Diamond in the rough economy in Morocco
With glaring wealth gap, can country afford its glittering new mega-mall? By Paul Schemm Associated Press The Morocco Mall in Casablanca is dripping with glamour and luxury, yet the futuristic silver structure on the coast overlooking the Atlantic is a stark symbol of...
In Morocco, The Arab Spring’s Mixed Bounty
NPR 5 min 35 sec Listen Now AP Relatives of Abdelwahab Zaydoun, a 27-year-old Moroccan who set himself on fire to protest his unemployment and died from his burns, react to his death in Casablanca last month. A year after street protests in Morocco prompted some...
Research and Markets: Morocco Baby Food Market: Analysis & Forecast (2007 – 2017)
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c8adcd/morocco_baby_food) has announced the addition of the "Morocco Baby Food Market: Analysis & Forecast (2007 - 2017)" report to their offering. “Morocco Baby Food Market:...
Government Fleshes Out Support To Arab Region
Source: Government of the Netherlands The government is to support Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan and Libya in their process of transition. This was the message to the House of Representatives in a letter from foreign minister Uri Rosenthal and international...
Syrian Repression, The Chinese-Russian Veto and U.S. Hypocrisy
By davidswanson Institute for Public Accuracy ipa STEPHEN ZUNES, http://www.stephenzunes.org, http://www.fpif.org Zunes is professor of politics at the University of San Francisco and a contributor to Foreign Policy in Focus. He just wrote the piece "Syrian...
Team Rwanda to battle 120 riders in Moroccan tour
New Times By Ostine Arinaitwe The National cycling team ‘Team Rwanda’ which arrived in the Moroccan capital of Rabat yesterday will battle 120 riders, most of whom are professionals in the 23rd edition of the Tour of Morocco which paces off tomorrow. Team Rwanda is...
Despite cuts abroad, admin vow African programs won’t vanish
The Chicago Maroon The Cairo program will take place next year in Morocco, while the Cape Town program will not be offered at all. by Harunobu Coryne Changes made this year to study abroad programs in Africa and the Middle East do not portend a long-term reduction in...
Research and Markets: Total Revenues in the Middle East and Africa Mobile Multimedia Market to rise to $2 billion in 2016 says Latest Study
Press Release: Research and Markets DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b092f0/4q_2011_middle_eas) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.'s new report "4Q.2011 Middle East and Africa Mobile...
Kanye West To Film In The Gulf?
Click for full photo gallery: Kanye West Kanye West is reportedly scouting locations and funds for his next film project – in the Middle East. A film industry source told the UAE’s National newspaper that the hip-hop superstar sent representatives to Abu Dhabi, Dubai...
For savvy travelers, the Middle East still beckons
From Katia Hetter, Special to CNN (CNN) - Zora O'Neill is heading to the Middle East next week. O'Neill, a longtime traveler and author of an upcoming Lonely Planet book on Egypt, is not dissuaded by the evacuation of the U.S. and British embassies in Syria, rumblings...