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...Morocco THE END OF TUNA After a weeklong summit in Marrakech, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas slashed its 2009 quota for bluefin-tuna fishing from 27,500 tons to 22,000--a figure that still far outstrips the 15,000-ton limit marine scientists say is needed to prevent the species' extinction. Environmental groups called the meeting a "disaster" and blamed the European Commission for scuttling a proposal that would have imposed stricter regulations...
...Even better, Kerzner and bin Sulayem think, would be to make piles of money together in times that are looking increasingly difficult for tourism. They plan to open other major resorts in Morocco, Zanzibar and South Africa in the coming year or so, although a deal with MGM Mirage to launch a major new casino project on the Las Vegas Strip is being put on hold at least until the credit squeeze eases up. "It's been quite challenging," Kerzner says. "We continue to do reasonable business but there's no question the marketplace has taken...
...California quake, they are generally speaking of anything higher than 6.7 on the Richter scale. (The Richter scale is logarithmic, meaning that each number represents a tenfold increase in magnitude.) Although small quakes can create major damage if they occur in a densely populated area - a 1960 earthquake in Morocco registered only 5.75 but destroyed the entire city of Agadir and killed 12,000 people - earthquakes above a 6 are almost guaranteed...
...protest the racial, social and economic discrimination suffered by those not fortunate enough to be among the stars of les Bleus. It's hardly coincidental that previous outbreaks of anthem booing (and resulting expressions of indignation by politicians) occurred before a France-Algeria match in 2001, a France-Morocco game in 2007, and a 2002 French Cup final orchestrated by fans of pro club Bastia, who defiantly played up Corsica's reputation as being France's non-Arab "enemy within...
...gold medalists in recruiting foreign-born athletes are Qatar and Bahrain, tiny oil-rich Gulf states that have poached top runners from Kenya, Morocco, and Ethiopia. The effort took off in the 1990s, when Qatar began importing Bulgarian weight lifters, one of whom, Angel Popov, won a bronze medal in the 2000 Olympics under his adopted Arab name, Saif Saeed Asaad. Since then, Qatar and Bahrain have each shelled out millions of dollars to persuade athletes to change their citizenship, tossing in lucrative incentives for setting world records and bringing home Olympic gold...