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Note: At the same time Arab Gulf States kick in 5 Billion dollars to egg on John Kerry's War in Syria
Michelle Obama’s One Night Stay in Morocco Cost Taxpayers $612,322
http://freebeacon.com/culture/michelle-obamas-one-night-stay-morocco-cost-taxpayers-612322/
BY: Elizabeth Harrington
June 29, 2016 4:30 pm
First Lady Michelle Obama’s one night stay in Morocco cost taxpayers over $600,000 in hotel and car rental costs alone.
Mrs. Obama traveled to the North African country with her daughters Sasha and Malia and mother Marian Robinson to promote her education initiative “Let Girls Learn.” She arrived in Morocco wearing a $1,750 designer dress and ended the night with a “lavish dinner” with Princess Lalla Salma and actress Meryl Streep.
Rooms were booked at three five-star hotels for the 24-hour visit, according to contracts signed off by the State Department.
Two contracts were signed for rooms at the Royal Mansour worth $50,000 and $10,073. The five-star hotel has a mother-daughter spa suite, promises its guests “wonder, luxury and unparalleled services,” and offers a “spiritual spa journey.”
The Hotel Sofitel Marrakech Lounge and Spa was also booked for Mrs. Obama’s trip, including contracts worth $200,000, $31,968, and $28,039. The Secret Service also stayed at the Sofitel for $133,493. A pre-advance visit cost $4,676.
http://freebeacon.com/culture/michelle-obamas-one-night-stay-morocco-cost-taxpayers-612322/
Saudi Arabia signs agreement for $230 mln of aid to Morocco
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/bus...-agreement-for-230-mln-of-aid-to-Morocco.html
Reuters, Rabat Thursday, 7 April 2016
Saudi Arabia and Morocco have signed an aid agreement worth $230 million, the Moroccan finance ministry said on Wednesday, part of a five-year package of financial assistance extended by wealthy Gulf states.
Four Gulf States - Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates - agreed in 2012 to provide aid worth a total of $5 billion to Morocco in the period 2012-2017 to help it weather “Arab Spring” protests.
Each of the four countries has committed $1.25 billion to Morocco for the whole five-year period, in an effort to build up its infrastructure, strengthen its economy and foster tourism. The agreement signed today is Saudi Arabia’s 2016 part, Morocco’s finance minister said.
Michelle Obama’s One Night Stay in Morocco Cost Taxpayers $612,322
http://freebeacon.com/culture/michelle-obamas-one-night-stay-morocco-cost-taxpayers-612322/
BY: Elizabeth Harrington
June 29, 2016 4:30 pm
First Lady Michelle Obama’s one night stay in Morocco cost taxpayers over $600,000 in hotel and car rental costs alone.
Mrs. Obama traveled to the North African country with her daughters Sasha and Malia and mother Marian Robinson to promote her education initiative “Let Girls Learn.” She arrived in Morocco wearing a $1,750 designer dress and ended the night with a “lavish dinner” with Princess Lalla Salma and actress Meryl Streep.
Rooms were booked at three five-star hotels for the 24-hour visit, according to contracts signed off by the State Department.
Two contracts were signed for rooms at the Royal Mansour worth $50,000 and $10,073. The five-star hotel has a mother-daughter spa suite, promises its guests “wonder, luxury and unparalleled services,” and offers a “spiritual spa journey.”
The Hotel Sofitel Marrakech Lounge and Spa was also booked for Mrs. Obama’s trip, including contracts worth $200,000, $31,968, and $28,039. The Secret Service also stayed at the Sofitel for $133,493. A pre-advance visit cost $4,676.
http://freebeacon.com/culture/michelle-obamas-one-night-stay-morocco-cost-taxpayers-612322/
Saudi Arabia signs agreement for $230 mln of aid to Morocco
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/bus...-agreement-for-230-mln-of-aid-to-Morocco.html
Reuters, Rabat Thursday, 7 April 2016
Saudi Arabia and Morocco have signed an aid agreement worth $230 million, the Moroccan finance ministry said on Wednesday, part of a five-year package of financial assistance extended by wealthy Gulf states.
Four Gulf States - Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates - agreed in 2012 to provide aid worth a total of $5 billion to Morocco in the period 2012-2017 to help it weather “Arab Spring” protests.
Each of the four countries has committed $1.25 billion to Morocco for the whole five-year period, in an effort to build up its infrastructure, strengthen its economy and foster tourism. The agreement signed today is Saudi Arabia’s 2016 part, Morocco’s finance minister said.