مبارك لم يفوت المناسبة لتذكير المصريين بماضيه وما قدمه لمصر.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
حسني مبارك باق حتى نهاية ولايته
مبارك لم يفوت المناسبة لتذكير المصريين بماضيه وما قدمه لمصر.
Rumor Of Saudi King's Death Untrue
An adviser to a senior member of the ruling family says King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz is alive.
Abdullah has been on the mend in Morocco since January after he had surgery in the U.S. for a blood clot that complicated a slipped disc.
The Saudi government has not issued an official statement in response to the rumor.
It generally doesn't respond to speculation.
> mystateline.com
iPad 2 Rumors Now Compete with iPad 3 Rumors
On Wednesday, Gruber wrote a short blurb on his blog in response to HP's announcement of the TouchPad (which will reportedly be released this summer):
"Summer feels like a long time away. If my theory is right, they're not only going to be months behind the iPad 2, but if they slip until late summer, they might bump up against the release of the iPad 3. And not only did they announce this with a distant ship date, they did it with no word on pricing."
If you look closely, you'll notice that Gruber has casually dropped the words "iPad" and "3" in that post. Gruber is a rather well-known Apple writer, so this little slip didn't go unnoticed by the tech media. Business Insider immediately jumped on the comment, suggesting that the iPad 3 will indeed arrive by the fall of 2011--just six months after the iPad 2 is expected to arrive.
Gruber later posted an update on Daring Fireball, with detailed speculation on future iPad ship dates:
"So, here's my guess at Apple's iPad plans for 2011:
· An iPad 2, fairly soon. Say, a March announcement, shipping in the first week of April. Faster, more RAM, maybe more storage, thinner and lighter, a front-facing camera.1 Running iOS 4.3.
· iOS 5, announced at a developer event in March, shipping in June.
· iPad 3, shipping in September, announced at the annual iPod event. Running iOS 5.1, same as the next-generation iPod Touch."
Gruber believes that an annual September release date makes a lot more sense for the iPad, than does a January or April release date. Also, he's skeptical of the rumor that the new iPad generations will have both a front-facing and a rear-facing camera.
> pcworld.com
Hosni Mubarak will step down tonight / Egypt
NBC and Al Jazeera are reporting, citing unnamed sources, that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is stepping down tonight.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
المغرب يتسلّم أولى طائرات إف 16 في غشت المقبل
أنهت المجموعة الثانية من ضباط القوات الجوية الملكية المغربية، مؤخرا، تدريباتها على قيادة طائرات إف 16 في ولاية تكساس الأمريكية.ومن المنتظر أن يتسلّم المغرب من شركة "لوكهيد مارتين" المُقاتلة الأولى من طراز إف 16 في غشت المقبل.
وكان عسكريون مغاربة وتقنيون تابعون للقوات الجوية الملكية المغربية قد تواجدوا في مارس 2009 بـ قاعدة "ليوك" الجوية بولاية أريزونا الأمريكية، وهي أكبر قاعدة تدريب في العالم لطائرات أف 16 الأمريكية، وذلك بغرض تلقي تكوين على يد القوات الجوية الأمريكية.
وتقول أنباء متطابقة أن المغرب قام منذ إبرامه صفقة شراء 24 طائر مقاتله من طراز إف 16 ببناء البنيات التحتية للقاعدة العسكرية التي ستقلع منها طائرة اف 16 مكان قاعدة قديمة لم يتم تحديد مكانها ، لتصبح القاعدة الجوية الخامسة عشر التي تتوفر عليها القوات الجوية الملكية المغربية.
يذكر أن شركة لوكهيد مارتن الأمريكية المتخصصة في صناعة وبيع المعدات العسكرية الجوية أعلنت في يونيو 2008 أن القوات الجوية الملكية المغربية قررت شراء 24 طائرة مقاتلة من طراز إف 16 ب،إضافة إلى تجهيزات وخدمات ملحقة بقيمة إجمالية يمكن أن تصل إلى مليارين و400 مليون دولار.
> hespress.com
The Atlas Lions will host the Mena in Marrakech to prepare for their upcoming AFCON 2012 qualifier against Algeria.
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 at 20:00 GMT. Stade De Marrakech, MoroccoGerets Looks To Create Chemistry
This will only be the second match in charge for former Marseille coach Eric Gerets and the Belgian has called up an interesting mix of talent from the domestic league and Europe to ascertain who he can count on in upcoming 2012 AFCON qualifying, particularly the must win encounter against Algeria in March. His first outing with Morocco finished in a 1-1 away draw against Northern Ireland that saw the north Africans show some of their potential but fall well short of fully satisfying their fans.
