Qatar Emerges As Major Force In Arab World
by DEBORAH AMOS Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 p.m. ET The tiny Persian Gulf state of Qatar has deep pockets and a big microphone in the form of its news network, Al Jazeera. In recent months, those assets have been...
Kelly and Crew Take to the Sea in World Record Attempt
#ROWING - Irishman Aodhan Kelly and five crewmates set off from Tarfaya in Morocco today in an attempt to set a new record for rowing the Atlantic Ocean. The Sara G, under skipper Matt Craughwell, left port at 1pm on a journey to Barbados which they hope will take 30...
Morocco still without cabinet, row over Islamist minister
By Mohsin el-Hassouni and Sinikka Tarvainen Rabat (m&c) - A row between the palace and prime minister-designate Abdelilah Benkirane's Islamists has delayed the formation of Morocco's first Islamist government by more than a week. Officially, there are no problems...
Morocco in friendly against Swiss side Grasshoppers
BBC SPORT Marouane Chamakh has been included in Morocco's Africa Cup of Nations squad.Morocco have lined up a friendly against Swiss side Grasshoppers in preparation for this month's Africa Cup of Nations. The Atlas Lions will play the game in the Spanish city of...
HM The King Appoints Taib Fassi Fihri His Advisor
Rabat - HM King Mohammed VI has appointed Taib Fassi Fihri as his advisor in the Royal Cabinet, the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announced on Monday in a statement. The statement said the appointment came in view of the experience Taib...
Morocco’s 2011 Q3 Economic Growth Stands At 4.8% -Planning Commission
Rabat - Morocco’s GDP has grown by 4.8% in the third quarter of 2011, higher than the 3.9% rate recorded in the same period a year earlier, according to the High Planning Commission (HCP). The economic activity was marked by a 4.9% rise in the volume of GDP outside...
Moderate Islamist party pulls out of Algerian government coalition ahead of April election
By Associated Press ALGIERS, Algeria — A moderate Islamist party pulled out of Algeria’s governing coalition on Sunday, saying that 2012 is the year of competition — not alliances. The announcement by the Movement for a Peaceful Society, or MSP, to leave the so-called...
Arab spring News of the day : Jan 1, 2012
Arab Spring Sinks New York Benchmark as Partner Slumps: Israel Overnight Bloomberg Mounting concern that Arab Spring revolts in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen will raise security threats in the region along with heightened regulation following social unrest in...
New countries join UN Council caught in Arab Spring battle
UNITED NATIONS:Five new countries yesterday joined a UN Security Council riven by one of the biggest international splits in years on how to handle the Arab Spring uprisings. Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo start two year terms on the council which...
Polisario- Sahel: les dessous de l’agacement de Bamako
SAMUEL BENSHIMON Le coup de gueule des autorités maliennes contre le Polisario n’a pas surpris beaucoup de monde, et en particulier les spécialistes Occidentaux qui scrutent ce qui se passe au Sahel. L’exaspération de Bamako contre le Polisario est l’aboutissement de...