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Egypt: 19 Foreign Tourists Killed in Hot Air Balloon Crash

Nineteen foreign tourists from Britain, France, Japan, Hong-Kong, China and Hungary were killed in a hot air balloon crash that occurred Tuesday near the Egyptian city of Luxor The balloon was at 1,000ft (300 m) when it caught fire and plunged into fields west of the ancient city. This tragedy, the world’s worst ballooning accident, […]

Tunisia: Government Pressures Military Court to Dismantle Islamist Party

The Tunisian government has called on the military court to suspend the Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir party, deemed radical and a threat to security in the North African country, an official told media on Wednesday. President Caid Essebsi last week went public and asked for banning the party after it threatened “to cut heads and hands […]

King Mohammed VI Follows up Automotive Industry Evolution in the Country

King Mohammed VI who is following up with keen interest the evolution of the booming automotive industry in Morocco was briefed Thursday on the extension project of the Moroccan Society of Automotive Construction (SOMACA), which is planning to double its production capacity by 2022. The plan was unveiled by Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and […]