Discontent is very widespread in Morocco.News from King Mohammed VI's stay at his luxury chalet in Betz has still not reached Moroccans and could cause further indignation.

Discontent is ample in Morocco, the poorest, least developed North African nation, and many are inspired by developments in Egypt. Meanwhile, Morocco's King Mohammed VI rests in his French luxury chalet. Morocco so far has been spared from larger protesting groups as those in Tunisia and Egypt, much thanks to the King's quick reversal of boosting prices for basic foods. The same move proved a good assurance for authorities in neighbouring Algeria. But...

Spain's Muslim population to rise 82% by 2030

 Spain's Muslim population to rise 82% by 2030: "Currently, Muslims make up just over 1 million of the country's population, which is expected to increase to about 1.9 million in the next two decades. Immigration is cited as the main reason behind the increase, as just this past year Muslims made up 13% of all newly arrived migrants. A flow that helped Spain reaching an incredible economic growth especially in the construction sector that accounts...

Underage marriages increase in Morocco (Magharebia.com)

Underage marriages increase in Morocco (Magharebia.com): "3,000 more child brides in 2009 than during the previous year, the Social Development Ministry reported. Even though the practice is sustained by long-standing traditions, it is time for the government to take responsibility and bring an end to the phenomenon, MP Farida Naimi said at a November 23rd plenary session at the Chamber of Councillors. Justice Minister Mohamed Naciri acknowledged...

Silvio Berlusconi 'paid TV weather girl £100k' after attending sex party | Mail Online

Silvio Berlusconi 'paid TV weather girl £100k' after attending sex party | Mail Online: "A glamorous TV weather girl was paid more than £100,000 by Silvio Berlusconi after attending his infamous sex parties, it is claimed. Prosecutors have discovered bank records which show that...

Fourth self-immolation attempt in Morocco - People's Daily Online

Fourth self-immolation attempt in Morocco - People's Daily Online: "A Moroccan man set himself on fire Tuesday, the fourth suicide attempt in the North African country within a week. The man, who suffers from mental illness, set himself ablaze in his home and was taken to a hospital, state-run MAP news agency reported. At least three Moroccans attempted suicide by setting themselves on fire last Friday. The incidents were inspired by an act of...

Online shoppers poised to get EU-wide rights

 Online shoppers poised to get EU-wide rights: "Consumers are poised to get one set of pan-European rights when shopping online in the European Union, after ministers backed draft rules on Monday. The proposed rules, which will have significant implications for any traders or companies selling goods online in the 27-country bloc, set out details of the information which has to be given to consumers, including taxes and freight charges. They...

King Abdullah recovers in Morocco

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Bin Abdulazi will convalesce in Morocco while he is recovering from back surgery. The elderly monarch had spent two months in New York where he underwent two operations on his back to have slipped discs repaired and a blood clot removed from his spine. The 87-year-old king is now set to spend time recovering in Casablanca before returning home to Riyadh. The king was spotted smiling despite walking with a stick as...

Arrested for stealing three Legionnaires 16,000 euros in lottery office - ABC.es - News Agencies

Arrested for stealing three Legionnaires 16,000 euros in lottery office - ABC.es - News Agencies: "Three professional soldiers, members of the Legion, have been arrested for their alleged connection with the theft of nearly 16,000 euros in a lottery office in Ceuta, said today the National Police. The robbery occurred in the early hours of last January 14 in the administration of lotteries Bayton Ensign Street. That day a student police watched...

North Africa-focused oil and gas group Circle Oil has confirmed a gas discovery at the ADD-1 exploration well in the Sebou Permit, Rharb Basin, Morocco."

North Africa-focused oil and gas group Circle Oil has confirmed a gas discovery at the ADD-1 exploration well in the Sebou Permit, Rharb Basin, Morocco." :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright hold...

