Morocco Gains Seat at Executive Board of Arab Tourism Council

Morocco was elected Monday member of the executive board of the Arab tourism council convened in the Saudi city of Al-Ahsa (328 km east of Riyadh). Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and Tunisia were also voted members of this board for a two-year mandate. The election took place during the 25th session of the Executive Bureau […]

Lebanon: Hariri Puts Resignation on Hold Pending Negotiations

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has accepted to put on hold his announced resignation pending new negotiations after President Michel Aoun asked him to do so. “I presented today my resignation to President Aoun and he urged me to wait before offering it and to hold onto it for more dialogue about its reasons and […]

Nigeria: deepening currency crisis, soaring inflation are threats to country’s economy

Currency crisis in Nigeria deepens as its currency, the Naira, has dropped to ₦1,040 per dollar, which comes as a national industrial association has warned that soaring inflation is a threat to the country’s economy. In the parallel market, Nigeria’s currency has dropped to N1,040 per US dollar as supply surpassed demand, which was due […]