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Israel: Netanyahu tries damage control, US to reconsider support  

White House has hinted that it could change its policy in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after Netanyahu ruled out a two-state solution. Although Netanyahu has tried to soften his remarks after winning the elections, Washington said it has to “see what sort of policy and priorities the prime minister chooses” in his new government. On Thursday, […]

Senegal: court bars opposition leaders from presidential vote

Two leading opposition figures have been barred from running in presidential elections next month, the Constitutional Council said on Monday. Karim Wade, the son of former Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and Khalifa Sall, a former mayor of Dakar are barred from running the Feb. 24 poll as they were both jailed for graft and corruption […]

Three Moroccan hotels in the World top 100 list

Three Moroccan hotels in the country’s main tourist hub Marrakech were voted in a ranking by Travel and Leisure magazine among the world’s best 100. Hotel Selman in Marrakech was ranked fifth, while Mammounia took the 18th position followed by Mansour Marrakech 55th, following a vote by the magazine’s readers for the World’s Best Awards. […]