Cultural Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development in Southern Morocco

By 18 October 2012, a report that Salafis destroyed an 8,000-year-old petroglyph in Yakour Plain not far from Marrakesh quickly spread on Facebook and Twitter. The rock-drawing depicting the animistic divinity of the sun is one of thousands of stone carvings in the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas Mountains. Print and online newspapers repeated these rumors, […]

Turkey: Erdoğan calls Turkish for snap elections Nov 01, opposition fumes

Turkish President Erdoğan surprised Turkish politicians Friday when he called Turkish to early elections on November 01 after the interim Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and the head of the AKP party failed to form a coalition. “The date announced [for an early general election] at the moment is Nov. 1. Turkey will, God willing, go […]

EASA Extends Libya Airspace ban until April 2025

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced an extension of its flight ban over Libyan airspace, which will now remain in effect until the end of April 2025. This decision is based on “information available to EU members and institutions” and reflects EASA’s assessment that Libya’s airspace continues to pose significant safety risks […]