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The Ideal Overseas Investment Opportunity The Light is on Amber - Are You Ready to Go? Tax Regime sympathetic to investors - The Moroccan government has implemented a number of changes to the taxation regime to make investing in Moroccan property attractive to overseas buyers. These include exemption from certain taxes for a number of years and a significant reduction in others. There is a double taxation treaty in place between the UK and Morocco, so where tax is payable you'll only pay it once. Government Investment - The King has announced "Vision 201", which aims to have Morocco become a premier destination by 2010 and double tourist numbers to 10 million per annum. Huge infrastructure improvements underway. The Americans are investing billions in new ports. New airports all around the country are being opened, all joined by a modern, wide motorway system. Plus a significant upgrade of the country's rail system will result in a high speed link between Tan...

Dolce Vita Tangier The stretch of coastline between Tangier International Airport and the fishing village of Asilah has been the focus of development for some of the most prestigious developers in the world and the area is fast becoming known as the Golden Mile of Morocco. As of March 2009 this project was the only one where properties with direct beach access are available - and what’s more with prices from only €113,000 this is an opportunity not to be missed. The three clusters of apartments are arranged around the swimming pool, clubhouse and tennis court to create a desirable boutique style project with direct beach access and sea views. The apartments are spacious and would be ideal for someone working in Tangier who wished to escape to the calm of the coast after work. The airport in Tangier is an easy ten minute drive and Asilah can be reached in around 15 minutes. Read more about Dolce Vita Tangier here Prices from: €113,400 - €244,800 Dream Hills Situated on ...

Early History and Colonial Struggles in morocco  Early History to the Nineteenth Century The Berbers have inhabited Morocco since the end of the second millennium B.C. In Roman times the area we know as  modern Morocco was roughly contained within the province of Mauretania Tingitania. In the third century A.D. four bishoprics were created in the province. Jewish colonies were also established during Roman rule. The Vandals were the earliest (5th century) of barbarian peoples to overtake the area as the Roman Empire declined. The Arabs first swept into Morocco c.685 A.D., bringing with them Islam. Christianity was all but wiped out, with only the Jewish colonies retaining their religion. Many Moroccans served in the Arab forces that invaded Spain in the early 8th century. Later, the Berber-Arab conflict fragmented the region. Morocco became an independent state in 788 A.D under the royal line founded by Idris I. After 900 the country again broke into small tribal state...

Morocco Property Report Morocco is the latest travel hotspot Kuoni see Morocco as a market with great untapped potential Mid-haul destinations, such as Morocco, are the latest travel hotspots, according to Thomson and First Choice’s new Trends Report 2008-09. More than one fifth of holidays taken with Thomson and First Choice in 2007 were outside Europe, as opposed to just 15 per cent in 2003 and the number is set to rise further in 2009. Market research company Mintel also confirmed the increasing popularity of countries such as Morocco, Egypt and Middle Eastern destinations including Dubai, Oman and the other Emirates thanks to their mix of guaranteed warmth, lower prices and a touch more exoticism than familiar destinations in the Med. ‘It’s happening across the board,’ says Richard Cope, senior travel analyst at Mintel. ‘The euro is a big factor - people were sheltered this summer by brochure prices which were fixed at the beginning of the year, but prices wil...

CDS Tours aid you to discover Morocco!     DAY 1: MARRAKECH Welcoming participants to Marrakech Menara airport welcome by our services. Assistance to various police formalities and customs. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. Day 2: MARRAKECH - CASABLANCA - RABAT Breakfast. Departure for Morocco's largest city Casablanca. Brief discovery of economic capital: The Place Mohammed V, the light and music fountain, the Sacré Coeur and the Corniche Ain Diab. Lunch and continuation to Rabat. Visit the administrative capital of the Kingdom: The Hassan Tower, the Kasbah des Jardins and Oudayas Square Mechouar and Necropolis of Chellah. Dinner and overnight. Day 3: Rabat - Meknes - Fez Continuation to Meknes. Visit Meknes: the "Moroccan Versailles", founded in the late seventeenth century by Moulay Ismail, a contemporary of Louis XIV. Meknes enclosed in a triple enclosure of 40 km of walls and bastions is formed of two cities: one hand, the Medina retains the m...

Organic Argan fruit processing Prevents Cardiovascular Diseases Argan oil has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. In a 2004 study published in the British Journal of Nutrition by Dr. Herrara, rats fed a diet containing argan oil had significantly lower blood pressure than those that did not . Other follow-up studies have found that a diet containing organic argan oil has a number of effects that both prevent and treat cardiovascular disease. The oil's unsaturated fatty acids will help regulate the blood's cholesterol, and incorporating argan oil into a diet is a way to reach a recommended fat intake without risking the heart's health . Argan Oil and Cancer Argan oil has also been shown to decrease the cells division rate of prostate cancer. A 2006 study in Cancer Investigation reported that components of argan oil were able to slow the growth of several types of prostate cancer cells. The Exposure to those argan oil components was also ...

Making Argan Oil in Morocco Argan oil is one of Morocco’s most unique and popular products.  to see a great video from Conde Nast Traveler on how it is made. On the back roads of southwestern Morocco there’s not a lot happening. But just 15 to 20 minutes outside the coastal town of Essaouira, along the road to Marrakech, you can find not only unique souvenirs, but extremely authentic ones at Cooperative d’Argan Marjana. (Bonus points if you spot one of the many goats in trees along this road contentedly chomping on argan tree fruit.) At the cooperative, more than 20 women work in a long rectangular room, each completing their part of the process of extracting argan oil from a fruit harvested in local orchards (the trees look similar to olive trees). I was interested to learn the popular Moroccan argan oil isn’t only used for beauty products. In fact, no part of the argan fruit is wasted: Pulp from inside the husks is fed to farm animals, and while the nut is either mad...