Moderation in Morocco
NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE JOHN FUND Gradual reforms by Islamists and the monarchy show that there is hope for the Arab Spring. Rabat, Morocco —- A little over a year ago, a young fruit vendor in Tunisia poured gasoline on himself, struck a match, and committed suicide....
41 UK travel agents went bankrupt this year
By BFN News | 10:44 AM | Friday 30 December, 2011 A terrible year for tourism has seen 41 UK travel agents go bankrupt during 2011. This has been revealed by a study produced by accountants, Wilkins, Kennedy, Anthony Cork. It said that the floods in Asia and the...
Egypt police search rights groups
More photos » by Samer al-Atrush - CAIRO (AFP) The United States said on Thursday it is "deeply concerned" after Egyptian police raided more than a dozen offices of local and foreign rights groups as part of a probe into alleged illicit foreign funding. At least two...
Arab spring News of the day : Dec 29, 2011
A new phase of the Arab Spring unfolds gulfnews.com Exploding demographics have provided the motor of the Arab Spring. The figures tell the story. High fertility rates across the Arab world have led, within a single life-time, to a doubling, tripling and even...
PRESIDENTIAL TRADE PROCLAMATION — TO MODIFY THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
The White House. President Barack Obama The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. Section 1205(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (the "1988 Act") (19...
A Year After Corruption Ignited The Arab Spring, Do Citizens Have A Greater Voice?
HUFFINGTON POST Cobus De Swardt A year ago, Tunisians were in the process of bringing down a corrupt leader. It all started on 17 December 2010 when Tunisian fruit-seller Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire outside the building of the local officials who had abused...
A caffeine addict's guide to the world
Alberto Pizzoli / AFP/Getty Images When in Rome, espresso should be downed in one gulp. By Nicholas DeRenzo, Budget Travel Choosing a cup of coffee is about more than just milk or sugar. From the Ethiopian countryside where coffee was first discovered to the baroque...
Mosaic may have won skirmish in fertilizer wars
By Euan Rocha and Rod Nickel | Reuters - 1 hr 52 mins ago TORONTO/WINNIPEG (Reuters) - Mosaic, a leading North American fertilizer producer, may have won the battle to arrest a plunge in phosphate prices ahead the region's spring planting season, but it still risks...
Car dealer's journey dips into Africa
December 29, 2011 00:12:00 Jeff GreenThe Loose Moose sits firmly atop the roof of the 1996 Toyota Carina as Ilya Pinassi and Jeff Urquhart sip overpriced coffees at a bar aboard their ferry. They’re crossing from the southern tip of Spain with the moose as their...
EU envoy: Israel has nothing to fear from regional rise of Islamists
Europe's envoy to the Southern Mediterranean says 'It is much more difficult to have wars with democracies.' By Barak Ravid The European Union's special envoy to the Southern Mediterranean, Bernardino Leon, on a lightening visit to Israel Thursday, told Haaretz that...