US disappointed in Morocco over expulsions The US ambassador to Morocco voiced disappointment on Friday at the recent expulsions of foreign nationals accused of proselytism, including some legal American residents. “We are discouraged and saddened to learn of the Moroccan government's recent expulsion of a certain number of foreigners, including a number of Americans legally residing in Morocco,” Ambassador Samuel Kaplan said in a statement. “Although we expect all American citizens to respect Moroccan law, we hope to see significant improvements in the application of due process in this sort of case,” he added. Algeria's Bougherra stays with Glasgow Algerian international Majid Bougherra has continually been linked with a move away from Glasgow Rangers in the past couple of months, but the highly rated defender is more than happy to stay at his current team. Fellow Algerian international Anthar Yahia recently revealed that Bougherra could be on his way to Barcelona, but the Rangers defender has downplayed any such rumors. Tunisia condemns Israel over settlements Tunisia condemned Israeli decision of settlement expansion scheme in East Jerusalem, urging the international community to take quick moves to stop this decision, Tunisian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. “Tunisia strongly condemns the Israeli government's decision to build 1,600 homes in East Jerusalem. This decision is a new affront to the international community's will and a blatant violation of international laws,” said a statement released by the Foreign Ministry. NAIM in Libya development project Construction firm, NAIM Holdings Bhd, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Libya's General Board of Privatisation And Investment (GBPI) to produce a concept for Solar Oasis, a mixed development project. NAIM managing director Datuk Hasmi Hasnan said the project, on a 100-hectare site about 30km from the Tripoli City Centre, is expected to be designed around the usage of renewable energy. “We have six months to produce the concept and will recruit the best talent in the world for it,” he told reporters at the signing ceremony of the MOU. South Africa trains South Sudanese A South African university is training Southern Sudan government leaders in international law, security and other affairs of state as the region prepares for a 2011 independence referendum, university officials said. The first 16 Southern Sudanese arrive Sunday to begin a two-month course specially designed for Southern Sudan, J.P. Roodt, a spokesman for the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, told The Associated Press Thursday. Carlos Slim arrives in Lebanon Mexico’s Carlos Slim, who beat Bill Gates and Warren Buffett for the top spot on Forbes magazine’s annual list of billionaires, arrived in Lebanon late yesterday. Slim, 70, who has a net worth of $53.5 billion and whose family originally comes from Lebanon, will meet President Michel Suleiman and other officials, the state-run National News Agency reported. BM
