Arabs to Davos: invest in us, don’t fear us
* Revolts swept aside leaders of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen * Main issue for newly-empowered Islamic parties is jobs, not religion By Warren Strobel and Paul Taylor DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 27(Reuters) - Leaders of the Arab Spring sought to assure the world's elite...
Arab spring News : Jan 27, 2012
Arabs to Davos: invest in us, don't fear us Reuters By Warren Strobel and Paul Taylor | DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Leaders of theArab Spring sought to assure the world's elite in Davos that the rise of political Islam is not a threat to democracy,...
Gabon into quarters after remarkable Morocco win
By Nick Reeves (AFP) LIBREVILLE — Gabon made it into the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after a classic and almost surreal 3-2 win over Morocco here on Friday. Morocco, with an injury time penalty, believed they had done enough to keep their Cup hopes alive, but...
In Morocco, Unemployment Can Be A Full-Time Job
NPR National Public Radio 4 min 5 sec Add to PlaylistListen Now AP Demonstrators carry posters of Abdelwahab Zaydoun, who set himself on fire and died from his burns Tuesday. Zaydoun was part of a movement protesting unemployment in Morocco. by Deborah Amos It is rush...
Morocco turns south for economic partnerships
The global financial crisis forces Morocco to look for new partners. By Siham Ali for Magharebia in Rabat [Siham Ali] Moroccan officials recently met to discuss ways to boost investment in Africa. With Europe facing serious economic hardships, Morocco is increasingly...
Morocco: Benkirane Government Advocating Reforms, Democracy Wins Vote of Confidence
By Morocco News Agency Staff Rabat, Morocco --- 26 January 2012 ... The House of Representatives in Morocco approved today the programs of reforms and democracy of the Benkirane government as presented by the PM in his speech to Parliament. The program was adopted by...
Morocco office to enable ground-level support
Mining Weekly MINING INDABA PREVIEW By: Idéle Esterhuizen International legal practice Norton Rose Group is confident that its fifth African office opened in Casablanca, Morocco, in October last year, will strengthen its African footprint. “Norton Rose has been...
Aid to Those Affected by End of Morocco Agreement
SPAIN - The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Miguel Arias Cañete, has announced that the Spanish Government will adopt a framework of support for fishermen and vessel owners affected by the suspension of the extension of the fishing agreement with...
Morocco: Leadership in the High Atlas Mountains
NZ HERALD Rosie Walford reflects on nature in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Photo / Supplied By Rosie Walford The red-rock desert of Morocco's High Atlas Mountains is searingly hot. I find myself under a juniper tree, asking questions of a stump and a boulder. I'm...
Newsmakers: UN envoy Christopher Ross on Western Sahara
UN NEWS CENTRE Christopher Ross, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara Interview with Christopher Ross, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara 25 January 2012 – In January 2009 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed...