USGC Corn Mission Find Potential in Morocco, Egypt, Jordan (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
A U.S. Grains Council Corn Mission team traveled to Morocco, Egypt and Jordan and toured poultry, beef and dairy operations, as well as meeting with producers, government officials and university representatives.
Morocco ends exile of Western Sahara activist (Brisbane Times)
ARRECIFE, Spain: The Western Sahara independence activist Aminatou Haidar is declaring a victory after being allowed to return home, ending her month-long hunger strike in protest at being exiled.
Activist’s ‘victory’ over Morocco puts Sahara back on world agenda (EARTHtimes.org)
Madrid – Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar has been reunited with her two children and mother after she was allowed to return to the Moroccan-controlled territory overnight, a representative of a Spanish platform supporting her said Friday. The…
Western Sahara, Morocco and Rights Activist Haidar (AllAfrica.com)
The month-long hunger strike of Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar has succeeded in bringing pressure to bear on the international community to step up efforts to find a solution to the territory’s future.
Algeria, Libya Play Catch-Up (Journal of Commerce Online)
The global economy may be crawling ahead at a snail s pace, but for many U.S. providers of industrial equipment and project cargo, North Africa s major energy producers Algeria and Libya could offer a wide range of business opportunities.
Sahara activist allowed back to Morocco (UPI)
LAAYOUNE, Morocco, Dec. 19 (UPI) — A Western Sahara independence activist has been allowed to return to Morocco after a 32-day hunger strike at an airport in the Canary Islands.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt most restrictive on religion (The Malaysian Insider)
DALLAS, Dec 17 US allies Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 10 mostly Muslim nations whose governments impose the most curbs on religion, according to a report yesterday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Afghanistan s government also ranked poorly, highlighting a potentially sensitive diplomatic flashpoint as President Barack Obama sends more US troops to the Central Asian country to …
Egyptian Military Court of Appeals fails to rectify injustice (Amnesty International)
Amnesty International condemns the failure of Egypt’s military appeals court to overturn sentences imposed on leading members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization after unfair trials and calls on the authorities to stop trying civilians in military tribunals. The decision of the Supreme Court of Military Appeals to confirm the sentences of up to seven years imprisonment imposed on 18 …
Morocco yields on Western Sahara activist (Financial Times)
Morocco early on Friday yielded to pleas from foreign governments and allowed a prominent Western Sahara independence activist to return home, ending her 32-day hunger strike and defusing a diplomatic row that had threatened European Union-Morocco relations.
