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Marrakech Hosts WTO 24th General Assembly in 2021

The World Tourism Organization (WTO) has decided to hold its 24th General Assembly in the city of Marrakech in 2021 after the candidacy of the North African Kingdom won the majority of votes. The WTO decision was made Thursday by its member countries during their meeting convened in St Petersburg (Russia). The Philippines and Kenya […]

Renewed Violence in Northern Mali Threatens Fragile Peace Deal

Heavy fighting erupted in Mali’s restive north between the Tuaregs of the Coordination of movements of Azawad (CMA) and the pro-government militias of the the Platform Movement causing dozen deaths and casting doubt on the viability of the fragile peace deal. The clashes, which took place on July 21-22, broke out in the town of […]

Tunisia: Jewish candidate runs for Municipal Elections as Member of Islamist Ennahda Party

Tunisia’s Islamist party has chosen Simon Salama, a Tunisian Jew, as its candidate for the municipal elections in Monastir, south of Tunis. Salama said that Ennahda is a civilian party open to modernity, adding that all Jews in Tunisia could participate in civic, social and political life as Tunisian citizens. Salama, who was raised in […]