Moroccan tonic for Hikma (Financial Times)
by Stefan Wagstyl Hikma Pharmaceuticals, the fast-growing Jordan-based drugs group hard hit by the Arab Spring, is trying to capitalise on the opportunities created by the political turmoil. Late on Monday it announced plans to buy a $111.2m controlling stake in...
Morocco by MTB new
Written by: Paulino Oribe Nights were cold, days were sometimes cold and sometimes not. It was late Fall in the Atlas Mountains and it can get mighty cold up there. As you might guess, it can be the abject reverse in Morocco during the summer. The first day ended at...
World record rower takes on Atlantic Ocean – again
Sailing Gazette By Poppy Bradbury A WORLD record breaking skipper hopes to make another big drop in the ocean as he attempts to row across the Atlantic in just 29 days. Matt Craughwell, 33, who grew up in Northolt, is not new to the ocean waves after leading the...
Sahel : le Polisario rattrapé par ses connexions avec Aqmi et les réseaux de trafics
SAMUEL BENSHIMON Le Polisario n’arrive pas à se démêler de ses connexions avec Aqmi et les réseaux de trafiquants du Sahel. Malgré les démentis, le front qui lutte contre le Maroc pour l’indépendance de la région du Sahara Occidental, vient d’être rattrapé par...
Saudi King Abdullah Calls for a Closer Arab Gulf Union
By Glen Carey Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah called on leaders of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council to strengthen their alliance into a united “single entity” as they confront threats to national security. “I ask you today to move from a stage of cooperation to a...
UN condemns human rights violations in Syria
By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. General Assembly signaled growing international opposition to Syria's crackdown on civilians Monday, voting overwhelmingly to condemn human rights violations by President Bashar Assad's government and calling for an...
Morocco's Islamist movement leaves reform group
By PAUL SCHEMM RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- A powerful Islamist organization in Morocco said it is suspending its support for the country's pro-democracy movement, dealing a severe blow to the group that once put tens of thousands people on streets. The Islamist al-Adl...
Moroccan Islamists quit Arab Spring opposition
By Souhail Karam RABAT (Reuters) - An Islamist group seen as the main opposing force to Morocco's monarchy has suspended its involvement in a movement inspired by revolts in Tunisia and Egypt, citing the need for a new deal with secularist activists to bolster...
Analysis: Arab Spring stretches "Islamist" tag to its limits
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor CAIRO (Reuters) - The open politics spawned by the Arab Spring have stretched the term "Islamist" to its limits, covering everyone from hip moderate young Muslims to long-bearded hardliners bent on imposing a divine dictatorship. The...
Egypt clashes move into 4th day, U.S. worried
By Marwa Awad and Edmund Blair CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces fought opponents of army rule in Cairo for a fourth day on Monday and the United States, worried by the violence, urged the generals to respect human rights. Medical sources said the death toll...