£5.5m lottery winner flees Spain penniless as bank seizes villa and bar

£5.5m lottery winner flees Spain penniless as bank seizes villa and bar | Mail Online: "When Lawrence Candlish won £5.5million on the National Lottery in 1997 it promised to make his dreams come true, including buying himself the double hip replacement he needed. The generous factory worker immediately shared his fortune with his many relatives, splashing out £370,000 to buy seven houses in the same street in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear so that they...

'Obama Robber' being hunted in Austria - Telegraph

'Obama Robber' being hunted in Austria - Telegraph: "'Obama Robber' is wanted for six heists since 2008, according to authorities. The most recent took place on Thursday in the hamlet of Handenberg Police believe he stole 10,000 euros (£8,000) in Handenberg, although his biggest...

Steven Zaillian to Rewrite American Remake of Spanish Time-Traveling Thriller Timecrimes

Steven Zaillian to Rewrite American Remake of Spanish Time-Traveling Thriller Timecrimes: "Yet another successful foreign genre movie is getting an American remake. Deadline reports that screenwriter Steven Zaillian (American Gangster) is rewriting the remake of Timecrimes, the inventive...

Michaela Harte McAreavey: Fifth hotel worker held over honeymoon bride murder - Northern Ireland, Local & National - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Michaela Harte McAreavey: Fifth hotel worker held over honeymoon bride murder - Northern Ireland, Local & National - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk: "Police investigating the murder of honeymooner Michaela Harte McAreavey on the idyllic island of Mauritius have arrested another security worker at the hotel where she was killed. The fifth member of staff at Legends Hotel to be arrested is Seenarain Mungoo (39), with an address at Petit-Raffray, Mauritius. He...

Ryanair's boarding pass fee ruled 'abusive' - CNN.com

Ryanair's boarding pass fee ruled 'abusive' - CNN.com: "Ryanair, the Irish airline famous for its low fares and an extensive menu of fees, is vowing to fight a court ruling that calls one of its extra charges 'abusive.' A judge in Barcelona, Spain, ruled that the carrier's 40 euro...

total cancer incidence rate in Gibraltar

"Ask anyone if he or she thinks cancer is high in Gibraltar, and the answer is bound to be unanimous: Yes, it is high, too high. Now, along comes a Study which says that Gibraltar is not a high risk community for cancer. Many people will obviously find such an assertion difficult to believe. And why? Because for a lifetime everyone has been hearing that cancer in Gibraltar is high; there have been reports about pollution in this area which have...

body of Isabel Boyd, 45, a cousin of gangster Stewart ‘Speccy’ Boyd, who died in a car crash in Spain in 2003, was discovered by a jogger in the early hours of Monday morning

Cold caused victim to undress - Evening Times | News: "woman who was found dead and half-dressed in a country lane is thought to have died of hypothermia. The body of Isabel Boyd, 45, a cousin of gangster Stewart ‘Speccy’ Boyd, who died in a car crash in Spain in 2003, was discovered by a jogger in the early hours of Monday morning on the outskirts of Barrhead. As reported in last night’s Evening Times, the death was originally treated as unexplained...

Dewani ‘wants to clear his name’

Dewani ‘wants to clear his name’ - Crime & Courts - IOL | Breaking News | South Africa News | World News | Sport | Business | Entertainment | IOL.co.za: "Shrien Dewani, the English millionaire accused of ordering his wife Anni’s “honeymoon murder” in Cape Town last November, may return to South Africa voluntarily if he is granted bail “up to the date of his final appeal”. In an interview to be broadcast on BBC Radio One’s Inside Out West at...

Tunisia riots: Latest travel news as BA criticised for flying Britons into war zone | Mail Online

Tunisia riots: Latest travel news as BA criticised for flying Britons into war zone | Mail Online: "UK holidaymakers were flown into Tunisia by British Airways on Friday, when the violence was at its height and the Foreign Office was warning Britons to leave, it has emerged. The passengers included two groups of four who found themselves the only guests in their hotels as bullets flew outside. One woman stranded in Hammamet said: ‘Before we left...

