When the first Arab Human Development Report (AHDR) was published in 2002, a star glistened in a vast, gloomy sky. The fact that a UN-sponsored report, authored by independent Arab scholars would receive so much attention in Arab media, was in itself a promising start.
Washington, DC - In the years since the terrorist attacks that shook Casablanca on 16 May 2003, a number of observers posited a causal relationship between the existence of slums and the unleashing of terrorist violence based on a warped interpretation of the Qur'an.
In her remarks today to the Forum for the Future, US Secretary Clinton announced Civil Society 2.0, which will help grassroots organizations around the world use digital technology to tell their stories, build their memberships and support bases, and connect to their community of peers around the world.
Euro-Mediterranean Trade Ministers will meet in Brussels on 9 December to discuss ways to enhance economic integration and diversification and boost Euro-Mediterranean trade and investment with a view to achieving a genuine Free Trade Area by 2010.
Morocco - Having weathered the global financial meltdown, the Casablanca Stock Exchange (la Bourse de Casablanca) is stepping up to its central role of financing the Moroccan economy. Over the next few years, Africa's third-largest bourse seeks to double its number of listed companies and more than quadruple its number of investors.
Following is a transcript of a press conference with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa, organised by Arab Media Watch on 27 October 2009 in London:
Morocco has always had strong ties with Judaism. Soon after Arab rule began in Morocco at the end of the seventh century, there was an influx of Arab Jews into the country.
Ground control operations are in progress against an infestation of desert locusts in Mauritania. As long as there are no heavy rains the infestations should be eliminated by early December, FAO said today.
A recent survey conducted by Mubasher Info on the current state of the global economy one year after the onset of the current financial downturn, has revealed that majority of Arab investors are optimistic that the global economy is now recuperating from the crisis.
The Middle East's online gaming sector is aiming for a significant share of the global market as the world's fastest growing media segment moves towards becoming a USD 13 billion industry by 2013.
Morocco and Libya have expressed their will to further boost bilateral relations, promote economic complementarities and regional integration, according to MAP report today.
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