Julie puts foot down on Melbourne’s walks
LOCAL NEWS AMBY JENNY LING Avid trail-walker Julie Mundy, author of Melbourne's Best Bush, Bay and City Walks. N21CK307 WALKING the walk is not only a good philosophy, it’s a way of life for first-time author Julie Mundy. The former aid worker from St Kilda East has...
Algeria sentences Qaeda leader
ALGIERS (AFP) An Algerian court sentenced one of the most radical leaders of Al-Qaeda's north Africa branch in his absence Monday to life in prison for creating "an international terror group", his lawyer said. After a one-day trial, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid "was...
Morocco Will Uphold Peoples Just Causes Within UN Security Council -Diplomat
Rabat - Morocco will endeavour to uphold peoples’ just causes, especially the Palestinian cause, within the UN Security Council, of which the Kingdom has become non-permanent member as of January 1 for two years, Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN said. In a...
Maghreb Union ‘More Necessary Than Ever’: Tunisian President
Tripoli - The Maghreb Union has become more necessary than ever, said on Monday Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, noting that the peoples of the region aspire to see an area of free movement with open borders becomes true. The Tunisian president said he will make a...
Arab spring News of the day : Jan 2, 2012
No sign of Arab Spring in Syria The Australian (blog) The world, though it has cheered on the Arab Spring elsewhere, has been shamefully neglectful of the plight of the Syrian people. Already, far more have died in Syria than in Libya before NATO, at the behest...
The Middle East and North Africa in 2011: On the brink of Chaos?
A sweep of the region from Morocco to Iran indicates that that 2012 will be one of the most crucial years in the Middle East's modern history, argues Daniel Nisman. Middle East Online The feelings of hope and opportunity initially evoked by the Arab Spring have...
Morocco cabinet mystery continues
Morocco's new ruling coalition awaits the approval of its nominees for the cabinet. By Siham Ali for Magharebia in Rabat Facebook users mobilised in support of Mustapha Ramid as justice minister. The composition of Morocco's new government is still uncertain, more...
Pakistan and 4 other new members join UN Security Council
Associated Press of Pakistan UNITED NATIONS - Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco and Togo, the five new non-permanent members of the 15-nation UN Security Council, began serving their two-year terms on Sunday. The five new Council members were elected by the UN...
Morocco GDP growth picks up in Q3
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's economic growth reached 4.7 percent in the third quarter of 2011, up from the second but still below the full-year target after a slowdown led by shrinking mining and tourism activity, the country's planning authority said on Monday....
CCR: Schlesser keeps Africa Eco Race lead after stage 5
Robb Pritchard, CCR Correspondent STAGE 5: Monday, January 2, 2012 As Sakn – Dakhla (Morocco) SS: 376.67 km – Liaison: 348.18 km Early this morning thick fog blanketed the desert and the low sun only illuminated a small patch of forsakeness around the camp. Moroccans...