Tunisia riots: What comes next could be even worse | Mail Online

Tunisia riots: What comes next could be even worse | Mail Online: "Until last week, Tunisia seemed an oasis of stability in the increasingly volatile row of states along North Africa’s Mediterranean coast. But it was a deceptive calm. The speed at which the country’s autocratic...

Santander chief faces Spanish banking ban | Business | The Guardian

Santander chief faces Spanish banking ban | Business | The Guardian: "The banker who runs the parent company of high street bank Santander may soon be banned from the sector in his home country, as Spain's supreme court prepares to deliver judgment in a case involving false accusations against debtors. Today's edition of the El Mundo newspaper reports that the judgment is ready and Banco Santander chief executive Alfredo Sáenz will be barred from...

Unsuspecting customers flocked to buy tickets from Kofi Acheampong after rumours spread like 'wildfire' Man admits cut-price holidays scam

The Press Association: Man admits cut-price holidays scam: "Unsuspecting customers flocked to buy tickets from Kofi Acheampong after rumours spread like 'wildfire' that he was selling them for a third off the usual price. Up to 100 email tickets were purchased and successfully used by holidaymakers to travel to destinations such as Spain and Egypt. Typically a two-week package in Sharm el-Sheikh costing £3,000 would be sold by Acheampong for £2,000. Travellers...

Former employee of Swiss bank documents to WikiLeaks delivery | La Voz de Houston | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Former employee of Swiss bank documents to WikiLeaks delivery | La Voz de Houston | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "former employee of a Swiss bank on Monday delivered to the founder of Wikileaks , Julian Assange , said documents detailing the attempts to evade taxes of prominent...

Is Tunisia the first domino to fall?

Is Tunisia the first domino to fall?: "'The reforms that are made on time do not weaken the ruling power, they strengthen it and reduce the potency of the revolutionary spirit'. Former President Ben Ali would have probably benefited from this bit of wisdom from one of the fathers of the Italian union, Count Cavour. This nugget of political wisdom would have been much more helpful to the survival of Ben Ali's regime than any technical advice on security...

US says citizens should consider leaving Tunisia

AFP: US says citizens should consider leaving Tunisia: "The State Department issued a new travel warning on Sunday saying it was withdrawing embassy families from Tunisia because of growing unrest and urging all US citizens to consider leaving. The warning came after Tunisia's ousted...

Spain demands US clears earth from site of 1966 nuclear bomb mishap | World news | The Guardian

Spain demands US clears earth from site of 1966 nuclear bomb mishap | World news | The Guardian: "Spain is insisting that the United States removes tens of thousands of cubic metres of earth still contaminated by plutonium from unexploded US air force nuclear bombs that accidentally...

Gunfire reported in Tunisia cities - Africa - Al Jazeera English

Gunfire reported in Tunisia cities - Africa - Al Jazeera English: "Tunisian authorities are struggling to restore order and stop surging violence while politicians seek to cobble together a unity government, in the wake of the toppling of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's government. A gun battle erupted on Sunday around the presidential palace in Carthage on the Mediterranean shore, while in the capital, Tunis, at least two major firefights erutped - one...

IMF Sends Special Unit to Evaluate Spain’s Solvency, Mundo Says - Bloomberg

IMF Sends Special Unit to Evaluate Spain’s Solvency, Mundo Says - Bloomberg: "The International Monetary Fund has sent a special unit to meet with the Bank of Spain, the Spanish Treasury and the nation’s largest banks to evaluate the country’s solvency, El Mundo reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. Once the evaluation is concluded, the IMF may offer Spain a flexible line of credit, an instrument offered to Mexico, Poland...

