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February 22, 2012

Morocco, EU adopt agriculture pact

The European Parliament last week approved an agriculture agreement with Morocco, easing concerns about a diplomatic rift some had seen after the rejection of a fisheries pact.

Morocco previously expressed fears that a "no" vote would imperil the interests of both parties. But the February 16th passage was seen as a "victory" for diplomacy, despite objections...

February 22, 2012

TRA's expert sheds light on cyber security

Cyber Security was the subject of the Bahrain British Business Forum's monthly business luncheon held yesterday at InterContinental Regency Bahrain.

Guest speaker and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) director of cyber safety Ahmed Jaber Aldoseri presented an overview of the benefits and threats contained within cyberspace, and various avenues...

February 21, 2012

Saudi Arabia Language Educators Meet At KSAALT Conference

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association of Language Teachers (KSAALT) held the 3rd Annual Mini Conference under the auspices of Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU) in Holiday Inn Resort, Al- Khobar. Language educators from around the Kingdom participated in the event.

This one-day conference themed at “Effective Teaching in the ESL Classroom,”...

February 18, 2012

Morocco boosts ties with Mauritania

Moroccan Foreign Minister Saadeddine El Othmani arrived in Nouakchott on Tuesday (February 14th) for talks with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.

"We want to give new impetus to our bilateral co-operation, as well as for inter-Maghreb co-operation in general," El Othmani said after the meeting.

The Moroccan minister delivered an invitation...

February 18, 2012

EU parliament approves Morocco agriculture trade deal

New deal between the North African kingdom Morocco and European Union's countries to extend duty-free sales of agricultural products

European Union lawmakers approved a new trade deal with Morocco on Thursday that will significantly extend duty-free sales of agricultural, food and fisheries products between the North African kingdom and the 27-nation bloc.

The...

February 14, 2012

From Morocco to Algeria: Marzouki insists on revival of Maghreb Union

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki arrived Sunday in Algeria for his first official visit, during which he is to push for a revival of the Arab Maghreb Union.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia met him at Algiers airport at the start of his two-day visit, the final stage of"......

February 12, 2012

Dubai Municipality begins to build new zoo in Dubai

Eng. Hussian Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality, said the municipality has appointed a consultant and action team to come up with the final concept of the project, including the selection of suitable site, required area and distribution of animals in line with the international standards.

Lootah said, "The consultant initially submitted...

February 11, 2012

Arab ministers attend economic, social council session in Cairo

Arab ministers within the economic and social council met at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Thursday.

The meeting began with a speech from the meeting's last chair, Qatar, represented by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Business and Trade, Sultan bin Rashid Al-Khater.
He said that the current impending changes in the Arab world call...

February 11, 2012

Qatar, South Korea sign deals

Qatar and South Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday to strengthen bilateral ties in the area of energy, industry and natural resources.

The agreement was signed by the Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada and the Minister of Knowledge Economy of South Korea, Sukwoo"......

February 11, 2012

Dubai Municipality to join National Environment Day with varied green activities

"DM is committed to go green in all its routine activities and place itself as forerunner in the environmental initiatives our country spearheads," said Eng. Lootah in this occasion.

"It is worth noting that this time we concentrate on our deserts. Desert is not a barren and depleted piece of land, as normally understood, rather it is productive part...