration on home soil
Kaleem Aftab It's no surprise that Death for Sale has been such a success at festivals. After premiering at the Toronto Film Festival and closing the Marrakech Film Festival, it will play in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival. Set in Tétouan, a...
Fitch affirms Attijartiwafa Bank ratings
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Feb 8 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Attijariwafa Bank's (AWB) Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB+', Short-term foreign currency IDR at 'B', Viability Rating (VR) at 'bb-' and Support...