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In 1967, the first Conforama was opened in Saint-Priest, Rhône in a 2,500-square-metre industrial building. In 1976, Conforama was acquired by Agache-Willot. In 1981, the financial holding company experienced serious legal difficulties, and in 1991, Conforama was acquired by Pinault SA. Conforama set up its first commercial website in 1998. [2]
Historically the plazas de soberanía were part of various Muslim empires of north-west Africa. [1] Ceuta was conquered by Portugal in 1415. [2] Following the Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula, Spain looked south to the North African coast, capturing Melilla from the Sultanate of Fez in 1497, with Portugal's blessing. [1]
A Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800 lands at Atatürk Airport in 2007. Royal Air Maroc (RAM), Morocco's national airline, [1] was founded in July 1953 () from the merger of Air Maroc and Air Atlas. [2] As of February 2014, RAM served a network comprising over 90 destinations, of which 56 are international ones.
Because of its high population density and location in the centre of Western Europe, Belgium faces serious environmental problems. A 2003 report [13] suggested that the water in Belgium's rivers was of the lowest quality in Europe, and bottom of the 122 countries studied. The environment is exposed to intense pressures from human activities ...
Spain-Morocco interconnection is a submarine power cable between Tarifa terminal in Spain and Fardioua terminal in Morocco.The purpose of the cable is to connect energy infrastructure between Europe and Africa.
Location ICAO: IATA: Airport name El Hierro: GCHI VDE El Hierro Airport: Fuerteventura: GCFV FUE Fuerteventura Airport (El Matorral Airport) Fuerteventura: Aeródromo del Jarde (Antigua) [3] Gran Canaria: GCLP LPA Gran Canaria Airport (Las Palmas) Gran Canaria: GCLB El Berriel Aerodrome [4] La Gomera: GCGM GMZ La Gomera Airport: La Gomera: El ...
Another landmark outside the city walls is the 14th-century aqueduct built by the Marinid sultan Abu al-Hasan to improve the city's water supply. A preserved section roughly 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) long can be found to the north of the medina, at one point straddling the modern road that leads north to Kenitra. [31]
In 2012, Bankia was the third-largest lender in Spain but the largest holder of real estate assets at €38 billion. [8] On 7 May 2012, Rodrigo Rato stepped down as chairman of Bankia SA, in order to clear the way for a rescue plan that the Spanish government hoped would persuade international investors of the country's financial stability.