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Libya: ISIS begins new offensive on Derna

ISIS in Libya is trying to retake Derna from the al-Qaeda affiliate Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade and it started its offensive on Sunday with a suicide car bomb attack at night that killed around 10 people and injured 21 others. ISIS was forced out of the city at the beginning of last month and it […]

Morocco Wants to Attract More Indian Tourists

Morocco has recently set up a branch of the tourism promotion office (ONMT) in New Delhi with the aim of attracting more tourists from India. “Morocco wants to open up more and more to India, one of the emerging countries, and hopes to capture the attention of a large number of Indian tourists and make […]

Middle Eastern Conflicts and Ebola Outbreak Hamper UN Development Goals

UNITED NATIONS – “The current crisis in South Sudan, Iraq, and Syria and the outbreak of Ebola are stretching the abilities of the United Nations,” said Bettina Leuscher, Chief Spokesperson of the World Food Program (WFP) on September 21st in a panel discussion organized by the United Nations Foundation in New York. In less than […]