Weary Britons tell of Tunisia chaos

The Press Association: Weary Britons tell of Tunisia chaos: "Thousands of weary Britons are spending their first day home after returning from trouble-riven Tunisia. The vast majority enjoying winter sun breaks in the north African country were flown home by their tour operators over the last two days. On Saturday, Thomson and First Choice evacuated 1,437 holidaymakers on seven flights to airports around the country - and Thomas Cook flew 300 passengers...

Tunisia gripped by uncertainty - Africa - Al Jazeera English

Tunisia gripped by uncertainty - Africa - Al Jazeera English: "Armed militias have taken to the streets of Tunisia following the toppling of longtime ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, sowing fear among the population as the country's new leadership attempts to bring order and form a coalition government. Looting and deadly prison riots have erupted throughout the country after mass protests forced Ben Ali, who had been in power since 1987, to flee...

Bride Micheala Harte was murdered on her honeymoon for 'just a few rupees' | Mail Online

Bride Micheala Harte was murdered on her honeymoon for 'just a few rupees' | Mail Online: "Micheala Harte was murdered for less than a hundred pounds, according to information gathered by police officers investigating her death on the paradise island of Mauritius last week. The thieves who targeted the newlywed’s room only planned to slip a few rupee notes out of her purse – hoping she and her husband John McAreavey would never even know they had...

Lose Weight... By Drinking Beer?

Lose Weight... By Drinking Beer?: "It may seem unlikely – but doctors believe drinking up to one pint of beer each day could help you lose weight. The experts from Spain said that by eating a Mediterranean diet, and drinking moderately, you can be healthier than those who don’t. This combination could also cut your risk of suffering high blood pressure. Dr Ramon Estruch, lead researcher at Barcelona University, said: “Moderate beer consumption...

Spain Air Traffic Control Takeover Ends - Fox News Latino

Spain Air Traffic Control Takeover Ends - Fox News Latino: "Spain's government is getting out of the air traffic control business. This on Saturday, after Spain's government ended an emergency measure that had placed the country's air traffic control under military authority to prevent strike action over the busy Christmas holiday period, announcing steps to prepare for future strikes. The 'state of alarm' measure which came into force Dec. 4,...

Andre confirms dating Spanish model

Andre confirms dating Spanish model: "Singer Peter Andre has confirmed Spanish model Elen Rivas is his girlfriend and they are 'happy' together. 'I can confirm that Elen Rivas and I are seeing each other, and everything is going well. I always said that when I found a girlfriend...

Jet.com Adds Extra Edinburgh Airport To Malaga Flight | FHR Travel News | BOOKFHR.com

Jet.com Adds Extra Edinburgh Airport To Malaga Flight | FHR Travel News | BOOKFHR.com: "As a result of strong customer demand, Jet2.com has added an extra flight to its Edinburgh Airport to Malaga service. Travellers will soon be able to board the service three times a week as a result of the additional flight. 'We are delighted with the take up of the Edinburgh-Malaga flights and the demand has exceeded our expectations so we are providing additional...

Briton arrested for drug smuggling at Málaga Airport

Briton arrested for drug smuggling at Málaga Airport: "The Civil Guard have released details of the latest drug smuggling arrest at Málaga Airport, a 31 year old man who is named as D.J.R., who was caught trying to bring 4 kilos of cocaine into the country. He is understood from El Mundo to have been born in Málaga, but holds a British passport. He was pulled over for searching last Wednesday evening after landing on a flight from Bogotá via Madrid...

Marbella municipal lawyer implicates Juan Antonio Roca in real estate dealss

Marbella municipal lawyer implicates Juan Antonio Roca in real estate dealss: "The lawyer for the Marbella municipal company, Planeamientos 2000, María Castañón, was giving evidence in the Malaya corruption case in Málaga Provincial Court on Monday. She was the first witness to declare in the case, and directly incriminated Juan Antonio Roca in the negotiation of real estate deals in Marbella. She said he took part in the talks during the years...

