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Tourism revenue, Morocco heads towards new record

Morocco’s tourism sector is growing at a steady pace breaking all records. Already in the first ten months this year, the number of tourists visiting the country surpassed last year’s level which was a record. In the eleven months this year, Morocco reached a new milestone in terms of revenue. Tourism revenue grew 7.2% to […]

Congo: dozens of bodies found in mass graves after militia attacks in country’s east

United Nations peacekeepers made ‘gruesome discoveries’ of mass graves containing the bodies of 49 civilians in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after receiving reports of attacks on civilians by a local armed group, the UN said this week. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN Secretary General, told the media […]

Iran: 15 people killed in cargo Boeing 707 crash near Teheran

An Iranian cargo, Boeing 707 carrying from Kyrgyzstan crashed on Monday after skidding off on the runway at an airfield during an emergency landing near capital, Teheran, leaving 15 people dead except one crew member, reports say. The narrow body jet dating back to 1979 crashed into residential area after making an emergency landing at […]