Sahara: UN Chief confirms Morocco’s commitment to ceasefire

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has underlined Morocco’s strong commitment to the ceasefire and full cooperation with MINURSO, citing logistical, medical and security supports provided by the Kingdom to the UN mission and its demining operations. In his report submitted recently to the UN Security Council on the Sahara, Mr. Guterres reiterated “Morocco commitment to […]

Egypt: Al-Sisi’s campaign accused of electoral bribery

Criticisms are being directed at al-Sisi for distributing light bulbs ahead of elections.  His campaign team claims that the distribution of almost 300,000 Light Emitting Diode (LED) is part of government’s efforts to reduce energy consumption but the electoral commission thinks otherwise. The LED bulb campaign launched under the slogan “Egypt can survive with conservation” […]

Morocco: Tourist Arrivals at 9.7 million up to October

Palace Main Entrance Tourist arrivals in Morocco up to October 2017 have grown 9% compared to the same period last year to stand at 9.7 million tourists, the tourism ministry said. International tourist arrivals rose 14% while Moroccans living abroad visiting their homeland jumped 5%, the Ministry said in its latest statistics covering the January-October […]