Turkey’s Erdogan congratulates newly-elected Moroccan PM
During the phone talk, Benkirane also invited Erdogan to Morocco. Turkey's prime minister spoke to his Moroccan counterpart by phone on Saturday, Prime Ministry sources said. Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Abdelilah Benkirane on his success in the early...
Morocco’s ONE issues tender for wind farms
(MENAFN) The Moroccan power utility, ONE, issued a tender for the development of five wind farm projects with a production capacity of 850 megawatts, reported Reuters. ONE stated that the new projects would adapt a build, own, operate and transfer scheme. The...
World’s most beautiful airport terminals
World's most beautiful airport terminals, according to Frommers.com (tinyurl.com/cyqsxgl): 1. Jeddah Hajj Terminal, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2. Leifur Eiriksson (Leif Ericson) Air Terminal, Keflavik, Iceland 3. Seoul Incheon Airport, Incheon, South Korea 4. Wellington...
The long run for Rhonda
West Shore RCMP auxiliary constable Don Devenney is raising money for the Canadian Arthritis Society by competing in one of the most difficult races in the world, the 250 kilometre Marathon de Sables in Morocco.Rick Stiebel photoBy Rick Stiebel - Goldstream News...
Hotel in Arabia500 list
MANAMA: Bahrain's The K Hotel has made it to the first-ever Arabia Fast Growth 500 (Arabia500) list. AllWorld's Arabia500 winners were announced during the Second Global Summit on Entrepreneurship in Istanbul, Turkey, which was hosted by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...
BBC News – Argan oil helps Morrocan women become breadwinners
Click on picture to play video (below): In rural Morocco, women have traditionally not gone out to work, but the soaring demand for Argan oil has changed that. Dozens of cooperatives across the south west of the country now produce the profitable oil which is used in...
Adventurer launches world light plane trip
News.com.au From: AFP SLOVENIAN adventurer Matevz Lenarcic has flown out of Ljubljana at the start of an eco-friendly trip around the world in an ultra-light plane boasting super-low fuel mileage. "I want to make people understand that this world is the only one we've...
Dazzled by Morocco’s desert city
The Independent Travel - Africa City Slicker: Marrakech - The most exotic place you can reach within three hours from Britain? Amar Grover offers tips for new and returning visitors VIEW GALLERY Why visit? There's a monkey tugging at my shoulder and someone's trying...
Investissements : Le Qatar, un pied au Maroc, et l’autre dans les banlieues françaises
Yabladi Le Qatar, un micro-Etat à la conquête du monde. En 2030, ce petit émirat de la péninsule arabique envisage de jouer un rôle significatif dans les relations internationales. Pour y arriver, son émir multiplie les investissements sur le plan interne et externe....
Arab spring News : Jan 7, 2012
Reason for hope on the Arab Spring New York Post Many in the West wonder whether the “Arab Spring” is heading for an “Islamist winter.” In Arab countries, too, pessimism is on the rise with some early leaders of the revolt regretting the regime changes they...