Qatar’s Ogunode is fastest man in Arabia
By N.D. Prashant/Doha (Gulf Times) KEEN CONTEST: Qatar’s Ogunode Femi Seun (C) competes next to Oman’s Barakat al-Harthi (R) and Saudi Arabia’s Yasir al-Nashri during their men’s 100m final during the Arab Games Asian Games double gold medalist Femi Seun Ogunode...
France regrets EU parliament decision to block Moroccan fishery accord
PARIS, Dec 15 (KUNA) - The French government on Thursday said it regretted a decision by the European Parliament in Strasbourg to block the extension of an agreement with Morocco on fishing rights. Morocco reacted angrily to the Parliament's decision and immediately...
Objects in the rearview mirror were as big as they appear
Washington Post Blog - On Faith By A. James Rudin| Religion News Service, Here are my picks for the top 10 religion stories from 2011: 1. Islam and Muslims dominated the news in 2011 with the “Arab Spring” rebellions; the electoral success of extreme Islamic parties...
Talsk to start with Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia
Trade Council By Lénaïc Vaudin d'Imécourt The member states' 27 ministers agreed, during the Foreign Affairs Council in Geneva, on 14 December, to start trade negotiations with Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Jordan after the four countries have enacted economic reforms...
Morocco presents human rights action plan
A just-unveiled initiative aims to incorporate respect for human rights into Morocco's national policies. By Naoufel Cherkaoui for Magharebia in Rabat [Naoufel Cherkaoui] The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) presented an action plan to a group of Moroccan...
Spain estimates 30 mln euro losses from fishing pact annulment
MADRID, Dec 15 (KUNA) -- Spain estimated losses worth at least 30 million euros due to the suspension of a fishing agreement between the EU and Morocco. The European Parliament in Strasbourg had blocked the extension of an agreement with Morocco on fishing rights,...
On a mission to regenerate
Ahmed Aboutaleb believes it is as essential to invest in people as it is to polish infrastructure Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Special to Weekend Review Image Credit: Supplied Ahmed Aboutaleb was born in Morocco but emigrated to the Netherlands as a child. He will...
Sofia Coppola directed a film for the marni x h&m collaboration—in morocco!
LuckyMagazine BY ALISON SYRETT If you're still bummed that Versace's second collection for H&M won't be sold in the United States, we have some heartening news to cheer you up. The Swedish retailer tapped super stylish director Sofia Coppolato create a film...
Spain orders fishermen back to port after Morocco ban
By Roland Lloyd Parry | AFP - 7 hours ago Scores of Spanish fishing boats sat stuck in port Thursday after being banned from Moroccan waters, raising alarm over the threat to jobs in an already troubled economy. Spain ordered its fleet home when Morocco barred...
Research and Markets: Morocco Oil Markets, 2011
December 15, 2011 11:02 AM Eastern Time Research and Markets: Morocco Oil Markets, 2011 DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d83281/morocco_oil_market) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Morocco...