Moroccan football has been in a notable decline since their final appearance at the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia but the recruitment of Gerets has given many Atlas Lions fans hope that the worst dies are behind them. They are currently in second place of their AFCON qualifying group after a disappointing draw against the Central African Republic and a positive away win against Tanzania’s Taifa Stars.
> goal.com
الامير هشام ابن عم الملك محمد السادس : المغرب سيعرف تطورا وليس ثورتا
بعد تصريحه المثير لصحيفة البايس الاسبانية بكون المغرب لا يشكل الاسثناء في المنطقة العربية وبأن الثورة ستصله ايضا، الامير هشام ابن عم الملك المغربي محمد السادس، وضح في حوار مع قناة فرانس 2 بكونه قصد ان المغرب سيعرف تطورا وليس ثورتا، بعد سؤال مستفز من المذيع '' هل تريد ان تقلب نظام ابن عمك '' ؟.
تامر حسني يضرب ويطرد من ميدان التحرير
تعرض المغني المصري تامر حسني لضرب والقدف والطرد من ميدان التحرير بمدينة القاهرة حيث يحتشد عدد كبير من المصريين للمطالبة بتغيير النظام و اسقاط الرئيس المصري حسني مبارك .
تامر كان قد هاجم المتظاهرين في البداية، داعما حسني مبارك بمبرر الحفاظ على امن مصر واستقرارها لكن عدوله عن رأيه مؤخرا لم يشفع له الضرب واتهامه بالعمالة والنفاق
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
منصف بلخياط حين ينتصر لمواقع التواصل الاجتماعي
يقدم وزير الشباب والرياضة المغربي منصف بالخياط مثلا يتمنى كثير من الشعب المغربي ان ينعكس على باقي الوزراء والمسؤولين عن البلد، اذ انشأ منصف بلخياط صفحة خاصة به على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي الاشهر فايس بووك، والذي وضعه كقاعدة لتواصل مع الشباب وتقديم الاخبار اولا بأول، الامر لم يقتصر على تقديم الاخبار فقط، بل ذهب ابعد من ذلك اذ يخصص كل يوم ثلاثاء امسية للحوار والاجابة على اسئلة الشباب الكثيرة بشكل مباشر ( بعيدا ن كان هو من يتواصل بنفسه او احد مساعديه لكن الاهم ان هناك تواصل ) الحالة ليست بالجديدة عالميا لكنها اكيد جديدة مغربيا، تفاعل معها الشباب بإحترام لهذا المسؤول، ولعلى اكبر دليل على ذلك، هو التعاطي والحوار المحترم التي تغيب فيه الكلمات النابية والشتائم لأي مسؤول .http://www.facebook.com/moncefbelkhayat
Morocco will not be spared from unrest, royal family member says
Morocco will probably not be spared from the unrest spreading in Arab countries, King Mohammed VI's cousin Moulay Hicham said in an interview published Monday.Morocco has remained calm so far, with practically no signs that it could experience popular uprisings similar to those in Tunisia or Egypt.
'Morocco has not yet been reached, but make no mistake: Nearly all the authoritarian systems will be affected by the protest wave,' Moulay Hicham told Spanish daily El Pais in an interview from Paris.
The Moroccan king's cousin has been dubbed 'The Red Prince' because of his leftist political positions.
'Morocco will probably not be an exception,' Moulay Hicham said. 'It remains to be seen whether the protests will only be social' or whether they will be taken up by political parties, he added.
Despite there being differences between Tunisia and Morocco 'the abyss between the social classes undermines the legitimacy of the political and economic system' in Morocco as well, the prince said.
Most Moroccan social forces supported the monarchy, but were unhappy with 'the strong concentration of power in the government's hands,' Moulay Hicham explained.
'The large extent of monarchic power since independence is incompatible with the new fundamental dimension that vindicates (the rights of) the citizen,' he said.
Morocco 'is not Tunisia,' but some of the factors that led to the Tunisian protests are present 'in an almost identical way' in Morocco as well, Moroccan author Abdellatif Laabi wrote in El Pais.
Mohammed VI was meanwhile due to have returned from a 48-hour visit to France.
Officially, he was on a private visit, but unconfirmed reports said he discussed the situation in Tunisia and Egypt with the French authorities.
