Arab spring News of the day : Dec 15, 2011
Arab Spring honoured with EP Sakharov Prize euronews http://www.euronews.net/ Honouring peaceful revolution in several Arab nations, in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, democracy activists Asmaa Mahfouz of Egypt and Ahmed al Sanusi of Libya personally...
Elizabeth Taylor Auction: A Fitting Remembrance
In the 2002 introduction to her book, My Love Affair with Jewelry, Elizabeth Taylor wrote that “Looking at these beautiful pieces of jewelry has invariably stirred up many moving memories.” I felt very much the same way thumbing through the Christie’s catalogue of...
Valentine lovers’ Sahara Escape
If you really want to whisk a loved one deep into the wilderness for Valentine’s Day then you should opt for Specialist Morocco’s 3-night break to a luxury tented desert camp in the middle of the Sahara. Located in the south of Morocco, in the region of the southern...
Absorbing contest expected in boxing
TRADING BLOWS: Yahia Elmekachari of Tunisia (red) fights against Mohamed al-Awadi of Egypt during their men’s 81-light heavy quarter-finals boxing match at the Arab Games. (Reuters) Day one of the 2011 Arab Games boxing competition at the Aspire Dome saw some wild...
SADC countries hail role played by Angola in region
Rabat – The role played by Angola in the southern region was praised by SADC countries in Rabat, Morocco. SADC member states considered Angola as exemplary country to follow in terms of good practices and effective public services. This reference was made in the Pan...
Man who allegedly beat Moroccan arrested for hate crime
SANDY CULLEN | Wisconsin State Journal | scullen@madison.com A Madison man was arrested Wednesday on tentative charges of substantial battery and disorderly conduct with a hate crime enhancer after police say he attacked a man of Moroccan heritage on a Downtown...
Discover Rural Tourism in Morocco, Part II: Meet Amina Jadoui, Riad Assounfou in Talaaint
by Jennifer Lam, New York University’s Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism Management This is a 6-part series on rural tourism in Southern Morocco, told through members of the newly formed rural tourism association, Réseau de Développement...
Morocco: Kosmos adds third Agadir basin block
Oil&Gas Journal By OGJ editors Kosmos Energy Ltd., Dallas, entered into a reconnaissance contract for the Tarhazoute deepwater block off Morocco. The block covers 1.9 million acres in 3,250-8,200 ft of water in the Agadir basin between the company’s Essaouira and...
Ukraine’s Grain Exports Declined This Month, Researcher Says
By Kateryna Choursina Ukraine’s grain exports were 486,400 metric tons in the first 10 days this month, down 6.2 percent for the same period in November, UkrAgroConsult said. Shipments in first ten days of December included 121,000 tons of wheat and 342,700 tons of...
'Protester' is Time person of year
More photos » by Sebastian Smith - NEW YORK (AFP) "The protester" was named Time magazine's person of the year Wednesday, a tribute to those bringing change across the Arab world as well as anti-corporate greed demonstrations in the US and Europe. "There's this...