 BBC News | Morocco opens North Africa's biggest car plant BBC News The biggest car factory in North Africa has been officially opened in Morocco by the French firm Renault. The plant is in Melloussa, a small town on the Mediterranean near Tangiers, in an area close to Europe which offers tax benefits to manufacturers. Renault opens car factory in Morocco Nissan Likely To Join Renault's Moroccan Low-Cost Project From 2014 Renault opens new car plant in Tangier, Morocco |
 BBC Sport | North Africa's lengthy Cup of Nations domination ends BBC Sport By Durosimi Thomas BBC Sport There will be a different name on the Africa Cup of Nations this year and one certainty is that it will not be North African - for the first time in a decade. In Wednesday's semi-finals, West African neighbours Ivory Coast ... |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Europe deep freeze reaches North Africa as it claims more than 300 lives Telegraph.co.uk The bitterly cold weather that has brought much of Europe to a standstill claimed more victims as the blanket of snow reached as far south as North Africa. By Nick Squires, Rome Freezing temperatures claimed more victims in Ukraine, Poland, ... Europe's Severe Weather Kills from England to Greece European Freeze: Deadly cold front continues Death toll from Europe cold snap passes 300 |
 Globe and Mail | US postpones counter-terrorism training exercises in Mali as army there ... Washington Post 17, and has targeted at least seven localities across the country's vast north. The exercise, called Flintlock 2012, was due to bring African, European and US troops together to train later this month. One of the main aims of the Flintlock exercises is ... War Comes to Mali |
France's Rouen Weekly Grain Loads Fall 39% on North Africa Slump Bloomberg Grain exports from the French port of Rouen, Europe's biggest cereal-shipping hub, dropped 39 percent in the week through yesterday as wheat shipments to North Africa fell to the lowest in four weeks. Outbound grain was 105609 metric tons between Feb. |
 AFP | TUI Travel Loss Widens on North African Turmoil Bloomberg Like rivals, TUI has suffered from political turmoil in North Africa, which blunted demand for trips there. The company's underlying operating loss increased to 109 million pounds ($172 million) in the three months through Dec. French customers cool on North Africa at TUI TUI Travel First-Quarter Loss Widens on North African Turmoil Tui Travel pins £131m loss on Europe crisis |
Tui Travel: North Africa is not so hot Financial Times (blog) More evidence, as if it were necessary, of the damage done to tourism by the unrest in North Africa and the Middle East. Tui Travel, the UK-based operator, on Tuesday reported a £23m increase in its operating losses for the three months to December. |
 Daily Mail | New supercontinent Amasia to form at North Pole TruthDive The researchers found that a supercontinent forms at 90 degree angles to the previous one, so the next logical locale for a supercontinent — instead of being in today's West Africa, where Pangea was centered — would be near the North Pole, ... Next Supercontinent Could Form At The North Pole New Supercontinent in Earth's Future New supercontinent 'Amasia' will form over the Arctic with North and South ... |
Now no trace of restraint in purchasing in North Africa EUWID Wood Products and Panels Suppliers say demand from the softwood lumber markets in North Africa and the Middle East was satisfactory at the beginning of the year despite comparatively high delivery volumes in November/December. Central European and Scandinavian shippers ... Global day of action - supporting the people of the Middle East and North Africa |
RI may consider Iran barter deal Jakarta Post Indonesia will study a possible proposal from Iran, which is the second-largest economy in the Middle East and North Africa region, for a bilateral barter trade deal, following recent economic sanctions imposed on Iran by Western countries. |
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