Wood Chip Exports From Latin America Reach Record High in 2011
PaperAge Global trade of wood chips has gone up substantially the past two years. Hardwood chip export from Chile, Uruguay and Brail was up 43 percent in 2011 compared to 2009, as reported by the Wood Resource Quarterly. A clear majority of the increase was Eucalyptus...
Arab Nations, U.S. to Press Russia on Syria Resolution at UN
By Flavia Krause-Jackson and Nicole Gaouette (Updates with Russian response in eighth paragraph, Germany’s ambassador and positions in the council from 12th.) Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Arab and Western nations are planning a diplomatic push at the United Nations to...
Norfolk-based Mesa Verde rescues sailors in the Mediterranean
The amphibious transport dock ship Mesa Verde on Jan. 24, 2012 rescued 10 Moroccan mariners after their vessel capsized three days earlier in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy file photo) The Virginian-Pilot © January 25, 2012 Ten mariners from Morocco were rescued...
The Winter of Morocco’s Discontent: Will the Arab Spring Arrive?
By VIVIENNE WALT | Time.com Could Morocco be next? For nearly a year, Moroccans have clashed with riot police in near-weekly protests, as they take to the streets to demand more political freedom and better economic opportunities. Yet even so, it had seemed that the...
Compassion Corps focuses on helping African people
By Eileen Shomo Jan Bean meets with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. View and purchase photos "Engaging Hearts, Unleashing Hope" is the motto of Compassion Corps (CC), which through advocacy, training and fundraising...
Preview: Ooby Ryn Winter 2012
1 of 19 Click here to view more photos Ooby Ryn Winter 2012 collection. New Zealand label Ooby Ryn looked to the 1940s for inspiration for their Winter 2012 collection, Courtesy of Casablanca.
San Leon Energy Plc Completion of Morocco 2D Seismic Campaign
San Leon Energy Plc (AIM:SLE) ("San Leon" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of more than 2,280 km of 2D seismic across its Tarfaya and Zag Licenses onshore Morocco. The data was acquired by San Leon Energy's wholly owned...
Shoppers at Luxe Moroccan Mall Ride Lift through Conical Acrylic Aquarium Designed and Built by International Concept Management
PRESS RELEASE Shoppers at Luxe Moroccan Mall Ride Lift through Conical Acrylic Aquarium Designed and Built by International Concept Management (ICM) The cone-shaped acrylic aquarium at luxury Moroccan mall is the world's first and largest acrylic structure of its...
Belgian Senate Rejects Resolution Proposal Hostile To Moroccanity Of Sahara
Brussels - The Commission for External Relations and Defence at the Belgian senate rejected, on Tuesday in Brussels, a resolution proposal hostile to the Moroccanity of the Sahara presented by the Flemish nationalist party N-VA (opposition). The proposal was rejected...
Moroccan Mediator For Democracy Sends Memo To Govt On Rights Claims
Rabat - Moroccan Mediator for Democracy and Human Rights sent, recently, a memorandum to the Prime Minister on many issues related to human rights in the country. The Mediator stressed the need, in this document, to examine, as soon as possible, these issues in order...