Spain: Smoking Ban Faces a Rebellion as Bars Flout the Law - TIME

Spain: Smoking Ban Faces a Rebellion as Bars Flout the Law - TIME: "Fernando Tejedor never considered himself a rebel. For the past several years, he has quietly run the Bar Restaurante Spirit in Castellón, and never had the slightest interest in politics. But just days after Spain's new antismoking law went into effect on Jan. 1, Tejedor, 43, has been catapulted to the head of a burgeoning movement. Pasting signs in his restaurant window, he has...

Doping suspect in Spain's Greyhound probe found hanged | Reuters

Doping suspect in Spain's Greyhound probe found hanged | Reuters: "Alberto Leon, a suspect in Spain's Operation Greyhound probe into doping in sport, was found hanged on Monday at the home of a family member outside Madrid, Spanish police said on Tuesday. The 37-year-old former mountain bike competitor was also implicated in the 2006 Operation Puerto investigation into doping in cycling which is still on-going. Police were treating the death, in...

Police arrest suspected top computer programmer for ETA - CNN.com

Police arrest suspected top computer programmer for ETA - CNN.com: "Police arrested a suspected top computer programmer for the Basque separatist group ETA in France Tuesday, the Spanish Interior Ministry said. The arrest comes a day after the separatist group's latest cease-fire announcement. Despite the group's declaration of a permanent general and verifiable cease-fire, police will not stop pressuring ETA, the Interior Ministry said. The programmer...

Analysis: EU hands tied ahead of Battle of Spain | Reuters

Analysis: EU hands tied ahead of Battle of Spain | Reuters: "In the euro zone's simmering debt crisis, the Battle of Spain will likely be decisive in 2011. But the European Union is preparing to fight it with one hand tied behind its back because Germany is blocking any financial lifeline for a country until it is actually drowning. Astonishingly ,  China pledged last week to buy Spanish government bonds, is doing more to help Madrid than...

Matadors and fans outraged as Spanish state TV bans live bullfights | World news | The Guardian

Matadors and fans outraged as Spanish state TV bans live bullfights | World news | The Guardian: "Spain's state broadcaster, TVE, has banned live bullfighting from its schedule, angering matadors and bullfighting fans who are already smarting over a ban in the eastern region of Catalonia. The...

Bullfighting is violent? Who knew? | Off the Bench

is-violent-who-knew/">Bullfighting is violent? Who knew? | Off the Bench: "The country of Spain has decided to join the rest of the world (well, most of it) in the 21st century, as its National broadcaster has banned the controversial “sport” of bullfighting from the majestic...

Marbella is one of the region’s most indebted towns.

Marbella is one of the region’s most indebted towns. The present local authority inherited a municipal debt that ran into the hundreds of millions of euros. Due to alleged corruption of previous administrations, Marbella did not reap all the potential financial benefits of the property boom. Yet the town’s Mayor, Ángeles Muñoz, announced in September last year that tax rises were not inevitable. In fact, the town hall confirmed it will freeze resident...

Cheeky Girl cautioned for shoplifting supermarket groceries | News | NME.COM

Cheeky Girl cautioned for shoplifting supermarket groceries | News | NME.COM: "The Cheeky Girls' Gabriela Irimia has received a police caution for shoplifting supermarket groceries. The singer was detained by security staff at a Sainsbury's store in Wilmslow, Cheshire yesterday...

Argentine pilots arrested in Spain for smuggling cocaine - Telegraph

Argentine pilots arrested in Spain for smuggling cocaine - Telegraph: "two men, both pilots, were named as Gustavo Julia, a main shareholder in the company Medical Jet, and Gaston Miret, his co-pilot. Julia is the son of retired Brigadier Jose Julia who was head of Argentina's air force from 1989 to 1993, when Carlos Menem was president. Jose Julia, who died four years ago, was questioned by the anti-mafia commission of Argentina's lower house of...

