Israel-UNESCO: Arab-backed Resolution to condemn Israel for endangering Jerusalem’ Old City

A UNESCO Resolution circulated by Algeria, Lebanon and Qatar at the World Heritage Committee, currently meeting in Bonn, Germany, charged Israel for “the persistence of the illegal excavations and works conducted by the Israeli occupation authorities and the extreme settler groups in the Old City of Jerusalem and on both sides of its walls.” The […]

Burkinabe junta leader prioritizes security over elections, plans constitutional changes

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, who came to power in a 2022 coup, has said that elections in the country are “not a priority” compared to “security,” despite the military leadership’s earlier pledges to return to democracy with presidential elections by July 2024. “It’s not a priority, I’ll tell you that clearly, it’s […]

Marrakech, 11th Global Destination to Visit in 2017, New York Times

Marrakech has once again featured in the shortlist of world destinations worth visiting in 2017, as The New York Times classified the Moroccan city 11th among the top 52 places. In its classification entitled “52 places to visit in 2017” The New York Times singles out Jardin Majorelle as a must-visit attraction. The site located […]