World economy: EIU’s global forecast Upgrading the US, downgrading emerging markets
Printer version FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT (Forecast closing date: January 13th 2012) Europe's financial crisis will continue to weigh on the global economy in 2012, and still has the potential to cause disaster. There is little change this month to the...
Arab spring News : Jan 20, 2012
Winner of the Arab Spring: Islamism euronews The man who predicted the revolution in Egypt two years before it happened says it was Islamists that profited from the Arab Spring, stressing that the cause of the uprisings across the region was the economy and not...
USA And Morocco Are Strong Partners: President Obama
Rabat - US president Barack Obama said, on Wednesday, that his country and Morocco are strong partners engaged in diplomatic, military, economic and public diplomacy efforts which consolidate their mutual interests and reinforce their long-standing ties. He added,...
Morocco Willing To Integrate With U.N. Efforts To Foster Rule Of Law: Diplomat
New York (U.N.) - Morocco is ready to integrate with any United Nations effort to strengthen the rule of law, said on Thursday Moroccan Ambassador to United Nation Mohamed Loulichki. “As a member of the Council, my country is still willing to share its experience and...
Bundestag Rejects Motion Hostile To Morocco
Berlin - The Bundestag (German Parliament) rejected a motion hostile to Morocco presented by the left party group (Die Linke). The major parliamentarian groups rejected the motion during a special session on Thursday. The foreign-affairs committee had recommended...
Moroccan FM To Visit Algeria January 23-24, Statement
Rabat - Moroccan Foreign Minister Saâd-Eddine El Othmani is expected to lead an important delegation from his department to pay a visit to Algeria January 23-24. “This visit is part of bolstering the process of consultations by the two countries to strengthen their...
Morocco’s FM Meets U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary For Maghreb
Rabat - Moroccan Foreign Minister Saad-eddine El Othmani received, on Friday in Rabat, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Maghreb Region Raymond Maxwell. The reception, which was attended by U.S. Ambassador in Rabat, was followed by a working meeting with the...
Muslim Brotherhood reformers tap into a generation of young activists
By Ashraf El Sherif The Daily Star Through its role in the Egyptian Revolution of January 2011, the Muslim Brotherhood once again demonstrated a remarkable ability to adapt its behavior and discourse to new circumstances. Indeed, the movement has managed to cooperate...
U.S. Department of State welcomes teachers on International Leaders in Education programme
From: U.S. Embassy The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs welcomes 63 secondary school teachers from 15 countries to the United States for the International Leaders in Education Programme (ILEP) that began on January 9, 2012....
Beaumont reaches half-way milestone in Atlantic row
by Greg Christison, Perthshire Advertiser Friday PERTHSHIRE adventurer Mark Beaumont, who is currently rowing the Atlantic, yesterday described reaching a “massive milestone” in his latest world record attempt. The 29-year-old, who hails from Bridge of Cally, and his...