Racy Catholic Calendar Angers Spain Church Leaders : NPR

Racy Catholic Calendar Angers Spain Church Leaders : NPR: "Seeking to raise money for their Roman Catholic youth group on the Spanish tourist destination island of Mallorca, members came up with a risque idea: Pose nearly nude for a calendar recreating scenes from the Passion of Christ. The group has almost sold out of the 10-euro ($13) calendars for 2011 and is considering another print run because of high demand. But Mallorca's Bishop Jesus Murgui...

Winners step forward in Spain's 'El Nino' lottery during time of recession - Winnipeg Free Press

Winners step forward in Spain's 'El Nino' lottery during time of recession - Winnipeg Free Press: "Spain's second most important lottery is dishing out €840 million ($1.1 billion) in new year joy across a country struggling to emerge from recession. The top prize of €120 million ($158 million) in the draw known as the as 'El Nino' (The Child) was distributed Thursday among people holding tickets with the number 70013. The rest of the money goes to...

reports in the press the bodies of two people have been discovered in a house in Ronda.

 reports in the press the bodies of two people have been discovered in a house in Ronda. It is understood from the reports that it is thought an a faulty wood stove in the home could be responsible for the deaths. It is reported that emergency services were called to the home...

Spain's most indebted town: 1,700 euros per inhabitant

Spain's most indebted town: 1,700 euros per inhabitant: "Authorities in the Spanish town of Teruel wanted to re-pave the streets, lure tourists and develop new technologies. Instead, they dug one of the country's deepest debt holes. Lying 300 kilometres (190 miles) east of Madrid, Teruel's debt is equal to 1,700 euros (2,200 dollars) for each inhabitant. 'In Teruel, like other Spanish towns, we have lived well beyond our real means for the past...

Spanish smokers rebel against new year ban

Spanish smokers rebel against new year ban: "Spain's new year anti-smoking law has been encountering resistance, with hundreds of complaints by the public that it is being flouted. The owner of a bowling alley in the western town of Montehermoso had 16 stitches in his forehead after...

Spain's service sector shrinks, consumers lose heart | Reuters

Spain's service sector shrinks, consumers lose heart | Reuters: "Spain's key services sector -- more than 60 percent of the economy -- shrank at its fastest pace in a year in December when consumer sentiment slid anew, overshadowing an above-expectation rise in industrial output. Since Spain's property bubble burst in 2008 unemployment has soared and increasingly gloomy consumers have abandoned the high streets and restaurants, hitting the key services...

Pope Benedict Blesses Anti-Gay Marriage Mass In Spain | On Top Magazine :: Gay & Lesbian News, Entertainment, Commentary & Travel

Pope Benedict Blesses Anti-Gay Marriage Mass In Spain | On Top Magazine :: Gay & Lesbian News, Entertainment, Commentary & Travel: "Pope Benedict XVI blessed an anti-gay marriage mass held Sunday in Madrid, Spain, Clarin.com reported. Ten of thousands of people lined the city's downtown Plaza de Colon square to celebrate the mass conducted by Cardinal Atonio Ruoco Varela, the archbishop of Madrid. Ruoco Varela attacked the reforms of the...

Chinese vice premier visits Spain - Bloomberg

Chinese vice premier visits Spain - Bloomberg: "Spain says it hopes to sign several important business accords during a three-day visit by China's vice premier. Li Keqiang is to arrive Tuesday and meet with Finance Minister Elena Salgado and Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian later in the day. Full details of Li's schedule have not been made available, but he is due to meet King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Wednesday...

Man dies in Malaga home blaze | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain

Euro Weekly News | Man dies in Malaga home blaze | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "51-YEAR-OLD man was found dead after a fire broke out in his home in La Luz district of Malaga. Neighbours called the firemen when they saw smoke coming from the house. The door was broken down and the fire, which apparently started in the lounge, was extinguished within minutes. The victim was found in the corridor and it...

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