Islamic environement ministerial conference in Rabat oct 2 2019

UNWTO launches global guidelines to reopen tourism

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of guidelines to help tourism sector emerge stronger and more sustainably from COVID-19. The guidelines highlight the need to act decisively, to restore confidence and, as UNWTO strengthens its partnership with Google, to embrace innovation and the digital transformation of global tourism.   The new guidelines, […]

Gabon charges 2023 presidential elections candidate with terrorism

Gabonese authorities have hauled into prison Sosthene Orphee Lendjedi Ibola, a candidate for next year presidential election, on terrorism charges. The leader of Orientation Nouvelle [New Orientation], was arrested on Nov. 10 in capital Libreville and sent to prison on Nov. 15. The arrest came a few months after returning home after six-year exile in […]

Egypt: Submarine Hunting for Plane’s Black Boxes

Search of the two data boxes of the doomed EgyptAir plane A320, which crashed Thursday, is under way as Egyptian authorities announced Sunday deployment of a submarine to hunt for the black boxes that may give a clue as to the exact causes of the crash. Speculations are mounting as to the reasons behind the […]