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UNWTO Executive Council meets in Marrakech, post Covid-19 challenges & soaring energy prices top agenda

The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) opened on Wednesday in Marrakesh a three-day meeting to discuss the post-covid 19 challenges facing tourism amid high inflation and soaring energy prices, aggravated by the Russia-Ukraine war, which triggered a global energy crisis. Over 250 representatives of UNWTO member countries, including tourism ministers, public or […]

Africa Meets in Marrakesh to Explore Innovative Financing Mechanisms

Exploring innovative financing mechanisms to boost economic development in Africa, which is recording noteworthy growth rates in a rather gloomy international economic and financial environment, is the main purpose of the 9th African Development Forum currently held in Marrakech, Morocco. The forum, held on the theme “Innovative financing for Africa’s transformation,” seeks to enhance Africa’s […]

Egypt: Parliament Backs Draft Law to Regulate Children’s Use of Social Media

The Egyptian House of Representatives has welcomed a draft law aimed at regulating children’s use of social media, a move that follows President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s call, one day earlier, for the Government and Parliament to study UK and Australian legislation restricting minors’ access to digital platforms. The House said in a statement the initiative reflects […]