Can religion, charter schools coexist?
By Tiffany Gee Lewis , For the Deseret News Number of 'religious charter schools' continues to grow — along with criticism In a worn-down Minnesota neighborhood, perched at the top of a steep hill not far from the Mississippi River, sits a low-slung, brown brick...
Panetta Becomes First Defense Chief to Visit Libya
Associated Press AP December 17, 2011: U.S. Sec. of Defense Leon Panetta walks across the tarmac during his arrival in Tripoli, Libya. ANKARA, TURKEY – U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Tripoli Saturday, taking advantage of the ouster of Muammar Qaddafi...
Morocco confirmed as Club World Cup host in 2013-14
TOKYO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Morocco was confirmed as host nation for the Club World Cup in 2013 and 2014, the first African country to stage the event, FIFA said in a statement on Saturday. Morocco, which has made four unsuccessful bids for the World Cup, will continue...
Hotels.com Zeroes in on Affordable Luxury
DALLAS, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The end of the year is when everyone tries to get the most bang for their buck, whether it is a 36-inch flat screen television or a pair of diamond earrings. Getting a good value is important to consumers, which is...
Kingdom Holding Opens $164 Million Hotel in Morocco’s Marrakech
By Mourad Haroutunian Kingdom Holding Co. (KINGDOM)opened its $164- million Four Seasons hotel in Marrakech during a visit to Morocco by its chairman, Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the company said in an e-mailed statement today. To contact the reporter...
Raytheon Missile Delay Causes $198 Million Cut in Defense Bill
By Tony Capaccio Delivery delays with Raytheon Co. (RTN)’s most advanced air-to-air missile for the U.S. Air Force and Navy prompted House and Senate budget negotiators to cut $190 million from the program. The House and Senate are scheduled to vote on the legislation...
Germany Funds Moroccan Desert Solar Plant With $19.5 Million
By Stefan Nicola Germany will spend 15 million euros ($19.5 million) to help finance a solar-power plant in southern Morocco near the Sahara desert. German state-owned lender KfW Group signed a contract with the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy to provide...
New clashes rock Cairo
by Samer al-Atrush - CAIRO (AFP) Violence raged in the administrative heart of Egypt's capital on Saturday as troops and police deployed in force after clashes with protesters against continued military rule left 10 people dead. Smoke billowed over Tahrir...
Morocco Strengthens And Diversifies Its Agricultural Production, OBG
London - International think-tank Oxford Business Group (OBG) highlighted, in a recent analysis, efforts made by Morocco to strengthen the cultivation, distribution and sale of agricultural commodities in order to spur greater domestic production and hedge against...
Tunisian Horses Compete Internationally
Thirteen Tunisian horses were flown to Morocco today, 17 December, to participate in the Grand Prix of the Arab Maghreb Union (or UMA), which will be held in the hippodrome of Anfa, Casablanca, on Sunday 18 December. Both Arab and English purebred horses will be...