Morocco blocks opening of first Ikea

Morocco blocked Tuesday's planned opening of the kingdom's first Ikea store saying it lacked a "conformity permit", as local media linked the case to Stockholm's position on the disputed Western Sahara. A grand opening was planned for the world's top furniture company in Zenata, on the outskirts of Morocco's economic capital Casablanca. The news website 360, which is close to the royal palace, said the measure was in retaliation for Swedish moves to "recognise" the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republ