> monstersandcritics.com
Over 18,000 copies of Arabic manuscripts donated to BNRM
The National Library of Morocco, known by its French acronym BNRM, received a gift of more than 18,000 copies of Arabic manuscripts on Monday, from the Spanish Royal Library of San Lorenzo of El Escorial.The donation resulted from a cooperation agreement signed between the BNRM and the Board of Directors of the Spanish Heritage in 2009.
The donation ceremony was held at the BNRM headquarters with notable cultural and political personalities in attendance. Among them were the Minister of Communication, government spokesman Khalid Naciri and the Spanish Ambassador to Morocco Alberto José Navarro Gonzalez.
Speaking on this occasion, Culture Minister Bensalem Himmich said the donation will enrich the heritage of the BNRM and will prove valuable to researchers.
Himmich additionally emphasized the importance of recognizing culture as a point for communication between people and their countries.
For his part, President of the Board of Directors of the National Heritage Nicolas Martinez-Fresno gave an overview on the history of the Royal Library of El Escorial, highlighting cultural cooperation between Morocco and Spain.
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Morocco experiencing the coldest winter in 30 years
The National Directorate of Meteorology, had indicated that Morocco is experiencing this year the coldest winter in 30 years.The record low was recorded in Ifrane, where the thermometer showed minus 11 degrees.
> bladi.net
Morocco a feast for the senses
THE singing woman dressed in colourful traditional clothes and bells was shimmying her way towards us.My fellow travellers looked at one another with flashes of nervousness as we were plucked from the crowd to join the swirling action on the dance floor. It was hard not to laugh at one another as we were robed in bright outfits and bungled through dance steps in time to the local folk band.
We were high in the Atlas Mountains at Midelt, Morocco, almost a week into our 14-day Gecko's guided tour, which had started in Casablanca. Together with our helpful and friendly guide Yusuf, our group of 15 travellers from Australia and the UK had visited this city's towering King Hassan II Mosque.
Finished in 1993, this national religious structure was built into the sea by more than 6000 craftsmen using natural resources, such as cedar, marble and granite.
Travelling overland by modern train and bus, our next stops included historic Meknes — once an imperial city under Moulay Ismail in the 17th Century — and then the bustle and bedlam of Fes with its more than one million residents. Long known as a political and artistic centre, the UNESCO-listed city's car-free medina, Fes El Bali, is believed to be the largest in the world and includes homes, shops, mosques, a tannery, and the oldest continuously functioning university in the world, the ninth century University of Al Karouine.
After exploring the jam-packed alleyways of the souk, it was refreshing to travel south across plains and mountains to tranquil Midelt, where we walked through olive and corn fields to a rugged river gorge for sunset.
The next day, the landscape changed to a sea of shimmering orange sand as our group headed west towards Merzouga and the Sahara. Here, local tribesmen, dressed in brilliant blue, helped us on to camels that led us effortlessly past 150-metre high dunes to a simple camp of tents and carpets. Spending the night beneath a clear starry sky and getting up early to watch the sun rise over one of the world's largest deserts was a definite highlight of the tour.
Returning to civilisation, we headed to the oasis of Todra Gorge.
This spectacular canyon narrows around the road to about 10m wide in places and tempts rock climbers with 160m high rock walls.
Continuing along the road to Marrakesh, we saw many mud-brick villages and kasbahs, including the 17th Century high-walled garrison town of Ait Ben Haddou. But finally we wound our way safely through the high mountain pass Tizi 'n' Tichka (2260m) to the city below.
Founded in 1070 by Berber leader Abu-Bakr Ibn-Umar, Marrakesh is today home to more than one million people.
We dove in headfirst with a visit to the main square, Jemaa el Fna, which is reported to be one of the busiest in the world. At all times, especially from sunset, this iconic cultural space bubbles with the noise and energy of snake charmers, monkey handlers, fire breathers, fortune tellers, acrobats, dancers, storytellers, and medicine men. There are also stallholders selling everything from king-sized dates to bowls of warmed snails.
It is easy to while away hours watching the spectacle but there are many other sights worth seeing, such as the former royal palace (Palais el-Bahia), the city's many beautiful gardens, or simply exploring the mindboggling range of shops in the souk.
But we were after a slower, relaxed atmosphere to end our two-week journey and headed for the pretty port of Essaouira, a few hours bus ride away.
Featuring white-washed homes with blue shutters and a long inviting beach, the fishing town's peaceful vibe and cool sea breezes force you to unwind.
As we dined on freshly caught seafood, it only seemed natural to make a toast to this amazing and beautiful country, with its proud heritage, diverse landscapes, intricate architecture and friendly people.
Morocco is a true feast for the senses.
> frasercoastchronicle.com.au
