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Egypt: Publisher of controversial Israeli novel sentenced to five years in prison

A court in Egypt upheld a five-year prison sentence against the head of an Egyptian publishing company for distributing an Arabic version of “The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel”, a book the military rejected arguing that it disseminates military secrets. Khaled Lotfi, on trial in a military court since last year, was handed the sentence […]

Morocco to chair OPCW’s executive council for one year

Morocco was elected by acclamation, Tuesday in The Hague, to the presidency of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), for a one-year term, from 12 May 2021 to 11 May 2022.   The election of Morocco, in the person of Abdelouahab Bellouki, Ambassador to The Hague and permanent […]

Morocco: Royal Mansour ranks 5th best hotel in the world; 2 other hotels in the top 100

Morocco’s Royal Mansour Hotel in Marrakech is ranked as the fifth best hotel in the world, according to a recent ranking by Travel & Leisure Magazine for the year 2022. The Oberoi, and Mandarin Oriental, two other hotels, also located in Marrakech, are among the 100 best luxury hotels in the world for the year […]